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Album / artist	Year	Score / 10	Label & sources
Midnight Marauders ↗A Tribe Called Quest Listening guide →	1993	9.5	Jive Records 1 scorecard & notes A Tribe Called Quest – "Midnight Marauders" Review: Their Most Melodically Perfect Album — 9.5/10 MusicBrainz — release and track listing ↗
The Low End Theory ↗A Tribe Called Quest Listening guide →	1991	10	Jive Records 1 scorecard & notes A Tribe Called Quest – "The Low End Theory" Review: The Most Timeless Album in Rap History — 10/10 MusicBrainz — release and track listing ↗
Paul's Boutique ↗Beastie Boys	1989	9.5	Capitol Records 1 scorecard & notes Beastie Boys – "Paul’s Boutique" Review: The Most Ambitious Sampling Achievement in Rap History — 9.5/10
Arch Nemesis ↗Benzino	2005	1	ZNO Records (independent) 1 scorecard & notes Benzino – "Arch Nemesis" Review: The Source Owner Who Couldn't Rap — 1/10
Find the Beat ↗Blueface	Not recorded	2	Label not recorded 1 scorecard & notes No unambiguous release year was recorded in the scorecard metadata. Blueface – "Find the Beat" Review: He Is Still Looking — 2/10
Be ↗Common Listening guide →	2005	9	GOOD Music / Geffen Records 1 scorecard & notes Common – "Be" Review: Common’s Finest Album — 9/10 MusicBrainz — release and track listing ↗
Moment of Truth ↗Gang Starr	1998	9	Noo Trybe / Virgin 1 scorecard & notes Gang Starr – "Moment of Truth" Review: The Most Complete Statement of the Guru / Premier Partnership — 9/10
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted ↗Ice Cube Listening guide →	1990	9	Priority Records / EMI 1 scorecard & notes Ice Cube – "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" Review: The Debut That Made His Case — 9/10 MusicBrainz — release and track listing ↗
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy ↗Kanye West Listening guide →	2010	10	Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam 1 scorecard & notes Kanye West – "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" Review: The Greatest Maximalist Rap Album Ever Made — 10/10 MusicBrainz — release and track listing ↗
You Gotta Believe ↗Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch	1992	2	Label not recorded 1 scorecard & notes Marky Mark – "You Gotta Believe" Review: The Album That Made Mark Wahlberg Become an Actor — 2/10
Speakerboxxx / The Love Below ↗OutKast	2003	9.5	LaFace / Arista 1 scorecard & notes OutKast – "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" Review: The First Rap Album to Win the Grammy for Album of the Year — 9.5/10
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) ↗Wu-Tang Clan Listening guide →	1993	10	Loud Records / RCA Records 3 scorecards & notes Wu-Tang Clan – "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" Review: The Most Original Collective Debut in Rap History — 10/10 Wu-Tang Clan – “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” Review: The Album That Changed Everything — 10/10 Wu-Tang Clan – “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” Review: The Album That Rebuilt New York Rap — 10/10 MusicBrainz — release and track listing ↗