Best Hip Hop Albums

Top rated Hip Hop albums from 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

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Top Book Albums
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User Albums

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The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest - album cover

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest
1991
3.7 / 5
 The Score by Fugees - album cover

The Score

Fugees
1996
3.69 / 5
 Ill Communication by Beastie Boys - album cover

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys
1994
3.65 / 5
 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill - album cover

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill
1998
3.63 / 5
 To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar - album cover

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar
2015
3.61 / 5
 Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan - album cover

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan
1993
3.61 / 5
 Illmatic by Nas - album cover

Illmatic

Nas
1994
3.61 / 5
 People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm by A Tribe Called Quest - album cover

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest
1990
3.61 / 5
 good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar - album cover

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar
2012
3.61 / 5
 Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys - album cover

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys
1986
3.56 / 5
 Stankonia by OutKast - album cover

Stankonia

OutKast
2000
3.55 / 5
 Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A. - album cover

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.
1988
3.51 / 5
 Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C. - album cover

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.
1986
3.51 / 5
 The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem - album cover

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem
2000
3.49 / 5
 Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5 - album cover

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5
2002
3.48 / 5
 Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys - album cover

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys
1989
3.47 / 5
 3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul - album cover

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul
1989
3.46 / 5
 Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast - album cover

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast
2003
3.45 / 5
 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West - album cover

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West
2010
3.42 / 5
 Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg - album cover

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg
1993
3.38 / 5

User Albums

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Madvillainy by Madvillain - album cover

Madvillainy

Madvillain
2004
3.41 / 5
 Modal Soul by Nujabes - album cover

Modal Soul

Nujabes
2005
3.37 / 5
 Paid In Full by Eric B. & Rakim - album cover

Paid In Full

Eric B. & Rakim
1987
3.32 / 5
 Deltron 3030 by Deltron 3030 - album cover

Deltron 3030

Deltron 3030
2000
3.29 / 5
 Mm..Food by MF DOOM - album cover

Mm..Food

MF DOOM
2004
3.27 / 5
 Because the Internet by Childish Gambino - album cover

Because the Internet

Childish Gambino
2013
3.21 / 5
 Nia by Blackalicious - album cover

Nia

Blackalicious
1999
3.14 / 5
 Circles by Mac Miller - album cover

Circles

Mac Miller
2020
3.07 / 5
 The Impossible Kid by Aesop Rock - album cover

The Impossible Kid

Aesop Rock
2016
3.03 / 5
 Geography by Tom Misch - album cover

Geography

Tom Misch
2018
3.01 / 5