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1.
Danny Brown - OLD
October 8, 2013
Critic Score
85
25
reviews
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2.
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels
June 26, 2013
Critic Score
84
24
reviews
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3.
Kanye West - Yeezus
June 18, 2013
Critic Score
84
40
reviews
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4.
Lizzo - Lizzobangers
October 15, 2013
Critic Score
82
5
reviews
Amazon
5.
KA - The Night's Gambit
July 13, 2013
Critic Score
82
7
reviews
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6.
Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap
April 30, 2013
Critic Score
82
16
reviews
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7.
Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
August 20, 2013
Critic Score
80
29
reviews
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8.
Blu - York
March 26, 2013
Critic Score
78
5
reviews
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9.
Young Fathers - Tape Two
June 11, 2013
Critic Score
78
9
reviews
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10.
Ghostpoet - Some Say I So I Say Light
May 6, 2013
Critic Score
78
12
reviews
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11.
Pusha T - My Name Is My Name
October 8, 2013
Critic Score
78
22
reviews
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12.
Black Milk - No Poison No Paradise
October 15, 2013
Critic Score
77
6
reviews
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13.
Death Grips - Government Plates
November 13, 2013
Critic Score
76
14
reviews
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14.
Drake - Nothing Was the Same
September 24, 2013
Critic Score
76
27
reviews
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15.
R.A. The Rugged Man - Legends Never Die
April 30, 2013
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
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16.
Ghostface Killah - Twelve Reasons To Die
April 16, 2013
Critic Score
76
19
reviews
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17.
Roc Marciano - Marci Beaucoup
December 10, 2013
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
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18.
M.I.A. - Matangi
November 5, 2013
Critic Score
75
36
reviews
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19.
Marijuana Deathsquads - Oh My Sexy Lord
October 15, 2013
Critic Score
75
6
reviews
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20.
Kitty - D.A.I.S.Y. Rage
January 31, 2013
Critic Score
75
6
reviews
Amazon
21.
Mykki Blanco - Betty Rubble: The Unitiation
May 21, 2013
Critic Score
75
5
reviews
Amazon
22.
Kevin Gates - Stranger Than Fiction
July 16, 2013
Critic Score
75
6
reviews
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23.
Talib Kweli - Gravitas
December 15, 2013
Critic Score
74
7
reviews
Amazon
24.
CZARFACE - CZARFACE
February 19, 2013
Critic Score
73
7
reviews
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25.
Boldy James - My 1st Chemistry Set
October 15, 2013
Critic Score
73
5
reviews
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