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Best Rap Album by Year (1980-2018)

This is a list of the best rap album from every year up until 2018, beginning with 1980 because that's when hip-hop albums first were made.
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Kurtis Blow - Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow - Kurtis Blow
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Sugarhill Gang - 8th Wonder
Sugarhill Gang - 8th Wonder
2
Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five - The Message
Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five - The Message
3
Whodini - Whodini (1983)
Whodini - Whodini (1983)
4
Run DMC- Run DMC
Run DMC- Run DMC
5
LL Cool J - Radio
LL Cool J - Radio
6
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
7
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
8
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
9
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
10
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
11
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
12
The Chronic (Dr. Dre, 1992)
The Chronic (Dr. Dre, 1992)
13
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
14
The Notorious B.I.G - Ready to Die
The Notorious B.I.G - Ready to Die
15
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
16
2Pac - All Eyez on Me
2Pac - All Eyez on Me
17
The Notorious B.I.G.- Life After Death
The Notorious B.I.G.- Life After Death
18
DMX - It's Dark & Hell Is Hot
DMX - It's Dark & Hell Is Hot
19
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
20
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
21
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
22
Eminem - The Eminem Show
Eminem - The Eminem Show
23
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin'
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin'
24
Kanye West - The College Dropout
Kanye West - The College Dropout
25
Kanye West- Late Registration
Kanye West- Late Registration
26
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
27
Kanye West- Graduation
Kanye West- Graduation
28
Lil' Wayne- Tha Carter III
Lil' Wayne- Tha Carter III
29
Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of Days
Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of Days
30
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
31
Drake - Take Care (2011)
Drake - Take Care (2011)
32
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
33
Kanye West - Yeezus
Kanye West - Yeezus
34
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
35
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
36
Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book (2016)
Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book (2016)
37
Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
38
Travis Scott - Astroworld
Travis Scott - Astroworld
39
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