Sep 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-rap-albums-all-time/ Crazy a--- list in my opinion For accessibility, this is the top 25: 25. Some Rap Songs - Earl Sweatshirt 24. Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A. 23. The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - Slick Rick 22. Soul Food - Goodie Mob 21. Ready to Die - The Notorious B.I.G. 20. Buhloone Mindstate - De La Soul 19. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan 18. Paid In Full - Eric B. & Rakim 17. Operation: Doomsday - MF DOOM 16. DS2 - Future 15. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... - Raekwon 14. It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy 13. The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest 12. good kid, m.A.A.d. city - Kendrick Lamar 11. Life After Death - The Notorious B.I.G. 10. Madvillainy - Madvillain 9. Aquemini - OutKast 8. h--- Hath No Fury - Clipse 7. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill 6. Rich g---: Tha Tour Pt.1 - Rich g--- 5. Illmatic - Nas 4. Supreme Clientele - Ghostface Killah 3. 400 Degreez - Juvenile 2. All Eyez On Me - 2Pac 1. The Infamous - Mobb Deep Notable Placements: 100. Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg 93. Moment of Truth - g--- Starr 62. The Chronic - Dr. Dre 60. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem (only Em album on the list) 47. Take Care - Drake 44. To p---- A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar 27. Yeezus - Kanye West (Only Ye album on the list) Thoughts?
Sep 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM This is the worst list I've ever seen in my life (not joking) So many classic hip hop albums missing or far to low ranked here.
Sep 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM I love 400 Degreez but it does not belong anywhere close to the top 3 That Thug album in the top 10 is super odd too
Sep 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM I love Operation Doomsday as much as the next guy but that is not DOOM's best lol did Madvillainy, VV, or MM..FOOD even place?
Sep 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM There was a note at the end of the article that says it wasn't included because it wouldn't be fair to the rest of the albums
Sep 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM oh s--- i read the list a few times and somehow just kept skipping over it my bad but MM..FOOD deserved to be there as well as VV
Sep 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM Was literally about to Post they got a Sexy Red album ranked higher than an undeniable great hip hop album Doggystyle it's insanity lmao Bunch of whiteboy cacs over there man gotta be
Sep 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM Lil.B has the 89th greatest hip hop album ever made folks LOL we should send @Marsh over to the PF main office all duraged up to beat they a---
Sep 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM Oh that explains why I’m not up there. It was a mystery how any emcee could be higher up on a list then me
Sep 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM Real for having Rich g--- The Tour at Number 6. That is deserved. Other than that, f---ing terrible list. Ready To Die should be number 1
