Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time

Ready to Die

The Notorious B.I.G. (1995)

Stankonia

Outkast (2000)

The Blueprint

JAY-Z (2001)

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

Public Enemy (1988)

To Pimp a Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar (2015)

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West (2010)

Miss E... So Addictive

Missy Elliott (2001)

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan (1993)

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest (1991)

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill (1998)

Take Care

Drake (2011)

Lord Willin'

Clipse (2002)

2001

Dr. Dre (1999)

Supreme Clientele

Ghostface Killah (2000)

Invasion of Privacy

Cardi B (2018)

Yeezus

Kanye West (2013)

Madvillainy

Madvillain (2004)

Hard Core

Lil' Kim (1996)

DS2

Future (2015)

Da Drought 3

Lil Wayne (2007)

It's Dark and Hell Is Hot

DMX (1998)

Ridin' Dirty

UGK (1996)

Illmatic

Nas (1994)

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem (2000)

Reasonable Doubt

JAY-Z (1996)

Aquemini

Outkast (1998)

The Infamous

Mobb Deep (1995)

All Eyez On Me

2Pac (1996)

Paul’s Boutique

Beastie Boys (1989)

Pink Friday

Nicki Minaj (2010)

Finally Rich

Chief Keef (2012)

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul (1989)

The Sugar Hill Records Story

Various Artists (1997)

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg (1993)

Acid Rap

Chance the Rapper (2013)

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...

Raekwon (1995)

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar (2012)

The Carter III (mixtape)

Lil Wayne (2008)

The Chronic

Dr. Dre (1992)

Late Registration

Kanye West (2005)

Long Live The Kane

Big Daddy Kane (1988)

Run‐D.M.C.

Run‐D.M.C. (1984)

Liquid Swords

GZA (1994)

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL COOL J (1990)

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST

Tyler, The Creator (2021)

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott (1997)

Donuts

J Dilla (2006)

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A (1988)

Strictly Business

EPMD (1988)

Things Fall Apart

The Roots (1999)

The College Dropout

Kanye West (2004)

Hot, Cool and Vicious

Salt‐N‐Pepa (1988)

Culture

Migos (2017)

Midnight Marauders

A Tribe Called Quest (1993)

Room 25

Noname (2018)

Licensed to Ill

Beastie Boys (1986)

AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted

Ice Cube (1990)

Life After Death (25th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)

The Notorious B.I.G. (1997)

DAMN.

Kendrick Lamar (2017)

The Diary

Scarface (1994)

Doomsday

MF DOOM & MF Grimm (1998)

Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

Black Star (1998)

Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture)

50 Cent (2003)

Buhloone Mindstate

De La Soul (1993)

Mystic Stylez

Three 6 Mafia (1995)

We Can't Be Stopped

Geto Boys (1991)

400 Degreez

Juvenile (1998)

Ironman

Ghostface Killah (1996)

The Score

Fugees (1996)

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah (1989)

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon (1995)

Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde

The Pharcyde (1992)

Fear of a Black Planet

Public Enemy (1990)

Fever

Megan Thee Stallion (2019)

Hard to Earn

Gang Starr (1994)

Watch the Throne

JAY Z (2011)

Broke with Expensive Taste

Azealia Banks (2014)

Follow the Leader

Eric B. & Rakim (1988)

Some Rap Songs

Earl Sweatshirt (2018)

Blowout Comb

Digable Planets (1994)

The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick

Slick Rick (1988)

Kala

M.I.A. (2007)

Summertime '06

Vince Staples (2015)

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem (1999)

Like Water For Chocolate

Common (2000)

Critical Beatdown

Ultramagnetic MC's (1988)

Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill (1991)

One for All

Brand Nubian (1990)

Man On the Moon: The End of Day

Kid Cudi (2009)

Criminal Minded

Boogie Down Productions (1987)

Endtroducing (Deluxe Edition)

DJ Shadow (2016)

Death Certificate

Ice Cube (1991)

De La Soul Is Dead

De La Soul (1991)

Trap Muzik

T.I. (2003)

Hell Hath No Fury

Clipse (2006)

Funcrusher Plus

Company Flow (1997)

Tha Carter II

Lil Wayne (2005)

Raising Hell

Run‐D.M.C. (1986)

Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101

Jeezy (2005)

Black On Both Sides

Mos Def (1999)

Scorpion

Eve (2000)

Coloring Book

Chance the Rapper (2016)

Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version

Ol’ Dirty Bastard (1995)

Dead or Alive

Kool G Rap (2005)

DAYTONA

Pusha T (2018)

Breaking Atoms

Main Source (1991)

Goin’ Off

Biz Markie (2007)

By All Means Necessary (Expanded Edition)

Boogie Down Productions (1988)

Laila’s Wisdom

Rapsody (2017)

The Black Album

JAY-Z (2003)

Sex Packets

Digital Underground (1990)

Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980 - 1985

Afrika Bambaataa (2001)

Straight Out the Jungle

Jungle Brothers (1988)

Under Construction

Missy Elliott (2002)

Bastard

Tyler, The Creator (2009)

Party Music

The Coup (2001)

Barter 6

Young Thug (2015)

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (25th Anniversary Edition)

A Tribe Called Quest (2015)

In Search Of...

N.E.R.D (2001)

93 'til Infinity

Souls of Mischief (1993)

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Outkast (2003)

If You're Reading This It's Too Late

Drake (2015)

Savage Mode

21 Savage & Metro Boomin (2016)

E. 1999 Eternal

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (1995)

Capital Punishment

Big Punisher (1998)

Whole Lotta Red

Playboi Carti (2020)

Mecca and the Soul Brother

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth (1992)

Fishscale

Ghostface Killah (2005)

2014 Forest Hills Drive

J. Cole (2014)

R.A.P. Music

Killer Mike (2012)

Me Against the World

2Pac (1995)

Teflon Don

Rick Ross (2010)

Planet Her

Doja Cat (2021)

Fantastic, Vol. 2: Vinyl Instrumentals

Slum Village (2000)

PERIOD

City Girls (2018)

Original Pirate Material

The Streets (2002)

It Was Written

Nas (2021)

Enta Da Stage

Black Moon (1993)

The Listening

Little Brother (2003)

Eternal Atake

Lil Uzi Vert (2020)

Reloaded

Roc Marciano (2012)

Be

Common (2005)

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

Black Sheep (1991)

Radio

LL COOL J (1985)

Run the Jewels 2

Run The Jewels (2014)

3 'N The Mornin’ Part Two (Screwed)

DJ Screw (1996)

How I Got Over

The Roots (2010)

MONTERO

Lil Nas X (2021)

SremmLife

Rae Sremmurd (2015)

What Does It All Mean?: 1983-2006 Retrospective

Steinski (2008)

The Sun Rises in the East

Jeru the Damaja (1994)

Quik Is the Name

DJ Quik (1991)

XXX (Deluxe Version)

Danny Brown (2012)

Just Tryin ta Live

Devin the Dude (2002)

So…How’s Your Girl?

Handsome Boy Modeling School

Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous

Big L (1995)

Die a Legend

Polo G (2019)

Whack World

Tierra Whack (2018)

Super Tight

UGK (1994)

Blank Face LP

ScHoolboy Q (2016)

The Cold Vein (Remixed by 3: 33)

Cannibal Ox (2013)

Because the Internet

Childish Gambino (2013)

Black Life Mafia

Above the Law & MC Ren (1993)

Pray For Haiti

Mach-Hommy (2021)

Soul Food

Goodie Mob (1995)

K.R.I.T. Wuz Here

Big K.R.I.T. (2020)

In Control, Volume 1

Marley Marl (1988)

Ho, why is you here ?

Flo Milli (2020)

The Divine Feminine

Mac Miller (2016)

Purple Haze

Cam’ron (2004)

Flygod

Westside Gunn (2016)

6 Feet Deep

Gravediggaz (1994)

In a Major Way

E-40 (1995)

To Whom It May Concern... (Remastered 2021)

Freestyle Fellowship (1990)

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz (2021)

Rawkus Presents Soundbombing II

Various Artists (1999)

Chicken Talk

Gucci Mane (2006)

Uptown Saturday Night

Camp Lo (1997)

CARE FOR ME

Saba (2018)

Lyte As a Rock

MC Lyte (1988)

Life Is...Too $hort

Too $hort (1987)

The War Report

Capone-N-Noreaga (1997)

Wild Style (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [25th Anniversary Edition]

Various Artists (2003)

Crenshaw

Nipsey Hussle (2013)

Cold Devil

Drakeo the Ruler (2017)

Later That Day...

Lyrics Born (2003)

Meet The Woo

Pop Smoke (2019)

LIVE.LOVE.A$AP

A$AP Rocky (2011)

The Dusty Foot Philosopher

K’naan (2008)

Ephorize

cupcakKe (2018)

Tear Gas

The Jacka (2009)

Bandana

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib (2019)

Mr. Hood

KMD (1991)

Goodbye & Good Riddance

Juice WRLD (2018)

ASTROWORLD

Travis Scott (2018)