100 Greatest Rap/Hip-Hop Albums
of the 2000s

1. The College Dropout - Kanye West (2004)
2. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem (2000)
3. Stankonia - Outkast (2000)
4. The Blueprint - Jay-Z (2001)
5. Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne (2008)
6. Late Registration - Kanye West (2005)
7. Speakerboxx/The Love Below - Outkast (2003)
8. Get Rich or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent (2003)
9. Madvillainy - Madvillain (2004)
10. The Black Album - Jay-Z (2003)
11. Miss E... So Addictive - Missy Elliott (2001)
12. The Eminem Show - Eminem (2002)
13. Graduation - Kanye West (2007)
14. Supreme Clientele - Ghostface Killah (2000)
15. Man On the Moon: The End of the Day - Kid Cudi (2009)
16. Donuts - J Dilla (2006)
17. Be - Common (2005)
18. Hell Hath No Fury - Clipse (2006)
19. Tha Carter II - Lil Wayne (2005)
20. Like Water for Chocolate - Common (2000)
21. Stillmatic - Nas (2001)
22. Phrenology - The Roots (2002)
23. Under Construction - Missy Elliott (2002)
24. Trap Muzik - T.I. (2003)
25. So Far Gone - Drake (2009)
26. Boy In Da Corner - Dizzee Rascal (2003)
27. The Cold Vein - Cannibal Ox (2001)
28. Fishscale - Ghostface Killah (2006)
29. Original Pirate Material - The Streets (2002)
30. Food & Liquor - Lupe Fiasco (2006)
31. Kala - M.I.A. (2007)
32. Arular - M.I.A. (2005)
33. Mm...FOOD - MF DOOM (2004)
34. The Documentary - The Game (2005)
35. Epiphany - T-Pain (2007)
36. The Ecstatic - Mos Def (2009)
37. Country Grammar - Nelly (2000)
38. The Blueprint 3 - Jay-Z (2009)
39. American Gangster - Jay-Z (2007)
40. King - T.I. (2006)
41. Nellyville - Nelly (2002)
42. Tha Carter - Lil Wayne (2004)
43. The Fix - Scarface (2002)
44. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II - Raekwon (2009)
45. Game Theory - The Roots (2006)
46. The Renaissance - Q-Tip (2008)
47. Da Drought 3 - Lil Wayne (2007)
48. Dedication 2 - Lil Wayne & DJ Drama (2006)
49. Vaudeville Villain - Viktor Vaughn (2003)
50. Fantastic Damage - El-P (2002)
51. Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 (2000)
52. Lord Willin' - Clipse (2002)
53. The Minstrel Show - Little Brother (2005)
54. A Grand Don't Come for Free - The Streets (2004)
55. cLOUDDEAD - cLOUDDEAD (2001)
56. Word of Mouf - Ludacris (2001)
57. The Grey Album - Danger Mouse (2004)
58. Below the Heavens - Blu & Exile (2007)
59. Labor Days - Aesop Rock (2001)
60. Born Like This - DOOM (2009)
61. The Cool - Lupe Fiasco (2007)
62. This Is Not a Test - Missy Elliott (2003)
63. Rising Down - The Roots (2008)
64. The Lost Tapes - Nas (2002)
65. God's Son - Nas (2002)
66. Nada Como Um Dias O Outro Dia - Racionais MCs (2002)
67. Kings of Crunk - Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz (2002)
68. The Massacre - 50 Cent (2005)
69. Paper Trail - T.I. (2008)
70. 8 Mile - Soundtrack (2002)
71. Encore - Eminem (2004)
72. Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 - Young Jeezy (2005)
73. Blazing Arrow - Blackalicious (2002)
74. Take Me To Your Leader - King Geedorah (2003)
75. The Shining - J. Dilla (2006)
76. The Unseen - Quasimoto (2000)
77. The Best Part - J-Live (2001)
78. Let's Get Free - Dead Prez (2000)
79. I'll Sleep When You're Dead - El-P (2007)
80. The Pretty Toney Album - Ghostface Killah (2004)
81. Souljaboytellem.com - Soulja Boy (2007)
82. Relapse - Eminem (2009)
83. Elephunk - Black Eyed Peas (2003)
84. Scorpion - Eve (2001)
85. Pain is Love - Ja Rule (2001)
86. None Shall Pass - Aesop Rock (2007)
87. Metaphorical Music - Nujabes (2003)
88. From Filthy Tongues of Gods and Griots - Dalek (2002)
89. A Long Hot Summer - Masta Ace (2004)
90. The Mouse and the Mask - DANGERDOOM (2005)
91. Purple Haze - Cam'Ron (2004)
92. The Private Press - DJ Shadow (2002)
93. Quality - Talib Kweli (2002)
94. Fantastic Vol. 2 - Slum Village (2000)
95. Finding Forever - Common (2007)
96. The Recession - Young Jeezy (2008)
97. Shock Value - Timbaland (2007)
98. 6 Kiss - Lil B (2009)
99. A Kid Named Cudi - Kid Cudi (2008)
100. A Mixtape About Nothing - Wale (2008)