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COMMON, Universal Mind Control, Geffen
KANYE WEST, 808s and Heartbreak, Roc-A-Fella
Q-TIP, The Renaissance, Universal
L.L. COOL J, Exit 13, Def Jam
ICE CUBE, Raw Footage, Lench Mob
JAY-Z, American Gangster, Roc-A-Fella
KANYE WEST, Graduation, Roc-A-Fella
COMMON, Finding Forever, Geffen
X-CLAN, Return from Mecca, Suburban Noize
JAY-Z, Kingdom Come, Roc-A-Fella
SNOOP DOGG, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, Geffen
THE GAME, Doctor's Advocate, Geffen
BLACK SHEEP, 8WM/Novakane, Bum Rush
LUDACRIS, Release Therapy, Def Jam
METHOD MAN, 4:21...The Day After, Def Jam
OUTKAST, Idlewild, LaFace
DOGG POUND, Cali Iz Active, Koch
BUSTA RHYMES, The Big Bang, Aftermath
ICE CUBE, Laugh Now, Cry Later, Lench Mob
L.L. COOL J, Todd Smith, Def Jam
PUBLIC ENEMY, Rebirth of a Nation, Guerrilla Funk
REMY MA, There's Something About Remy, Universal
PUBLIC ENEMY, New Whirl Odor, Slam Jamz
KANYE WEST, Late Registration, Roc-A-Fella
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2007: KANYE WEST, Graduation, Roc-A-Fella
2006: T.I., King,
2005 (tie): COMMON, Be, Geffen
2005 (tie): KANYE WEST, Late Registration, Roc-A-Fella
2005 (tie): T.I., Urban Legend, Geffen
2005 (tie): BLACKALICIOUS, The Craft, Anti
2004: KANYE WEST, The College Dropout, Roc-A-Fella
2003: JAY-Z, The Black Album, Roc-A-Fella
2002: NAS, Stillmatic, Columbia
2001: JAY-Z, The Blueprint, Roc-A-Fella
2000 (tie): OUTKAST, Stankonia, LaFace
2000 (tie): JAY-Z, The Dynasty: Roc La Familia, Roc-A-Fella
1999: KURUPT, Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha, Antra
1998: OUTKAST, Aquemini, LaFace
1997: NOTORIOUS B.I.G., Life After Death, Bad Boy
1996: JAY-Z, Reasonable Doubt, Roc-A-Fella
1995 (tie): BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY, E. 1999 Eternal, Ruthless/Relativity
1995 (tie): RAEKWON, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., Loud
1994: OUTKAST, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, LaFace
Q-TIP, The Renaissance, Universal
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KANYE WEST, Graduation, Roc-A-Fella
COMMON, Finding Forever
BLACK SHEEP, 8WM/Novakane, Bum Rush
PUBLIC ENEMY, Rebirth of a Nation, Guerrilla Funk
COMMON, Be, Geffen
KANYE WEST, Late Registration, Roc-A-Fella
KANYE WEST, The College Dropout, Roc-A-Fella
JAY-Z, The Black Album, Roc-A-Fella
NAS, Stillmatic, Columbia
JAY-Z, The Blueprint, Roc-A-Fella
OUTKAST, Stankonia, LaFace
JAY-Z, The Dynasty: Roc La Familia, Roc-A-Fella
WYCLEF JEAN, The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II A Book, Columbia
BIG L, The Big Picture, Rawkus
COMMON, Like Water For Chocolate, MCA
BEANIE SIGEL, The Truth, Roc-A-Fella
THA EASTSIDAZ, Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz, Dogg House
JAY-Z, Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter, Roc-A-Fella
2PAC + OUTLAWZ, Still I Rise, Interscope
KURUPT, Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha, Antra
OL' DIRTY BASTARD, N**** Please, Elektra
RAHZEL, Make the Music 2000, MCA
OUTKAST, Aquemini, LaFace
NOTORIOUS B.I.G., Life After Death, Bad Boy
JAY-Z, Reasonable Doubt, Roc-A-Fella
SOULS OF MISCHIEF, No Man's Land, Jive
BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY, E. 1999 Eternal, Ruthless/Relativity
RAEKWON, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., Loud
OUTKAST, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, LaFace
BLACK SHEEP, A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing, Mercury
ICE CUBE, Raw Footage, Lench Mob
Capital goods
Better than the price you paid
X-CLAN, Return from Mecca, Suburban Noize
JAY-Z, Kingdom Come, Roc-A-Fella
SNOOP DOGG, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, Geffen
LUDACRIS, Release Therapy, Def Jam
ICE CUBE, Laugh Now, Cry Later, Lench Mob
REMY MA, There's Something About Remy, Universal
PUBLIC ENEMY, New Whirl Odor, Slam Jamz
SHOCK G, Fear of a Mixed Planet, 33rd Street
OUTKAST, Speakerboxx/The Love Below, La Face
50 CENT, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', Shady/Aftermath
WARREN G, The Return of the Regulator, Universal
JAY-Z, Unplugged, Roc-A-Fella
BUSTA RHYMES, Genesis, J Records
FABOLOUS, Ghetto Fabolous, Desert Storm
FOXY BROWN, Broken Silence, Def Jam
KURUPT, Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey, Antra
BEANIE SIGEL, The Reason, Roc-A-Fella
EVE, Scorpion, Ruff Ryders
SNOOP DOGG, Tha Last Meal, No Limit
MEMPHIS BLEEK, The Understanding, Roc-A-Fella
WU-TANG CLAN, The W, Loud
MYSTIKAL, Let's Get Ready, Jive
M.O.P., Warriorz, Loud
SCARFACE, Last Of A Dying Breed, Rap-A-Lot
DO OR DIE, Victory, Rap-A-Lot
DE LA SOUL, Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump, Tommy Boy
NELLY, Country Grammar, Universal
ERICK ONASIS, Def Squad Presents..., Dreamworks
EMINEM, The Marshall Mathers LP, Aftermath
BLACK ROB, Life Story, Bad Boy
THE MURDERERS, Irv Gotti Presents..., Murder Inc.
LIL' KIM, Notorious K.I.M., Atlantic
504 BOYZ, Goodfellas, No Limit
ICE CUBE, War & Peace Vol. 2, Priority
BIG PUN, Yeeeah Baby, Loud
GHOSTFACE KILLAH, Supreme Clientele, Epic
VARIOUS ARTISTS, WWF Aggression, Priority
DMX, And Then There Was X, Def Jam
NOTORIOUS B.I.G., Born Again, Bad Boy
RAKIM, The Master, Universal
TASH, Rap Life, Columbia
RAEKWON, Immobilarity, Loud
E-40 TKA CHARLIE HUSTLE, The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire, Sick Wid It
WARREN G, I Want It All, Restless
SOLÉ, Skin Deep, Dreamworks
METHOD MAN & REDMAN, Blackout, Def Jam
EVE, Ruff Ryders' First Lady, Ruff Ryders
MOBB DEEP, Murda Muzik, Loud
NOREAGA, Melvin Flynt -- Da Hustler, Penalty
HOT BOYS, Guerrilla Warfare, Cash Money
LIL' CEASE, The Wonderful World of Cease A Leo, Undeas
GZA, Beneath the Surface, MCA
MISSY ELLIOTT, Da Real World, Elektra
ANT BANKS PRESENTS T.W.D.Y., Derty Werk, Thump Street
NAUGHTY BY NATURE, Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury, Arista
RUFF RYDERS, Ryde or Die Vol. 1, Ruff Ryders
EIGHTBALL & MJG, In Our Lifetime, Suave House
BUSTA RHYMES, Extinction Level Event, Elektra
REDMAN, Doc's the Name 2000, Def Jam
DJ QUIK, Rhythm-al-ism, Profile
METHOD MAN, Tical 2000:Judgement Day, Def Jam
JAY-Z, Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life, Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
COMMON, Universal Mind Control, Geffen
Balanced
Worth every penny you pay for it
JAY-Z, American Gangster, Roc-A-Fella
THE GAME, Doctor's Advocate, Geffen
OUTKAST, Idlewild, LaFace
METHOD MAN, 4:21...The Day After, Def Jam
DOGG POUND, Cali Iz Active, Koch
BUSTA RHYMES, The Big Bang, Aftermath
METHOD MAN, Tical 0: The Prequel, Def Jam
LUNIZ, Oakland Blaze, C-Note
HOW HIGH, Soundtrack, Def Jam
DE LA SOUL, AOI: Bionix, Tommy Boy
FAT JOE, Jealous Ones Still Envy, Atlantic
LUDACRIS, Word of Mouf, Def Jam South
ERICK SERMON, Music, J Records
MR. CHEEKS, John P. Kelly, Universal
BIZZY BONE, The Gift, AMC American Music
DJ CLUE, The Professional 2, Roc-A-Fella
XZIBIT, Restless, Loud
FIELD MOB, Channel 613: Ashy To Classy, MCA
AFU-RA, The Body of The Life Force, KOCH
TALIB KWELI & DJ HI-TEK, Reflection Eternal: The Train of Thought, Rawkus
EIGHTBALL & MJG, Space Age 4 Eva, JCOR
JA RULE, Rule 3:36, Def Jam
SADAT X, The State Of New York Vs. Derek Murphy, Loud
NATURE, For All Seasons, Columbia
TOO SHORT, You Nasty, Jive
L.L. COOL J, The Greatest Of All Time, Def Jam
MACK 10, The Paper Route, Priority
RUFF RYDERS, Ryde or Die Vol. 2, Ruff Ryders
DJ QUIK, Balance & Options, Arista
DAZ DILLINGER, R.A.W., DPG
RAH DIGGA, Dirty Harriet, Elektra
VARIOUS ARTISTS, A Tribute to Roger Troutman, Thump
VARIOUS ARTISTS, Black & White Soundtrack, Priority
BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY, BTNH Resurrection, Ruthless
THE LOX, We Are the Streets, Ruff Ryders/Interscope
SCREWBALL, Y2K, Tommy Boy
THE MADD RAPPER, Tell 'Em Why You Madd, Crazy Cat
VARIOUS ARTISTS, Next Friday, Priority
JUVENILE, Tha G-Code, Cash Money
FUNKMASTER FLEX & BIG KAP, The Tunnel, Def Jam
NAS, Nastradamus, Columbia
DR. DRE, 2001, Aftermath
WILL SMITH, Willennium, Columbia
LOST BOYZ, LB IV Life, Universal
KANE & ABEL, Rise To Power, Most Wanted
VIOLATOR, The Album, Violator
MEMPHIS BLEEK, Coming of Age, Roc-A-Fella
HEAVY D, Heavy, Uptown
MC EIHT, Section 8, Hoo Bangin'
JA RULE, Venni Vetti Vecci, Def Jam
DRES, Sure Shot Redemption, Ground Control
PUBLIC ENEMY, There's A Poison Goin' On, Atomic Pop
BG, Chopper City in the Ghetto, Cash Money
NAS, I Am, Columbia
FOXY BROWN, Chyna Doll, Def Jam
DMX, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, Def Jam
THE COUP, Steal This Album, Dogday
L.L. COOL J, Exit 13, Def Jam
Coming up short
Wait for this one to go on sale
JAY-Z, The Blueprint 2, Roc-A-Fella
STATE PROPERTY, The Soundtrack, Roc-A-Fella
MOBB DEEP, Infamy, Columbia
MACK 10, Bang or Ball, Cash Money
JA RULE, Pain Is Love, Def Jam
RUN DMC, Crown Royal, Arista
MASTER P, Ghetto Postage, No Limit
B.G., Checkmate, Cash Money
CAPONE-N-NOREAGA, The Reunion, Tommy Boy
SHYNE, Shyne, Bad Boy
BUSTA RHYMES, Anarchy, Elektra
CAM'RON, S.D.E., Epic
DJ CLUE, Backstage Mixtape, Roc-A-Fella
SAUCE MONEY, Middle Finger U, Priority
DRAG-ON, The Opposite of H2O, Ruff Ryders
D.I.T.C., D.I.T.C., Tommy Boy
YOUNG BLEED, My Own, Priority
Q-TIP, Amplified, Arista
PUFF DADDY, Forever, Bad Boy
WHITEBOYS, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Offline Music
MASE, Double Up, Bad Boy
SNOOP DOGG, Top Dogg, No Limit
EMINEM, The Slim Shady LP, Aftermath
ICE CUBE, War & Peace Vol. 1, Priority
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, The Love Movement, Jive
L.L. COOL J, Todd Smith, Def Jam
Good frisbee
Hold off until it hits the 99-cent bin
BENZINO, The Benzino Project, Motown
PHARCYDE, Plain Rap, Delicious Vinyl/Edel America
PHIFE DAWG, Ventilation: Da LP, Groove Attack
MADE MEN, Classic Limited Edition, Restless
SUGE KNIGHT, Chronic 2000, Death Row
HARLEM WORLD, The Movement, All Out
Certified classic
You should already own this album
Capital goods
Better than the price you paid
Balanced
Worth every penny you pay for it
Coming up short
Wait for this one to go on sale
Good frisbee
Hold off until it hits the 99-cent bin
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