About.com’s resident backpacker has finally unveiled his Top 100 Rap Albums of the 2000s. He claims it would leave me feeling wistfully nostalgic, but the only feeling it gave me was the desire to punch him for omitting Nelly’s Country Grammar. Seriously, if you don’t have Country Grammar on your Greatest Albums list, your list has no credibility. Anyhow, I wanted to share the list with TRU Nation to get your take on it. Here’s the Top 100 broken down by year.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
5. Clipse – Hell Hath No Fury
4. J Dilla – Donuts
3. Ghostface – Fishscale
2. Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor
1. The Roots – Game Theory
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
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
2009
10. K’Naan – Troubador
9. K-os – Yes!
8. Eminem – Relapse
7. Clipse – Till 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
