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I decided to actually check if I had 'a few dozen' hip hop albums I rank higher than Illmatic or if I was exaggerating, but it came in at #38 among hip hop albums in my last list update. Which is still high enough to land in my 9/10 zone!

Anyway, here are my top 38 hip hop albums since I took the time to comb through my list; maybe I should actually nominate some of these sometime (some may be edge cases):
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Madvillain - Madvillainy
M.I.A. - Kala
The Streets - Original Pirate Material
Kanye West - The College Dropout
Eric B. and Rakim - Paid in Full
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
Death Grips - The Money Store
Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Dizzee Rascal - Boy in da Corner
Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
OutKast - Stankonia
Kanye West - Late Registration
The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
M.I.A. - Arular
A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
Missy Elliot - Supa Dupa Fly
OutKast - Aquemini
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
Kanye West - Yeezus
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Vince Staples - Summertime '06
The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
Missy Elliot - Miss E...So Addictive
Run the Jewels - RTJ4
Nas - Illmatic