[Certain]

1. Nas, Illmatic
2. Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die
3. GZA, Liquid Swords
4. OutKast, Aquemini
5. Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
6. A Tribe Called Quest, The Low End Theory
7. Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique
8. Jay-Z, The Black Album
9. Dr. Dre, The Chronic
10. Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt
11. Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
12. The Roots, Illadelph Halflife
13. Slick Rick, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
14. Jurassic 5, Quality Control
15. Mobb Deep, The Infamous ...
16. Cage, Hell's Winter
17. De La Soul, 3 Feet High & Rising
18. 2Pac, Me Against the World
19. Jay-Z, The Blueprint
20. Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
21. Eric B. & Rakim, Paid in Full
22. EPMD, Strictly Business
23. OutKast, ATLiens
24. Kanye West, Late Registration
25. O.C., Word ... Life
26. Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx ...
27. Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill
28. Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele
29. Mos Def, Black on Both Sides
30. Common, Resurrection
31. Geto Boys, Grip It! On That Other Level
32. OutKast, Stankonia
33. Ultramagnetic MCs, Critical Beatdown
34. Redman, Muddy Waters
35. Clipse, Hell Hath No Fury
36. Snoop Doggy Dogg, DoggyStyle
37. Kanye West, Yeezus
38. Goodie Mob, Soul Food
39. Organized Konfusion, Organized Konfusion
40. The Pharcyde, Bizarre Ride II tha Pharcyde
41. UGK, Ridin' Dirty
42. Eric B. & Rakim, Follow the Leader
43. Big Pun, Capital Punishment
44. Souls of Mischief, 93 'til Infinity
45. N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton
46. Aceyalone, All Balls Don't Bounce
47. Reflection Eternal, Train of Thought
48. Eminem, The Slim Shady LP
49. A Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders
50. Canibus, Rip the Jacker
51. Public Enemy, Fear of a Black Planet
52. Stetsasonic, In Full Gear
53. Gang Starr, Step In The Arena
54. Ice Cube, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
55. Fugees, The Score
56. Black Moon, Enta Da Stage
57. Ol' Dirty Bastard, Return to the 36 Chambers
58. Brother Ali, Shadows on the Sun
59. Gang Starr, Daily Operation
60. Camp Lo, Uptown Saturday Night
61. Dr. Dre, 2001
62. MF Doom, Operation Doomsday
63. The Coup, Steal This Album
64. T.I., King
65. 2Pac, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
66. J-Live, All of the Above
67. Big Boi, Sir Lucious Left Foot: Son of Chico Dusty
68. Redman, Whut? Thee Album
69. Run-DMC, Run-DMC
70. Ice Cube, Death Certificate
71. Blackalicious, Nia
72. Madvillain, Madvillainy
73. Boogie Down Productions, Criminal Minded
74. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, E. 1999-Eternal
75. Main Source, Breaking Atoms
76. Clipse, Lord Willin'
77. Cam'ron, Purple Haze
78. A Tribe Called Quest, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
79. Non Phixion, The Future is Now
80. 50 Cent, Get Rich or Die Tryin'
81. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
82. Big Daddy Kane, Long Live the Kane
83. Company Flow, Funcrusher Plus
84. Kanye West, College Dropout
85. De La Soul, Stakes is High
86. Common, Be
87. Royce da 5'9", Death is Certain
88. BlackStar, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are BlackStar
89. Little Brother, The Listening
90. Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx ... II
91. De La Soul, The Grind Date
92. D.O.C., No One Can Do It Better
93. Aesop Rock, Labor Days
94. Jeru the Damaja, The Sun Rises in the East
95. Brand Nubian, One for All
96. Killer Mike, R.A.P. Music
97. Jean Grae, Jeanius
98. Mobb Deep, Hell on Earth
99. The Roots, Game Theory
100. Big L, Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous