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1
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Madvillain - Madvillainy
March 23, 2004
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
Score
100
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2
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The Roots - The Tipping Point
July 13, 2004
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
100
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Music
Spotify
3
.
Plantlife - The Return of Jack Splash
March 9, 2004
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
4
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Brother Ali - Champion
May 11, 2004
Boom Bap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
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5
.
Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer
August 3, 2004
Boom Bap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Murs & 9th Wonder - Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition
March 23, 2004
Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
7
.
k-os - Joyful Rebellion
August 13, 2004
Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Ghostface - The Pretty Toney Album
April 20, 2004
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
9
.
Kanye West - The College Dropout
February 10, 2004
Pop Rap
,
Chipmunk Soul
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Ill Bill - What's Wrong With Bill?
March 2, 2004
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
RJD2 - Since We Last Spoke
May 18, 2004
Hip Hop
,
Turntablism
,
Instrumental Hip Hop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Leak Bros - Waterworld
January 1, 2004
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Wordsworth - Mirror Music
August 24, 2004
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
14
.
Chops - Virtuosity
January 27, 2004
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
15
.
Sabac Red - Sabacolypse: A Change Gon' Come
June 15, 2004
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
16
.
Gift of Gab - 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up
May 11, 2004
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
17
.
KRS-One - Keep Right
July 13, 2004
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
18
.
Royce da 5'9'' - Death Is Certain
February 24, 2004
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
19
.
Blockhead - Music by Cavelight
March 29, 2004
Instrumental Hip Hop
,
Trip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Lloyd Banks - The Hunger for More
June 29, 2004
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
21
.
Brand Nubian - Fire in the Hole
August 10, 2004
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
The Alchemist - 1st Infantry
June 29, 2004
Boom Bap
,
Gangsta Rap
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Pete Rock - Soul Survivor II
May 11, 2004
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Twista - Kamikaze
January 27, 2004
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Terror Squad - True Story
July 27, 2004
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings HipHopDX awarded albums throughout 2004.
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