The albums that define
hip-hop.
Our picks for where to start with hip-hop — with a one-line read on why each one matters.
Top hip-hop artists
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The hip-hop essentials
Twenty-four picks. Press play on any of them.
De La Soul
3 Feet High and Rising
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Blackpink
Blackpink in Your Area
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Beastie Boys
Licensed to Ill
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Kid Rock
Rock n Roll Jesus
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Ty Dolla Sign
Vultures 1
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Donald Glover
Atavista
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Donald Glover
3.15.20
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Dev
The Night the Sun Came Up
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Chris Brown
Chris Brown
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Samy Deluxe
Samy Deluxe
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XXXTentacion
Skins
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Lil Yachty
Let's Start Here
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Pusha T
My Name Is My Name
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DJ Khaled
We the Best Forever
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Nelly Furtado
The Spirit Indestructible
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Nelly Furtado
The Ride
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Nelly Furtado
7
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Ai
Dream
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Drake
Her Loss
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Mary J. Blige
The London Sessions
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T-Pain
Rappa Ternt Sanga
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Gorillaz
D-Sides
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Gorillaz
Demon Days
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Nicki Minaj
Queen
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Chris Brown
Fan of a Fan: The Album
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Chris Brown
Indigo
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Alicia Keys
Here
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Alicia Keys
As I Am
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Alicia Keys
Remixed
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Alicia Keys
VH1 Storytellers
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Alicia Keys
Girl on Fire
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Alicia Keys
The Diary of Alicia Keys
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Alicia Keys
The Element of Freedom
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Alicia Keys
Unplugged
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Itzy
Gold
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Itzy
It'z Me
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Itzy
Girls Will Be Girls
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Itzy
Kill My Doubt
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Itzy
Ringo
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Itzy
Born to Be
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Megan Thee Stallion
Suga
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Megan Thee Stallion
Traumazine
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Megan Thee Stallion
Good News
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Morgenshtern
Alisher
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Diplo
Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil
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Doja Cat
Hot Pink
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Madlib
YHWH Is Love
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Madlib
Pardon My French
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OutKast
Stankonia
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Stray Kids
Go Live
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