Conscious Rap
17 albums reviewed
Thought-provoking bars that challenge, educate, and inspire. Conscious rap merges lyrical depth with social commentary and introspection.
The Roots
Things Fall Apart
Hip-HopJazz10 minRating: 9.0
J. Cole
The Off‐Season
Hip-HopConscious10 minRating: 8.0
A Tribe Called Quest
Midnight Marauders
JazzBoom Bap11 minRating: 9.0
Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly
ConsciousJazz14 minRating: 10.0
Public Enemy
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
ConsciousHardcore10 minRating: 10.0
J. Cole
Born Sinner
ConsciousEast Coast12 minRating: 8.0
Kanye West
Late Registration
ConsciousHip-Hop13 minRating: 9.0
Kendrick Lamar
DAMN.
West CoastConscious11 minRating: 9.0
Nas
Stillmatic
East CoastBoom Bap10 minRating: 8.0
2Pac
Me Against the World
West CoastConscious10 minRating: 9.0
Kanye West
The College Dropout
ConsciousHip-Hop12 minRating: 9.0
Nas
It Was Written
East CoastBoom Bap10 minRating: 8.0
Nas
King’s Disease
East CoastBoom Bap10 minRating: 8.0
Kendrick Lamar
good kid, m.A.A.d city
West CoastConscious8 minRating: 10.0
Little Simz
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
AlternativeConscious9 minRating: 9.0
Nas
Illmatic
East CoastBoom Bap7 minRating: 10.0
J. Cole
2014 Forest Hills Drive
ConsciousBoom Bap7 minRating: 8.7