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50 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums

This is a list of the fifty greatest hip-hop/rap albums of all time. Do not debate it or you will be terminated.
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2Pac - Me Against the World
2Pac - Me Against the World
1
All Eyez on Me (Tupac, 1996)
All Eyez on Me (Tupac, 1996)
2
Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
3
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
4
Beastie Boys- License to Ill
Beastie Boys- License to Ill
5
Big L - Lifestylez of Da Poor & Dangerous
Big L - Lifestylez of Da Poor & Dangerous
6
Big Pun - Capital Punishment
Big Pun - Capital Punishment
7
Black on Both Sides (Mos Def, 1999)
Black on Both Sides (Mos Def, 1999)
8
The Chronic (Dr. Dre, 1992)
The Chronic (Dr. Dre, 1992)
9
Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill
10
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
11
Dr. Dre - 2001
Dr. Dre - 2001
12
Drake- Take Care
Drake- Take Care
13
Eminem - The Eminem Show
Eminem - The Eminem Show
14
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
15
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
16
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
17
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted
18
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
19
Ice Cube - The Predator
Ice Cube - The Predator
20
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
21
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
22
Jay-Z/Kanye West - Watch the Throne
Jay-Z/Kanye West - Watch the Throne
23
Kanye West - The College Dropout
Kanye West - The College Dropout
24
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
25
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
26
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
27
KRS One - Return of the Boom Bap
KRS One - Return of the Boom Bap
28
Lauryn Hill-The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill-The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
29
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Madvillain - Madvillainy
30
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
31
Nas - Illmatic
Nas - Illmatic
32
Nas - It Was Written
Nas - It Was Written
33
Nelly - Nellyville
Nelly - Nellyville
34
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
35
The Notorious B.I.G.- Life After Death
The Notorious B.I.G.- Life After Death
36
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (1995) - Chef Raekwon
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (1995) - Chef Raekwon
37
Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
38
Outkast - Stankonia
Outkast - Stankonia
39
Paid in Full (1987) - Eric B. & Rakim
Paid in Full (1987) - Eric B. & Rakim
40
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