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Noname - Room 25
September 14, 2018
Critic Score
85
16
reviews
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2
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Pusha T - Daytona
May 25, 2018
Critic Score
85
24
reviews
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Spotify
3
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Saba - Care for Me
April 5, 2018
Critic Score
85
9
reviews
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4
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Kids See Ghosts - KIDS SEE GHOSTS
June 8, 2018
Critic Score
84
22
reviews
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5
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Royce da 5'9'' - Book of Ryan
May 4, 2018
Critic Score
84
6
reviews
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Spotify
6
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Buddy - Harlan & Alondra
July 20, 2018
Critic Score
83
6
reviews
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7
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Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs
November 30, 2018
Critic Score
83
20
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
8
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Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD
August 3, 2018
Critic Score
83
20
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
9
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Denzel Curry - TA13OO
July 27, 2018
Critic Score
82
7
reviews
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Spotify
10
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BROCKHAMPTON - iridescence
September 21, 2018
Critic Score
82
15
reviews
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Spotify
11
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Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
April 6, 2018
Critic Score
82
22
reviews
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Spotify
12
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Jean Grae & Quelle Chris - Everything's Fine
March 30, 2018
Critic Score
81
10
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
13
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Black Thought - Streams of Thought, Vol. 1
June 1, 2018
Critic Score
80
6
reviews
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14
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Dave East - P2
January 16, 2018
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
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Spotify
15
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T.I. - Dime Trap
October 5, 2018
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
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Spotify
16
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Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Fetti
October 31, 2018
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
17
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Junglepussy - Jp3
May 11, 2018
Critic Score
80
6
reviews
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
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Tierra Whack - Whack World
May 30, 2018
Critic Score
79
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
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21 Savage - i am > i was
December 21, 2018
Critic Score
78
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
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Various Artists - Black Panther: The Album
February 9, 2018
Critic Score
78
16
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
21
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Black Milk - FEVER
February 23, 2018
Critic Score
78
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
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Bad Bunny - X 100PRE
December 24, 2018
Critic Score
78
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
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J.I.D - DiCaprio 2
November 26, 2018
Critic Score
78
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
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Death Grips - Year of the Snitch
June 22, 2018
Critic Score
78
12
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
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Mick Jenkins - Pieces of a Man
October 26, 2018
Critic Score
77
7
reviews
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