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Mafioso Rap · ranked by score

Best Mafioso Rap Albums, Ranked

30 albums reviewed

Luxury, power, and the underworld. Mafioso rap paints vivid pictures of crime-boss fantasies over lavish, cinematic production.

We have reviewed 30 Mafioso Rap albums released between 1991 and 2022, averaging 7.8 out of 10. The highest score so far goes to Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… (9.3). Jay-Z (4), Nas (4), 2Pac (2) appear more than once.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… by Raekwon album cover
9.3

The top of the pile

Highest-rated Mafioso Rap albums

  1. 1
    Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… (1995, 9.3)
    9.3
  2. 2
    Wu-Tang Clan – Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers) (1993, 9.2)
    9.2
  3. 3
    GZA – Liquid Swords (1995, 9.1)
    9.1
  4. 4
    The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die (1994, 8.9)
    8.9
  5. 5
    Jay-Z – The Blueprint (2001, 8.9)
    8.9

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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… by Raekwon album cover9.3

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…

Raekwon

East CoastHardcore
Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan album cover9.2

Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Hip-HopEast Coast
Liquid Swords by GZA album cover9.1

Liquid Swords

GZA

East CoastHardcore
The Infamous… by Mobb Deep album cover8.9

The Infamous…

Mobb Deep

East CoastHardcore
The Blueprint by Jay-Z album cover8.9

The Blueprint

Jay-Z

Hip-HopEast Coast
Ready to Die by The Notorious B.I.G. album cover8.9

Ready to Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

Hip-HopEast Coast
Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z album cover8.7

Reasonable Doubt

Jay-Z

Hip-HopEast Coast
Death Certificate by Ice Cube album cover8.4

Death Certificate

Ice Cube

West CoastGangsta
Life After Death by The Notorious B.I.G. album cover8.4

Life After Death

The Notorious B.I.G.

Hip-HopEast Coast
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory by 2Pac album cover8.3

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

2Pac

West CoastGangsta
Tana Talk 3 by Benny the Butcher album cover8.3

Tana Talk 3

Benny the Butcher

Hip-HopEast Coast
Hell on Earth by Mobb Deep album cover8.3

Hell on Earth

Mobb Deep

East CoastHardcore
Bo Jackson by Boldy James album cover8.2

Bo Jackson

Boldy James

Hip-HopEast Coast
It’s Almost Dry by Pusha T album cover8.2

It’s Almost Dry

Pusha T

Hip-HopEast Coast
Marcberg by Roc Marciano album cover8.1

Marcberg

Roc Marciano

Hip-HopEast Coast
American Gangster by Jay-Z album cover8.0

American Gangster

Jay-Z

East CoastGangsta
Wu‐Tang Forever by Wu-Tang Clan album cover8.0

Wu‐Tang Forever

Wu-Tang Clan

Hip-HopEast Coast
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ by 50 Cent album cover8.0

Get Rich or Die Tryin’

50 Cent

Hip-HopGangsta
Hard Core by Lil’ Kim album cover7.8

Hard Core

Lil’ Kim

Hip-HopEast Coast
It Was Written by Nas album cover7.8

It Was Written

Nas

Hip-HopEast Coast
God Don’t Make Mistakes by Conway the Machine album cover7.7

God Don’t Make Mistakes

Conway the Machine

Hip-HopEast Coast
Teflon Don by Rick Ross album cover7.5

Teflon Don

Rick Ross

Hip-HopSouthern
Oxymoron by ScHoolboy Q album cover7.4

Oxymoron

ScHoolboy Q

West CoastGangsta
The Documentary by The Game album cover7.3

The Documentary

The Game

Hip-HopWest Coast
God’s Son by Nas album cover7.1

God’s Son

Nas

Hip-HopEast Coast
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 by Jay-Z album cover6.6

In My Lifetime, Vol. 1

Jay-Z

Hip-HopEast Coast
I Am… by Nas album cover6.3

I Am…

Nas

Hip-HopEast Coast
Fly International Luxurious Art by Raekwon album cover5.7

Fly International Luxurious Art

Raekwon

Hip-HopEast Coast
Until the End of Time by 2Pac album cover5.4

Until the End of Time

2Pac

Hip-HopWest Coast
Nastradamus by Nas album cover4.6

Nastradamus

Nas

Hip-HopEast Coast