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Best east coast hip-hop albums of the 1980s

According to Riffiter listeners, the best east coast hip-hop album of the 1980s is It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy, rated 4.4/5 by 5 listeners.

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  1. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back cover№ 1It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackPublic Enemy · 19884.2Weighted score4.4 avg · 5 ratings
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  1. 2Paid in Full coverPaid in FullEric B. & Rakim · 19874.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings
  2. 33 Feet High and Rising cover3 Feet High and RisingDe La Soul · 19893.8 score · 3.8 avg · 11 ratings
  3. 4Licensed to Ill coverLicensed to IllBeastie Boys · 19862 ratings
  4. 5Paul's Boutique coverPaul's BoutiqueBeastie Boys · 19892 ratings
  5. 6Hot, Cool & Vicious coverHot, Cool & ViciousSalt-N-Pepa · 19861 rating
  6. 7Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop coverGhetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip HopBoogie Down Productions · 19891 rating
  7. 8Radio coverRadioLL Cool J · 19851 rating
  8. 9The Great Adventures of Slick Rick coverThe Great Adventures of Slick RickSlick Rick · 1988
  9. 10Master of the Game coverMaster of the GameThe 45 King · 1988
  10. 11Bigger and Deffer coverBigger and DefferLL Cool J · 1987

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