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1.
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
November 22, 2010
Score
100
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2.
Brother Ali - Us
September 22, 2009
Score
100
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3.
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
November 19, 1996
Score
100
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4.
Dr. Dre - 2001
November 16, 1999
Score
92
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5.
Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Surf
May 29, 2015
Score
90
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6.
The Lonely Island - The Wack Album
June 11, 2013
Score
90
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7.
Blackalicious - The Craft
September 27, 2005
Score
90
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8.
Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too
April 7, 2015
Score
90
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9.
Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus
July 28, 1997
Score
90
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10.
T.I. - King
March 28, 2006
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11.
Drake - Take Care
November 15, 2011
Score
90
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12.
Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
September 27, 2016
Score
90
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13.
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata
March 18, 2014
Score
90
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14.
A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
November 11, 2016
Score
90
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15.
Kids See Ghosts - KIDS SEE GHOSTS
June 8, 2018
Score
90
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16.
Talib Kweli - Quality
November 19, 2002
Score
90
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17.
CunninLynguists - Oneirology
March 15, 2011
Score
90
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18.
Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
April 21, 1992
Score
90
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19.
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
March 16, 2015
Score
90
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20.
Big K.R.I.T. - Return Of 4eva
March 22, 2011
Score
90
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21.
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3
December 25, 2016
Score
90
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22.
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
February 8, 2000
Score
90
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23.
Action Bronson - Rare Chandeliers
November 15, 2012
Score
90
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24.
J Dilla - Donuts
February 7, 2006
Score
90
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25.
Freeway & Jake One - The Stimulus Package
February 16, 2010
Score
90
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout all.
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