swap_horiz 808s & Heartbreak Alternatives

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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West’s *My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy* is a landmark 2010 hip-hop album. It’s notable for its lavish productio...

Classic Maximalist 2010 Critically Acclaimed

9.5 Brilliant

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The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem's third studio album (2000), his commercial and critical peak featuring the narrative single 'Stan,' becoming one...

Classic Midwest Controversy 2000

9.2 Excellent

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Late Registration

Late Registration is the second studio album by American rapper Kanye West, released in 2005 and featuring lush orchestr...

Classic Midwest Orchestral 2005

9.2 Excellent

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The College Dropout

The College Dropout is the debut studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West, released in 2004 to widespread...

Classic Midwest 2004 Kanye West

9.1 Excellent

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To Pimp a Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar's *To Pimp a Butterfly* is a powerful and politically charged album that blends jazz, funk, and hip-hop t...

Complex Experimental Lyrical Social Commentary

9.0 Excellent

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The Slim Shady LP

Eminem's major-label debut studio album (1999), a controversial breakthrough that launched him to mainstream fame and wo...

Classic Midwest 1999 Horrorcore

8.8 Great

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Tha Carter III

Tha Carter III is the sixth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne, released in 2008, selling over one million copies...

Classic Trap South 2008

8.7 Great

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The Eminem Show

The Eminem Show is the fourth studio album by American rapper Eminem, released in 2002 to massive commercial success and...

Classic Midwest Introspective 2002

8.6 Great

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Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagonecologyst is the 1996 debut album by American rapper Kool Keith under the alias Dr. Octagon, praised for its...

Experimental 1996 Underground Dr Octagon

8.6 Great

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Funcrusher Plus

Funcrusher Plus is the 1997 debut studio album by American hip-hop group Company Flow, highly influential in the develop...

Experimental 1997 Underground Boom Bap

8.6 Great

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Yeezus

Yeezus is the sixth studio album by American rapper Kanye West, released in 2013 and noted for its abrasive, industrial-...

Experimental Industrial 2013 Kanye West

8.5 Great

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Coloring Book

Coloring Book is the third mixtape by American rapper Chance the Rapper, released in 2016, notable for winning a Grammy...

Midwest 2016 Joyful Gospel Rap

8.5 Great

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Acid Rap

Acid Rap is the 2013 second mixtape by American rapper Chance the Rapper, praised for its jazz-influenced sound and cata...

Midwest Alternative Mixtape 2013

8.5 Great

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Food & Liquor

Food & Liquor is the debut studio album by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released in 2006, earning critical acclaim and m...

Midwest Lyrical Conscious 2006

8.2 Great

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At. Long. Last. ASAP

At. Long. Last. ASAP is the second studio album by American rapper A$AP Rocky, released in 2015 and debuting at number o...

Experimental Psychedelic East Coast 2015

8.2 Great

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Paper Trail

Paper Trail is the 2008 album by T.I., his most commercially successful release, featuring the number-one singles Live Y...

Trap South 2008 Ti

8.0 Great

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The Cool

The Cool is the second studio album by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released in 2007, featuring a conceptual narrative a...

Midwest Concept 2007 Conscious

8.0 Great

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The Life of Pablo

The Life of Pablo is the seventh studio album by American rapper Kanye West, released in 2016 through an unconventional...

Experimental 2016 Chaotic Gospel Rap

7.8 Good

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Dark Sky Paradise

Dark Sky Paradise is the third studio album by American rapper Big Sean, released in 2015 and featuring his massively po...

Commercial Midwest Trap 2015

7.2 Good

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I Decided

I Decided is the fourth studio album by American rapper Big Sean, released in 2017 and debuting at number one on the US...

Midwest Concept Trap 2017

6.8 Fair