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West Coast Hip Hop
Critics' Highest Rated West Coast Hip Hop Albums of All Time
Dr. Dre
The Chronic
96
critic score
(5)
Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly
95
critic score
(45)
Kendrick Lamar
DAMN.
93
critic score
(43)
Kendrick Lamar
good kid, m.A.A.d city
90
critic score
(32)
Kendrick Lamar
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
87
critic score
(33)
Vince Staples
Big Fish Theory
87
critic score
(27)
Tyler, The Creator
CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
86
critic score
(24)
Quasimoto
The Unseen
86
critic score
(7)
The Pharcyde
Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
86
critic score
(7)
Vince Staples
Summertime '06
84
critic score
(23)
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Users' Highest Rated West Coast Hip Hop Albums of 2023
ICECOLDBISHOP
GENERATIONAL CURSE
73
user score
(135)
Larry June & The Alchemist
The Great Escape
71
user score
(695)
KAYTRAMINÉ
KAYTRAMINÉ
70
user score
(1,649)
Maxo
Even God Has A Sense Of Humor
69
user score
(128)
Hit-Boy
SURF OR DROWN
64
user score
(165)
D. Savage
Mafia Musik
53
user score
(33)
03 Greedo & Mike Free
Free 03
47
user score
(48)
Macklemore
BEN
33
user score
(481)
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Recent West Coast Hip Hop Albums
KAYTRAMINÉ
KAYTRAMINÉ
75
critic score
(12)
Domo Genesis & The Alchemist
No Idols
Tyler, The Creator
Wolf + Instrumentals
Tyler, The Creator
CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale
83
critic score
(2)
Larry June & The Alchemist
The Great Escape
70
critic score
(5)
ICECOLDBISHOP
GENERATIONAL CURSE
81
critic score
(3)
Hit-Boy
SURF OR DROWN
03 Greedo
Halfway There
Daz Dillinger
The Legacy
Macklemore
BEN
55
critic score
(4)
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Critics' Top West Coast Hip Hop Artists
Kendrick Lamar
Vince Staples
Earl Sweatshirt
Blackalicious
Open Mike Eagle
BROCKHAMPTON
Tyler, The Creator
YG
ScHoolboy Q
Jurassic 5
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1
1987
3
1988
4
1989
8
1990
16
1991
16
1992
15
1993
27
1994
14
1995
22
1996
22
1997
33
1998
31
1999
18
2000
23
2001
15
2002
11
2003
12
2004
11
2005
17
2006
26
2007
14
2008
17
2009
22
2010
30
2011
26
2012
30
2013
21
2014
29
2015
32
2016
34
2017
55
2018
94
2019
65
2020
72
2021
73
2022
67
2023
25
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