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I've decided to stop putting out ranked/ordered lists. Done with that. There's no sense in comparing art. Either you like it or you don't. Here are *MY* Top 50 Hip Hop Albums of 2018. I'm sure I missed some great ones... By the way, yes, the 2018 compilations are dropping this month. Sorry for the delay. To make it up to you, I'm dropping ******* ** *** **** **** ******** ***** throughout 2019. Haha. Stay tuned...
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Apollo Brown & Joell Ortiz - Mona Lisa
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Armand Hammer - Paraffin
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Benny the Butcher - Tana Talk 3
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Big K.R.I.T. - THRICE X / DOUBLE DOWN / TRIFECTA
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Black Milk - FEVER
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Black Thought - Streams of Thought, Vol. 1
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Black Thought - Streams of Thought, Vol. 2
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Chris Orrick - Portraits
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Conway - Everybody Is F.O.O.D.
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Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Fetti
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Cypress Hill - Elephants on Acid
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Czarface & MF DOOM - Czarface Meets Metal Face
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Dave East & Styles P - Beloved
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Dirty Sanchez 47 - New Yuck City
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Doppelgangaz, The - AAAAGGGHH
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Evidence - Weather or Not
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Ghostface Killah - The Lost Tapes
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Ice Cube - Everythangs Corrupt
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Jay Rock - Redemption
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Jericho Jackson - Khrysis & Elzhi Are Jericho Jackson
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M.W.P. - Afterglow
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Mac Miller - Swimming
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Marlowe - Marlowe
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Masta Ace & Marco Polo - A Breukelen Story
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Method Man - Meth Lab Season 2: The Lithium
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Meyhem Lauren - Glass
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Meyhem Lauren & DJ Muggs - Frozen Angels
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Mick Jenkins - Pieces of a Man
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Murs - A Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable
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Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap
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O.C. - A New Dawn
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Open Mike Eagle - What Happens When I Try to Relax
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Phonte - No News Is Good News
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PRhyme - PRhyme 2
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Pusha T - Daytona
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Quelle Chris & Jean Grae - Everything’s Fine
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Roc Marciano - Behold a Dark Horse
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Roc Marciano - RR2: The Bitter Dose
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Roc Marciano & DJ Muggs - KAOS
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Royce Da 5'9 - Book of Ryan
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Showbiz - A Room Therapy
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Skyzoo - In Celebration of Us
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Styles P - Dime Bag
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T.I. - Dime Trap
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Torae & Praise - All Praises Due
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Various Artists - 9th Wonder Presents: Jamla Is the Squad II
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Various Artists - Black Panther The Album
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Westside Gunn - Supreme Blientele
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Zilla Rocca - Future Former Rapper
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Peace.