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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92 Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

(#6) The grime scene had been developing in London’s East End for a few years, but went worldwide thanks in part to Boy in da Corner’s success in 2003. Rascal’s electrifying debut made him the first internationally recognized rap superstar from the UK.

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