The blog Passion of the Weiss frequently does some thought provoking writing on hip hop, and they compiled a top 50 hip hop album list since 2000 in a new series of posts. They take the opinion of prominent music critics, bloggers, and hip hop scholars and then narrow it all down. These are the same guys who proclaimed Illmatic the greatest album of all time. So who got the number one spot? I’ll give you one guess.
After the jump I have the whole list…
50. Del the Funkee Homosapien & Dan the Automator - Deltron 3030 (2000)
49. Lupe Fiasco - Food and Liquor (2006)
48. DOOM – Born Like This (2009)
47. Cam’ron – Purple Haze (2004)
46. Aesop Rock - Labor Days (2001)
45. Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens (2007)
44. Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer (2004)
43. T.I. – King (2006)
42. Quasimoto – The Unseen (2000)
41. De La Soul - The Grind Date (2004)
40. Nas – The Lost Tapes (2002)
39. UGK – Underground Kingz (2007)
38. The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come for Free (2004)
37. El-P – Fantastic Damage (2002)
36. Little Brother – The Listening (2003)
35. Lil’ Wayne – Tha Carter III (2008)
34. MF Doom (as Viktor Vaughn) – Vaudeville Villain (2003)
33. Q-Tip – The Renaissance (2008)
32. Masta Ace – Disposable Arts (2001)
31. The Streets — Original Pirate Material (2002)
30. El-P — I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead (2007)
29. Wale — The Mixtape About Nothing (2008)
28. The Game — The Documentary (2005)
27. Edan — Beauty and the Beat (2005)
26. OutKast — Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003)
25. Ghostface Killah — The Pretty Toney Album (2004)
24. MF DOOM — MM..Food (2004)
23. The Roots — Game Theory (2006)
22. M.O.P. — Warriorz (2000)
21. Common — Like Water for Chocolate (2000)
20. Common — Be (2005)
19. Slum Village — Fantastic Vol. 2 (2000)
18. Clipse — Lord Willin’ (2002)
17. Clipse — Hell Hath No Fury (2006)
16. Nas — Stillmatic (2001)
15. Reflection Eternal — Train of Thought (2000)
14. Cannibal Ox — The Cold Vein (2001)
13. Ghostface Killah — Fishscale (2006)
12. Scarface — The Fix (2002)
11. Kanye West — Late Registration (2005)
10. 50 Cent — Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2003)
09. J Dilla — Donuts (2006)
08. Jay-Z — The Black Album (2003)
07. Kanye West – Graduation (2007)
06. Eminem — The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
05. Outkast — Stankonia (2000)
04. Kanye West — The College Dropout (2004)
03. Madvillain — Madvillainy (2003)
02. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele (2000)
01. Jay-Z — The Blueprint (2001)
So what do you think? This could spark some interesting debate. For the full list and well-written reasoning behind the ratings, check the original post.
45 Responses to “Top 50 Hip Hop Albums of the ’00s (As voted by the Internet)”
August 17th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Couple of problems IMO.
- Like Water for Choc needs to be way higher on the list.
- I like MF Doom, but 4 times is a little much.
- Wale? a mixtape? seriously? waaay too soon.
- No Atmosphere or Brother Ali but they have the Streets twice? Wtf?
- Most of the list is heavy East-coast biased….
August 17th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
1,4, 8, 11, 12, 18, 17…its some good shit on here..get rich or die trying should be higher
August 17th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
I love this quote they wrote about the Blueprint:
“The Blueprint isn’t the best rap album of the decade because it’s faultless, but because it steamrolls over its faults so effortlessly. It’s the sound of a victory lap, the sound of an artist at the top of his game making the album he wanted to make, current trends be damned. It’s swagger personified. It’s Rocky beating the Russians. It’s Ali beating Frasier. It’s MJ winning a ring. It’s the fuckin’ Blueprint.”
August 17th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Illmatic?? this list has some holes in it. No way TI is on and not mobb deep,UGK only once. To be honest No limit should have at least on space on the list.
August 17th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
ghostface 4 times and second to the blueprint.
im a-ok with that!
August 17th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
its top albums of 00’s….
August 17th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
ARGH!!!! The Game is garbage always has been… put him at the 50th spot, even if only for teh irony… MF Doom must have gathered these stats… Lupe Fiacso’s and the Clipse’s should be a lighter higher! they were Debut albums. and Wale’s mixtape?! I agree with Jared…
August 17th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
yeah no way is Wale at 29… thats just ridic.
Slum Villa and Little Brother could use a few spots up too
August 17th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Glad to see Madvillian got the #3 spot…that album is fantastic.
August 17th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
About time someone show some respect to Ghost. Supreme Clientele is one of the dopest hip hop album ever.
August 17th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
documentary was crazy in 05..
August 17th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
No it was written???
If we puttin mixtapes up you gotta put up all of the clipse we got it for cheap up..
August 17th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
the wale mixtape is totally out of left field. there shouldn’t be any mixtapes on here IMO.
and yeah the documentary banged when it first dropped
August 17th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Since 2000 I didn’t read it right..my fault…but the clipse shit is still a go LOL
August 17th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Carter 1 is Wayne best album…that should be on the list instead of Carter 3
August 17th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Wait Wait Wait….No Jadakiss….No AZ…????????
August 17th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Food & Liquor at 49 just doesn’t make sense. It begs me to ask the question, do these fools even listen to music or, do they just skim through it?
I mean lists are lists so whatever, but Food & Liquor should be WAY the fuck up there.
August 17th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Wow! No Thug Motivation 101 huh…. and where’s Graduation, Lupe’s The Cool, and American Gangster?Chronic 2001 came out in this decade didn’t it. I know this is just my opinion but I think everyone should agree with what I just mentioned.
August 17th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
if Game is on the list, he should be at the 50th spot! and i just now see that they put the Marshall mathers LP AFTER college Dropout… SWTICH!
August 17th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Wow! No Thug Motivation 101 huh…. and where’s Trap Musik, Scarface’s Made, Lupe’s The Cool, and American Gangster? Chronic 2001 came out in this decade didn’t it. I know this is just my opinion but I think everyone should agree with what I just mentioned.
August 17th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
grodt shld be higher….
i lov dilla..but not a dilla stan…it shldnt be in top 10.
15.kweli/hi tek”i think blue an exile shld be higher if R.E. is that high,
m.o.p might be to high..
41.de la…i lov that album
i totally agree w blueprint
August 17th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
my bad!! 2000’s !!!PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS!!!!
August 17th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
N8 - Chronic 2001 actually dropped in ‘99 i’m pretty sure.
August 17th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
wait wait wait…. so T.I.- king makes it and trap muzik doesnt
diplomatic immunity ???????
August 17th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Ludacris back for the first time?? where is dipset??
August 17th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
diplomatic immunity, thug motivation 101…if wale mixtape made it….so far gone def should be in the mix
August 18th, 2009 at 9:04 am
where is beanie sigel
the b coming?
August 18th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Highly upset. A lot of good music left off tha list. Too much to name, but highly upset.
August 18th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
i agree i think luda def deserves a spot too… they don’t show the south or west coast much love. but they admitted it on their site
August 18th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Wow King–and no Trap Muzik, Tha Carter III and not Tha Carter (the original)!! Yeah they’re definitely just skimming through albums.
August 18th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
no drake???
August 18th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Young Yeezy- Thug Motivation and LIL KIM-THE NAKED TRUTH ( A certified CLASSIC))!!!
August 18th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Diplomatic Immunity
August 18th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
okk.. no the Blueprint isnt #1 on my list and there are some that should be moved up on here… #1 should be the Jay-z “Black Album” by far the best of the 00’s, T.I’s “The King” should be in the Top 5, Kanye West “college dropout” was his best work. and yeah somebody did put a few “NO Namer” artist on here!! But Jeezy “Thug Motivation 101″ should be on here is was a hood Classic. Someone Didnt do there homeowrk on this list because there are a few Classics that are not even on here.. the list gets 1 star outta 10 and that just because some took the time to do it.. POOR TOP LIST..
August 18th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
I just went to listen to this “madvillian” ummm song are like 1:30 long and the shitt sucked Kimbo cock.. WTF who did this list “madvillian himself.. horrible..
August 19th, 2009 at 12:08 am
MF DOOM is my favorite artist but neither Vaudeville Villain or Born Like this should be on there. Mos Def’s Ecstatic should have definitely cracked this 50 as well as Thug Motivation. If we’re talking Ghostface then Bulletproof Wallets should make it on anyone’s list before Pretty Toney LP. But overall, I can’t say I’m too mad at this list.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:10 am
And they actually had the fuckin’ nerve to put a Deltron 3030 on there!!!!
August 19th, 2009 at 8:11 am
If Wales mixtape made it then Diplomatic Immunity Vol 1 and all of the dipset mixtapes vol 1-4 should have made it…
August 19th, 2009 at 9:18 am
yea no dipset what up with that but i wood put blueprint 1st to
August 19th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Man o man….smh THIS LIST SUCKS lol
But being that it’s based off an opinion I can’t be mad.
I won’t list them but there are 50 other albums that should’ve been considered before a bunch of these. And the order is all screwed except for #1
August 19th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
idk about this list, maybe thee keyword was ‘HIP HOP’ bcz Ludacris’s “Back for the first time” & Nelly’s “Country Grammar” should’ve made the list, even tho Nelly was a bit on the commercial side, it still was a nice CD
& i agree w Broach, where’s jada & AZ???
-&YES kim’s naked truth should be on here ! she got 5mics for it too,
-they prolly could’ve showed cam a little more love too
August 21st, 2009 at 4:29 pm
I’ll Be Damned If They Showed Cam ANY Love! Graduation Should Be Top 5 Hands Down, Speakerboxxx/Love Below Should Be Higher, Mos Def - Black on Both Sides Should Be Up Here, And Yo, I Straight Forgot About Stankonia..!!]
August 21st, 2009 at 6:48 pm
How jeezy 1st cd didn’t make it
September 6th, 2009 at 7:40 am
This list is way too biased towards Kanye West. Supreme Clientele is doper than The Blueprint as well. The inclusion of the Streets is ridiculous. He doesn’t even make the best music from over in Londontown.
November 22nd, 2009 at 2:28 am
Yeh top 10 is tight, but the other 40 is all over the place. understood if it was a poll of just 100 people.
I think Documentary/Doc’s Advocate and L.A.X. by Game should defiantly all be somwhere in 50-20, Nas’s Albums Untilted (very good concept) and God’s Son should be in it. I don’t know how Wale’s mixtape got there but his new album is alright. Also think Snoop Dogg - Blue Carpetment, Ice Cube - Laugh Now Cry Later, Immortal Technique - Revolution Vol. 2, Lupe Fiasco - The Cool, and also some K’NAAN. got more but comment alread yot long rofl.
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