10 Rap Albums That Every Rock Fan Should Listen To

10. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill

When we're talking albums that rock fans would like, it would normally be because of the heavy guitars or slamming drums on the record. If you're looking to get the rock fans into the genre, you have to try and at least meet them on their own terms from time to time. Then again, anyone who really likes music in general can get down with anything on Lauryn Hill's debut.

Fresh off of her nasty exit from the Fugees, this is the one album that turned Ms. Hill into one of the biggest superstars in music, taking the entire soul vibe that she was going for and turning it on its head. With a killer backing band behind her, these are the kind of feel good songs that we were sorely missing during the mid '90s, with something like Ex Factor still sounding absolutely golden as the years go on.

As much as the hip hop community like to chalk this up as one of the greatest records ever made, this also just serves as a reminder to what kind of artist we were dealing with when Lauryn went solo. Even though she might seem to go off the rails with her live performances from time to time, this is the kind of record that any music lover can get into at some point. There has been radio silence about her next album, but when you hit it out of the park right out of the gate like this, you've already hit perfection.