Hip Hop Artists reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 148 Reddit reviews across 7 subreddits and 10 posts to rank the best Hip Hop Artists brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/hiphop101, r/90sHipHop, r/AskReddit, r/musicsuggestions, r/hiphopheads. Top-rated brands include Outkast (5.0/5), 2Pac (5.0/5), Nas (5.0/5).

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Reviews148
Subreddits7
Posts10
Brands66
Products51
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#1

Outkast

5.0
(6)
"Mac Miller, outkast"
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"ATLiens"
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"Outkast any album ther'e pretty much all solid"
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"Outkast for sure. All of their albums before Stankoina are 100% certified hip hop gold of that era."
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"OutKast"
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"5th Aquemini- Outkast"
#2

2Pac

5.0
(6)
"For some more well known artists: Tupac, Mac Miller, Kendrick, J. Cole, Jaden (Smith), Lupe Fiasco, Scarface, Outlast"
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"2Pac. That’s literally the most obvious answer and I barely see anyone here saying it smh. Actually explore his discography too, don’t just listen to ‘All Eyez On Me’ and then act like you’ve listened to 2Pac."
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"Me against the world or all eyes on me for Tupac"
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"Tupac’s Me Against The World, or 2Pacalypse Now."
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"Tupac’s Me Against The World, or 2Pacalypse Now."
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"6th Me Against the World- 2pac"
#3

Nas

5.0
(5)
"Nas - Illmatic"
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"Nas ( no seriously, I'm not sure he's ever put out anything bad or uninteresting - His story telling capabilities and realistic references are perhaps near unmatched"
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"Illmatic or it was written for Nas"
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"Illmatic"
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"4th Illmatic- Nas"
#4

KRS-One

4.8
(5)
"KRS1"
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"Krs-One and Gangstarr are they first two that come to my mind. I also think of Scarface too."
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"KRS One. I grabbed his greatest hits album Retrospective and can stop listening to it."
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"Krs-one - by all means necessary"
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"KRS 1"
#5

JID

5.0
(4)
"JID."
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"JID."
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"Man JID just gets better and better."
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"JID, Cordae."
#6

Common

5.0
(4)
"Common, Talib Kweli, The Roots, Immortal Technique, Brother Ali"
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"Common, Ab-Soul, Nas, Immortal Tech, Real Thought, Skyzoo, KA, Casual from Hieroglyphics, etc."
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"Common- Be. Common- The auditorium Vol.1. Common- Like water for choclate. Common"
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"Then mix in Common, Hi-Tech, and Jurassic 5!"
#7

Dr. Dre

5.0
(4)
"Dr Dre & Snoop Dog"
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"The Chronic"
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"Dr. Dre’s The Chronic."
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"2nd The Chronic- Dr Dre"
#8

Eric B. & Rakim

5.0
(4)
"Eric B & Rakim"
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"Paid In Full"
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"You should definitely listen to Paid in Full & Follow the Leader albums, along with Long Live the Kane and some Kool G Rap"
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"You should definitely listen to Paid in Full & Follow the Leader albums, along with Long Live the Kane and some Kool G Rap"
#9

Dead Prez

5.0
(4)
"Dead Prez ❤️🖤💚"
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"Dead Presidents"
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"Dead Prez - Let's Get Free"
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"Dead Prez - Revolution But Gangster"
#10

Sage Francis

4.8
(4)
"Labor Days is something else man Haven’t shut that album off in 20 years Boombox Apocalypse never gets old"
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"Sage Francis for sure, preferably everything pre 2012."
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"Dilated peoples,Evidence,Run the Jewels,Army of the Pharaohs,Black star,Madlib,MF DOOM,Atmosphere, Sage Francis."
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"Sage Francis, Buck 65, Atmosphere, Six Vicious"
#11

Kendrick Lamar

4.8
(4)
"Most, if not all of these guys have already been mentioned but they’re also good: Kendrick, Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q, Ab Soul, Denzel Curry, JID, J. Cole, Earthgang, Rome Streetz, Westside Gu"
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"Kendrick is crazy at storytelling and lyrically very skilled. He talks about many social issues on his albums, DAMN. and To Pimp a Butterfly."
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"9th GOOD Kid MAAD city- Kendrick Lamar"
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"Kendrick GNX for something new; For something old Grand Puba 2000 or a tribe called quest Low End Theory"
#12

Freddie Gibbs

5.0
(3)
"Schoolboy Q, Freddie Gibbs, Earl Sweatshirt, Osamason, Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher"
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"Freddy Gibbs when he is focused check Piñata, Alfredo, Shadow of a Doubt, Bandana."
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"Newer id say anything by Freddie gibbs and Madlib"
#13

Griselda

5.0
(3)
"Basically anything under the Griselda umbrella especially if its produced by Alchemist."
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"Griselda."
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"Artifacts, Gang Starr, Black Star, anything from the Griselda team"
#14

Black Star

5.0
(3)
"Black Star (talib and bey solo work also)"
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"Dilated peoples,Evidence,Run the Jewels,Army of the Pharaohs,Black star,Madlib,MF DOOM,Atmosphere, Sage Francis."
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"Artifacts, Gang Starr, Black Star, anything from the Griselda team"
#15

N.W.A.

5.0
(3)
"Im not as knowledgeable of hip-hop history as I am with other genres but I’d definitely say a classic staple would be N.W.A."
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"NWA’s Straight Outta Compton."
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"1st: Straight Outta Compton- NWA"
#16

The Notorious B.I.G.

5.0
(3)
"Biggie smalls, Tupac, Warren G, Nate Dogg, Dr Dre, Outlast, Bone thugs n harmony, Lil Kim, Richie rich, Mobb deep, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Lauryn Hill, Wi Tang Clan, LL cool j, 50 cent"
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"Off the top of my head: Biggie smalls, MF doom, Eminem"
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"Ready to die BIG"
#17

Atmosphere

5.0
(3)
"Dilated peoples,Evidence,Run the Jewels,Army of the Pharaohs,Black star,Madlib,MF DOOM,Atmosphere, Sage Francis."
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"Atmosphere - God loves Ugly"
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"Atmosphere"
#18

Eminem

5.0
(3)
"Eminem’s Infinite, Marshall Mathers LP, and Slim Shady LP"
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"Eminem’s Infinite, Marshall Mathers LP, and Slim Shady LP"
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"Eminem’s Infinite, Marshall Mathers LP, and Slim Shady LP"
#19

Poor Righteous Teachers

4.7
(3)
"Poor Righteous Teachers, Public Enemy, Dead Prez"
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"The fact that I haven’t seen anyone mention Poor Righteous Teachers is a little disappointing"
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"Poor Righteous Teachers, X-Clan/Dark Sun Riders/Brother J, Dead Prez, Immortal Technique"
#20

Czarface

4.3
(3)
"Czarface"
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"Spark Master Tape and CZARFACE"
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"Czarface."
#21

J. Cole

5.0
(2)
"J. Cole, The Roots, Common, P.E., BDP, ATCQ, The JB’s, Queen Latifah, Monie Love, 2Pac, Paris"
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"J. Cole- He blends concious hip hop and mainstream music together. He's like most similar to Tupac or Nas."
#22

Leaf Dog

5.0
(2)
"You should check out Leaf Dog, dude is the best"
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"Leaf dog ( produces some of best UK hip hop)"
#23

Madlib

5.0
(2)
"Dilated peoples,Evidence,Run the Jewels,Army of the Pharaohs,Black star,Madlib,MF DOOM,Atmosphere, Sage Francis."
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"Newer id say anything by Freddie gibbs and Madlib"
#24

Arrested Development

5.0
(2)
"Arrested development"
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"Arrested Development."
#25

Lil Simz

5.0
(2)
"Lil Sims"
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"I'm from England so always recommend Kano lil simz or slothai"
#26

Army of the Pharaohs

5.0
(2)
"Dilated peoples,Evidence,Run the Jewels,Army of the Pharaohs,Black star,Madlib,MF DOOM,Atmosphere, Sage Francis."
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"Army of the Pharaohs"
#27

Kool G Rap

5.0
(2)
"Kool G Rap"
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"You should definitely listen to Paid in Full & Follow the Leader albums, along with Long Live the Kane and some Kool G Rap"
#28

Wu-Tang Clan

5.0
(2)
"Wu-Tang’s 36 Chambers."
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"3rd 36 Chambers- Wu-Tang Clan"
#29

Run The Jewels

5.0
(2)
"Dilated peoples,Evidence,Run the Jewels,Army of the Pharaohs,Black star,Madlib,MF DOOM,Atmosphere, Sage Francis."
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"Run The Jewels: 1,2,3,4"
#30

Cannibal Ox

5.0
(2)
"Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein; Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban Linx; GZA - Liquid Swords"
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"Highly suggest Cannibal Ox, EL-P, Aesop Rock, Mr. Lif, Murs, billy woods, Atmosphere, Eyedea (& Abilities), Brother Ali, Del the Funky Homosapian, Dilated Peoples, Evidence, Blu & Exile, Cunninlynguists."
#31

Eyedea

5.0
(2)
"Eyedea"
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"Eyedea: First Born / E&A"
#32

People Under The Stairs

5.0
(2)
"People under the stairs - A question in the form of an answer (and there whole discography!)"
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"People Under the Stairs, Black Star, Black Thought/Roots, Digable Planets, De La Soul"
#33

Ultramagnetic MC's

5.0
(2)
"Kool Keith / Ultramagnetic MCs"
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"Critical Beatdown"
#34

Big Daddy Kane

5.0
(2)
"Big Daddy Kane"
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"You should definitely listen to Paid in Full & Follow the Leader albums, along with Long Live the Kane and some Kool G Rap"
#35

Gang Starr

5.0
(2)
"Artifacts, Gang Starr, Black Star, anything from the Griselda team"
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"Hard to Earn"
#36

Lupe Fiasco

5.0
(2)
"Lupe Fiasco Food & Liquor"
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"Lupe Fiasco."
#37

Big L

5.0
(2)
"Big L, Put it On; Eric B and Rakim, Follow the Leader; Nas, It Ain’t Hard To Tell"
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"Big L."
#38

Rakim

5.0
(2)
"Rakim’s The Master, or The 18th Letter."
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"Rakim’s The Master, or The 18th Letter."
#39

Oddisee

4.5
(2)
"Oddisee Blu and Exile Homeboy Sandman"
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"Oddisee, Sylvan Lacue."
#40

Jurassic 5

4.5
(2)
"Jurassic 5, Blackalicious/Gift of Gab, Lyrics Born, Latyrx, Hieroglyphics"
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"Jurassic 5 , a tribe called quest"
#41

Living Legends

4.5
(2)
"Living Legends"
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"Living Legends, Earthgang, A-F-R-O, Dizzy Wright, Locksmith, Demrick."
#42

The Coup

4.5
(2)
"The Coup - Genocide & Juice (full album)"
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"Any coup album. Here is me and Jesus the pimp in a 79 Grenada"
#43

Skyzoo

4.5
(2)
"Skyzoo - The Easy Truth Music For My Friends Retropolitan All The Brilliant Things"
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"Skyzoo, Elzhi, Your Old Droog, Griselda (Conway, Benny, Rome Streetz, Boldy), Ka, Rapsody, Blu, Evidence, Hus KingPin."
#44

Spark Master Tape

4.0
(2)
"Spark Master Tape and CZARFACE"
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"Spark Master Tape."
#45

Pete & Bas

4.0
(2)
"Pete and Bas."
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"Pete & Bas for sho' (you DID say old head, after all)."
#46

Harry Mack

5.0
(1)
"Harry Mack"
#47

Binary Star

5.0
(1)
"Binary Star-Masters of the Universe"
#48

Mobb Deep

5.0
(1)
"Revolutionary Vol 2"
#49

Kanye West

5.0
(1)
"8th My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy- Kanye West"
#50

Talib Kweli

5.0
(1)
"Talib Kweli Make the album Reflection Eternal your first listen of his work."
#51

Jedi Mind Tricks

5.0
(1)
"Jedi Mind Tricks-Violent by Design"
#52

native tongues

5.0
(1)
"Native tongues (atcq, jungle brothers, de la soul etc)"
#53

Jay-Z

5.0
(1)
"7th The Blueprint- Jay-Z"
#54

dungeon family

5.0
(1)
"Dungeon family (OutKast, goodie etc)"
#55

Cage

5.0
(1)
"Cage: Movies For The Blind"
#56

The High & Mighty

5.0
(1)
"The High & Mighty: Home Field Advantage"
#57

Blood of Abraham

5.0
(1)
"Blood of Abraham's second album eyedollartree.."
#58

Brother Ali

5.0
(1)
"Brother Ali Champion ep Undisputed Truth"
#59

Dred Scott

5.0
(1)
"Dred Scott - Breakin Combs album"
#60

Vince Staples

5.0
(1)
"Vince Staples was who got me back into it, his song Blue Suede in particular."
#61

Sandman

5.0
(1)
"Fuck yes on Sandman, his style is so unique and his albums heavily slept on The Lice EPs he did with Aesop also go hard"
#62

X Clan

5.0
(1)
"X Clan"
#63

Company Flow

5.0
(1)
"Company Flow. Saul Williams."
#64

Digable Planets

5.0
(1)
"Digable planets"
#65

Jazzmatazz

5.0
(1)
"Jazzmatazz"
#66

Blackalicious

5.0
(1)
"Blackalicious"

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