50. EPMD — "Strictly Business" (1988)
49. N.W.A — "Straight Outta Compton" (1988)
48. J Dilla — "Donuts" (2006)
47. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott — "Supa Dupa Fly"
46. Tyler, the Creator — "Call Me If You Get Lost" (2021)
45. LL Cool J — "Mama Said Knock You Out" (1990)
44. Genius/GZA — "Liquid Swords" (1995)
43. Run-D.M.C. — "Run-D.M.C." (1984)
42. Big Daddy Kane — "Long Live the Kane" (1988)
41. Kanye West — "Late Registration" (2005)
40. Dr. Dre — "The Chronic" (1992)
39. Lil Wayne — "The Carter III" (2008)
38. Kendrick Lamar — "good kid — m.A.A.d city" (2012)
37. Raekwon — "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..." (1995)
36. Chance the Rapper — "Acid Rap" (2013)
35. Snoop Doggy Dogg — "Doggystyle" (1993)
34. Various Artists — "The Sugar Hill Records Story" (1997)
33. De La Soul — "3 Feet High and Rising" (1989)
32. Chief Keef — "Finally Rich" (2012)
31. Nicki Minaj — "Pink Friday" (2010)
30. Beastie Boys — "Paul’s Boutique" (1989)
29. 2Pac — "All Eyez on Me" (1996)
28. Mobb Deep — "The Infamous" (1995)
27. Outkast — "Aquemini" (1998)
26. Jay-Z — "Reasonable Doubt" (1996)
25. Eminem — "The Marshall Mathers LP" (2000)
24. Nas — "Illmatic" (1994)
23. UGK — "Ridin' Dirty" (1996)
22. DMX — "It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot" (1998)
21. Lil Wayne — "Da Drought 3" (2007)
20. Future — "DS2" (2015)
19. Lil Kim — "Hard Core" (1996)
18. Madvillain — "Madvillainy" (2004)
17. Kanye West — "Yeezus" (2013)
16. Cardi B — "Invasion of Privacy" (2018)
15. Eric B. and Rakim — "Paid in Full" (1987)
14. Ghostface Killah — "Supreme Clientele" (2000)
13. Dr. Dre — "2001" (1999)
12. Clipse — "Lord Willin'" (2002)
11. Drake — "Take Care" (2011)
10. Lauryn Hill — "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (1998)
9. A Tribe Called Quest — "The Low End Theory" (1991)
8. Wu-Tang Clan — "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" (1993)
7. Missy Elliott — "Miss E... So Addictive" (2001)
6. Kanye West — "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" (2010)
5. Kendrick Lamar — "To Pimp a Butterfly" (2015)
4. Public Enemy — "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" (1988)
3. Jay-Z — "The Blueprint" (2001)
2. Outkast — "Stankonia" (2000)
1. The Notorious B.I.G. — "Ready to Die" (1994)