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1.

Shad - Flying Colours
October 15, 2013
Critic Score
85
5 reviews
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2.

Danny Brown - OLD
October 8, 2013
Critic Score
85
26 reviews
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3.

Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels
June 26, 2013
Critic Score
84
24 reviews
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4.

Kanye West - Yeezus
June 18, 2013
Critic Score
83
41 reviews
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5.

Lizzo - Lizzobangers
October 15, 2013
Critic Score
82
5 reviews
Amazon

6.

KA - The Night's Gambit
July 13, 2013
Critic Score
82
7 reviews
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7.

Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap
April 30, 2013
Critic Score
82
16 reviews
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8.

Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
August 20, 2013
Critic Score
80
30 reviews
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9.

Blu - York
March 26, 2013
Critic Score
78
5 reviews
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10.

Young Fathers - Tape Two
June 11, 2013
Critic Score
78
9 reviews
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11.

Pusha T - My Name Is My Name
October 8, 2013
Critic Score
78
24 reviews
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12.

Ghostpoet - Some Say I So I Say Light
May 6, 2013
Critic Score
78
12 reviews
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13.

Black Milk - No Poison No Paradise
October 15, 2013
Critic Score
77
6 reviews
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14.

Drake - Nothing Was the Same
September 24, 2013
Critic Score
77
30 reviews
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15.

Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips
October 22, 2013
Critic Score
77
10 reviews
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16.

Death Grips - Government Plates
November 13, 2013
Critic Score
76
15 reviews
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17.

R.A. The Rugged Man - Legends Never Die
April 30, 2013
Critic Score
76
5 reviews
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18.

Ghostface Killah - Twelve Reasons To Die
April 16, 2013
Critic Score
76
19 reviews
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19.

M.I.A. - Matangi
November 5, 2013
Critic Score
76
38 reviews
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20.

Roc Marciano - Marci Beaucoup
December 10, 2013
Critic Score
76
5 reviews
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21.

Marijuana Deathsquads - Oh My Sexy Lord
October 15, 2013
Critic Score
75
6 reviews
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22.

Kitty - D.A.I.S.Y. Rage
January 31, 2013
Critic Score
75
6 reviews
Amazon

23.

Mykki Blanco - Betty Rubble: The Unitiation
May 21, 2013
Critic Score
75
5 reviews
Amazon

24.

Kevin Gates - Stranger Than Fiction
July 16, 2013
Critic Score
75
6 reviews
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25.

Talib Kweli - Gravitas
December 15, 2013
Critic Score
74
7 reviews
Amazon
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