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Shortlist's 35 Best Hip Hop Albums

Shortlist's thirty five Best hip hop albums of all time: classic hip-hop albums revealed
The best rap albums of all time - including NWA, Nas, 2Pac and more
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Illmatic - Nas (1994)
Illmatic - Nas (1994)
1
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
2
The Chronic (Dr. Dre, 1992)
The Chronic (Dr. Dre, 1992)
3
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
4
Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
5
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
6
All Eyez on Me (Tupac, 1996)
All Eyez on Me (Tupac, 1996)
7
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
8
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
9
Paid in Full (1987) - Eric B. & Rakim
Paid in Full (1987) - Eric B. & Rakim
10
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
11
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
12
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
13
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Madvillain - Madvillainy
14
Kanye West - The College Dropout
Kanye West - The College Dropout
15
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
16
Fugees: The Score
Fugees: The Score
17
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
18
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
19
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin'
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin'
20
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
21
Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill
22
To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar
23
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (Outkast, 2003)
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (Outkast, 2003)
24
Run DMC- Run DMC
Run DMC- Run DMC
25
Common - Be
Common - Be
26
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
27
Raekwon- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
28
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
29
The Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia
The Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia
30
Jurassic 5 - Jurassic 5 LP
Jurassic 5 - Jurassic 5 LP
31
Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East
Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East
32
Dead Prez - Let's Get Free
Dead Prez - Let's Get Free
33
Scarface - The Fix
Scarface - The Fix
34
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
35
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