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The following records all scored 9 or higher (out of 10)

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

  • Aeon: Peace to the Puzzle
  • Bad Neighbor
    Bad Neighbor
  • Black Messiah
  • City Lights 3: Soweto
  • The Essence
  • The Documentary 2
  • The Epic
  • Slimkid3 & DJ Nu-Mark
  • Tetsuo & Youth
  • To Pimp a Butterfly

2014

  • Around the Sun
  • Cadillactica
  • March on Washington
  • Nomads
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Respect the Architect
  • Run the Jewels 2
  • 333 (The Tortoise and the Crow)
  • Under Pressure
  • Way of the Warrior

2013

  • Beautiful Raw
  • Black Athena
  • Capture the Sun
  • Glutton
  • KILLmatic
  • The Night’s Gambit
  • The Ocean
  • The Realism
  • Rubber Souls
  • Such As I
  • Sleepless in Soweto
  • Twelve Reasons to Die

2012

  • Ill Manors
  • The KoleXXXion
  • Life is Good
  • Payback
  • R.A.P. Music
  • Reloaded
  • Trophies

2011

  • Armor of God
  • The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
  • The Element of Surprise
  • Elmatic
  • The Greatest Story Never Told
  • Handshakes and Middle Fingers
  • New Age Middle Finger
  • Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme
  • Said Person of That Ability

2010

  • ArchAndroid
  • Atomic Clock
  • Death is Silent
  • Dinner and a Movie
  • Distant Relatives
  • Dragon Slayer
  • How I Got Over
  • Live From the Tape Deck
  • Melatonin Magick
  • My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
  • Revolutions Per Minute
  • Sir Luscious Left Foot
  • The Stimulus Package

2009

  • Ali’Yah
  • The Best Best of Fela Kuti
  • Better Late Than Never
  • The Blood Doctrine
  • By the Throat
  • Escape 2 Mars
  • Ethiopium
  • Felt 3
  • K.O.D. (King of Darkness)
  • Let the Children Die
  • Long Story Short
  • Man on the Moon
  • Montezuma’s Revenge
  • Never Better
  • The Process of Addiction Has Its Costs
  • Slaughterhouse
  • So Far Gone
  • Solitary Confinement
  • stop.think.run
  • Survival Skills
  • Tales from the Sick
  • Tear Gas
  • The TreEP
  • We Are to Answer
  • What the F*ck is a Jay Electronica
  • The World is My Block
  • Us
  • Yes!

2008

  • Absolute Value
  • And I Love Her
  • The Beauty in Distortion
  • The Book
  • Brokelore
  • Ego Trippin’
  • The Gas
  • The IV Edition
  • Jeanius
  • Late Night Cinema
  • Like This
  • Man in the Mirror
  • March on Washington
  • New Amerykah Part One
  • The Odd Couple
  • Ode to the Ghetto
  • The Old Prince
  • Paper Trail
  • The Preface
  • Rising Down
  • Same As It Never Was
  • Spektrum
  • Theater of the Mind
  • The 3rd World
  • Vulture’s Wisdom
  • When Life Gives You Lemons

2007

  • American Gangster
  • Arular
  • The Baydestrian
  • Carnival Vol. II
  • Common Market
  • The Cool
  • Desire
  • Ear Drum
  • False Hopes
  • Finding Forever
  • Get Back
  • How To Sell Your Soul…
  • Human Death Dance
  • I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead
  • I’m Still Livin’ (Chopped and Screwed)
  • Instrumentals
  • Jazzmatazz Vol. 4
  • Kala
  • Mix Tape Messiah 3
  • Overnite Encore
  • The Release Party
  • Riding in Fast Cars With Your Momma
  • Rise Up
  • The Signal
  • The Tortoise Hustle
  • Ultimate Victory
  • Underground Kingz
  • The Undisputed Truth
  • The Weatherman LP

2006

  • The Audience’s Listening
  • Black Magic
  • Crown Control
  • Doctor’s Advocate
  • Donuts
  • Exodus into Unheard Rhythms
  • Expressions
  • Feedback
  • Food and Liquor
  • Game Theory
  • The Healing
  • Hell Hath No Fury
  • Hip Hop is Dead
  • I’m Still Livin’
  • The Impossible Mission
  • It’s Called Life
  • Magnificent City Instrumentals
  • The 911 Report
  • The Shining
  • Things Go Better With RJ and Al

2005

  • A.W.O.L.
  • Bittersweet
  • Black Dialogue
  • Certified
  • The Craft
  • Exclusive Collection
  • Felt 2
  • Good Music
  • Home Sweet Home
  • Hell’s Winter
  • The Jack Artist
  • Late Registration
  • Life’s a Collection of Experiences
  • Likwit Junkies
  • The Minstrel Show
  • 1988
  • Petestrumentals
  • Right About Now
  • Same Sh*t Different Day
  • Samplin’ to the Beat of the Drum
  • Starchild
  • Steal This Double Album
  • The Testament
  • 3:16
  • Triangulation Station
  • True & Livin’
  • You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having

2004

  • A Grand Don’t Come For Free
  • Black August
  • Corymb
  • Dead Poet Live Album
  • Demo? or Demolition?
  • 8 Million Stories
  • 4th Dimensional Rocketships
  • Fuel for the Fire
  • The Grey Album
  • The Grind Date
  • In Like Flynn
  • It Will Fall
  • Lost and Found
  • Madvillainy
  • Memphis Underworld
  • Mirror Music
  • Mississauga
  • Music, Magic, Myth
  • My Own Worst Enemy
  • No Said Date
  • Or Stay Tuned
  • Popular Fallacies
  • The Pretty Toney Album
  • Redneck Games
  • Revolutions
  • Ronald Dregan
  • Rounds
  • The Sagas of…
  • SARS Vol. 2
  • Shades of Grey
  • Shadows on the Sun
  • Slow Your Roll
  • Sonic Jihad
  • The Soul Machine
  • Special Edition
  • Street’s Disciple
  • Sweat + Suit
  • Synergy
  • Twenty Six Inch EP
  • Virtuosity
  • Yellow Tape Instrumentals

2003

  • Balance
  • The Black Album
  • Clear Blue Skies
  • Galt, Up from the Basement
  • The Horror
  • I, Phantom
  • Kristyles
  • Life Sentence
  • The Listening
  • Love & Hate
  • Mind Over Matter
  • Now
  • Open Canvas
  • The Ownerz
  • Ravipops
  • Rip the Jacker
  • Simple Moves
  • Something’s Gotta Give
  • SouthernUnderground
  • Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
  • Unlimited EP
  • Vaudeville Villain
  • Visions of Gandhi
  • Youth is Yours

2002

  • All of the Above
  • Arrhythmia
  • Attack of the Attacking Things
  • Aziatic
  • The Ballpoint Composer
  • Blazing Arrow
  • Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
  • Dangerous Connection
  • A Declaration of Independents
  • The Embodiment of Instrumentation
  • The Future is Now
  • Incredible DJ’s
  • Legend of the Liquid Sword
  • The Night We Called It a Day
  • Original Pirate Material
  • Personal Journals
  • Pimps Don’t Pay Taxes
  • Power in Numbers
  • The Private Press
  • Quality
  • Scribes of Life
  • Since I Left You
  • Sunch Punch
  • Uncharted Terrain
  • Under Tha Influence
  • Varsity Blues
  • Won

2001

  • Accepted Eclectic
  • Ascension
  • The Best Part
  • Date of Birth
  • Even in Darkness
  • Hip Hop
  • Neva Stop Diggin’
  • One
  • Run Come Save Me
  • The Soul Purpose
  • Stillmatic
  • Supa Sista
  • Typical Cats
  • The Up to Speed EP
  • Vocal Studies

2000

  • A Bottle of Whup Ass
  • Art Official Intelligence
  • Balance and Options
  • The Debut Album
  • Deltron 3030
  • D.I.T.C.
  • The EP
  • Float
  • Jazzmatazz Streetsoul
  • Journey to Anywhere
  • Like Water for Chocolate
  • Masters of Illusion
  • Masters of the Universe
  • A Much Better Tomorrow
  • Nia
  • Operation Doomsday
  • Pages of Life
  • The Piece Maker
  • Restless
  • Return of the Drifter
  • Stankonia
  • Supreme Clientele
  • Train of Thought
  • Unforeseen Shadows
  • The Unseen
  • Warriorz

1999

  • Black on Both Sides
  • Cater to the DJ
  • The Chronic 2001
  • Full Clip
  • Hell’s Kitchen
  • Imaginarium
  • Internal Affairs
  • Rapper Gone Bad
  • Prince Among Thieves
  • So How’s Your Girl?
  • There’s a POISON Goin’ On
  • 2000 Fold

1998

  • A Book of Human Language
  • BlackStar
  • Capital Punishment
  • First Family 4 Life
  • 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
  • Foundation
  • Masquerades and Silhouettes
  • Moment of Truth
  • Rhythm-Al-Ism
  • Soul Survivor
  • 3rd Eye Vision

1997

  • The 18th Letter
  • Factors of the Seven
  • Funcrusher Plus
  • Gravity
  • In My Lifetime Vol. 1
  • Instrumentalyst
  • Latryx
  • New York Reality Check 101
    New York Reality Check 101
  • No Way Out
  • Traffic Jams
  • Uptown Saturday Night
  • When Disaster Strikes

1996

  • ATLiens
  • Bow Down
  • Da Storm
  • Do You Know the Way?
  • Dr. Octagon
  • Endtroducing
  • Here To Save You All
  • Illadelph Halflife
  • Muddy Waters
  • Musical Meltdown
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Reasonable Doubt
  • Ridin’ Dirty
  • Stakes Is High
  • Time Will Reveal
  • Wrath of the Math

1995

  • All We Got Iz Us
  • Coast II Coast
  • Dah Shinin’
  • E.1999 Eternal
  • Goodfellas
  • The Infamous
  • Labcabincalifornia
  • Lifestyles Ov Da Poor N Dangerous
  • Liquid Swords
  • Maxinquaye
  • Me Against the World
  • Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…
  • Operation Stackola
  • Psychological Enslavement
  • Return to the 36 Chambers
  • Sittin’ On Chrome
  • Soul Food
  • Subliminal Simulation

1994

  • Between a Rock and a Hard Place
  • Blowout Comb
  • Creepin’ On Ah Come Up
  • Dare Iz A Darkside
  • The Diary
  • Genocide & Juice
  • Illmatic
  • The Main Ingredient
  • Ready to Die
  • Resurrection
  • 6 Feet Deep
  • Stress: The Extinction Agenda
  • The Sun Rises in the East
  • Super Tight
  • Tical
  • Word…Life

1993

  • Buhloone Mindstate
  • Doggystyle
  • Enter the Wu-Tang
  • Jazzmatazz Vol. 1
    Jazzmatazz Vol. 1
  • Midnight Marauders
  • Neva Again
  • The New Jim Jones
  • 93 ‘Til Infinity
  • Reachin’
  • Young Black Brotha

1992

  • Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
  • Business Never Personal
  • The Chronic
  • Daily Operation
  • Dead Serious
  • Funk Your Head Up
  • The Low End Theory
  • Mecca and the Soul Brother
  • Sex & Violence
  • Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop
  • Too Hard to Swallow
  • Whut? Thee Album

1991

  • All Souled Out
  • Breaking Atoms
  • Death Certificate
  • De La Soul is Dead
  • Efil4Zaggin
  • The Horns of Jericho
  • I Wish My Brother George Was Here
  • Organized Konfusion
  • Original Gangster
  • People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
  • Positive Reaction
  • To Whom It May Concern
  • We Can’t Be Stopped

1990

  • AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted
  • Business as Usual
  • Fear of a Black Planet
  • Funky Technician
  • Mama Said Knock You Out
  • No One Can Do It Better
  • Righteous but Ruthless
  • Take a Look Around
  • To the East Blackwards

1989

  • Paul’s Boutique
  • Road to the Riches
  • Strictly Business
  • 3 Feet High and Rising
  • Youngest in Charge

1988

1987

1986

1984

Greatest Hits

Big Daddy Kane: The Very Best of Big Daddy Kane
Biz Markie: Greatest Hits
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien: The Best of Del (The Elektra Years)
Ghostface Killah: Shaolin’s Finest
IAM: Anthologie 1991-2004
Mac Dre: Tha Best of Mac Dre
M.O.P.: 10 Years and Gunnin’
Nas: Greatest Hits
N.W.A.: The Best of N.W.A.: The Strength of Street Knowledge
Public Enemy: Power to the People and the Beats
The Roots: The Best Of…

Re-Issues

Aceyalone: All Balls Don’t Bounce – Revisited
Dr. Dre: The Chronic: Relit and From the Vault
GZA: Liquid Swords – The Chess Box
Jurassic 5: J5 Deluxe Re-Issue
Notorious B.I.G.: Ready to Die – The Remaster CD & DVD
Nas: Illmatic XX

Miscellaneous

Aberfoyle Springs Compilation
The Allies: D-Day
Bad Brains: Bad Brains
Big Fun in the Big Town (DVD)
Centrifugal Phorce Records Presents: Euphony
Chrome Children
Creators: The Weight
Deeper Concentration 3
Dillinger: CB200 + Bionic Dread
DJ Craze: Crazee Music
DJ Logic: The Anomaly
DJ T-Rock: Sikinthehed
Ego Trip: The Big Playback
The French Connection
Funkadelic: Maggot Brain
The Funky 16 Corners
Halftooth Records Presents: You Don’t Know the Half
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Godflesh: Love and Hate in Dub
Grand Theft Auto Vice City O.S.T. – Volume 5: Wildstyle Pirate Radio
Hil St. Soul: Black Rose
Jay-Z: The Black Album Acappella
Rawkus Records – Best of Decade I (1995-2005)
Return of the DJ Vol. 4
School of Emceeing – Volume 1
Scientist: The Best Dub Album in the World
Sean Paul: Dutty Rock
SoleSides Greatest Bumps
Soundbombing 2
Stones Throw 101 (CD + DVD)
Solange Knowles: A Seat at the Table
The Harder They Come Soundtrack
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Roots
Turntables by the Bay
WWF Aggression