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The Best Hip Hop Albums of 2021

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Genre
2020s
2020
2021

1.

Ghetts - Conflict Of Interest
February 19, 2021
Critic Score
85
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth
March 5, 2021
Critic Score
84
18 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Loraine James - Reflection
June 4, 2021
Critic Score
83
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - HARAM
March 26, 2021
Critic Score
82
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Paris Texas - BOY ANONYMOUS
May 14, 2021
Critic Score
80
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Sleaford Mods - Spare Ribs
January 15, 2021
Critic Score
80
22 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Tony Allen - There Is No End
May 7, 2021
Critic Score
80
11 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Mach-Hommy - Pray For Haiti
May 21, 2021
Critic Score
80
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Madlib - Sound Ancestors
January 29, 2021
Critic Score
77
12 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

slowthai - TYRON
February 12, 2021
Critic Score
76
33 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

BROCKHAMPTON - ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE
April 9, 2021
Critic Score
76
17 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Benny The Butcher & Harry Fraud - The Plugs I Met 2
March 19, 2021
Critic Score
75
10 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Ashnikko - DEMIDEVIL
January 15, 2021
Critic Score
75
12 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

J. Cole - The Off-Season
May 14, 2021
Critic Score
74
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

AJ Tracey - Flu Game
April 16, 2021
Critic Score
74
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Noga Erez - Kids
March 26, 2021
Critic Score
72
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

CZARFACE & MF DOOM - Super What?
May 7, 2021
Critic Score
71
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Vic Mensa - I TAPE
March 26, 2021
Critic Score
69
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Young Stoner Life, Young Thug & Gunna - Slime Language 2
April 16, 2021
Critic Score
68
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

DMX - Exodus
May 28, 2021
Critic Score
67
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Migos - Culture III
June 11, 2021
Critic Score
66
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Lil Baby & Lil Durk - The Voice of the Heroes
June 4, 2021
Critic Score
63
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Lil Yachty - Michigan Boy Boat
April 23, 2021
Critic Score
59
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

DJ Khaled - KHALED KHALED
April 30, 2021
Critic Score
55
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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