Best Hardcore Hip Hop Albums

5 artists on TakeRank are tagged hardcore hip hop on MusicBrainz, and fans have voted on 58 of their albums. IGOR by Tyler, The Creator leads right now, ahead of To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar and Take Care by Drake. Every place here was won in head-to-head votes, with no critic scores and no streaming numbers mixed in.

5

Artists

58

Albums voted on

Top Hardcore Hip Hop albums

  1. 1
    IGOR

    IGOR

    Tyler, The Creator (2019)

    1413

    114 votes

  2. 2
    To Pimp a Butterfly

    To Pimp a Butterfly

    Kendrick Lamar (2015)

    1396

    273 votes

  3. 3
    Take Care

    Take Care

    Drake (2011)

    1394

    157 votes

  4. 4
    good kid, m.A.A.d city

    good kid, m.A.A.d city

    Kendrick Lamar (2012)

    1297

    272 votes

  5. 5
    The Eminem Show

    The Eminem Show

    Eminem (2002)

    1279

    44 votes

  6. 6
    The Black Album

    The Black Album

    JAY‐Z (2003)

    1262

    24 votes

  7. 7
    The Marshall Mathers LP

    The Marshall Mathers LP

    Eminem (2000)

    1211

    39 votes

  8. 8
    Wolf

    Wolf

    Tyler, The Creator (2013)

    1187

    113 votes

  9. 9
    Flower Boy

    Flower Boy

    Tyler, The Creator (2017)

    1171

    112 votes

  10. 10
    Nothing Was the Same

    Nothing Was the Same

    Drake (2013)

    1164

    161 votes

  11. 11
    Thank Me Later

    Thank Me Later

    Drake (2010)

    1161

    157 votes

  12. 12
    CHROMAKOPIA

    CHROMAKOPIA

    Tyler, The Creator (2024)

    1145

    95 votes

  13. 13
    4:44

    4:44

    JAY‐Z (2017)

    1129

    24 votes

  14. 14
    Reasonable Doubt

    Reasonable Doubt

    JAY‐Z (1996)

    1126

    24 votes

  15. 15
    The Slim Shady LP

    The Slim Shady LP

    Eminem (1999)

    1126

    39 votes

  16. 16
    Recovery

    Recovery

    Eminem (2010)

    1112

    46 votes

  17. 17
    Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life

    Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life

    JAY‐Z (1998)

    1106

    24 votes

  18. 18
    The Blueprint

    The Blueprint

    JAY‐Z (2001)

    1098

    24 votes

  19. 19
    Encore

    Encore

    Eminem (2004)

    1082

    39 votes

  20. 20
    Cherry Bomb

    Cherry Bomb

    Tyler, The Creator (2015)

    1079

    103 votes

Top Hardcore Hip Hop songs

  1. 1
    The Eminem Show

    Till I Collapse

    Eminem - The Eminem Show

    1132

    26 votes

  2. 2
    To Pimp a Butterfly

    Wesley’s Theory

    Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

    1119

    5 votes

  3. 3
    The Eminem Show

    White America

    Eminem - The Eminem Show

    1118

    27 votes

  4. 4
    The Eminem Show

    Business

    Eminem - The Eminem Show

    1109

    27 votes

  5. 5
    To Pimp a Butterfly

    Mortal Man

    Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

    1107

    2 votes

  6. 6
    Take Care

    Look What You’ve Done

    Drake - Take Care

    1107

    2 votes

  7. 7
    Recovery

    25 to Life

    Eminem - Recovery

    1097

    6 votes

  8. 8
    DAMN.

    PRIDE.

    Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

    1097

    4 votes

  9. 9
    For All the Dogs

    Tried Our Best

    Drake - For All the Dogs

    1095

    1 vote

  10. 10
    GNX

    hey now

    Kendrick Lamar - GNX

    1094

    1 vote

  11. 11
    The Eminem Show

    White America

    Eminem - The Eminem Show

    1094

    0 votes

  12. 12
    HABIBTI

    High Fives

    Drake - HABIBTI

    1094

    2 votes

  13. 13
    Recovery

    Space Bound

    Eminem - Recovery

    1093

    6 votes

  14. 14
    To Pimp a Butterfly

    How Much a Dollar Cost

    Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

    1091

    5 votes

  15. 15
    To Pimp a Butterfly

    The Blacker the Berry

    Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

    1091

    5 votes

  16. 16
    good kid, m.A.A.d city

    m.A.A.d city

    Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city

    1086

    6 votes

  17. 17
    CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST

    SWEET / I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE

    Tyler, The Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST

    1081

    7 votes

  18. 18
    $ome $exy $ongs 4 U

    SOMETHING ABOUT YOU

    Drake - $ome $exy $ongs 4 U

    1080

    1 vote

  19. 19
    Wolf

    Awkward

    Tyler, The Creator - Wolf

    1080

    5 votes

  20. 20
    Take Care

    Shot for Me

    Drake - Take Care

    1078

    1 vote

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