Best hip-hop albums of the 1980s
According to Riffiter listeners, the best hip-hop album of the 1980s is A Salt With a Deadly Pepa by Salt-N-Pepa, rated 4.7/5 by 3 listeners.
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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackPublic Enemy · 19884.2 score · 4.4 avg · 5 ratings4.24.4 avg · 5 ratings
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Paid in FullEric B. & Rakim · 19874.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings4.14.4 avg · 4 ratings
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Straight Outta ComptonN.W.A · 19884.0 score · 4.1 avg · 12 ratings4.04.1 avg · 12 ratings
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Rock the HouseDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince · 19874.0 score · 4.1 avg · 6 ratings4.04.1 avg · 6 ratings
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Licensed to IllBeastie Boys · 19864.0 score · 4.1 avg · 8 ratings4.04.1 avg · 8 ratings
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SwassSir Mix-A-Lot · 19883.9 score · 3.9 avg · 7 ratings3.93.9 avg · 7 ratings
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And in This Corner...DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince · 19893.9 score · 3.9 avg · 4 ratings3.93.9 avg · 4 ratings
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3 Feet High and RisingDe La Soul · 19893.9 score · 3.8 avg · 11 ratings3.93.8 avg · 11 ratings
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All for LoveNew Edition · 19853.8 score · 3.6 avg · 4 ratings3.83.6 avg · 4 ratings
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Rhyme PaysIce-T · 19872 ratings2 ratings
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Lōc-ed After DarkTone-Lōc · 19892 ratings2 ratings
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No More Mr. Nice GuyGang Starr · 19892 ratings2 ratings
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RadioLL Cool J · 19852 ratings2 ratings
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Paul's BoutiqueBeastie Boys · 19892 ratings2 ratings
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N.W.A. and the PosseN.W.A · 19871 rating1 rating
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Long Live the KaneBig Daddy Kane · 19881 rating1 rating
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The Great Adventures of Slick RickSlick Rick · 19881 rating1 rating
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Duck RockMalcolm McLaren · 19831 rating1 rating
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Hot, Cool & ViciousSalt-N-Pepa · 19861 rating1 rating
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He's the DJ, I'm the RapperDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince · 19881 rating1 rating
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Lyte as a RockMC Lyte · 19881 rating1 rating
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Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip HopBoogie Down Productions · 19891 rating1 rating
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Walking With a PantherLL Cool J · 19891 rating1 rating
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Bigger and DefferLL Cool J · 19871 rating1 rating
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Raising HellRun-DMC · 1986
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Strictly BusinessEPMD · 1988
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Back on the BlockQuincy Jones · 1989
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No One Can Do It BetterThe D.O.C. · 1989
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Unfinished BusinessEPMD · 1989
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Eazy-Duz-ItEazy-E · 1988
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PowerIce-T · 1988
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It's a Big Daddy ThingBig Daddy Kane · 1989
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Tougher Than Leather (Expanded Edition)Run-DMC · 1988
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Yo! Bum Rush the ShowPublic Enemy · 1987
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King Of Rock (Expanded Edition)Run-DMC · 1985
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Ba-Dop-Boom-BangGrandmaster Flash · 1987
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Jam On RevengeNewcleus · 1984
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All Hail the QueenQueen Latifah · 1989
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Let's Get It StartedMC Hammer · 1988
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By All Means NecessaryBoogie Down Productions · 1988
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Follow the LeaderEric B. & Rakim · 1988
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33““45““78Stereo MCs · 1989
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Sex PacketsDigital Underground · 1989
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The Cactus Album3rd Bass · 1989
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Jam On It - The Definitive CD SingleNewcleus · 1984
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The LightAfrika Bambaataa · 1988
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SeminarSir Mix-A-Lot · 1989
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El Soberano de la CumbiaChacalón y la Nueva Crema · 1983
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Los Auténticos (Remastered Edition)Los Shapis · 1982
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