Cu siguranță sunt mii de albume (și nu doar sute) Hip-Hop care merită toate premiile din lume pentru calitatea producției lor. Insă pentru a face un <scurt> top a celor mai bune albume a anilor 2000 din SUA (din 2000 pana in 2009), clasamentul stă în felul următor:
Top 10 albume din anul 2000:
10. Slum Village – Fantastic Vol.2
9. Reflection Eternal – Train Of Thought
8. dead prez – Let’s Get Free
7. M.O.P. – Warriorz
6. Blackalicious – Nia
5. Del Tha Funky Homosapien – Deltron 3030
4. Common – Like Water For Chocolate
3. OutKast – Stankonia
2. Eminem – Marshall Mathers LP
1. Ghostface Killah – Supreme Clientele
Top 10 albume din anul 2001:
10. Aesop Rock – Labor Days
9. N.E.R.D. – In Search Of…
8. Cannibal Ox – Cold Vein
7. Missy Elliott – Miss E…
6. Cormega – The Realness
5. J-Zone – Pimps Don’t Pay Taxes
4. Pete Rock – Petestrumentals
3. Masta Ace – Disposable Arts
2. Nas – Stillmatic
1. Jay-Z – The Blueprint
Top 10 albume din anul 2002:
10. Blackalicious – Blazing Arrow
9. Mr. Lif – I-Phantom
8. RjD2 – Deadringer
7. Devin The Dude – Just Tryin’ ta Live
6. GZA – Legend Of The Liquid Sword
5. The Roots – Phrenology
4. El-P – Fantastic Damage
3. Talib Kweli – Quality
2. Nas – God’s Son
1. Scarface – The Fix
Top 10 albume din anul 2003:
10. T.I. – Trap Muzik
9. CunninLynguists – Southernunderground
8. Danger Mouse & Jemini – Ghetto Pop Life
7. Viktor Vaughn – Vaudeville Villain
6. Little Brother – The Listening
5. Dizzee Rascal – Boy In Da Corner
4. JayLib – Champion Sound
3. 50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin’
2. Jay-Z – The Black Album
1. OutKast – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Top 10 albume din anul 2004:
10. Masta Killah – No Said Date
9. Brother Ali – Champion Sound EP
8. Masta Ace – A Long Hot Summer
7. Murs – Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition
6. Royce da 5’9″ – Death Is Certain
5. Madvillain – Madvillainy
4. Cam’ron – Purple Haze
3. De La Soul – The Grind Date
2. MF Doom – Mm..Food
1. Kanye West – College Dropout
Top 10 albume din anul 2005:
10. Sean Price – Monkey Barz
9. Beanie Sigel – The B-Coming
8. DJ Muggs vs. GZA – Grandmasters
7. Quasimoto – The Further Adventures of Lord Quas
6. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter II
5. Cage – Hell’s Winter
4. Common – Be
3. Little Brother – The Minstrel Show
2. The Game – The Documentary
1. Kanye West – Late Registration
Top 10 albume din anul 2006:
10. Apathy – Eastern Philosophy
9. The Coup – Pick a Bigger Weapon
8. T.I. – King
7. Louis Logic & JJ Brown – Misery Loves Comedy
6. Trae – Restless
4. J Dilla – Donuts
3. Ghostface – Fishscale
2. Lupe Fiasco – Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor
1. The Roots – Game Theory
Top 10 albume din anul 2007:
10. Devin The Dude – Waiting to Inhale
9. Prodigy – Return of the Mac
8. Blu & Exile – Below the Heavens
7. El-P – I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead
6. UGK – Underground Kingz
5. Pharoahe Monch – Desire
4. Kanye West – Graduation
3. Jay-Z – American Gangster
2. Brother Ali – Undisputed Truth
1. Lupe Fiasco – Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool
Top 10 albume din anul 2008:
10. Immortal Technique – 3rd World
9. Elzhi – The Preface
8. Jazz Liberatorz – Clin d’oeil
7. The Roots – Rising Down
6. eMC – The Show
5. J Live – Then What Happened
4. Black Milk – Tronic
3. Nas – Untitled
2. Atmosphere – When Life Gives You Lemons
1. Q-Tip – The Renaissance
Top 10 albume din anul 2009:
10. K’Naan – Troubador
9. K-os – Yes!
8. Eminem – Relapse
7. Clipse – Til’ The Casket Drops
6. Slaughterhouse – Slaughterhouse
5. DOOM – Born Like This
4. UGK – UGK 4 Life
3. Brother Ali – US
2. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… PT2
1. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
Sursa: rap.about.com
