Best Hip Hop Albums of All Time

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RankAlbumArtist		Year	★ Overall		Critics	Users
3	To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar	2015	91.9	87.6	95	94.6	93.5	94.6	89	89.2
11	Illmatic - Nas	1994	90.8	85.4	95	92.6	90.8	94	86	91.8
14	Luv(sic) Hexalogy - Nujabes	2015	90.4	86	100	93	89.6	97.2	77	90
15	good kid, m.A.A.d city - Kendrick Lamar	2012	90.4	86.6	90	93.7	91.6	94.2	88	88.4
17	Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan	1993	90.1	84.4	98	91.3	88.4	93	84	91.8
27	Madvillainy - Madvillain	2004	89.5	86.4	89	92.2	89.8	94.6	86	88.8
55	The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest	1991	88.7	83.4	93	90.3	87.5	93.6	85	88.2
72	Dummy - Portishead	1994	88.2	83.8	93	89.6	86.2	93	84	87.8
90	Endtroducing..... - DJ Shadow	1996	87.8	82.6	92	88.1	84.7	93.2	84	89.8
95	The Infamous - Mobb Deep	1995	87.7	82.4	91	90.4	86.3	95	80	89
97	Liquid Swords - Genius/GZA	1995	87.7	82	87	89.1	86.8	94	84	91
101	Aquemini - OutKast	1998	87.6	82.6	90	89.9	86.9	92.6	83	88.4
117	Ready to Die - The Notorious B.I.G.	1994	87.4	80.6	92	88.6	86	93.2	82	89.4
119	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West	2010	87.3	81.6	91	89.3	89.7	90	85	84.6
145	Metaphorical Music - Nujabes	2003	86.8	78.6	90	89.5	86.6	96	81	86.2
148	ATLiens - OutKast	1996	86.8	81.2	92	87.6	84.9	93	82	87
171	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill	1998	86.5	81	88	90.9	90.7	92	78	85.2
184	Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... - Raekwon	1995	86.4	78.8	91	87.7	85.7	93.8	80	87.8
194	Midnight Marauders - A Tribe Called Quest	1993	86.3	82.6	83	88.9	86.1	93.2	83	87.6
202	Black on Both Sides - Mos Def	1999	86.3	81.6	89	89.9	86.1	92.2	80	85.2
204	It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy	1988	86.3	79	99	86.4	81.1	90.6	80	87.8
207	Donuts - J Dilla	2006	86.2	82.8	83	89	87.9	94.4	81	85.4
234	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz	2021	85.9	79.6	91	88.6	86.2	93	83	80.2
240	Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys	1989	85.9	78.6	95	83.6	82.2	92.4	82	87.6
241	Atrocity Exhibition - Danny Brown	2016	85.9	82.6	84	89.5	85.8	92	83	84.4
264	The College Dropout - Kanye West	2004	85.7	83	81	91.2	89.3	91.2	83	81.2
273	Since I Left You - The Avalanches	2000	85.6	81.6	85	88.8	85.5	90.8	82	85.8
290	IGOR - Tyler, The Creator	2019	85.5	82.2	85	90.4	89	92.4	83	76.8
300	Vaudeville Villain - Viktor Vaughn	2003	85.4	80	92	86.8	81.5	92.6	81	84.2
304	Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine	1992	85.4	80	80	88	85.8	92.6	83	88.4
308	Reasonable Doubt - JAŸ-Z	1996	85.4	77.6	96	87.2	82.9	92.2	76	85.8
311	L'école du micro d'argent - IAM	1997	85.4	75.8	90	86.3	86.7	94.2	79	85.6
327	Ridin' Dirty - UGK	1996	85.2	78.4	95	83.9	82.6	92.4	77	87
337	MM..FOOD - MF DOOM	2004	85.1	82.8	80	88.6	86.2	93.2	82	83
373	We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service - A Tribe Called Quest	2016	84.9	81	87	89	85.4	90.2	82	79.6
385	The Chronic - Dr. Dre	1992	84.8	76.6	96	84.5	82	92	79	83.8
387	Brown Sugar - D'Angelo	1995	84.8	78.6	90	87.8	85.4	93.6	77	81.4
390	Piñata - Freddie Gibbs & Madlib	2014	84.8	81.8	79	90.3	87.3	93	80	82.2
391	Moment of Truth - Gang Starr	1998	84.8	80.8	78	88.6	86.4	94.4	78	87.4
408	The Forever Story - JID	2022	84.7	80	82	89.8	85.7	94	80	81.4
419	Things Fall Apart - The Roots	1999	84.6	80	84	88.3	84.5	89.8	80	85.8
420	Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star - Black Star	1998	84.6	78.8	86	87	84.2	91.2	78	87.2
427	Late Registration - Kanye West	2005	84.6	81.4	84	90	86.3	88.8	82	79.6
441	The Money Store - Death Grips	2012	84.5	82.2	83	87.7	83.4	92.4	82	81
449	Exmilitary - Death Grips	2011	84.5	84	80	89.1	88.5	91	81	78
454	Stankonia - OutKast	2000	84.5	78.6	90	87.7	83.7	89.4	80	82
488	93 'Til Infinity - Souls of Mischief	1993	84.3	76.4	98	83.8	79.3	92.4	75	85.2
492	LP! (OFFLINE) - JPEGMAFIA	2021	84.3	79.8	82	89.2	85.5	94.2	79	80.2
502	Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030	2000	84.2	78.6	82	87.4	83.7	92.2	79	86.6
515	3 Feet High and Rising - De La Soul	1989	84.2	76.6	95	85.1	79	91.6	78	83.8
517	A Piece of Strange - CunninLynguists	2006	84.2	76.2	80	87.2	86.9	94.4	79	85.4
525	The Cold Vein - Cannibal Ox	2001	84.1	77.6	86	84.2	83.4	93.4	79	85.2
527	HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM - Beyoncé	2019	84.1	78.8	87	87	91.8	95.2	75	74
545	Me Against The World - 2Pac	1995	84	75.6	86	86	84.1	92.2	79	85
583	Mecca and the Soul Brother - Pete Rock & CL Smooth	1992	83.8	76.8	88	85.6	80.3	94.2	77	85
587	The Powers That B - Death Grips	2015	83.8	81.2	78	87.6	84.9	91.2	80	84
612	Stress: The Extinction Agenda - Organized Konfusion	1994	83.7	79.4	81	86.3	80.8	94	79	85.6
614	The Main Ingredient - Pete Rock & CL Smooth	1994	83.7	77.8	85	85.4	82.5	94.4	76	85
627	Soul Food - Goodie Mob	1995	83.7	77.4	88	84.1	82.1	92.4	76	85.8
635	Hell Hath No Fury - Clipse	2006	83.7	79	85	85.6	82.8	91	80	82.2
641	Cheat Codes - Black Thought & Danger Mouse	2022	83.6	79	84	86.2	83.9	92.4	80	80
642	Be - Common	2005	83.6	79	82	89	85.7	90.2	80	79.6
651	Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde - The Pharcyde	1992	83.6	77.6	87	84.6	80.2	91.6	79	85.2
666	Run The Jewels 2 - Run The Jewels	2014	83.5	76	87	84.9	81.6	91.6	82	81.6
682	The Blueprint - JAY-Z	2001	83.5	77.4	85	87.5	84.9	90.2	78	81.2
684	Blue Lines - Massive Attack	1991	83.5	75.4	96	81.8	79	91.2	80	80.8
687	SCARING THE HOES - JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown	2023	83.4	78	85	86.6	82.7	93	80	78.8
702	undun - The Roots	2011	83.4	76.4	82	88	86.1	89.4	80	81.8
723	Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) - Digable Planets	1993	83.3	76.8	86	83.6	83.2	93.4	78	82
726	Blowout Comb - Digable Planets	1994	83.3	78.2	83	85	82.4	92	79	83.2
732	Fear of a Black Planet - Public Enemy	1990	83.2	76.8	92	83.1	77.4	89.4	78	86
739	Fantastic Damage - El-P	2002	83.2	75.8	89	84.5	79.1	91.2	78	85
742	The Diary - Scarface	1994	83.2	76.8	86	83.9	82.4	93.2	76	84.2
747	Supreme Clientele - Ghostface Killah	2000	83.2	78	79	85.7	84	91.2	80	84.4
750	DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar	2017	83.2	73.4	93	84.9	84.7	92.2	80	74
756	Ironman - Ghostface Killah	1996	83.2	78	83	85	83.7	91.6	78	82.8
763	Magic, Alive! - McKinley Dixon	2025	83.1	77.6	88	86.3	82.4	92.6	76	78.8
783	4eva Is a Mighty Long Time - Big K.R.I.T.	2017	83	76.6	83	86.8	83	92	80	79.8
801	Let God Sort Em Out - Clipse	2025	83	77.2	81	87.1	84.3	94.4	77	79.8
811	Cosmogramma - Flying Lotus	2010	82.9	77	85	85.2	81.8	88.4	80	83.2
814	Capital Punishment - Big Pun	1998	82.9	76.6	87	86.2	83.2	90.8	72	84.8
827	MISTA THUG ISOLATION - Lil Ugly Mane	2012	82.9	78.8	82	85.1	81.8	95.2	76	81.4
838	The Score - Fugees (Refugee Camp)	1996	82.9	76	86	84.3	83.7	90.8	77	82.4
839	Flower Boy - Tyler, The Creator	2017	82.9	78	81	84.8	82.5	89.8	84	80
841	Demon Days - Gorillaz	2005	82.9	78	79	85.8	84	91.2	82	80
848	Circles - Mac Miller	2020	82.8	77	82	86.4	86.1	95	77	76.4
856	Nada Como um Dia Após o Outro Dia - Racionais MC's	2002	82.8	79.4	70	87.7	91.3	92.8	75	83.4
865	Bottomless Pit - Death Grips	2016	82.8	79.4	81	87.5	83.1	89.6	80	78.8
866	Hiding Places - billy woods & Kenny Segal	2019	82.8	78.6	82	85.3	83.3	95	75	80.2
868	Lemonade - Beyoncé	2016	82.8	72.2	91	85.6	88	93.6	77	72
870	Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers - Kendrick Lamar	2022	82.8	75.6	88	86.7	83	91	81	74
878	Tana Talk 3 - Benny the Butcher	2018	82.8	75.2	87	84	81.5	94.6	75	82
895	People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm - A Tribe Called Quest	1990	82.7	76.4	85	83.2	81.3	91.8	79	82.2
899	6 Feet Deep - Gravediggaz	1994	82.7	78.6	79	86	81.4	92.2	78	83.6
900	The Minstrel Show - Little Brother	2005	82.7	78.2	79	87.7	85.3	92.6	75	81
902	GREY Area - Little Simz	2019	82.7	76.2	88	84.2	82.3	92.2	78	77.8
906	Illadelph Halflife - The Roots	1996	82.7	77.6	78	85.1	84.1	91.6	78	84.2
913	KIDS SEE GHOSTS - KIDS SEE GHOSTS	2018	82.6	77.4	84	86.3	81.8	89.6	82	77.4
932	Buhloone Mindstate - De La Soul	1993	82.6	78.2	89	83.8	80.2	90.6	77	79.2
935	Hell on Earth - Mobb Deep	1996	82.6	77	80	85.6	83.1	92.2	77	83

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