![]() | All Eyez on Me by 2Pac
Buy new: £6.37 / Used from: £8.99 Incredible album, 2 CDs each filled with pure gold. Not a single weak track on here
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![]() | Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg
Buy new: £5.87 / Used from: £3.56 Just one of my favourite albums - 13 tracks, and all hip hop gold
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![]() | The Chronic by Dr. Dre
Buy new: £5.87 / Used from: £4.21 Gets in on the strength of Nuthin But A G Thang alone
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![]() | Liquid Swords by Genius/GZA
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £4.00 What an album, Shadowboxin is amazing, but BIBLE is the most powerful song
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![]() | Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.
Buy used from: £2.78 Needs no introduction - the album that put West Coast hip hop on the map
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![]() | Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.30 Another pure gold album - but CREAM is the standout track
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![]() | The Infamous by Mobb Deep
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £2.74 Dark album, but thoroughly recommended
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![]() | Atliens by Outkast
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £2.91 Stunning album, probably their finest album to date
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![]() | The Slim Shady LP by Eminem
Buy new: £9.78 / Used from: £1.90 Back when he was still raw, this was a great, dark, mysoginistic album
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![]() | Niggamortis by Gravediggaz
Buy used from: £11.99 Contraversial, but highly listenable album. 1-800-Suicide and Diary of a Madman stand out on this album
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![]() | Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z
Buy new: £6.37 / Used from: £4.22 Some people will think this album should be higher, but I think this is just right - it is a great album, but not mind-blowing
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![]() | Return to the 36 Chambers by Ol' Dirty Bastard
Buy new: £7.27 / Used from: £4.11 ODB at his best
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![]() | Illmatic by Nas
Buy used from: £3.43 I wished I liked this album more, but I don't. It's still a very important album, though
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![]() | Safe & Sound by DJ Quik
Buy used from: £9.26 DJ Quik's impressive album features some tracks that demand to be played at full volume
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![]() | Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.
Buy used from: £11.99 It's a decent album, and worthy of a spot in the top 20
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![]() | 2001 by Dr. Dre
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £3.43 Dr Dre returned from the dead (and generally terrible "Dr Dre Presents Aftermath" with this dope album
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![]() | The Score: Refugee Camp by Fugees
Buy new: £6.37 / Used from: £0.47 Classic and defining album in its day - not really "rap" enough for this list in fairness, but it has to be included somewhere!
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![]() | Skull and Bones by Cypress Hill
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.36 Cuban-themed hip hop; contains the very excellent "Rap Superstar"
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![]() | Lifestylez Ov Da Poor and Dangerous [Us Import] by Big L
Buy new: £10.79 / Used from: £4.99 Opens with a killer track, but fails to maintain its early momentum
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![]() | Black Out by Method Man
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.75 Won't be a popular choice, but I like it. Especially Cereal Killer
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![]() | Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon The Chef
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £2.38 What is about the Wu-Tang Clan that means their members have such good solo albums?
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![]() | Lets Get Free by Dead Prez
Buy used from: £5.58 Very political, but still very listenable. Hip Hop obviously well known but "I'm A African" also worth a mention
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![]() | It's Dark And Hell Is Hot (Enhanced Reissue) by DMX
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.02 Not considered by many to be his best, but I like it
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![]() | Season of da Siccness by Brotha Lynch Hung
Buy used from: £36.29 Total horrorcore - if you don't like horror don't listen to it (references to infanticide, etc)
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![]() | Home Sweet Home by Kano
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.38 Not bad for British Hip Hop
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