20 Greatest Hip Hop Albums of All Time (20-16)

[5th Letter]

19. The Diary is the third studio album by American rapper Scarface. The album was released on October 18, 1994, by Rap-A-Lot Records. This album is one of the few to receive a perfect rating from both The Source Magazine and XXL. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on December 5, 1994.

 

[5th Letter]

18. The Blueprint is the sixth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released on September 11, 2001, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. Its release was set a week earlier than initially planned in order to combat bootlegging. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2001 at Manhattan Center Studios and Baseline Studios in New York City. Contrasting the radio-friendly sound of Jay-Z's previous work, The Blueprint features soul-based sampling and production handled primarily by Kanye West, Just Blaze and Bink, as well as Timbaland, Trackmasters and Eminem, who also contributes the album's sole guest verse.

 

[5th Letter]

17. Death Certificate is the second studio album by American rapper Ice Cube, released on October 29, 1991 by Priority Records and was re-released for the 25th anniversary edition on June 9, 2017 by Interscope Records after Cube announced signing to the label in late May 2017. It was highly anticipated with over one million advanced orders.The album was certified platinum in sales on December 20, 1991.

 

[5th Letter]

16. The Low End Theory is the second album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Released on September 24, 1991 through Jive Records, the album produced three singles: "Check the Rhime", "Jazz (We've Got)", and "Scenario". Initially, the album garnered only minor commercial success, peaking at #45 on the Billboard 200, though it was later certified platinum on February 1, 1995 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Regarded as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time by critics, The Low End Theory was very influential to alternative hip hop and was praised for its conscious lyricism and production, which bridged the gap between jazz and hip hop.

 

[Trollio]

Death certificate should be top 10 period. Fuck the bullshit.

 

[GetoBoy]

Blueprint should definitely be higher

 

[bck145]

Blueprint and death certificate are top 10...fuck this list

 

[Lou Cypher]

Is this a "In 5th Letter's Opinion" type thread?

 

[5th Letter]

Is this a "In 5th Letter's Opinion" type thread?

Nah albums ranked based on votes made by posters.

 

[*~queenbee~*]

Where is the rest of the list?

 

[grYmes]

With all the bullshit that was in the original thread for voting... this could of went a lot worse.