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The top-rated hip-hop album on Riffiter is Ready to Die by The Notorious B.I.G., rated 4.9/5 by 6 listeners.
4,730 hip-hop albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 354 of 4,730 hip-hop albums, averaging 3.8/5, spanning 1979 to 2026.
02 MM..FOOD
MF DOOM · 2004
★ 4.7 · 10
03 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West · 2010
★ 4.6 · 11
04 Late Registration
Kanye West · 2005
★ 4.7 · 7
05 good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar · 2012
★ 4.7 · 7
06 Aquemini
OutKast · 1998
★ 4.8 · 5
07 The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem · 2000
★ 4.8 · 5
08 Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
Wu-Tang Clan · 1993
★ 4.8 · 5
09 The Infamous
Mobb Deep · 1995
★ 4.6 · 9
10 Graduation
Kanye West · 2007
★ 4.6 · 7
11 Madvillainy
MF DOOM · 2004
★ 4.7 · 5
12 Müptezhel
Ezhel · 2017
★ 5.0 · 3
13 Swimming
Mac Miller · 2018
★ 4.5 · 8
14 Illmatic
Nas · 1994
★ 4.6 · 6
15 The College Dropout
Kanye West · 2003
★ 4.6 · 5
16 The Chronic
Dr. Dre · 1992
★ 4.6 · 5
17 1999
Joey Bada$$ · 2012
★ 4.6 · 4
18 Operation: Doomsday
MF DOOM · 1999
★ 4.4 · 6
19 The Slim Shady LP
Eminem · 1999
★ 4.5 · 4
20 4:44
Jay-Z · 2017
★ 4.5 · 4
21 Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
Raekwon · 1995
★ 4.5 · 4
22 The Ecstatic
Mos Def · 2009
★ 4.5 · 4
23 It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Public Enemy · 1988
★ 4.4 · 5
24 2001
Dr. Dre · 2001
★ 4.3 · 6
25 AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube · 1990
★ 4.8 · 2
26 “Awaken, My Love!”
Childish Gambino · 2016
★ 4.8 · 2
27 Things Fall Apart
The Roots · 1999
★ 4.8 · 2
28 DAMN.
Kendrick Lamar · 2017
★ 4.2 · 10
29 Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg · 1993
★ 4.5 · 3
30 Death Certificate
Ice Cube · 1991
★ 4.5 · 3
31 It Was Written
Nas · 1996
★ 4.4 · 4
32 The Life of Pablo
Kanye West · 2016
★ 4.2 · 8
33 To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar · 2015
★ 4.1 · 12
34 Nothing Was The Same
Drake · 2013
★ 4.2 · 5
35 Take Care
Drake · 2011
★ 4.2 · 5
36 The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest · 1991
★ 4.2 · 5
37 Invasion of Privacy
Cardi B · 2018
★ 4.3 · 4
38 Some Rap Songs
Earl Sweatshirt · 2018
★ 4.3 · 4
39 Not Like Us
Kendrick Lamar · 2024
★ 4.3 · 4
40 Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
Kid Cudi · 2010
★ 4.3 · 3
41 Man on the Moon: The End of Day
Kid Cudi · 2009
★ 4.3 · 3
42 Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A · 1988
★ 4.3 · 3
43 All Eyez on Me
2Pac · 1996
★ 4.5 · 2
44 Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne · 2008
★ 4.5 · 2
45 Timber
Kesha · 2013
★ 5.0 · 1
46 Twelve Carat Toothache
Post Malone · 2022
★ 5.0 · 1
47 Greatest Hits
2Pac · 1998
★ 5.0 · 1
48 Tana Talk 4
Benny the Butcher · 2022
★ 5.0 · 1
49 The Blueprint
Jay-Z · 2001
★ 5.0 · 1
50 DAYTONA
Pusha T · 2018
★ 4.2 · 3
51 Get Rich or Die Tryin'
50 Cent · 2003
★ 4.2 · 3
52 ooh la la (Remix)
Run the Jewels · 2026
★ 4.2 · 3
53 2014 Forest Hills Drive
J. Cole · 2014
★ 4.0 · 10
54 Check Your Head
Beastie Boys · 1992
★ 4.3 · 2
55 2000
Joey Bada$$ · 2022
★ 4.3 · 2
56 Reasonable Doubt
Jay-Z · 1996
★ 4.3 · 2
57 Trap Muzik
T.I. · 2003
★ 4.3 · 2
58 No, Rich, Still Tryin
Mobb Deep · 2018
★ 4.3 · 2
59 Da Drought 3
Lil Wayne · 2007
★ 4.3 · 2
60 B.B.B.
Megan Thee Stallion · 2026
★ 4.3 · 2
61 Piece Of Your Love
Rod Wave · 2026
★ 4.3 · 2
62 Temps mort
Booba · 2002
★ 4.5 · 1
63 Me Against the World
2Pac · 1995
★ 4.5 · 1
64 Midnight Marauders
A Tribe Called Quest · 1993
★ 4.5 · 1
65 Pink Tape
Lil Uzi Vert · 2023
★ 4.5 · 1
66 Paper Trail
T.I. · 2008
★ 4.5 · 1
67 Hell on Earth
Mobb Deep · 1996
★ 4.5 · 1
68 3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul · 1989
★ 4.5 · 1
69 Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill · 1991
★ 4.5 · 1
70 Since the Last Time
Arrested Development · 2006
★ 4.5 · 1
71 Generation Gaming V
Dan Bull · 2015
★ 4.5 · 1
72 The Statement 2
Ace Hood · 2011
★ 4.5 · 1
73 Black Soprano Family
Benny the Butcher · 2015
★ 4.5 · 1
74 The Outsider
DJ Shadow · 2006
★ 4.5 · 1
75 Taylor Allderdice
Wiz Khalifa · 2012
★ 4.5 · 1
76 Duets: The Final Chapter (20th Anniversary Deluxe)
The Notorious B.I.G. · 2005
★ 4.5 · 1
77 PROJECT X
Key Glock · 2026
★ 4.5 · 1
78 Aşk Her Şeyi Affeder Mi
Şam · 2024
★ 4.5 · 1
79 Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys · 1989
★ 4.5 · 1
80 Yeezus
Kanye West · 2013
★ 4.0 · 5
81 Stankonia
OutKast · 2000
★ 4.0 · 5
82 Ready to Die (The Remaster)
The Notorious B.I.G. · 1994
★ 4.0 · 4
83 808s & Heartbreak
Kanye West · 2008
★ 4.0 · 4
84 More Life
Drake · 2017
★ 4.0 · 3
85 untitled unmastered.
Kendrick Lamar · 2016
★ 4.0 · 3
86 Barter 6
Young Thug · 2015
★ 4.0 · 3
87 DS2
Future · 2015
★ 4.0 · 3
88 The Eminem Show
Eminem · 2002
★ 4.0 · 3
89 MICHAEL
Killer Mike · 2023
★ 4.0 · 3
90 Home on the Range // Back Home
Earl Sweatshirt · 2026
★ 4.0 · 3
91 F That
DMX · 2026
★ 4.0 · 3
92 King's Disease II
Nas · 2021
★ 3.9 · 6
93 Luv Is Rage 2
Lil Uzi Vert · 2017
★ 4.0 · 2
94 Whole Lotta Red
Playboi Carti · 2020
★ 4.0 · 2
95 ?
XXXTENTACION · 2018
★ 4.0 · 2
96 Circles
Mac Miller · 2020
★ 4.0 · 2
97 Faces
Mac Miller · 2014
★ 4.0 · 2
98 Miss E ...So Addictive
Missy Elliott · 2001
★ 4.0 · 2
99 The Coming
Busta Rhymes · 1996
★ 4.0 · 2![The Water[s] cover](https://covers.riffiter.com/covers/album/177195/600.jpg)
100 The Water[s]
Mick Jenkins · 2014
★ 4.0 · 2
![The Water[s] cover](https://covers.riffiter.com/covers/album/177195/1200.avif)
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