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Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
October 28, 2014
Hip Hop
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90
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D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah
December 15, 2014
Neo-Soul
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80
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J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive
December 9, 2014
Hip Hop
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80
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Gangsta Boo & Beatking - Underground Cassette Tape Music
October 15, 2014
Score
80
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Rich Gang - Tha Tour Part 1
September 29, 2014
Hip Hop
Score
80
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DJ Quik - The Midnight Life
October 14, 2014
Hip Hop
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80
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Prince - Art Official Age
September 30, 2014
R&B
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80
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Jeezy - Seen It All: The Autobiography
September 2, 2014
Hip Hop
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80
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Chris Brown - X
September 16, 2014
R&B
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80
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Fabolous - The Young OG Project
December 25, 2014
Score
70
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Kevin Gates - Luca Brasi 2
December 16, 2014
Hip Hop
Score
70
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Omarion - Sex Playlist
December 2, 2014
R&B
Score
70
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K. Michelle - Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart?
December 9, 2014
R&B
Score
70
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A$AP Ferg - Ferg Forever
November 28, 2014
Hip Hop
Score
70
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Wiley - Snakes & Ladders
November 3, 2014
Score
70
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Ghostface Killah - 36 Seasons
December 9, 2014
Hip Hop
Score
70
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Big K.R.I.T. - Cadillactica
November 11, 2014
Hip Hop
Score
70
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Tinashe - Aquarius
October 7, 2014
Alternative R&B
Score
70
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Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint
December 15, 2014
Hip Hop
Score
70
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PARTYNEXTDOOR - PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO
July 29, 2014
R&B
Score
70
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Common - Nobody's Smiling
July 22, 2014
Hip Hop
Score
70
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Azealia Banks - Broke With Expensive Taste
November 6, 2014
Hip Hop
Score
70
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Rapsody - Beauty and the Beast
October 7, 2014
Hip Hop
Score
60
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Migos - Rich Nigga Timeline
November 5, 2014
Score
60
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Teyana Taylor - VII
November 4, 2014
R&B
Score
60
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Complex awarded albums throughout 2014.
COMPLEX'S HIGHEST RATED ALBUMS OF ...
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