90s Rap Album Rankings
The greatest rap and hip-hop albums of the 1990s ranked by influence, acclaim, innovation, and cultural impact.
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▲ Top 5
#1
Mobb Deep - The Infamous (1995)
+10
#2
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
+7
#3
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
+4
#4
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
+4
#5
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
+4
▼ Bottom 5
#1
Goodie Mob - Soul Food (1995)
-5
#2
Souls of Mischief - 93 'til Infinity (1993)
-4
#3
Gravediggaz - Niggamortis (1993)
-3
#4
Digital Underground - Sex Packets (1990)
-2
#5
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - E. 1999 Eternal (1995)
-1
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Mobb Deep - The Infamous (1995)+10
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)+7
Nas - Illmatic (1994)+4
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)+4
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)+4
Redman - Muddy Waters (1996)+1
Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)—
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die (1994)—
2Pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)—
OutKast - Aquemini (1998)—
2Pac - Me Against the World (1995)—
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)—
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (1995)—
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)—
The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death (1997)—
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)—
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)—
Big Pun - Capital Punishment (1998)—
OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994)—
GZA - Liquid Swords (1995)—
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides (1999)—
Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990)—
Ice Cube - Death Certificate (1991)—
Mobb Deep - Hell on Earth (1996)—
DMX - It's Dark and Hell Is Hot (1998)—
The Fugees - The Score (1996)—
Gang Starr - Moment of Truth (1998)—
Lil' Kim - Hard Core (1996)—
Scarface - The Diary (1994)—
The Roots - Things Fall Apart (1999)—
Common - Resurrection (1994)—
Ice Cube - The Predator (1992)—
Ghostface Killah - Ironman (1996)—
AZ - Doe or Die (1995)—
DJ Quik - Safe + Sound (1995)—
MF DOOM - Operation: Doomsday (1999)—
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)—
Mack 10 - Mack 10 (1995)—
The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde (1992)—
Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs (1999)—
De La Soul - Stakes Is High (1996)—
Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought (2000)—
Puff Daddy - No Way Out (1997)—
OGC - Da Storm (1996)—
Busta Rhymes - The Coming (1996)—
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - E. 1999 Eternal (1995)-1
Digital Underground - Sex Packets (1990)-2
Gravediggaz - Niggamortis (1993)-3
Souls of Mischief - 93 'til Infinity (1993)-4
Goodie Mob - Soul Food (1995)-5