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Top Southern Hip Hop albums of all time

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Updated: 7 May
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OutKast - Aquemini, Cover art
Aquemini
OutKast
4.13 24k 24,406 193 193
29 September 1998 Album
Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
Neo-Soul Funk Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
conscious lush urban boastful mellow rhythmic warm introspective
24k Ratings 193 Reviews 4.13 Average
OutKast - ATLiens, Cover art
ATLiens
OutKast
4.06 20k 19,750 137 137
27 August 1996 Album
Southern Hip Hop
Conscious Hip Hop Neo-Soul Trip Hop
mellow urban atmospheric conscious nocturnal science fiction philosophical rhythmic
20k Ratings 137 Reviews 4.06 Average
J.I.D - The Forever Story, Cover art
The Forever Story
J.I.D
3.98 17k 16,982 142 142
26 August 2022 Album
Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
Trap Neo-Soul Jazz Rap Hardcore Hip Hop
urban conscious sampling introspective rhythmic crime energetic boastful
17k Ratings 142 Reviews 3.98 Average
Lil Ugly Mane - Mista Thug Isolation, Cover art
Mista Thug Isolation
Lil Ugly Mane
3.93 18k 18,416 95 95
11 February 2012 Album
Memphis Rap Southern Hip Hop
Horrorcore Chopped and Screwed Gangsta Rap Jazz Rap Experimental Hip Hop
drugs vulgar crime misanthropic humorous dark sexual boastful
18k Ratings 95 Reviews 3.93 Average
Three-6 Mafia - Mystic Stylez, Cover art
Mystic Stylez
Three-6 Mafia
3.96 11k 11,069 72 72
25 May 1995 Album
Memphis Rap Horrorcore Southern Hip Hop
Gangsta Rap
satanic crime dark violence lo-fi nocturnal drugs sexual
11k Ratings 72 Reviews 3.96 Average
OutKast - Stankonia, Cover art
Stankonia
OutKast
3.91 21k 21,119 163 163
31 October 2000 Album
Southern Hip Hop
Dirty South Experimental Hip Hop Funk Conscious Hip Hop Pop Rap
eclectic energetic urban passionate playful sexual conscious humorous
21k Ratings 163 Reviews 3.91 Average
Travis Scott - Rodeo, Cover art
Rodeo
Travis Scott
3.86 29k 28,603 169 169
4 September 2015 Album
Trap Southern Hip Hop
Experimental Hip Hop Pop Rap Alternative R&B Neo-Psychedelia Cloud Rap
nocturnal drugs party hedonistic atmospheric psychedelic hypnotic sexual
29k Ratings 169 Reviews 3.86 Average
Pusha T - DAYTONA, Cover art
DAYTONA
Pusha T
3.83 28k 27,689 166 166
25 May 2018 Album
Hardcore Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop
Gangsta Rap Chipmunk Soul
drugs crime sampling boastful aggressive urban dark violence
28k Ratings 166 Reviews 3.83 Average
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury, Cover art
Hell Hath No Fury
Clipse
3.91 10k 9,835 112 112
28 November 2006 Album
Southern Hip Hop Gangsta Rap
Experimental Hip Hop
crime drugs boastful violence rhythmic urban hedonistic cold
10k Ratings 112 Reviews 3.91 Average
UGK - Ridin' Dirty, Cover art
Ridin' Dirty
UGK
3.90 6k 5,792 78 78
30 July 1996 Album
Dirty South Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop
G-Funk
crime drugs nocturnal urban boastful introspective sombre mellow
6k Ratings 78 Reviews 3.90 Average
Denzel Curry - TA13OO, Cover art
TA13OO
Denzel Curry
3.78 27k 27,318 141 141
27 July 2018 Album
Southern Hip Hop Trap
Conscious Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop Pop Rap Trap Metal
dark aggressive energetic conscious violence urban boastful rhythmic
27k Ratings 141 Reviews 3.78 Average
Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future, Cover art
Melt My Eyez See Your Future
Denzel Curry
3.80 21k 21,026 165 165
25 March 2022 Album
Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop
Jazz Rap Trap Neo-Soul Boom Bap
introspective conscious atmospheric sampling mellow rhythmic death passionate
21k Ratings 165 Reviews 3.80 Average
Little Brother - The Minstrel Show, Cover art
The Minstrel Show
Little Brother
3.88 3k 2,684 35 35
13 September 2005 Album
Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop
Boom Bap Contemporary R&B Chipmunk Soul Satire
satirical concept album sampling rhythmic humorous boastful conscious urban
3k Ratings 35 Reviews 3.88 Average
Goodie Mob - Soul Food, Cover art
Soul Food
Goodie Mob
3.85 4k 3,865 54 54
7 November 1995 Album
Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
Dirty South Soul
conscious urban sombre political rhythmic introspective passionate crime
4k Ratings 54 Reviews 3.85 Average
Big K.R.I.T. - 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time, Cover art
4eva Is a Mighty Long Time
Big K.R.I.T.
3.82 9k 8,888 51 51
27 October 2017 Album
Southern Hip Hop
Dirty South Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap Neo-Soul Trap
introspective spiritual longing boastful uplifting conscious bittersweet passionate
9k Ratings 51 Reviews 3.82 Average
Playboi Carti - Die Lit, Cover art
Die Lit
Playboi Carti
3.71 30k 29,915 245 245
11 May 2018 Album
Trap Southern Hip Hop Cloud Rap
Pop Rap Plugg
repetitive hypnotic drugs boastful sexual hedonistic rhythmic party
30k Ratings 245 Reviews 3.71 Average
V.O.S. - Come - N - 2 - My World, Cover art
Come - N - 2 - My World
V.O.S.
3.86 812 812 13 13
1997 Album
Memphis Rap Southern Hip Hop
Contemporary R&B G-Funk Conscious Hip Hop
uplifting conscious violence urban sampling energetic Christian rhythmic
812 Ratings 13 Reviews 3.86 Average
Koopsta Knicca - Da Devil's Playground: Underground Solo, Cover art
Da Devil's Playground: Underground Solo
Koopsta Knicca
3.83 4k 3,950 24 24
26 October 1999 Album
Memphis Rap Southern Hip Hop
Horrorcore Gangsta Rap Instrumental Hip Hop
hypnotic lo-fi drugs dark crime nocturnal repetitive violence
4k Ratings 24 Reviews 3.83 Average
The Ballers - A Day Late and a Dollar Short, Cover art
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
The Ballers
3.86 665 665 8 8
16 September 1997 Album
Southern Hip Hop Gangsta Rap G-Funk
Jazz Rap
crime rhythmic mellow boastful hedonistic nocturnal conscious urban
665 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.86 Average
Scarface - The Diary, Cover art
The Diary
Scarface
3.83 4k 3,975 51 51
18 October 1994 Album
Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop
G-Funk
crime urban violence boastful angry nihilistic introspective aggressive
4k Ratings 51 Reviews 3.83 Average
Tommy Wright III - Ashes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 Dust, Cover art
Ashes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 Dust
Tommy Wright III
3.83 3k 3,145 12 12
1994 Album
Memphis Rap Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop
Horrorcore
lo-fi crime nihilistic violence death aggressive noisy sampling
3k Ratings 12 Reviews 3.83 Average
CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange, Cover art
A Piece of Strange
CunninLynguists
3.81 6k 5,988 73 73
22 November 2005 Album
Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
Chipmunk Soul Jazz Rap Southern Soul
mellow conscious concept album lush warm poetic spiritual mysterious
6k Ratings 73 Reviews 3.81 Average
Tommy Wright III - Runnin-n-Gunnin, Cover art
Runnin-n-Gunnin
Tommy Wright III
3.84 2k 1,531 6 6
1995 Album
Memphis Rap Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop
Horrorcore
lo-fi dark crime death urban nihilistic repetitive rhythmic
2k Ratings 6 Reviews 3.84 Average
Black Kray - 700 Dagreez, Cover art
700 Dagreez
Black Kray
3.80 4k 3,553 12 12
17 October 2014 Album
Cloud Rap Southern Hip Hop
Emo Rap Trap Experimental Hip Hop
cold lo-fi hypnotic lethargic atmospheric surreal depressive winter
4k Ratings 12 Reviews 3.80 Average
UGK - Super Tight..., Cover art
Super Tight...
UGK
3.82 2k 2,309 26 26
30 August 1994 Album
Southern Hip Hop Gangsta Rap
Dirty South G-Funk
vulgar boastful sexual crime drugs mellow sampling urban
2k Ratings 26 Reviews 3.82 Average
OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, Cover art
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
OutKast
3.78 11k 10,569 101 101
26 April 1994 Album
Southern Hip Hop
Gangsta Rap Dirty South G-Funk
boastful urban playful conscious rhythmic drugs crime mellow
11k Ratings 101 Reviews 3.78 Average
Da Koopsta Knicca - The Devil's Playground, Cover art
The Devil's Playground
Da Koopsta Knicca
3.82 569 569 4 4
1994 Album
Memphis Rap Southern Hip Hop
Horrorcore Gangsta Rap
lo-fi crime dark satanic drugs ominous raw repetitive
569 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.82 Average
Eightball & MJG - On Top of the World, Cover art
On Top of the World
8Ball & MJG
3.81 1k 1,432 21 21
1 November 1995 Album
Southern Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Conscious Hip Hop
G-Funk
urban crime conscious drugs sombre rhythmic sexual violence
1k Ratings 21 Reviews 3.81 Average
N.O.D. - N---az of Destruction, Cover art
N---az of Destruction
N.O.D.
3.80 3k 3,049 18 18
1996 Album
Memphis Rap Southern Hip Hop
Horrorcore Gangsta Rap
lo-fi crime violence nocturnal dark nihilistic infernal raw
3k Ratings 18 Reviews 3.80 Average
Juicy (Juice Manne) Jay - Vol. 9mm "It's On", Cover art
Vol. 9mm "It's On"
Juicy (Juice Manne) Jay
3.80 898 898 6 6
1994 Album
Memphis Rap Southern Hip Hop Gangsta Rap
Gangsta Rap Horrorcore
lo-fi rhythmic crime sampling atmospheric vulgar death repetitive
898 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.80 Average
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King of da Playaz Ball
Kingpin Skinny Pimp
3.78 2k 2,095 10 10
19 March 1996 Album
Memphis Rap Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop
Horrorcore Dirty South
crime atmospheric violence drugs raw urban sexual dark
2k Ratings 10 Reviews 3.78 Average
Tommy Wright III - On the Run, Cover art
On the Run
Tommy Wright III
3.78 2k 1,663 12 12
1996 Album
Memphis Rap Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop
Horrorcore
crime violence vulgar urban aggressive lo-fi angry drugs
2k Ratings 12 Reviews 3.78 Average
Cities Aviv - GUM, Cover art
GUM
Cities Aviv
3.76 1k 1,486 7 7
22 May 2020 Album
Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop Drumless
Cloud Rap Jazz Rap Hypnagogic Pop Sound Collage Ambient
lonely lethargic sampling atmospheric hypnotic sparse rain depressive
1k Ratings 7 Reviews 3.76 Average
Denzel Curry - Imperial, Cover art
Imperial
Denzel Curry
3.68 16k 16,086 57 57
9 March 2016 Album
Southern Hip Hop Trap
Cloud Rap Conscious Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
angry aggressive political crime urban drugs passionate energetic
16k Ratings 57 Reviews 3.68 Average
The Geto Boys - The Geto Boys, Cover art
The Geto Boys
The Geto Boys
3.75 2k 1,690 18 18
1990 Album
Southern Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Horrorcore
Mid-School Hip Hop
vulgar aggressive violence rebellious energetic crime humorous sampling
2k Ratings 18 Reviews 3.75 Average
DJ Sound - Volume 9: Negative Thoughts, Cover art
Volume 9: Negative Thoughts
DJ Sound
3.76 533 533 1 1
2007 Album
Memphis Rap Southern Hip Hop
Gangsta Rap Instrumental Hip Hop Dirty South Horrorcore
violence lo-fi urban crime surreal dark drugs nocturnal
533 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.76 Average
Project Pat - Mista Don't Play: Everythangs Workin', Cover art
Mista Don't Play: Everythangs Workin'
Project Pat
3.75 1k 1,335 13 13
27 February 2001 Album
Memphis Rap Southern Hip Hop Gangsta Rap
Crunk
sampling drugs sexual rhythmic dark crime urban introspective
1k Ratings 13 Reviews 3.75 Average
Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music, Cover art
R.A.P. Music
Killer Mike
3.70 8k 7,714 95 95
15 May 2012 Album
Southern Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop Political Hip Hop
Conscious Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Political Hip Hop
political crime angry urban aggressive energetic rebellious violence
8k Ratings 95 Reviews 3.70 Average
Little Brother - The Listening, Cover art
The Listening
Little Brother
3.73 1k 1,427 28 28
25 February 2003 Album
Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Boom Bap
Neo-Soul Chipmunk Soul
sampling warm concept album love summer rhythmic urban conscious
1k Ratings 28 Reviews 3.73 Average
Blackout - Dreamworld, Cover art
Dreamworld
Blackout
3.72 3k 3,395 15 15
1995 Album
Memphis Rap Horrorcore Southern Hip Hop
Gangsta Rap
nocturnal dark lo-fi ominous hypnotic violence atmospheric crime
3k Ratings 15 Reviews 3.72 Average
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  • OutKast - Idlewild, Cover art
    Idlewild
    2006 Album
    3k Ratings 39 Reviews 2.77 Average
    2.77 3k 2,701 39 39
  • Three 6 Mafia - Choices: The Album, Cover art
    Choices: The Album
    2001 Album
    260 Ratings 4 Reviews 2.74 Average
    2.74 260 260 4 4
  • Three 6 Mafia - Choices II: The Setup, Cover art
    Choices II: The Setup
    2005 Album
    166 Ratings 2 Reviews 2.48 Average
    2.48 166 166 2 2
  • Various Artists - I'm Bout It, Cover art
    I'm Bout It
    1997 Album
    51 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.31 Average
    3.31 51 51 6 6
  • Various Artists - I Got the Hook Up!, Cover art
    I Got the Hook Up!
    1998 Album
    34 Ratings 3.02 Average
    3.02 34 34
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  • J. Cole - Forest Hills Drive Live, Cover art
    Forest Hills Drive Live
    2016 Album
    222 Ratings 3.43 Average
    3.43 222 222
  • Arrested Development - Unplugged, Cover art
    Unplugged
    1993 Album
    82 Ratings 2 Reviews 2.95 Average
    2.95 82 82 2 2
  • CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange Live in NYC 2009, Cover art
    A Piece of Strange Live in NYC 2009
    2016 Album
    23 Ratings 3.46 Average
    3.46 23 23
  • OutKast - Live From Los Angeles, Cover art
    Live From Los Angeles
    2013 Album
    20 Ratings 3.52 Average
    3.52 20 20
  • 8Ball & MJG - Classic Pimpin: Live, Cover art
    Classic Pimpin: Live
    2019 Album
    10 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.35 Average
    3.35 10 10 1 1
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  • Blackout - Dreamworld: Othaside, Cover art
    Dreamworld: Othaside
    2022 Album
    303 Ratings 3.58 Average
    3.58 303 303
  • Blaque Spurm - Spurmacidal Tendencies, Cover art
    Spurmacidal Tendencies
    2008 Album
    43 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.56 Average
    3.56 43 43 1 1
  • Mother Superia - Levitation, Cover art
    Levitation
    2020 Album
    7 Ratings 3.84 Average
    3.84 7 7
  • Lastrawze - Instrawmental, Cover art
    Instrawmental
    2010 Album
    11 Ratings 2.76 Average
    2.76 11 11
  • Young Lo - Seventh Street Bound, Cover art
    Seventh Street Bound
    Album
    7 Ratings 3.17 Average
    3.17 7 7
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