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Highest Rated Hip Hop Albums of 2004
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Alt-Country
Alternative Rock
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Contemporary Folk
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Experimental Rock
Folk
Garage Rock
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Indie Folk
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Metal
Pop
Pop Punk
Pop Rock
Post-Punk
Psychedelia
Punk
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2003
2004
2005
2006
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2008
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1
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Danger Mouse - The Grey Album
February 3, 2004
Hip Hop
,
Mashup
Score
100
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2
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Ghostface - The Pretty Toney Album
April 20, 2004
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
100
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3
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RJD2 - Since We Last Spoke
May 18, 2004
Hip Hop
,
Turntablism
,
Instrumental Hip Hop
Score
91
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4
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Devin the Dude - To tha X-Treme
July 13, 2004
Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
91
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5
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Dead Prez - RBG: Revolutionary but Gangsta
March 30, 2004
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
91
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6
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Jadakiss - Kiss of Death
June 22, 2004
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
Score
91
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7
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Akon - Trouble
June 29, 2004
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop Rap
Score
91
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8
.
Jean Grae - This Week
September 21, 2004
Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
83
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9
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Cee-Lo Green - Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine
March 2, 2004
Southern Hip Hop
Score
83
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10
.
Murs & 9th Wonder - Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition
March 23, 2004
Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
Score
83
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Music
11
.
X-Ecutioners - Revolutions
June 8, 2004
Turntablism
,
Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
83
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Music
12
.
Young Buck - Straight Outta Cashville
August 24, 2004
Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
83
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13
.
Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Struggle
September 28, 2004
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
83
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14
.
Cam'ron - Purple Haze
December 7, 2004
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
,
Chipmunk Soul
Score
83
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15
.
The Roots - The Tipping Point
July 13, 2004
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
75
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Music
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16
.
De La Soul - The Grind Date
October 5, 2004
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
75
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17
.
cLOUDDEAD - Ten
March 8, 2004
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
75
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18
.
Mos Def - The New Danger
October 19, 2004
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
75
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19
.
Method Man - Tical 0: The Prequel
May 18, 2004
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Pop Rap
Score
75
Source →
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Music
Spotify
20
.
Eminem - Encore
November 12, 2004
Pop Rap
Score
75
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Music
Spotify
21
.
Handsome Boy Modeling School - White People
November 9, 2004
Hip Hop
Score
75
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Spotify
22
.
Jay-Z & Linkin Park - Collision Course
November 30, 2004
Mashup
,
Nu Metal
,
Hip Hop
,
Rap Rock
Score
75
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Music
23
.
Mike Ladd - Nostalgialator
July 24, 2004
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
70
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24
.
Kanye West - The College Dropout
February 10, 2004
Pop Rap
,
Chipmunk Soul
Score
70
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25
.
Diplo - Florida
September 21, 2004
Electronic
,
Instrumental Hip Hop
Score
67
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2004.
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