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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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The Marshall Mathers LP

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

Classic Midwest Hip Hop Album Controversy

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 Hip Hop Album

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 Hip Hop Album 2004

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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Freddie Gibbs - Pinata

Piñata is a 2014 hip-hop album by rapper Freddie Gibbs and producer Madlib, highly acclaimed for its gritty street narra...

Midwest Hip Hop Album 2014 Boom Bap

8.9 Great

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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 Hip Hop Album 1999

8.8 Great

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Death Certificate

Death Certificate is the second studio album by American rapper Ice Cube, released in 1991 and highly controversial for...

Political Hip Hop Album 1991 West Coast

8.8 Great

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Fear of a Black Planet

Fear of a Black Planet is the 1990 third studio album by American hip-hop group Public Enemy, known for its dense politi...

Classic Political Hip Hop Album East Coast

8.8 Great

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Run the Jewels 2

Run the Jewels 2 is the second studio album by American hip-hop duo Run the Jewels, released in 2014 to critical acclaim...

Political Hip Hop Album 2014 Duo

8.8 Great

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Saba - CARE FOR ME

Care for Me is a 2018 studio album by Chicago rapper Saba, widely acclaimed for its introspective lyricism exploring gri...

Personal Midwest Hip Hop Album 2018

8.8 Great

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Take Care

Take Care is the second studio album by Canadian rapper Drake, released in 2011, acclaimed for its introspective lyrics...

Classic Emotional Hip Hop Album Drake

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 Hip Hop Album

8.6 Great

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RTJ4

RTJ4 is the fourth studio album by American hip-hop duo Run the Jewels, released in 2020 and acclaimed for its fierce cr...

Political Hip Hop Album 2020 Duo

8.6 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 Hip Hop Album 2016 Joyful

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 Hip Hop Album Alternative Mixtape

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 Hip Hop Album Conscious

8.2 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 Hip Hop Album 2007

8.0 Great

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Nellyville

Nellyville is the second studio album by American rapper Nelly, released in 2002, which featured the chart-topping singl...

Midwest Hip Hop Album 2002 Mainstream

6.3 Fair

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Rolling Papers

Rolling Papers is the major-label debut studio album by American rapper Wiz Khalifa, released in 2011 and featuring the...

Midwest Hip Hop Album 2011 Pop Rap

6.0 Fair