Kendrick Lamar recently did an interview with Far Out magazine, where he revealed a top 25 list of his favorite albums. 

In the top five was Dr. Dre's 1992 classic album The Chronic, which Kendrick revealed "was probably the first rap album I remember them playing in the house from top to bottom." He specifically pointed to "Lil Ghetto Boy" when stating, "‘Lil’ Ghetto Boy’ was crazy because of the storytelling, and I do a lot of storytelling in this album. I really pattern… Like I listen to my album and how it’s broken down to 12 songs. It really kind of shapes and forms into an album like that. Just with the storytelling and what represents the city today and kids around the world today." 

Jay Z appears on the list twice, and Kendrick revealed his favorite Jay Z song, explaining, "I had to double back and listen to Jay-Z once I started writing. And one of my favorite tracks on there is ‘Politics As Usual.’ Just the vibe of it and the flow. I really captured that flow and stole that cadence just being a student of the game. It really stuck with me. ‘Y’all relatin’ no waitin’ / I’ll make your block infrared hot: I’m like Satan / y’all feel a n***a’s struggle / y’all think a n***a love to hustle behind the wheel / trying to escape my trouble.’ It’s probably one of the first verses I remember on that album.”

He added: "I got into Reasonable Doubt like 2002, 2001. I was super late. On the West Coast we weren’t really playing East Coast music like that just because of all the beef stuff that was going on—we was really influenced by that. I’m like 9, 10, 11 years old. I don’t wanna listen to nothing on the East Coast. Everything everybody was playing was Death Row." 

The full list is as follows: 

1) DJ Quik – Quik Is the Name (1991)
2) Ice Cube – Death Certificate (1991)
3) Dr. Dre – The Chronic (1992)
4) Snoop Dogg – Doggystyle (1993)
5) The Notorious B.I.G – Ready to Die (1994)
6) 2Pac – Me Against the World (1995)
7) Tha Dogg Pound – Dogg Food (1995)
8) 2Pac – All Eyez on Me (1996)
9) Jay-Z – Reasonable Doubt (1996)
10) 2Pac (Makaveli) – The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996)
11) The Notorious B.I.G – Life After Death (1997)
12) DMX – It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot (1998)
13) Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
14) Juvenile – 400 Degreez (1998)
15) DJ Quik – Rhythm-al-ism (1998)
16) B.G. – Chopper City in the Ghetto (1999)
17) Hot Boy$ – Guerrilla Warfare (1999)
18) Lil Wayne – The Block Is Hot (1999)
19) E-40 – Charlie Hustle (1999)
20) Kurupt – The Street Iz a Mutha (1999)
21) Dr. Dre – 2001 (1999)
22) DJ Quik – Balance & Options (2000)
23) Nas – Stillmatic (2001)
24) Clipse – Lord Willin’ (2002)
25) Jay-Z – The Black Album (2003)

Source: Far Out