Soul, jazz, rock, ballad and pop, were the genres of music that supposedly brought black musicians world acclaim. Then came Rap( Rude Attempts At Pop). The racy, raunchy, lewd and fast paced tongues twisting rhythms of rap music gave it a notoriety and blackism.
However, it got another moniker, Hip-Hop, in the very late 1980s. it came well with the alluring mix of soul, jazz, ballad, rock and pop. And yes, Hip-Hop music was born in its true senses.
This genre has thrown up charts topping and awards winning artistes, who equally raked in millions of dollars .
Today, BEATS MAGAZINE gives you a list of the best HIP-HOP Albums in the last three decades
By Akeem Busari, with Agency reports
BEST HIP-HOP ALBUMS EACH YEAR FROM 1990-2022
1990 – AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted (Ice Cube)
1991 – Niggaz4Life (N.W.A)
1992 – The Chronic (Dr. Dre)
1993 – Doggystyle (Snoop Dogg)
1994 – Illmatic (Nas)
1995 – Me Against The World (2PAC)
1996 – All Eyez On Me (2PAC)
1997 – Life After Death (THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.)
1998 – It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot (DMX)
1999 – …And Then There Was X (DMX)
2000 – The Marshall Mathers LP (Eminem)
2001 – Stillmatic (Nas)
2002 – The Eminem Show (Eminem)
2003 – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (OutKast)
2004 – Loyal To The Game (2PAC)
2005 – The Documentary (The Game)
2006 – Hip-Hop Is Dead (Nas)
2007 – Graduation (Kanye West)
2008 -Tha Carter III (Lil Wayne)
2009 – The Blueprint 3 (JAY-Z)
2010 – Recovery (Eminem)
2011 – Watch The Throne (JAY-Z & Kanye West)
2012 – good kid, m.A.A.d city (Kendrick Lamar)
2013 – Magna Carta Holy Grail (JAY-Z)
2014 – Forest Hills Drive (J. Cole)
2015 – To Pimp A Butterfly (Kendrick Lamar)
2016 – Views (Drake
2017 – 4:44 (JAY-Z)
2018 – KOD (J. Cole)
2019 – The Search (NF)
2020 – King’s Disease (Nas)
2021 – King’s Disease II (Nas)
2022 – Mr. Morale And The Big Steppers (Kendrick Lamar).
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