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1
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Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman
September 16, 2008
Contemporary R&B
Score
80
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2
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Plies - Da REAList
December 16, 2008
Score
80
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3
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Statik Selektah - Stick 2 the Script
October 21, 2008
Score
80
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4
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Jean Grae - Jeanius
July 8, 2008
Hip Hop
Score
80
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5
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Killer Mike - I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II
July 8, 2008
Southern Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
Score
80
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6
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Rich Boy - Bigger Than The Mayor
April 15, 2008
Score
80
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Amazon
7
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Clipse - Road to Till the Casket Drops
December 1, 2008
Gangsta Rap
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Southern Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
8
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Ludacris - Theater of the Mind
November 16, 2008
Southern Hip Hop
Score
80
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Spotify
9
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Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
November 24, 2008
Electropop
,
Synthpop
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Devin the Dude - Landing Gear
October 7, 2008
Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
60
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Amazon
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Spotify
11
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DJ Khaled - We Global
September 16, 2008
Southern Hip Hop
,
Pop Rap
Score
60
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Spotify
12
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Nelly - Brass Knuckles
September 16, 2008
Pop Rap
Score
60
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13
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Yung Berg - Look What You Made Me
August 12, 2008
Score
60
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14
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2 Pistols - Death Before Dishonor
June 17, 2008
Score
60
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15
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Three 6 Mafia - Last 2 Walk
June 24, 2008
Gangsta Rap
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Southern Hip Hop
,
Crunk
Score
60
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Amazon
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Spotify
16
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Curren$y - Higher Than 30,000 Feet
April 1, 2008
Score
60
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Amazon
17
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Webbie - Savage Life 2
February 26, 2008
Score
60
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Spotify
18
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Common - Universal Mind Control
December 9, 2008
Pop Rap
Score
60
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Spotify
19
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RZA - Digi Snacks
June 24, 2008
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
60
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Amazon
Music
20
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EPMD - We Mean Business
December 9, 2008
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
60
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Music
Spotify
21
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Big Kuntry King - My Turn To Eat
September 30, 2008
Score
40
Amazon
22
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Memphis Bleek - Feed the Streets 3
March 30, 2008
Score
40
Source →
Amazon
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings XXL awarded albums throughout 2008.
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