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Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
March 15, 2015
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
95
45
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Conscious Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
93
43
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
November 22, 2010
Pop Rap
,
Hip Hop
Critic Score
91
45
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
October 22, 2012
Conscious Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
90
32
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Dave - PSYCHODRAMA
March 8, 2019
UK Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
88
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Little Simz - GREY Area
March 1, 2019
UK Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
88
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
November 11, 2016
Jazz Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
87
32
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
June 23, 2017
Experimental Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Critic Score
87
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
October 24, 2014
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
87
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book
May 13, 2016
Pop Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Noname - Room 25
September 14, 2018
Jazz Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3
December 24, 2016
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
37
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Kano - Hoodies All Summer
August 30, 2019
UK Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
JPEGMAFIA - All My Heroes Are Cornballs
September 13, 2019
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Glitch Hop
Critic Score
85
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Pusha T - DAYTONA
May 25, 2018
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Rapsody - Laila's Wisdom
September 22, 2017
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
17
.
Saba - CARE FOR ME
April 5, 2018
Jazz Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Rapsody - Eve
August 23, 2019
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Vince Staples - Summertime '06
June 30, 2015
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
June 28, 2011
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Danny Brown - Old
October 8, 2013
Hardcore Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
KIDS SEE GHOSTS - KIDS SEE GHOSTS
June 8, 2018
Pop Rap
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Danny Brown - XXX
August 15, 2011
Hardcore Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana
June 28, 2019
Gangsta Rap
Critic Score
84
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Kae Tempest - Let Them Eat Chaos
October 7, 2016
UK Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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