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Rate Your Music's Top 500 Hip Hop Albums

These are the top 500 rap and hip hop albums as according to the users of rateyourmusic.com. List current as of September 2017.
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Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
1
Nas - Illmatic
Nas - Illmatic
2
DJ Shadow - Entroducing...
DJ Shadow - Entroducing...
3
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Madvillain - Madvillainy
4
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
5
Kayne West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kayne West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
6
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
7
A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
8
Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords
Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords
9
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
10
Outkast - Aquemini
Outkast - Aquemini
11
J Dilla - Donuts
J Dilla - Donuts
12
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
13
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
14
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
15
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
16
Kanye West - The College Dropout
Kanye West - The College Dropout
17
Outkast - Atliens (1996)
Outkast - Atliens (1996)
18
Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
19
Kanye West - Late Registration
Kanye West - Late Registration
20
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
21
Raekwon- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
22
Organized Konfusion - Stress
Organized Konfusion - Stress
23
Death Grips - The Money Store
Death Grips - The Money Store
24
Gang Starr - Moment of Truth
Gang Starr - Moment of Truth
25
Deltron 3030
Deltron 3030
26
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
27
Big L - Lifestylez of Da Poor & Dangerous
Big L - Lifestylez of Da Poor & Dangerous
28
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
29
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
30
Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
31
The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
32
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
33
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
34
UGK - Ridin' Dirty
UGK - Ridin' Dirty
35
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
36
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
37
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca & the Soul Brother
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca & the Soul Brother
38
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - The Main Ingredient
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - The Main Ingredient
39
A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
40
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