Rolling Stone recently wrote an article on the Top 200 Rap Albums and in typical Rolling Stone list fashion, the list is a bit rough. Truthfully, I feel like the list was perfectly formulated to evoke as much rage as possible from the average reader. Who knows, maybe I’m just a jerk. Regardless, check out this video from Anthony Fantano who goes over the list a lot better than I ever could.

The Top 50 From The List

50. EPMD – ‘Strictly Business’ (1988)

49. N.W.A – ‘Straight Outta Compton’ (1988)

48. J Dilla – ‘Donuts’ (2006)

47. Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott – ‘Supa Dupa Fly’

46. Tyler, the Creator – ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ (2021)

45. LL Cool J – ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ (1990)

44. Genius/GZA – ‘Liquid Swords’ (1995)

43. Run-D.M.C. – ‘Run-D.M.C.’ (1984)

42. Big Daddy Kane – ‘Long Live the Kane’ (1988)

41. Kanye West – ‘Late Registration’ (2005)

40. Dr. Dre – ‘The Chronic’ (1992)

39. Lil Wayne – ‘The Carter III’ (2008)

38. Kendrick Lamar – ‘good kid – m.A.A.d city’ (2012)

37. Raekwon – ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ (1995)

36. Chance the Rapper – ‘Acid Rap’ (2013)

35. Snoop Doggy Dogg – ‘Doggystyle’ (1993)

34. Various Artists – ‘The Sugar Hill Records Story’ (1997)

33. De La Soul – ‘3 Feet High and Rising’ (1989)

32. Chief Keef – ‘Finally Rich’ (2012)

31. Nicki Minaj – ‘Pink Friday’ (2010)

30. Beastie Boys – ‘Paul’s Boutique’ (1989)

29. 2Pac – ‘All Eyez on Me’ (1996)

28. Mobb Deep – ‘The Infamous’ (1995)

27. Outkast – ‘Aquemini’ (1998)

26. Jay-Z – ‘Reasonable Doubt’ (1996)

25. Eminem – ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ (2000)

24. Nas – ‘Illmatic’ (1994)

23. UGK – ‘Ridin’ Dirty’ (1996)

22. DMX – ‘It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot’ (1998)

21. Lil Wayne – ‘Da Drought 3’ (2007)

20. Future – ‘DS2’ (2015)

19. Lil Kim – ‘Hard Core’ (1996)

18. Madvillain – ‘Madvillainy’ (2004)

17. Kanye West – ‘Yeezus’ (2013)

16. Cardi B – ‘Invasion of Privacy’ (2018)

15. Eric B. and Rakim – ‘Paid in Full’ (1987)

14. Ghostface Killah – ‘Supreme Clientele’ (2000)

13. Dr. Dre – ‘2001’ (1999)

12. Clipse – ‘Lord Willin’ ‘ (2002)

11. Drake – ‘Take Care’ (2011)

10. Lauryn Hill – ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ (1998)

9. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘The Low End Theory’ (1991)

8. Wu-Tang Clan – ‘Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’ (1993)

7. Missy Elliott – ‘Miss E… So Addictive’ (2001)

6. Kanye West – ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ (2010)

5. Kendrick Lamar – ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ (2015)

4. Public Enemy – ‘It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back’ (1988)

3. Jay-Z – ‘The Blueprint’ (2001)

2. Outkast – ‘Stankonia’ (2000)

1. The Notorious B.I.G. – ‘Ready to Die’ (1994)