Abstract Hip-Hop · ranked by score
Best Abstract Hip-Hop Albums, Ranked
23 albums reviewed
We have reviewed 23 Abstract Hip-Hop albums released between 1994 and 2025, averaging 7.9 out of 10. The highest score so far goes to GZA's Liquid Swords (9.1). Armand Hammer (2), billy woods (2), Jay Electronica (2) appear more than once.



The top of the pile
Highest-rated Abstract Hip-Hop albums
- 1
GZA – Liquid Swords (1995, 9.1)9.1 - 2
Madvillain – Madvillainy (2004, 9.0)9.0 - 3
Ghostface Killah – Supreme Clientele (2000, 8.7)8.7 - 4
Aesop Rock – Labor Days (2001, 8.5)8.5 - 5
billy woods – Maps (2023, 8.5)8.5
Through the years
By decade
- 1990s4 albums, best rated Liquid Swords (9.1)
- 2000s4 albums, best rated Madvillainy (9.0)
- 2010s6 albums, best rated Kids See Ghosts (8.2)
- 2020s9 albums, best rated Maps (8.5)
Ranked discographies
Armand Hammer albums rankedbilly woods albums rankedJay Electronica albums rankedMac Miller albums rankedAesop Rock albums rankedBROCKHAMPTON albums rankedDanger Mouse albums rankedEarl Sweatshirt albums rankedFreddie Gibbs albums rankedGhostface Killah albums rankedGZA albums rankedKanye West albums ranked
Every record, best first
All Abstract Hip-Hop reviews
9.1Liquid Swords
GZA
East CoastHardcore
9.0Madvillainy
Madvillain
AlternativeHip-Hop
8.7Supreme Clientele
Ghostface Killah
Hip-HopEast Coast
8.5Maps
billy woods
Hip-HopAlternative
8.5Labor Days
Aesop Rock
Hip-HopAlternative
8.4We Buy Diabetic Test Strips
Armand Hammer
Hip-HopAlternative
8.4Aethiopes
billy woods
Hip-HopAlternative
8.4Haram
Armand Hammer
Hip-HopAlternative
8.3Cheat Codes
Danger Mouse
Hip-HopAlternative
8.2Kids See Ghosts
Kids See Ghosts
Hip-HopAlternative
8.2Piñata
Freddie Gibbs
Hip-HopEast Coast
8.2Some Rap Songs
Earl Sweatshirt
Hip-HopAlternative
8.1Faces
Mac Miller
Hip-HopAlternative
8.0Operation: Doomsday
MF DOOM
Hip-HopAlternative
8.0Wu‐Tang Forever
Wu-Tang Clan
Hip-HopEast Coast
7.8Saturation III
BROCKHAMPTON
Hip-HopAlternative
7.6Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn)
Jay Electronica
ConsciousHip-Hop
7.6Tical
Method Man
Hip-HopEast Coast
7.4A Written Testimony
Jay Electronica
Hip-HopConscious
7.3“Disco!”
MIKE
Hip-HopAlternative
7.0Balloonerism
Mac Miller
AlternativeHip-Hop
6.2ye
Kanye West
Hip-HopAlternative
4.8TRUE MAGIC
Mos Def
Hip-HopAlternative