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Experimental Hip-Hop · ranked by score

Best Experimental Hip-Hop Albums, Ranked

23 albums reviewed

We have reviewed 23 Experimental Hip-Hop albums released between 1989 and 2025, averaging 8.0 out of 10. The highest score so far goes to Clipse's Hell Hath No Fury (9.1). billy woods (2), Danny Brown (2), Run the Jewels (2) appear more than once.

Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse album cover
9.1

The top of the pile

Highest-rated Experimental Hip-Hop albums

  1. 1
    Clipse – Hell Hath No Fury (2006, 9.1)
    9.1
  2. 2
    Madvillain – Madvillainy (2004, 9.0)
    9.0
  3. 3
    OutKast – Stankonia (2000, 8.8)
    8.8
  4. 4
    Danny Brown – XXX (2011, 8.8)
    8.8
  5. 5
    Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition (2016, 8.6)
    8.6

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Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse album cover9.1

Hell Hath No Fury

Clipse

Hip-HopEast Coast
Madvillainy by Madvillain album cover9.0

Madvillainy

Madvillain

AlternativeHip-Hop
XXX by Danny Brown album cover8.8

XXX

Danny Brown

Hip-HopAlternative
Stankonia by OutKast album cover8.8

Stankonia

OutKast

Hip-HopSouthern
Paul’s Boutique by Beastie Boys album cover8.6

Paul’s Boutique

Beastie Boys

Hip-HopAlternative
Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown album cover8.6

Atrocity Exhibition

Danny Brown

Hip-HopAlternative
Maps by billy woods album cover8.5

Maps

billy woods

Hip-HopAlternative
We Buy Diabetic Test Strips by Armand Hammer album cover8.4

We Buy Diabetic Test Strips

Armand Hammer

Hip-HopAlternative
Aethiopes by billy woods album cover8.4

Aethiopes

billy woods

Hip-HopAlternative
Run the Jewels 2 by Run the Jewels album cover8.4

Run the Jewels 2

Run the Jewels

Hip-HopAlternative
Chromakopia by Tyler, The Creator album cover8.3

Chromakopia

Tyler, The Creator

AlternativeHip-Hop
Veteran by JPEGMAFIA album cover8.3

Veteran

JPEGMAFIA

Hip-HopAlternative
Kids See Ghosts by Kids See Ghosts album cover8.2

Kids See Ghosts

Kids See Ghosts

Hip-HopAlternative
Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott album cover8.2

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott

Hip-HopAlternative
Big Fish Theory by Vince Staples album cover8.2

Big Fish Theory

Vince Staples

Hip-HopAlternative
Run the Jewels 3 by Run the Jewels album cover8.2

Run the Jewels 3

Run the Jewels

Hip-HopAlternative
TA13OO by Denzel Curry album cover8.0

TA13OO

Denzel Curry

Hip-HopAlternative
IGOR by Tyler, The Creator album cover8.0

IGOR

Tyler, The Creator

Hip-HopAlternative
Cilvia Demo by Isaiah Rashad album cover7.8

Cilvia Demo

Isaiah Rashad

Hip-HopSouthern
Saturation III by BROCKHAMPTON album cover7.8

Saturation III

BROCKHAMPTON

Hip-HopAlternative
MUSIC by Playboi Carti album cover6.4

MUSIC

Playboi Carti

Hip-HopSouthern
UTOPIA by Travis Scott album cover6.3

UTOPIA

Travis Scott

Hip-HopAlternative
Vultures 1 by Kanye West album cover4.6

Vultures 1

Kanye West

Hip-HopTrap