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Highest Rated Albums of All Time
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Hip Hop
1.
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city
October 22, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
100
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2.
Nas - Life is Good
July 17, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
100
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3.
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
November 28, 2006
Hip Hop
Score
100
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4.
Meek Mill - Championships
November 30, 2018
Trap Rap
Score
80
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5.
Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs
November 30, 2018
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
80
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6.
Dipset - Diplomatic Ties
November 23, 2018
Score
80
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7.
The Diplomats - Diplomatic Ties
November 22, 2018
Score
80
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8.
Anderson .Paak - Oxnard
November 16, 2018
Neo-Soul
Score
80
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9.
Swizz Beatz - POISON
November 2, 2018
Hip Hop
Score
80
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10.
Takeoff - The Last Rocket
November 2, 2018
Trap Rap
Score
80
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11.
Vince Staples - FM!
November 2, 2018
Hip Hop
Score
80
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12.
Quavo - Quavo Huncho
October 12, 2018
Trap Rap
Score
80
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13.
T.I. - Dime Trap
October 5, 2018
Trap Rap
Score
80
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14.
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter V
September 28, 2018
Trap Rap
Score
80
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15.
Logic - YSIV
September 28, 2018
Pop Rap
Score
80
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16.
Eminem - Kamikaze
August 31, 2018
Pop Rap
Score
80
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17.
Stefflon Don - SECURE
August 17, 2018
Pop Rap
Score
80
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18.
Nicki Minaj - Queen
August 10, 2018
Pop Rap
Score
80
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19.
Trippie Redd - Life's A Trip
August 10, 2018
Hip Hop
Score
80
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20.
Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD
August 3, 2018
Trap Rap
Score
80
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21.
Mac Miller - Swimming
August 3, 2018
Pop Rap
Score
80
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22.
Wiz Khalifa - Rolling Papers 2
July 13, 2018
Pop Rap
Score
80
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23.
Drake - Scorpion
June 29, 2018
Pop Rap
Score
80
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24.
Jay Rock - Redemption
June 15, 2018
Hip Hop
Score
80
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25.
Nas - NASIR
June 15, 2018
Hip Hop
Score
80
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings XXL awarded albums throughout all.
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