Big Funny (Dreamworks, 2000) by Jeff Foxworthy

This isn't Foxworthy's best, but it still has its moments.  I've always like Jeff as a storyteller, but this album doesn't have a lot of them.  A lot of the material are just short bits.  However, when stories/scenarios are told- it's Foxworthy in top form.  The best track here, in my opinion, is "It's a Different World" where he explains the differences between the way he grew up and the way that his children are.

Bigger & Blacker (Dreamworks, 1999) by Chris Rock

The late 90s was an interesting time in America.  The Clinton/Lewinsky scandal.  The shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado.  The increasing popularity of the Internet in society and business.  And Rock's Bigger & Blacker touches on a lot of it.  My favorite routine in this album is his cynical take on insurance and how things will only be done to a point in medicine so that big business will continue to flourish.  "No Sex in the Champagne Room" was a funny video and skit/monologue, but I think the best ones on the album are O.D.B.'s "Words of Wisdom."  The best of them being: "If a brick couldn't sit on walls no more, what would you ask it?"

Born Suspect (DreamWorks, 1991) by Chris Rock

Chris Rock's first album, released a few years prior to his breakthrough LP Roll With the New, is an album that shows a lot of potential.  The jokes aren't quite as polished, but signs of the intelligent comedian that would soon emerge are certainly there.  On race: "Being white is like always having five dollars in your pocket and being black is like always being 50 cents short."  On minimum wage: "That's just a way of saying, 'I'd pay you less if I could.'  And with taxes, that's like kicking Tuesday and Wednesday in the ass."

Never Scared (DreamWorks, 2005) by Chris Rock

Roll With the New is his most iconic set.  Bigger and Blacker is his most famous.  However, Never Scared is my favorite.  I saw him Rock perform this set live near Traverse City, MI years ago and I loved it.  It was the first time that I was old enough to be in touch enough with current events to be able to have educated opinions about the topical subject matter.  My favorite routines from this set are the ones about hip-hop, affirmative action, and wealth.  Rock is a funny comedian who writes very smart and insightful material.  In my opinion, Chris Rock is one of the best stand up comedians of all-time.