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Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
March 16th, 2015
USER SCORE
94
5097 reviews
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2
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Madvillain - Madvillainy
March 23rd, 2004
USER SCORE
92
2598 reviews
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3
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Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
October 22nd, 2012
USER SCORE
91
3910 reviews
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4
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Nas - Illmatic
April 19th, 1994
USER SCORE
91
1930 reviews
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5
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Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
November 9th, 1993
USER SCORE
90
1225 reviews
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6
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OutKast - Aquemini
September 29th, 1998
USER SCORE
90
1002 reviews
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7
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Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
November 22nd, 2010
USER SCORE
90
4704 reviews
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8
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DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
November 19th, 1996
USER SCORE
89
1065 reviews
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9
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A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
September 24th, 1991
USER SCORE
89
1168 reviews
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10
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The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
September 13th, 1994
USER SCORE
89
917 reviews
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11
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The Avalanches - Since I Left You
November 27th, 2000
USER SCORE
89
1153 reviews
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12
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GZA - Liquid Swords
November 7th, 1995
USER SCORE
89
692 reviews
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13
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OutKast - ATLiens
August 27th, 1996
USER SCORE
89
861 reviews
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14
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Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
September 27th, 2016
USER SCORE
89
2500 reviews
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15
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J Dilla - Donuts
February 7th, 2006
USER SCORE
88
915 reviews
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16
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Kanye West - Late Registration
August 30th, 2005
USER SCORE
88
2704 reviews
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17
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Death Grips - The Money Store
April 21st, 2012
USER SCORE
88
2884 reviews
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18
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The Roots - Things Fall Apart
February 23rd, 1999
USER SCORE
88
522 reviews
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19
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Mobb Deep - The Infamous
April 25th, 1995
USER SCORE
88
514 reviews
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20
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MF DOOM - MM.. FOOD
November 16th, 2004
USER SCORE
88
1199 reviews
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21
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A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
November 9th, 1993
USER SCORE
88
736 reviews
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22
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Nujabes / Fat Jon - Samurai Champloo Music Record: Departure
June 23rd, 2004
USER SCORE
88
60 reviews
Amazon
23
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Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda
August 16th, 1994
USER SCORE
88
126 reviews
Amazon
24
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Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
June 25th, 1996
USER SCORE
88
668 reviews
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25
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Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
October 12th, 1999
USER SCORE
88
477 reviews
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