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.



The top of the pile
Highest-rated Street Rap albums
- 1
Wu-Tang Clan – Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers) (1993, 9.2)9.2 - 2
Clipse – Hell Hath No Fury (2006, 9.1)9.1 - 3
Mobb Deep – The Infamous… (1995, 8.9)8.9 - 4
Mobb Deep – Hell on Earth (1996, 8.3)8.3 - 5
Benny the Butcher – Tana Talk 3 (2018, 8.3)8.3
Through the years
By decade
- 1990s10 albums, best rated Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers) (9.2)
- 2000s6 albums, best rated Hell Hath No Fury (9.1)
- 2010s8 albums, best rated Tana Talk 3 (8.3)
- 2020s6 albums, best rated God Don’t Make Mistakes (7.7)
Ranked discographies
Every record, best first
All Street Rap reviews
9.2Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
9.1Hell Hath No Fury
Clipse
8.9The Infamous…
Mobb Deep
8.3Tana Talk 3
Benny the Butcher
8.3Hell on Earth
Mobb Deep
7.9It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot
DMX
7.8Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101
Young Jeezy
7.7Rare Chandeliers
Action Bronson
7.7FLYGOD
Westside Gunn
7.7God Don’t Make Mistakes
Conway the Machine
7.6Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life
Jay-Z
7.6Burden of Proof
Benny the Butcher
7.5Dah Shinin’
Smif‐n‐Wessun
7.5Stillmatic
Nas
7.4…And Then There Was X
DMX
7.2Vol.3.. Life and Times of S. Carter
Jay-Z
7.2Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
DMX
6.9Championships
Meek Mill
6.77220
Lil Durk
6.6Issa Album
21 Savage
6.5Painting Pictures
Kodak Black
6.4Til the Casket Drops
Clipse
6.3Until Death Call My Name
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
6.3I Am…
Nas
6.2Almost Healed
Lil Durk
6.2Amerikaz Nightmare
Mobb Deep
6.1My Turn
Lil Baby
6.0The Last Slimeto
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
5.7Grand Champ
DMX
4.7Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire to Win
50 Cent