SPIN's 40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2014
Purists and casual listeners alike would probably agree that 2014 failed to deliver on a number of hip-hop promises that could've lit the year aflame.
Published: December 12, 2014 14:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Run the Jewels 2 | Run The Jewels, Killer Mike, EL-P | Oct-27-2014, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #2 | My Krazy Life | YG | Mar-18-2014, Gangsta Rap |
| #3 | Piñata | Freddie Gibbs, Madlib | Mar-18-2014, Gangsta Rap |
| #4 | Hallways | Homeboy Sandman | Feb-09-2014, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | Broke with Expensive Taste | Azealia Banks | Nov-07-2014, Hip House |
| #7 | Lese Majesty | Shabazz Palaces | Jul-29-2014, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #8 | Oxymoron | ScHoolboy Q | Jan-01-2014, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #9 | Hell Can Wait | Vince Staples | Sep-23-2014, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Honest | Future | Apr-22-2014, Trap |
| #13 | DEAD | Young Fathers | Feb-03-2014, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #14 | Kenny Dennis III | Serengeti | Nov-11-2014, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #15 | These Days... | Ab-Soul | Jun-24-2014, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #17 | Southsiders | Atmosphere | May-05-2014, Hip Hop |
| #18 | EP 1 | Low Pros, A-Trak, Lex Luger | Jun-10-2014, |
| #20 | So It Goes | RATKING | Apr-07-2014, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #21 | Cadillactica | Big K.R.I.T. | Aug-25-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #22 | Hey | Kalifa | Mar-10-2014, |
| #23 | Cilvia Demo | Isaiah Rashad | Jan-28-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #24 | Vibes | Theophilus London | Oct-24-2014, Electropop |
| #25 | ...and then you shoot your cousin | The Roots | May-19-2014, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #26 | Neverlove | Buck 65 | Sep-30-2014, Hip Hop |
| #28 | Bestiary | Hail Mary Mallon | Nov-10-2014, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #29 | Nehruviandoom | NehruvianDOOM | Sep-22-2014, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #30 | Im Around | Remy Ma | Nov-18-2014, |
| #31 | Built To Last | Akrobatik | May-13-2014, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #32 | Remember Me | Sage the Gemini | Mar-25-2014, Pop Rap |
| #33 | The Pinkprint | Nicki Minaj | Dec-15-2014, Pop Rap |
| #34 | Dark Comedy | Open Mike Eagle | Jun-10-2014, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #35 | 36 Seasons | Ghostface Killah | Dec-09-2014, Boom Bap |
| #37 | The Water (S) | Mick Jenkins | Aug-12-2014, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Run the Jewels 2 | Run The JewelsKiller MikeEL-P | Album, Oct-27-2014, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #2 | My Krazy Life | YG | Album, Mar-18-2014, Gangsta Rap |
| #3 | Piñata | Freddie GibbsMadlib | Album, Mar-18-2014, Gangsta Rap |
| #4 | Hallways | Homeboy Sandman | Album, Feb-09-2014, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | Broke with Expensive Taste | Azealia Banks | Album, Nov-07-2014, Hip House |
| #7 | Lese Majesty | Shabazz Palaces | Album, Jul-29-2014, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #8 | Oxymoron | ScHoolboy Q | Album, Jan-01-2014, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #9 | Hell Can Wait | Vince Staples | EP, Sep-23-2014, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Honest | Future | Album, Apr-22-2014, Trap |
| #13 | DEAD | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2014, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #14 | Kenny Dennis III | Serengeti | Album, Nov-11-2014, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #15 | These Days... | Ab-Soul | Album, Jun-24-2014, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #17 | Southsiders | Atmosphere | Album, May-05-2014, Hip Hop |
| #18 | EP 1 | Low ProsA-TrakLex Luger | Album, Jun-10-2014, |
| #20 | So It Goes | RATKING | Album, Apr-07-2014, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #21 | Cadillactica | Big K.R.I.T. | Album, Aug-25-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #22 | Hey | Kalifa | Single, Mar-10-2014, |
| #23 | Cilvia Demo | Isaiah Rashad | EP, Jan-28-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #24 | Vibes | Theophilus London | Album, Oct-24-2014, Electropop |
| #25 | ...and then you shoot your cousin | The Roots | Album, May-19-2014, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #26 | Neverlove | Buck 65 | Album, Sep-30-2014, Hip Hop |
| #28 | Bestiary | Hail Mary Mallon | Album, Nov-10-2014, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #29 | Nehruviandoom | NehruvianDOOM | Album, Sep-22-2014, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #30 | Im Around | Remy Ma | Album, Nov-18-2014, |
| #31 | Built To Last | Akrobatik | Album, May-13-2014, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #32 | Remember Me | Sage the Gemini | Album, Mar-25-2014, Pop Rap |
| #33 | The Pinkprint | Nicki Minaj | Album, Dec-15-2014, Pop Rap |
| #34 | Dark Comedy | Open Mike Eagle | Album, Jun-10-2014, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #35 | 36 Seasons | Ghostface Killah | Album, Dec-09-2014, Boom Bap |
| #37 | The Water (S) | Mick Jenkins | Album, Aug-12-2014, |