Top 25 Hip-Hop Albums

By Electric Sheep

August 15, 202625 items68 views

One album per artist. Objectivity is overrated.

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4eva Is a Mighty Long Time

Big K.R.I.T. · 2017

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Soundtrack of the worst 2 years of my life. Maybe my most looped album regardless of genre.

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Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers)

The Wu-Tang Clan · 1993

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Wu-Tang is Forever.

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The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest · 1991

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The one that got me into hip-hop

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Aquemini

OutKast · 1998

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It's either this or ATLiens depending on the day.

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Soul Food

Goodie Mob · 1995

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The best southern hip-hop album not made by Outkast.

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Madvillainy

Madvillain · 2002

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RIP Doom.

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Ready to Die

The Notorious B.I.G. · 1994

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Obligatory.

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How I Got Over

The Roots · 2010

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Is this the best Roots album? Actually, yes. But maybe it's Illadelph Halflife.

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Labor Days

Aesop Rock · 2001

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It's been 15 years and I'm still not sure what he's saying half the time, but it's provocative. It gets the people going.

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Cheat Codes

Black Thought · 2022

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I know this is new, but I think it's one of the best hip-hop albums in years. Black Thought is your favorite rapper's favorite rapper.

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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Ye · 2010

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Should College Dropout be here instead? Probably. Idk.

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Never Better

P.O.S · 2009

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It's this or Audition.

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good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar · 2012

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It's this or To Pimp a Butterfly. I put this so @BlakeAM doesn't airstrike my house.

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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt II

Raekwon · 2009

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Sorry, this is the best Wu member. I don't care what you say.

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Liquid Swords

Genius/GZA · 1995

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I don't think I need to explain.

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Me Against the World

2Pac · 1995

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I think I'm legally required to have this here or something.

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SCARING THE HOES

JPEGMAFIA · 2023

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See my description for Cheat Codes.

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Atrocity Exhibition

Danny Brown · 2016

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I think this improves on XXX in all the important ways

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Masters of the Universe

Binary Star · 2000

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Rodney King ain't never felt a beat like this.

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Moment of Truth

Gang Starr · 1998

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"The master of monotone flow"

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Deltron 3030

Deltron 3030 · 2000

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I don't listen to this as much these days, but that's because I played it into the ground for year.

You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having

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You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having

Atmosphere · 2005

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Not the standard Atmosphere pick, but it's mine.

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A Piece of Strange

CunninLynguists · 2005

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Oneirology is so close though

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Exmilitary

Death Grips · 2011

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Technically a mixtape, but I still think it's my favorite from them.

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Visions of Bodies Being Burned

clipping. · 2020

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I think these guys have snuck in here at this point. It's just cool.

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kenzo

no tpab? im airstriking your house.

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