Hier sind meine Top 100 US-Rap Alben. Compilations habe ich bei meiner Auflistung nicht berücksichtigt. Alle aufgelisteten Alben haben bei mir mindestens eine 4-Sterne Bewertung.
1. Nas: Illmatic (1994)
2. Wu-Tang Clan: Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
3. The Notorious B.I.G.: Ready to Die (1994)
4. Mos Def: Black on both sides (1999)
5. A Tribe Called Quest: Midnight Marauders (1993)
6. Mobb Deep: The infamous (1995)
7. Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt (1996)
8. Madvillain: Madvillainy (2004)
9. The Roots: Things Fall Apart (1999)
10. Gang Starr: Moment of Truth (1998)
11. (J Dilla: Donuts (2006)) ersetzt durch: Quasimoto: The unseen (2000)
12. Black Moon: Enter da stage (1994)
13. Mos Def & Talib Kweli: …are Black Star (1998)
14. Snoop Doggy Dogg: Doggystyle (1993)
15. Smif n Wessun: Dah shinin’ (1996)
16. N.W.A.: Straight Outta Compton (1988)
17. Group Home: Livin’ proof (1995)
18. Common: Like Water for Chocolate (2000)
19. Raekwon: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… (1995)
20. D.I.T.C.: D.I.T.C. (2000)
21. Dr. Dre: The Chronic (1992)
22. Genius / GZA: Liquid Swords (1995)
23. Talib Kweli & DJ Hi-Tek: Reflection eternal (2000)
24. Beastie Boys: Check your head (1992)
25. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth: The main ingredient (1994)
26. Jeru the Damaja: The sun rises in the east (1994)
27. The Pharcyde: Labcabincalifornia (1995)
28. Showbiz & A.G.: Runaway slave (1992)
29. DMX: It’s dark and hell is hot (1998)
30. Dr. Dre: 2001 (1999)
31. Gang Starr: Hard to earn (1994)
32. Beastie Boys: Ill communication (1994)
33. Organized Konfusion: Stress (The extinction agenda) (1994)
34. Big L: Lifestylez ov da poor & dangerous (1995)
35. Kanye West: The College Dropout (2004)
36. Slum Village: Fantastic Volume II (2000)
37. Gravediggaz: 6 Feet Deep (1994)
38. Masta Ace – Sittin‘ on chrome (1995)
39. Lootpack: Soundpieces: Da antidote (1999)
40. Grand Puba: 2000 (1995)
41. Dead Prez: Let’s get free (2000)
42. The Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death (1997)
43. 2Pac: Me Against the World (1995)
44. Eminem: The Slim Shady LP (1999)
45. OutKast: Aquemini (1998)
46. Jay-Z: The Blueprint (2001)
47. Capone N Noreaga: The war report (1997)
48. Nas: It was written (1996)
49. Ghostface Killah: Supreme Clientele (2000)
50. Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
51. Big Punisher: Capital Punishment (1998)
52. Redman: Muddy waters (1996)
53. J Dilla: The shining (2006)
54. 50 Cent: Get rich or die tryin’ (2003)
55. Gang Starr: Step in the Arena (1990)
56. Method Man: Tical (1994)
57. Bahamadia: Kollage (1996)
58. KRS-One: Return of the boom-bap (1997)
59. Ice Cube: Death Certificate (1991)
60. The Pharcyde: Bizzare Ride II the Pharcyde (1992)
61. Company Flow: Funcrusher Plus (1997)
62. A Tribe Called Quest: The Low End Theory (1991)
63. Common: BE (2005)
64. 2Pac: All Eyez on Me (1996)
65. Ol’ Dirty Bastard: Return to the 36 Chambers – The Dirty Version (1995)
66. Dilated Peoples: The platform (2000)
67. Fugees: The Score (1996)
68. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth: Mecca and the Soul Brother (1992)
69. OutKast: ATLiens (1996)
70. Nine: Nine livez (1995)
71. Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
72. Cypress Hill: Black Sunday (1993)
73. Nas: Stillmatic (2001)
74. The Roots: Illadelph Halflife (1996)
75. Ghostface Killah: Ironman (1996)
76. Common Sense: Resurrection (1994)
77. Lil’ Wayne: Tha Carter II (2006)
78. Jay-Z: The Black Album (2003)
79. Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
80. Wu-Tang Clan: Wu-Tang Forever (1997)
81. Jaylib: Champion sound (2004)
82. The Roots: Game theory (2006)
83. The Game: The documentary (2005)
84. Busta Rhymes: The coming (1996)
85. O.G.C.: Da storm (1996)
86. Eric.B & Rakim: Paid In Full (1987)
87. Craig Mack: Funk da world (1994)
88. Sean Price: Monkey barz (2005)
89. Mobb Deep: Hell on earth (1996)
90. Jeru the Damaja: Wrath of the math (1996)
91. O.C.: Jewelz (1997)
92. Mic Geronimo: The natural (1995)
93. Little Brother: The listening (2002)
94. J. Rawls: The essence of (2001)
95. The Nonce – World ultimate (1995)
96. Hi-Tek: Hi-Teknology (2001)
97. Fat Joe: Represent (1993)
98. De La Soul: Stakes is high (1996)
99. Cormega: The realness (2001)
100. Artifacts: Between a rock and a hard place (1994)
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