THE SOURCE MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST RAP ALBUMS The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums - featured in their January 1998 issue - the albums are listed in chronological order. The list, along with The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Singles, were created to commemorate the magazine's 100th issue. The most recent album featured on the list is Life After Death (see 1997 in music) by The Notorious B.I.G..
THE SOURCE MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST RAP ALBUMS featured in their January 1998 issue Whodini Escape 1984
Run-D.M.C. Run-D.M.C. 1984
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THE SOURCE MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST RAP ALBUMS featured in their January 1998 issue LL Cool J Radio 1985
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THE SOURCE MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST RAP ALBUMS featured in their January 1998 issue Salt-N-Pepa Hot, Cool and Vicious 1986
Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill 1986
Stetsasonic On Fire 1986
Run-D.M.C. Raising Hell 1986
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THE SOURCE MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST RAP ALBUMS featured in their January 1998 issue
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LL Cool J Bigger and Deffer 1987
Boogie Down Productions Criminal Minded 1987
MC Shan Down by Law 1987
Just-Ice Kool & Deadly 1987
Heavy D & the Boyz Living Large... 1987
Eric B. & Rakim Paid in Full 1987
Schoolly D Saturday Night! The Album 1987
Public Enemy Yo! Bum Rush the Show 1987
THE SOURCE MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST RAP ALBUMS featured in their January 1998 issue
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Too $hort Born to Mack 1988
Boogie Down Productions By All Means Necessary 1988
Ultramagnetic MC's Critical Beatdown 1988
Eazy-E Eazy-Duz-It 1988
Eric B. & Rakim Follow the Leader 1988
Biz Markie Goin' Off 1988
Slick Rick The Great Adventures of Slick Rick 1988
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper 1988
Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 1988
Big Daddy Kane Long Live the Kane 1988
MC Lyte Lyte as a Rock 1988
Jungle Brothers Straight Out the Jungle 1988
N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton 1988
EPMD Strictly Business 1988
Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew The World's Greatest Entertainer 1988
THE SOURCE MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST RAP ALBUMS featured in their January 1998 issue De La Soul 3 Feet High and Rising 1989
Queen Latifah All Hail the Queen 1989
3rd Bass The Cactus Album 1989
Geto Boys Grip It! On That Other Level 1989
Big Daddy Kane It's a Big Daddy Thing 1989
Nice & Smooth Nice & Smooth 1989
Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique 1989
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo Road to the Riches 1989
EPMD Unfinished Business 1989
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Jungle Brothers Done by the Forces of Nature 1989
The D.O.C. No One Can Do It Better 1989
Special Ed Youngest in Charge 1989
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Ice Cube AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted 1990
Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet 1990
Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth Funky Technician 1990
EPMD Business as Usual 1990
Poor Righteous Teachers Holy Intellect 1990
Eric B. & Rakim Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em 1990
Above the Law Livin' Like Hustlers 1990
LL Cool J Mama Said Knock You Out 1990
Brand Nubian One For All 1990
A Tribe Called Quest People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm 1990
Chill Rob G Ride the Rhythm 1990
Digital Underground Sex Packets 1990
X-Clan To the East, Blackwards 1990
THE SOURCE MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST RAP ALBUMS featured in their January 1998 issue Black Sheep A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing 1991
Main Source Breaking Atoms 1991
Cypress Hill Cypress Hill 1991
De La Soul De La Soul Is Dead 1991
Ice Cube Death Certificate 1991
A Tribe Called Quest The Low End Theory 1991
Scarface Mr. Scarface is Back 1991
Naughty by Nature Naughty by Nature 1991
Ice T OG: Original Gangster 1991
DJ Quik Quik Is the Name 1991
Gang Starr Step in the Arena 1991
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THE SOURCE MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST RAP ALBUMS featured in their January 1998 issue The Pharcyde Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde 1992
Dr. Dre The Chronic 1992
Gang Starr Daily Operation 1992
Das EFX Dead Serious 1992
Pete Rock & CL Smooth Mecca and the Soul Brother 1992
Spice 1 Spice 1 1992
Diamond and the Psychotic Neurotics Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop 1992
Redman Whut? Thee Album 1992
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THE SOURCE MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST RAP ALBUMS featured in their January 1998 issue
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Souls of Mischief 93 'til Infinity 1993
Onyx Bacdafucup 1993
Cypress Hill Black Sunday 1993
Snoop Dogg Doggystyle 1993
Black Moon Enta Da Stage 1993
Wu-Tang Clan Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 1993
A Tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders 1993
Digable Planets Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) 1993
KRS-One Return of the Boom Bap 1993
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Creepin on ah Come Up 1994
Nas Illmatic 1994
The Notorious B.I.G. Ready to Die 1994
THE SOURCE MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST RAP ALBUMS featured in their January 1998 issue Common Resurrection 1994
Organized Konfusion Stress: The Extinction Agenda 1994
Smif-N-Wessun Dah Shinin' 1995
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The Roots Do You Want More?!!!??! 1995
THE SOURCE MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST RAP ALBUMS featured in their January 1998 issue Mobb Deep The Infamous 1995
Ol' Dirty Bastard Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version 1995
GZA Liquid Swords 1995
2Pac Me Against the World 1995
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Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... 1995
THE SOURCE MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST RAP ALBUMS featured in their January 1998 issue OutKast ATLiens 1996
The Notorious B.I.G. Life After Death 1997
The Roots Illadelph Halflife 1996
Jay-Z Reasonable Doubt 1996
Fugees The Score 1996
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