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The Boombox's Top 50 Greatest Alternative Hip Hop Albums of All Time

"...we at The BoomBox have decided to celebrate 50 albums from throughout hip-hop's history that have defied convention and cliché; albums that represent what we consider the dual side of 'alternative hip-hop:' one side devoted to an 'artsy' aesthetic and earthy approach; and the other side devoted to just being straight-up odd and unconventional.'"
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A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
1
Outkast - Aquemini
Outkast - Aquemini
2
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
3
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
4
Fugees - The Score
Fugees - The Score
5
Outkast - Atliens
Outkast - Atliens
6
Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown
Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown
7
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
8
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
9
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
10
Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens
Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens
11
Jungle Brothers - Done by the Forces of Nature
Jungle Brothers - Done by the Forces of Nature
12
Digable Planets - Blowout Comb
Digable Planets - Blowout Comb
13
Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst
14
The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
15
Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
16
Goodie Mob - Still Standing
Goodie Mob - Still Standing
17
Little Brother - The Minstrel Show
Little Brother - The Minstrel Show
18
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's the Cool
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's the Cool
19
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead
20
Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus
Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus
21
A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels
A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels
22
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
23
Jungle Brothers - Straight Out the Jungle
Jungle Brothers - Straight Out the Jungle
24
Outkast - Stankonia
Outkast - Stankonia
25
Rapsody - The Idea of Beautiful
Rapsody - The Idea of Beautiful
26
Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night
Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night
27
Dilated Peoples- Expansion Team
Dilated Peoples- Expansion Team
28
Prince Paul - A Prince Among Thieves
Prince Paul - A Prince Among Thieves
29
Spearhead - Home
Spearhead - Home
30
Del the Funky Homosapien - I Wish My Brother George Was Here
Del the Funky Homosapien - I Wish My Brother George Was Here
31
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
32
J Dilla - Donuts
J Dilla - Donuts
33
Wyclef Jean- The Carnival
Wyclef Jean- The Carnival
34
Digable Planets - Reachin
Digable Planets - Reachin
35
De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate
De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate
36
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Madvillain - Madvillainy
37
Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of Days
Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of Days
38
Souls of Mischief - 93 Til' Infinity
Souls of Mischief - 93 Til' Infinity
39
3rd Bass - The Cactus Album
3rd Bass - The Cactus Album
40
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