alternative hip-hop

12 albums reviewed

Breaking the mold of mainstream rap, alternative hip-hop experiments with unconventional sounds, structures, and subject matter.

Midnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest album cover

A Tribe Called Quest

Midnight Marauders

JazzBoom Bap11 minRating: 9.0
Flower Boy by Tyler, The Creator album cover

Tyler, The Creator

Flower Boy

AlternativeJazz11 minRating: 9.0
Run the Jewels 2 by Run the Jewels album cover

Run the Jewels

Run the Jewels 2

HardcoreAlternative9 minRating: 9.0
Graduation by Kanye West album cover

Kanye West

Graduation

PopAlternative13 minRating: 8.0
Stankonia by OutKast album cover

OutKast

Stankonia

SouthernAlternative12 minRating: 9.0
DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar album cover

Kendrick Lamar

DAMN.

West CoastConscious11 minRating: 9.0
Take Care by Drake album cover

Drake

Take Care

PopAlternative12 minRating: 8.0
The Slim Shady LP by Eminem album cover

Eminem

The Slim Shady LP

HardcoreAlternative12 minRating: 8.0
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz album cover

Little Simz

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

AlternativeConscious9 minRating: 9.0
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West album cover

Kanye West

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

AlternativeHip-Hop8 minRating: 9.8
Aquemini by OutKast album cover

OutKast

Aquemini

SouthernAlternative8 minRating: 9.5
The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest album cover

A Tribe Called Quest

The Low End Theory

JazzAlternative7 minRating: 9.6