Top Hardcore Hip Hop albums
RecoveryRecovery, Eminem's seventh album was initially planned as a continuation of Relapse but is notably different from it in its content: there is less severe introspection on Recovery and more Eminem’s honest stories about himself
2010
Hardcore Hip Hop, Hip Hop, Pop Rap
Pink FridayThe main of Nicki Minaj's weapons is the great rapping that helps her express the entire emotional spectrum, be tough or soft, serious or funny. The singles from her debut album Pink Friday have already become incredibly successful
2010
Contemporary R&B, Gangsta Rap, Pop, Pop Rap
Hell: The SequelThe Bad Meets Evil duet and its debut Hell: The Sequel are interesting mostly owing to featuring Eminem, who is reputed for ignoring all kinds of collaborations
2011
Hardcore Hip Hop, Pop Rap
RelapseEminem's sixth studio creation is fully devoted to the themes of drug addiction recovery, introspection and facing his own demons. It is produced by Dr. Dre who has maked Eminem feel free to a full extent in writing new lyrics and melodies
2009
Hardcore Hip Hop, Hip Hop, Horrorcore
Curtain Call: The HitsEminem finally dishes out Curtain Call: The Hits. It is an album that takes you from 1999-2005, and gives you a little taste of what's to come. Let's all hope that this isn't really the final curtain call for the multi-talented rapper
2005
Hardcore Hip Hop, Hip Hop
CurtisJust like any of 50 Cent's previous albums Curtis is a strategically considered record. It appeals to the masses but at the same time manages to sidestep a whole bunch of mainstream traps
2007
East Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, Pop Rap
I Am Not a Human BeingYou can limit Lil Wayne's freedom, but you can not limit the spreading of his music that easily. Even in prison Lil found an opportunity to prepare an album called I Am Not A Human Being
2010
Gangsta Rap, Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop
American GangsterAmerican Gangster is a conceptual album dedicated to the life of gangsters, their personal struggles and feelings. Jay-Z's rap remains at the top, and the production team includes P Diddy, Jermaine Dupri, The Neptunes and many others
2007
East Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, Pop Rap
KingWith cameos from Common, Pharrell Williams and Young Jeezy as well as Travis Barker and Jamie Foxx, T.I.'s King is made up of equal parts club anthems, gripping street stories, and introspective cuts
2006
Dirty South, Gangsta Rap, Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop
Before I Self Destruct50 Cent's fourth studio album Before I Self Destruct starts a new chapter in his creative work. The rapper's performance once again conquers with the self-confidence and some darkly indifferent calmness
2009
East Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Hip Hop, Pop Rap
The R.E.D. AlbumOne of the brightest representatives of the hip-hop industry The Game released his new studio album. The long play The R.E.D. Album proved to be immense indeed – listeners will get more than an hour of real rap
2011
West Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap, Gangsta Rap
Teflon DonOn his fourth record Teflon Don Rick Ross once again tells us of his life rich in the events and of his wealth which the success has given him continuing the good old southern rap school traditions
2010
Gangsta Rap, Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Victory
Relapse
Ego Trippin'Ego Trippin contains songs that have proved to be the Snoop Doggy Dogg's most personal to date, and also his classical rap compositions devoted to the eternal themes of drugs, cars, women and other forms of pure entertainment
2008
Gangsta Rap, Pop Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
The Eminem Show
Duets: The Final ChapterSince his passing, the Notorious B.I.G. has lived on through his posthumous releases, Born Again and the highly anticipated album, Duets: The Final Chapter. The 22-track set features songs built around unreleased Biggie music
2005
East Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, Pop Rap
T.I. vs. T.I.P.T.I.'s new album T.I. Vs T.I.P. carries conceptual and very personal character. T.I. displays a struggle of two characters within him: T.I. - a material rapper and businessman, and T.I.P. – T.I.'s dark half and incorrigible hustler. Who is to win?
2007
Dirty South, Gangsta Rap, Southern Hip Hop
Greatest Hits
2001
Flockaveli
The Big BangAfter a 4-year break the New-York's rap headman Busta Rhymes has finally presented the audience with his new album, The Big Bang. It is a more progressive, up-to-date and stylish album having a variety of melodies and voices
2006
East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
Tha Blue Carpet TreatmentSnoop Doggy Dogg is back with his eighth studio album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. This time round Snoop Dogg goes back to the original West Coast gangsta sound that made him a hip hop legend
2006
Gangsta Rap, Pop Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
The RecessionThe Recession is probably the most topical rap album you have ever heard in your life for listening to it one can learn easily and in a simple form what is now going on in the USA and what frank in his statements Young Jeezy thinks of it
2008
Conscious Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, Southern Hip Hop
Hip Hop Is DeadTake it easy, Hip Hop is not dead and will never be while there is Nas on this planet. Despite its discouraging title a new album from Nas Hip Hop Is Dead seems to breathe some new life giving forces in the entire rap culture
2006
Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
The Money Store
Late OrchestrationKanye West2006
East Coast Hip Hop, Electropop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Hip Hop, Pop, Pop Rap, Religious Hip Hop, Synth Pop
The Black Album
EncoreEncore does prove one thing: that even half-trying, Eminem is still better than most of the rappers beside him with plenty of personality to spare. Encore actually imitates Eminem's manic, moody
2004
Hardcore Hip Hop, Hip Hop, Pop Rap
Life After DeathThe Notorious B.I.G.1997
Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Hip Hop, Pop Rap
The Marshall Mathers LP
Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101The latest Dixie conqueror is Young Jeezy, a seductive rhymer vying to become Atlanta's 50 Cent. With a blizzard of hits blazing the radio is poised for his big break with his highly anticipated solo debut
2005
Gangsta Rap, Southern Hip Hop
New Joc CityThis summer the debut album of one of the new promising rappers Yung Joc, New Joc City, has hit the stores establishing him as a talented author possessing a good recognizable voice and performing in the best traditions of the Southern rap
2006
Gangsta Rap, Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop
Doggystyle
R & G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The MasterpieceSnoop Dogg2004
Contemporary R&B, Dirty South, G-Funk, Gangsta Rap, Pop Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
Tha Carter IILil Wayne provides a mixture of club bangers, true-life tales and tracks that serve as a memorial for New Orleans and the victims of Hurricane Katrina. With Tha Carter, Vol. 2, we shall see if there is a new king to be crowned in the South
2005
Gangsta Rap, Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop
The Chronic
Trilla
The Best of Snoop DoggSnoop Dogg2005
Contemporary R&B, Dirty South, G-Funk, Gangsta Rap, Pop Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
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