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 Phrenology by The Roots

(tied for #26) R&B crooner Musiq Soulchild gives an incredible performance on “Break You Off,” helping make it one of the band’s highest-charting songs ever.

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