1001 Albums Generator

Best Hip Hop Albums

Top rated Hip Hop albums from 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

30 book albums · 30 user albums

Book Albums

Top 30, sorted by rating
The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest - album cover

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest
1991
3.7 / 5
 The Score by Fugees - album cover

The Score

Fugees
1996
3.69 / 5
 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill - album cover

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill
1998
3.66 / 5
 To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar - album cover

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar
2015
3.64 / 5
 good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar - album cover

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar
2012
3.64 / 5
 Ill Communication by Beastie Boys - album cover

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys
1994
3.63 / 5
 People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm by A Tribe Called Quest - album cover

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest
1990
3.62 / 5
 Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan - album cover

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan
1993
3.6 / 5
 Illmatic by Nas - album cover

Illmatic

Nas
1994
3.6 / 5
 Stankonia by OutKast - album cover

Stankonia

OutKast
2000
3.55 / 5
 Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys - album cover

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys
1986
3.53 / 5
 Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A. - album cover

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.
1988
3.51 / 5
 Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C. - album cover

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.
1986
3.5 / 5
 Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5 - album cover

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5
2002
3.47 / 5
 Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys - album cover

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys
1989
3.46 / 5
 The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem - album cover

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem
2000
3.46 / 5
 Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast - album cover

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast
2003
3.46 / 5
 3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul - album cover

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul
1989
3.45 / 5
 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West - album cover

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West
2010
3.4 / 5
 Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G. - album cover

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.
1994
3.36 / 5
 It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy - album cover

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy
1988
3.36 / 5
 Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg - album cover

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg
1993
3.36 / 5
 Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow - album cover

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow
1996
3.35 / 5
 Be by Common - album cover

Be

Common
2005
3.35 / 5
 Channel Orange by Frank Ocean - album cover

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean
2012
3.34 / 5
 Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy - album cover

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy
1990
3.34 / 5
 The College Dropout by Kanye West - album cover

The College Dropout

Kanye West
2004
3.31 / 5
 The Chronic by Dr. Dre - album cover

The Chronic

Dr. Dre
1992
3.31 / 5
 Liquid Swords by GZA - album cover

Liquid Swords

GZA
1995
3.29 / 5
 The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - album cover

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
1982
3.28 / 5
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User Albums

Top 30, sorted by rating Community submitted
Demon Days by Gorillaz - album cover

Demon Days

Gorillaz
2005
3.96 / 5
 Check Your Head by Beastie Boys - album cover

Check Your Head

Beastie Boys
1992
3.56 / 5
 Donuts by J Dilla - album cover

Donuts

J Dilla
2006
3.44 / 5
 Modal Soul by Nujabes - album cover

Modal Soul

Nujabes
2005
3.39 / 5
 Madvillainy by Madvillain - album cover

Madvillainy

Madvillain
2004
3.38 / 5
 Mm..Food by MF DOOM - album cover

Mm..Food

MF DOOM
2004
3.3 / 5
 Deltron 3030 by Deltron 3030 - album cover

Deltron 3030

Deltron 3030
2000
3.3 / 5
 Because the Internet by Childish Gambino - album cover

Because the Internet

Childish Gambino
2013
3.29 / 5
 Paid In Full by Eric B. & Rakim - album cover

Paid In Full

Eric B. & Rakim
1987
3.29 / 5
 Cracker Island by Gorillaz - album cover

Cracker Island

Gorillaz
2023
3.24 / 5
 Nia by Blackalicious - album cover

Nia

Blackalicious
1999
3.2 / 5
 Reachin' by Digable Planets - album cover

Reachin'

Digable Planets
1993
3.17 / 5
 Blonde by Frank Ocean - album cover

Blonde

Frank Ocean
2016
3.13 / 5
 Flower Boy by Tyler, The Creator - album cover

Flower Boy

Tyler, The Creator
2017
3.08 / 5
 Is Ellipsis by Psyche Origami - album cover

Is Ellipsis

Psyche Origami
2003
3.03 / 5
 The Impossible Kid by Aesop Rock - album cover

The Impossible Kid

Aesop Rock
2016
3.03 / 5
 Circles by Mac Miller - album cover

Circles

Mac Miller
2020
3.01 / 5
 Melt My Eyez See Your Future by Denzel Curry - album cover

Melt My Eyez See Your Future

Denzel Curry
2022
2.96 / 5
 Telefone by Noname - album cover

Telefone

Noname
2016
2.95 / 5
 Geography by Tom Misch - album cover

Geography

Tom Misch
2018
2.94 / 5
 Feed The Animals by Girl Talk - album cover

Feed The Animals

Girl Talk
2008
2.93 / 5
 Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown - album cover

Atrocity Exhibition

Danny Brown
2016
2.9 / 5
 Piñata by Freddie Gibbs - album cover

Piñata

Freddie Gibbs
2014
2.83 / 5
 A City Dressed In Dynamite by That Handsome Devil - album cover

A City Dressed In Dynamite

That Handsome Devil
2008
2.8 / 5
 Alopecia by WHY? - album cover

Alopecia

WHY?
2008
2.76 / 5
 AmarElo by Emicida - album cover

AmarElo

Emicida
2019
2.75 / 5
 Music by 311 - album cover

Music

311
1993
2.61 / 5
 Home Sweet Home by Kano - album cover

Home Sweet Home

Kano
2005
2.6 / 5
 Get Rich Or Die Ryan by Spose - album cover

Get Rich Or Die Ryan

Spose
2021
2.59 / 5
 Rainbow Brain by GRiZ - album cover

Rainbow Brain

GRiZ
2021
2.37 / 5
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