swap_horiz Born Sinner Alternatives

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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is a seminal 1988 hip-hop album by Public Enemy. The record’s dense lyrica...

Classic Political Hip Hop Album East Coast

9.5 Brilliant

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Black on Both Sides

Black on Both Sides is the 1999 debut solo studio album by American rapper and actor Mos Def, now known as Yasiin Bey. T...

Classic Hip Hop Album East Coast Conscious

8.6 Great

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2014 Forest Hills Drive

2014 Forest Hills Drive is the third studio album by American rapper J. Cole, released on December 9, 2014, through BySt...

Personal Concept Hip Hop Album East Coast

8.5 Great

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Circles

Circles is the sixth studio album by American rapper and singer Mac Miller, released posthumously on January 17, 2020, b...

Introspective Hip Hop Album 2020 East Coast

8.5 Great

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The Black Album

"The Black Album" is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released in 2003 through Roc-A-Fella Records and...

Classic Introspective Hip Hop Album East Coast

8.4 Great

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4:44

4:44 is the thirteenth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released in 2017 and produced primarily by No I.D. Built a...

Mature Hip Hop Album East Coast Conscious

8.2 Great

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undun

undun is a 2011 concept album by the Roots centered on Redford Stephens, a fictional young man drawn into crime and kill...

Concept Introspective Hip Hop Album East Coast

8.2 Great

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Nothing Was the Same

Nothing Was the Same is the third studio album by Canadian rapper Drake, released on September 24, 2013. Supported by th...

Introspective Hip Hop Album 2013 Drake

8.1 Great

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Long. Live. ASAP

Long. Live. ASAP is the debut studio album by American rapper A$AP Rocky, released on January 15, 2013. The album blends...

Hip Hop Album East Coast 2013 Debut

8.0 Great

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All Hail the Queen

All Hail the Queen is the debut studio album by American rapper Queen Latifah, released on November 7, 1989, by Tommy Bo...

Hip Hop Album East Coast 1989 Conscious

8.0 Great

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The Lost Boy

"The Lost Boy" is the debut studio album by American rapper YBN Cordae, released in 2019 through Atlantic Records. The a...

Hip Hop Album East Coast Conscious 2019

7.9 Good

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Return of the Boom Bap

"Return of the Boom Bap" is the debut solo studio album by American rapper KRS-One, released in 1993 via Jive Records fo...

Hip Hop Album East Coast Conscious 1993

7.8 Good

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KOD

"KOD" is the fifth studio album by American rapper J. Cole, released in April 2018. The title is an acronym with three d...

Concept Hip Hop Album East Coast 2018

7.8 Good

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The Off-Season

"The Off-Season" is the sixth studio album by American rapper J. Cole, released in May 2021 through Dreamville Records a...

Lyrical Hip Hop Album East Coast 2021

7.8 Good

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GO:OD AM

"GO:OD AM" is the third studio album by American rapper Mac Miller, released in September 2015. It represents his first...

Introspective Hip Hop Album East Coast 2015

7.8 Good

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ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$

ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ is the 2017 second studio album by American rapper Joey Bada$$. Its title references both national...

Political Hip Hop Album East Coast Conscious

7.7 Good

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Because the Internet

Because the Internet is the second studio album by Childish Gambino, the musical project of Donald Glover, released in 2...

Concept Introspective Hip Hop Album Alternative

7.5 Good

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Watching Movies with the Sound Off

Watching Movies with the Sound Off is the second studio album by American rapper Mac Miller, released in 2013. Moving aw...

Introspective Hip Hop Album Psychedelic East Coast

7.5 Good

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Cole World: The Sideline Story

Cole World: The Sideline Story is the debut studio album by American rapper J. Cole, released in 2011. It presents his c...

Hip Hop Album East Coast Conscious 2011

7.0 Good

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Everybody

Everybody is the third studio album by American rapper Logic, released in 2017 through Def Jam Recordings. The album is...

Logic Concept Hip Hop Album East Coast

6.8 Fair