Best hip hop albums on Reddit
178 reviews from r/hiphop101, r/musicsuggestions, r/fantanoforever and 3 more subreddits
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#1
Nas
5.0
(13)
"Nas - King's Disease 3"
"Nas/Hitboy’s album run"
"KD3 - Nas"
"Check out all the new nas albums"
"Illmatic- Nas > wu-tang and the 36 chambers > A tribe called quest - the low end theory"
"[Nas - Illmatic](https://youtu.be/S5L8LEyAcL4?si=I2kJwJlvh7YoCnCY)"
"I really love Nas's Illmatic."
"Nas."
"The 3 Nas albums that dropped"
"Nas dropped 2 solid albums this year and collabed with 50 for the first time in 20+ years"
#2
Killer Mike
5.0
(6)
"Michael - killer mike"
"Killer Mike— Michael"
"Killer Mike:Michael"
"Michael - Killer Mike"
"Listen to killer mike - Michael (Deluxe) the best song of the year is Maynard Vignette, which is on the deluxe version"
"Listen to killer mike - Michael (Deluxe)"
#3
Beastie Boys
5.0
(5)
"Paul’s Boutique Beastie Boys"
"Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique"
"Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys"
"The beastie boys check your head remaster that came out a couple years ago is an INSANE audiophile pressing."
"VMP released and all analogue version of Beastie Boys Check Your Head recently. It sounds great"
#4
JID
5.0
(4)
"JID - The Forever Story"
"The forever story - JID , honestly the good kid maad city of this decade."
"JID:The Forever Story is my personal favorite in this period"
"- **The Forever Story** - JID"
#5
Dr. Dre
5.0
(4)
"Dr. Dre - 2001"
"West coast: Dr. Dre- The Chronic"
"Dr Dre - The Chronic"
"Dr Dre - The Chronic"
#6
Gang Starr
5.0
(4)
"Daily Operation-Gang Starr"
"Gangstarr-Moment of Truth"
"Also daily operation by gang Starr."
#7
Aesop Rock
4.8
(4)
"Aesop Rock— Integrated Tech Solutions"
"ITS - Aesop Rock"
"Aseop Rock - Integrated Tech Solutions"
"Almost everything by Aesop Rock tickles my fancy!"
#8
A Tribe Called Quest
4.8
(4)
"Midnight Marauders is still the greatest hiphop album ever recorded."
"Midnight Marauders - A Tribe Called Quest"
"Amazing work and there with some of their best earlier albums for me"
#9
Blackalicious
4.8
(4)
"Blackalicous - Nia"
"NIA is amazing too."
"Fucking love that album."
"Blackalicious- blazing arrow"
#10
Blu & Exile
4.5
(4)
"This album is a true underground gem."
"Blu and Exile- below the heavens."
"Blu & Exile - Below the heavens."
"Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens"
#11
Various Artists
4.3
(4)
"Any of these album sta"
"Legitimately classic albums"
"I found easy to connect with."
"Best is super subjective, but I got my 10 Favorite from this year."
#12
JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown
5.0
(3)
"Peggy and Danny - Scaring The Hoes"
"JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - Scaring the Hoes"
"Scaring the hoes-JPEGmafia and Danny brown"
#13
Black Thought
5.0
(3)
"Black Thought - Cheat Codes"
"- **Cheat Codes** - Black Thought x Danger Mouse"
"Cheat Codes - Black Thought"
#14
Billy Woods
5.0
(3)
"Billy Woods - Maps"
"Billy woods & Kenny Segal - Maps"
"Maps-Billy Woods and Kenny Segal"
#15
Injury Reserve
5.0
(3)
"By the Time I get to Jack off- Injury Reserve"
"By the Time I get to Phoenix- Injury Reserve"
"Injury reserv- by the time I get to phoenix"
#16
Schoolboy Q
5.0
(3)
"Schoolboy Q - Blue Lips"
"Blue lips - schoolboy q"
"- **Blue Lips** - Schoolboy Q"
#17
Veeze
5.0
(3)
"Ganger - veeze"
"Veeze-Ganger"
"Veeze - Ganger"
#18
Earl Sweatshirt
5.0
(3)
"Earl - Voir Dire"
"Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist - Voir Dire"
"Voir Dire-Earl Sweatshirt and the Alchemist"
#19
Snoop Dogg
5.0
(3)
"Doggystyle- Snoop Dogg"
"Snoop Dogg Doggystyle original pressing was mastered by Bernie Grundman."
"Snoop - Doggystyle."
#20
Larry June
5.0
(3)
"Larry June - The Great Escape and Spaceships on the Blade"
"Larry June & The Alchemist - The Great Escape"
"The great escape-Larry June"
#21
Lupe Fiasco
5.0
(3)
"Drill music in Zion - Lupe fiasco"
"- **Drill Music In Zion** - Lupe Fiasco"
#22
Kendrick Lamar
4.7
(3)
"Any Kendrick album"
"Any Kendrick album"
"MMATBS - Kendrick Lamar"
#23
Kanye West
4.7
(3)
"Any Kanye album"
"Any Kanye album"
"Yeezus"
#24
MF DOOM
4.7
(3)
"MF DOOM - Operation Doomsday"
"Operation doomsday and mmm food by MF DOOM are essentials."
"Doomsday"
#25
Denzel Curry
4.7
(3)
"Denzel - Melt My Eyez"
"- **Melt My Eyez See Your Future** - Denzel Curry"
"Really enjoyed this album."
#26
Jay-Z
4.3
(3)
"Some candidates:
*Jay-Z - 4:44 (2017)..."
#27
Danny Brown
5.0
(2)
"Any Danny brown album"
"Any Danny brown album"
#28
Rapsody
5.0
(2)
"Please don’t cry - rapsody"
"Rapsody:Please Don't Cry"
#29
Conway
5.0
(2)
"God don’t make mistakes - Conway"
"- **God Don't Make Mistakes** - Conway The Machine"
#30
Death Grips
5.0
(2)
"Any Death grips album with MC Ride"
"Any Death grips album with MC Ride"
#31
Mike
5.0
(2)
"Mike - burning desire"
"Mike - Burning Desire"
#32
McKinley Dixon
5.0
(2)
"If your into Jazz Rap/ conscious rap I would suggest McKinley Dixon‘s „Beloved! Paradise! Jazz?“, it’s my personal AOTY"
"McKinley Dixon - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?"
#33
Vince Staples
5.0
(2)
"Dark times - Vince staples"
"- **Dark Times** - Vince Staples"
#34
Lord Sko
5.0
(2)
"United palace - lord sko"
"Lord Sko - united palace"
#35
Lil Wayne
5.0
(2)
"The Carter III is in the playlist"
"Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne"
#36
Armand Hammer
5.0
(2)
"Haram - Armand Hammer"
"Haram - Armand Hammer"
#37
CunninLynguists
5.0
(2)
"Such an underrated group."
"A Piece Of Strange - Cunninlynguists"
#38
Biz Markie
5.0
(2)
"The Meat Never Sleeps - Biz Markie"
"The Biz Never Sleeps - Biz Markie"
#39
The Roots
5.0
(2)
"Things Fall Apart - The Roots"
"Things fall apart - The Roots"
#40
OutKast
5.0
(2)
"Any OutKast Album"
"Any OutKast Album"
#41
ODB
5.0
(2)
"Return to the Jacking Off Chambers the dirty version - ODB"
"Return to the 36 Chambers the dirty version - ODB"
#42
Saba
5.0
(2)
"Few good things - saba"
"Saba:Few Good Things"
#43
Mos Def
5.0
(2)
"Black On Both Sides- Mos Def"
"Black on Both Sides - Mos Def"
#44
Czarface
5.0
(2)
"OB4CL, Supreme Clientele, Vaudeville Villain, Temples of Boom, Cheat Codes (this has been my main skiing album the last 2 seasons, hits hard on the slopes )"
"Czarface- Czarface and Every hero needs a villain"
#45
Kendrick
5.0
(2)
"To pimp a butterfly and good kid maad city by Kendrick"
"To pimp a butterfly and good kid maad city by Kendrick"
#46
Ultramagnetic MCs
4.5
(2)
"Never really got the props a 1986 game changer deserved."
"Ultra magnetic MCs, Critical Beat down."
#47
Scarface
4.5
(2)
"Scarface - The Fix. Perfectly produced and some of the best raps in a legendary career."
"Scarface The Fix."
#48
Tech N9ne
4.5
(2)
"Tech N9ne blends a lot of metal/rock into his raps, check out Straight out the Gate."
"Check out Straight out the Gate."
#49
Edan
4.0
(2)
"Edan - Beauty and the beat."
#50
Cormega
4.0
(2)
"Cormega - true meaning."
"Cormega-The Realness doesn’t get enough love."
#51
Westside Gunn
5.0
(1)
"Some candidates:
*Westside Gunn - F..."
#52
Joey Badass
5.0
(1)
"Some candidates:
*Joey Badass - All-Amerikkkan Badass (2017)..."
#53
Griselda
5.0
(1)
"All of Griselda(West,Conway, Benny, Rome, Stove, Boldy) and associates"
#54
Pusha T
5.0
(1)
"Pusha T still is in heavy rotation"
#55
Masta Ace
5.0
(1)
"Breukelen story- Masta Ace and Marco Polo"
#56
M.O.P.
5.0
(1)
"M.O.P. - Cold as Ice"
#57
21 Savage
5.0
(1)
"Some candidates:
*21 Savage - I Am > I Was (2018)..."
#58
Rick Ross
5.0
(1)
"The Boss went hard on his first album!"
#59
Common
5.0
(1)
"Auditorium Vol. 1 is amazing."
#60
Notorious B.I.G.
5.0
(1)
"Ready to Die - Notorious BIG"
#61
Fort Minor
5.0
(1)
"Genuinely a no-skip, perfect album all around."
#62
Jay Royale
5.0
(1)
"Jay Royale- Ivory Stoop"
#63
A$AP Rocky
5.0
(1)
"Some candidates:
*A$AP Rocky - Long. Live. ASAP (2013)..."
#64
Evidence
5.0
(1)
"These 2 are a couple of solid picks"
#65
Nappy Roots
5.0
(1)
"AMAZING album all the way through."
#66
Ja Rule
5.0
(1)
"Classic with no skips."
#67
Typical Cats
5.0
(1)
"Dope jazzy Chicago boom bap with some of the most impressive lyricism."
#68
Copywrite
5.0
(1)
"Classic no doubt about it, heavy hitting lines, nasty ass flow."
#69
One Be Lo
5.0
(1)
"Amazing album."
#70
Raekwon
5.0
(1)
"OB4CL, Supreme Clientele, Vaudeville Villain, Temples of Boom, Cheat Codes (this has been my main skiing album the last 2 seasons, hits hard on the slopes )"
#71
KMD
4.0
(1)
"KMD - Mr. Hood"
#72
Too Short
4.0
(1)
"Too Short - Shorty The Pimp."
#73
Playboi Carti
4.0
(1)
"Kinda basic answer but Whole Lotta Red, Carti fully utilizes his voice like its own instrument on that album."
#74
Ab-Soul
4.0
(1)
"The Ab-Soul album was super slept on"
#75
De La Soul
4.0
(1)
"Stakes is high - de la soul"
#76
Travis Scott
4.0
(1)
"Utopia - Travis Scott"
#77
Mach-Hommy
4.0
(1)
#78
UK Drill
4.0
(1)
"UK Drill (the whole genre)"
#79
Vanilla Ice
3.0
(1)
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