Underground Hip-Hop · ranked by score
Best Underground Hip-Hop Albums, Ranked
12 albums reviewed
We have reviewed 12 Underground Hip-Hop albums released between 1993 and 2022, averaging 7.6 out of 10. The highest score so far goes to CunninLynguists's A Piece of Strange (8.9). Action Bronson (2) appears more than once.
The top of the pile
Highest-rated Underground Hip-Hop albums
- 1CunninLynguists – A Piece of Strange (2006, 8.9)8.9
- 2Ka – Descendants of Cain (2020, 8.7)8.7
- 3Danger Mouse – Cheat Codes (2022, 8.3)8.3
- 4
Westside Gunn – FLYGOD (2016, 7.7)7.7 - 5
Talib Kweli – Quality (2002, 7.7)7.7
Through the years
By decade
- 1990s3 albums, best rated Enta da Stage (7.6)
- 2000s4 albums, best rated A Piece of Strange (8.9)
- 2010s3 albums, best rated FLYGOD (7.7)
- 2020s2 albums, best rated Descendants of Cain (8.7)
Ranked discographies
Every record, best first
All Underground Hip-Hop reviews
8.9A Piece of Strange
CunninLynguists
Hip-HopSouthern
8.7Descendants of Cain
Ka
Hip-HopEast Coast
8.3Cheat Codes
Danger Mouse
Hip-HopAlternative
7.7Rare Chandeliers
Action Bronson
Hip-HopEast Coast
7.7FLYGOD
Westside Gunn
Hip-HopEast Coast
7.7Shadows on the Sun
Brother Ali
Hip-HopConscious
7.7Quality
Talib Kweli
Hip-HopEast Coast
7.6Enta da Stage
Black Moon
East CoastBoom Bap
7.5Dah Shinin’
Smif‐n‐Wessun
East CoastBoom Bap
7.4God Loves Ugly
Atmosphere
Hip-HopAlternative
6.9Mr. Wonderful
Action Bronson
Hip-HopEast Coast
5.4Infinite
Eminem
Hip-HopEast Coast