The Best Hip-Hop Albums of the 21st Century

by Doriean Stevenson, for Metacritic – October 19, 2017

Hip-hop heads agree: These are the best albums of this century. Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Dizzee Rascal, and Missy Elliott all appear on this list, but who holds the top spot?

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87 Kala by M.I.A.

(tied for #26) M.I.A.’s second studio album debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200. The biggest single, “Paper Planes”, lifted (so to speak) the album’s popularity thanks to features in the film Slumdog Millionaire and the trailer for Pineapple Express.

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