Top 10 Must Listen To Rap, Hip‑Hop
Albums 2000‑2009

album covers Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt.II by Raekwon, late registration by kanye west
Criteria: These Top 10 Must Listen To Rap/Hip‑Hop Albums for each year 2000‑2009 were ranked based on popularity, innovation, and overall quality of music.

Last Updated: 2010-01-29
Rap Albums 2000‑2009
2009
2009 rap album covers
  1. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt.II - Raekwon
  2. The Ecstatic - Mos Def
  3. The Blueprint 3 - Jay Z
  4. Man on the Moon: The End of Day - Kid Cudi
  5. Boy Meets World - Fashawn
  6. Born Like This - DOOM
  7. Never Better - P.O.S.
  8. Strange Journey - CunninLynguists
  9. Chamber Music - Wu-Tang Clan
10. Jay Stay Paid - J Dilla
2008
2008 rap album covers
  1. Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne
  2. Tronic - Black Milk
  3. Late Night Cinema - Blue Sky Black Death
  4. The Renaissance - Q-Tip
  5. I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind Pt II - Killer Mike
  6. Paper Trail - T.I.
  7. Rising Down - The Roots
  8. Untitled - Nas
  9. When life gives you lemons... - Atmosphere
10. Madvilliany Pt 2 - Madvillian
2007
2007 rap album covers
  1. Graduation - Kanye West
  2. Kala - M.I.A.
  3. Desire - Pharoahe Monch
  4. Dirty Acres - CunninLynguists
  5. American Gangster - Jay-Z
  6. 8 Diagrams - Wu-Tang Clan
  7. The Big Doe Rehab - Ghostface Killah
  8. The Scenic Route - Panacea
  9. The Offering - Killah Priest
10. Ear Drum - Talib Kweli
2006
2006 rap album covers
  1. Fishscale - Ghostface Killah
  2. Game Theory - The Roots
  3. Hell Hath No Fury - Clipse
  4. Food & Liquor - Lupe Fiasco
  5. Hip Hop Is Dead - Nas
  6. Donuts - Jay Dee
  7. A Piece of Strange - CunninLynguist
  8. Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell - Jedi Mind Tricks
  9. YoYoYoYoYo - Spank Rock
10. A Heap of Broken Images - Blue Sky Black Death
2005
2005 rap album covers
  1. Late Registration - Kanye West
  2. Be - Common
  3. S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M. - One Be Lo
  4. The Mouse and the Mask - DANGERDOOM
  5. A Healthy Distrust - Sage Francis
  6. A.W.O.L. - AZ
  7. The Minstrel Show - Little Brother
  8. True & Livin - Zion I
  9. Reloaded - Smif-N-Wessun
10. The Documentary - The Game
2004
2004 rap album covers
  1. Madvillainy - Madvillain
  2. The College Dropout - Kanye West
  3. No Said Date - Masta Killa
  4. MM.. Food - MF Doom
  5. The Pretty Toney Album - Ghostface Killah
  6. A Long Hot Summer - Masta Ace
  7. Connected - The Foreign Exchange
  8. Legacy of Blood - Jedi Mind Tricks
  9. The Grey Album - Danger Mouse
10. Street's Disciple - Nas
2003
2003 rap album covers
  1. Speakerboxxx / The Love Below - OutKast
  2. The Black Album - Jay-Z
  3. Get Rich or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent
  4. Rip the Jacker - Canibus
  5. Southernunderground - CunninLynguists
  6. Revolutionary Vol. 2 - Immortal Technique
  7. Shadows on the Sun - Brother Ali
  8. The Ownerz - Gang Starr
  9. Boy in da Corner - Dizzee Rascal
10. Birth of a Prince - RZA
2002
2002 rap album covers
  1. Phrenology - The Roots
  2. God's Son - Nas
  3. The Eminem Show - Eminem
  4. Legend of the Liquid Sword - Genius / GZA
  5. Blazing Arrow - Blackalicious
  6. Quality - Talib Kweli
  7. The Lost Tapes - Nas
  8. The Fix - Scarface
  9. Personal Journals - Sage Francis
10. Power in Numbers - Jurassic 5
2001
2001 rap album covers
  1. Stillmatic - Nas
  2. The Blueprint - Jay-Z
  3. The Realness - Cormega
  4. Disposable Arts - Masta Ace
  5. Iron Flag - Wu-Tang Clan
  6. Will Rap for Food - CunninLynguists
  7. The Best Part - J-Live
  8. Expansion Team - Dilated Peoples
  9. Revolutionary Vol. 1 - Immortal Technique
10. Bulletproof Wallets - Ghostface Killah
2000
2000 rap album covers
  1. Stankonia - OutKast
  2. Supreme Clientele - Ghostface Killah
  3. Masters of the Universe - Binary Star
  4. Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
  5. Violent By Design - Jedi Mind Tricks
  6. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
  7. Quality Control - Jurassic 5
  8. Train of Thought - Reflection Eternal
  9. Like Water for Chocolate - Common
10. Let's Get Free - Dead Prez








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