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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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Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan’s “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” released in 1993 is a landmark album within hip hop history. The collec...

Classic Hip Hop Album Gritty East Coast

9.4 Excellent

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The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest’s “The Low End Theory” (1991) is a landmark hip hop album blending jazz and rap seamlessly. Its inn...

Classic Hip Hop Album East Coast 1991

9.4 Excellent

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Ready to Die

Ready to Die is the groundbreaking debut album by The Notorious B.I.G., released in 1994. It established Biggie’s signat...

Classic Hip Hop Album East Coast 1994

9.3 Excellent

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Reasonable Doubt

Reasonable Doubt is Jay-Z’s groundbreaking 1996 album, widely considered a cornerstone of East Coast hip hop. Produced p...

Classic Hip Hop Album East Coast 1996

9.1 Excellent

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The Blueprint

The Blueprint is Jay-Z’s 2001 album widely considered a cornerstone of classic East Coast hip hop. Produced primarily by...

Classic Hip Hop Album East Coast Soulful

9.0 Excellent

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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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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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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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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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Beats, Rhymes and Life

Beats, Rhymes and Life is the fourth studio album by American hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released in 1996. Its...

Mature Hip Hop Album East Coast 1996

7.5 Good

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Born Sinner

Born Sinner is the second studio album by American rapper J. Cole, released in 2013. Its songs examine ambition, temptat...

Introspective Hip Hop Album East Coast Conscious

7.5 Good

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Luv Is Rage 2

Luv Is Rage 2 is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert, released in 2017. It includes "XO Tour Llif3,"...

Hip Hop Album East Coast Trap 2017

7.5 Good

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Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life

Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life is Jay-Z's third studio album, released in 1998 through Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Record...

Commercial Hip Hop Album East Coast 1998

7.4 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