Top 10 GREATEST Rap Albums of the 21st Century, according to Rolling Stone

[Mr 18]

The Hip Hop albums on the list:

• 246. Saba - Care For Me (2018)
• 244. 21 Savage and Metro Boomin - Savage Mode (2016)
• 239. Doja Cat - Hot Pink (2019)
• 233. Mach-Hommy - Pray for Haiti (2021)
• 226. Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs (2018)
• 219. Mac Miller - Swimming (2018)
• 218. A$AP Rocky - Long. Live. A$AP (2013)
• 208. Vince Staples - ‘Summertime ’06’ (2015)
• 203. 50 Cent, ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2023)
• 201. Pusha T - Daytona (2018)
• 199. Cam’ron - Come Home With Me (2002)
• 194. Travis Scott, - Astroworld (2018)
• 183. Rapsody - Laila’s Wisdom (2017)
• 180. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music (2012)
• 177. Dizzee Rascal - Boy in Da Corner (2003)
• 172. Common - Like Water for Chocolate (2000)
• 168. Tierra Whack - Whack World (2018)
• 166. Danny Brown - XXX (2011)
• 164. Missy Elliott - Miss E … So Addictive’ (2001)
• 152. Rich Gang - Tha Tour Part 1 (2014)
• 147. Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
• 145. J. Cole - The Off-Season (2021)
• 144. Playboi Carti - Die Lit (2018)
• 136. Migos - Culture (2018)
• 124. Chief Keef - Finally Rich (2012)
• 118. Drake - If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (2015)
• 110. Lil Uzi Vert - Eternal Atake (2020)
• 101. Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3 (2007)
• 97. Young Thug - So Much Fun (2019)
• 95. Noname - Telefone (2016)
• 92. Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost (2021)
• 89. Future - DS2 (2015)
• 87. Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap (2013)
• 84. Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy (2018)
• 83. Kanye West, - 808s & Heartbreak (2008)
• 73. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday (2010)
• 66. Kendrick Lamar - Damn (2017)
• 59. M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
• 58. J Dilla - Donuts - (2006)
• 56. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury (2006)
• 54. Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
• 50. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele (2000)
• 47. Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
• 44. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
• 33. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)
• 32. Madvillan - Madvillany (2004)
• 28. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III (2008)
• 23. Drake, - Take Care (2011)
• 18. Missy Elliott - Under Construction (2002)
• 12. Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
• 8. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
• 6. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012)
• 4. OutKast - Stankonia (2000)

No Reloaded, Mista Don't Play, graduation, King, The Cool. Cocaine Pinata etc.

Thanks for posting it

 

[Low End Derrick]

I also have a gripe with mixtapes not being included in the 21st century. Like stop it,mixtapes are made as albums now.

They put Da Drought 3 at #101 on the list

Doesn't feel right not having Future on this list for me. I think he could crack the top 10 potentially. I should at least be forced to consider.

They put DS2 at #89 on the list

 

[The_Third_Man]

only Kendrick (2x) , Jay, Doom and Kanye deserve to be there imo.

 

[Depreciating Asset]

Get Rich... is the biggest rap album to come out this century and it ain't close. I fukking hate 50 cent and ain't no way in hell that album isn't top 10 in terms of impact, street appeal and beats. Crazy to leave it off a list unless your criteria is purely rhymes and artistry.

 

[Still Benefited]

They put Da Drought 3 at #101 on the list



They put DS2 at #89 on the list

Future should be way higher than that if we included mixtapes.

 

[JustCKing]

WTT came for an entirely different. You can watch the numerous Kanye interviews on why he felt like they was a necessity. And it wasn't because of MBDTF.

Nah, those sessions started with MBDTF. There's songs on WTT, that were on early tracklists for MBDTF. Jay Z being on two songs from MBDTF was not a coincidence. Between BP3 and MBDTF, they were locked in which is how WTT came to be. "HAM" dropped right after MBDTF came out like December 2010/January 2011.

 

[Da_Eggman]

Missy worst album to boot

 

[EndDomination]

Lemonade gotta be the most overrated album of all time. Brilliant move by Beyonce for centering it around gossip

Nah, its a fantastic album - a lot of sonic experimentation, great replay value, lyrically a fascinating album.

 

[EndDomination]

I don’t even know which Missy album Under Construction is….it for sure wasn’t heralded as some kinda all time great album in real time, just seems random as all fukk

it was acclaimed at the time - not as acclaimed as Miss E... So Addictive though

 

[EndDomination]

The biggest offense to me is Cardi B's inclusion - I genuinely don't think her music is good, her crossover appeal and influence on the very next generation of rappers are the only reasons I can think of for her being mentioned.

 

[CP3.]

'Like Water for Chocolate' is not better than 'Be' And I'm a Common stan that loves both albums so it's no hate.

 

[GeeEffKay]

Shyt is all over the place. Got madvillainy but also under construction? seems like even they dont know what the criteria is

 

[KillerB88]

Honestly, Yeezus shouldn't even be on the list. It was the worst Kanye West album at that point and MBDTF is infinitely better than that album. Good Friday songs that didn't even make MBDTF are better than that album.

 

[Chip Skylark]

Get rich should be top 10 or 5 on any rap list about the 21st century

 

[M4T]

Great Depression and Grand Champ weren't great albums.

His best work came out before the turn of the century.

I liked Grand champ