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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88 Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II by Raekwon

(tied for #18) The Wu-Tang Clan rapper’s continuation of his debut is a gold star for New York rap. Critics received it well: Time magazine even called it one of the top 10 albums of 2009.

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