Street Rap · ranked by score

Best Street Rap Albums, Ranked

30 albums reviewed

Authentic voices from the block. Street rap captures the realities of urban life with vivid storytelling and unpolished honesty.

We have reviewed 30 Street Rap albums released between 1993 and 2023, averaging 7.2 out of 10. The highest score so far goes to Wu-Tang Clan's Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers) (9.2). DMX (4), Mobb Deep (3), Benny the Butcher (2) appear more than once.

Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan album cover
9.2

The top of the pile

Highest-rated Street Rap albums

  1. 19.2
  2. 29.1
  3. 38.9
  4. 48.3
  5. 58.3

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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
Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse album cover9.1

Hell Hath No Fury

Clipse

Hip-HopEast Coast
The Infamous… by Mobb Deep album cover8.9

The Infamous…

Mobb Deep

East CoastHardcore
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
It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot by DMX album cover7.9

It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot

DMX

Hip-HopEast Coast
Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 by Young Jeezy album cover7.8

Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101

Young Jeezy

Hip-HopSouthern
Rare Chandeliers by Action Bronson album cover7.7

Rare Chandeliers

Action Bronson

Hip-HopEast Coast
FLYGOD by Westside Gunn album cover7.7

FLYGOD

Westside Gunn

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
Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life by Jay-Z album cover7.6

Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life

Jay-Z

East CoastPop
Burden of Proof by Benny the Butcher album cover7.6

Burden of Proof

Benny the Butcher

Hip-HopEast Coast
Dah Shinin’ by Smif‐n‐Wessun album cover7.5

Dah Shinin’

Smif‐n‐Wessun

East CoastBoom Bap
Stillmatic by Nas album cover7.5

Stillmatic

Nas

East CoastHip-Hop
…And Then There Was X by DMX album cover7.4

…And Then There Was X

DMX

HardcoreEast Coast
Vol.3.. Life and Times of S. Carter by Jay-Z album cover7.2

Vol.3.. Life and Times of S. Carter

Jay-Z

East CoastHip-Hop
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood by DMX album cover7.2

Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood

DMX

East CoastHardcore
Championships by Meek Mill album cover6.9

Championships

Meek Mill

East CoastHardcore
7220 by Lil Durk album cover6.7

7220

Lil Durk

TrapHip-Hop
Issa Album by 21 Savage album cover6.6

Issa Album

21 Savage

Hip-HopSouthern
Painting Pictures by Kodak Black album cover6.5

Painting Pictures

Kodak Black

Hip-HopTrap
Til the Casket Drops by Clipse album cover6.4

Til the Casket Drops

Clipse

Hip-HopEast Coast
Until Death Call My Name by YoungBoy Never Broke Again album cover6.3

Until Death Call My Name

YoungBoy Never Broke Again

SouthernTrap
I Am… by Nas album cover6.3

I Am…

Nas

Hip-HopEast Coast
Almost Healed by Lil Durk album cover6.2

Almost Healed

Lil Durk

Hip-HopTrap
Amerikaz Nightmare by Mobb Deep album cover6.2

Amerikaz Nightmare

Mobb Deep

Hip-HopEast Coast
My Turn by Lil Baby album cover6.1

My Turn

Lil Baby

TrapSouthern
The Last Slimeto by YoungBoy Never Broke Again album cover6.0

The Last Slimeto

YoungBoy Never Broke Again

SouthernTrap
Grand Champ by DMX album cover5.7

Grand Champ

DMX

HardcoreEast Coast
Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire to Win by 50 Cent album cover4.7

Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire to Win

50 Cent

Hip-HopEast Coast