Most Underrated Rap Albums

The Albums that I feel deserve more recognition and love.
The Top Ten
1 Lifestylez of Da Poor and Dangerous - Big L

This is probably best rap album I've ever listened to.
Rhymes are so sharp and smooth and in many cases satirical,
Add raw beats and you'll get real joy to listen if you are
Fan of this kind of music.
Most of rhymes told lot of L's living on the streets
Of Harlem, shame is that some foretold his future.

2 Capital Punishment - Big Pun

One of the greatest... RIP Pun.

3 The Diary - Scarface
4 Enta Da Stage - Black Moon
5 Infinite - Eminem

This album has in most of the songs great beat, great lyrics. But damn it's so underrated

The album didn't do great at the time of its release but still has good songs on it

Nobody knows of it but it still has its bangers

Amazing listen to this album

6 Doe or Die - AZ

Better than Illmatic because AZ has infinitely more personality than Nas

7 The Sun Rises in the East - Jeru the Damaja
8 The Main Ingredient - Pete Rock & CL Smooth
9 Shock of the Hour - MC Ren
10 Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
The Contenders
11 Rip the Jacker - Canibus
12 Word... Life - O.C.
13 Liquid Swords - GZA

Most people seem to think that Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is better than this album, but I beg to differ, the lyricism and beats are better on this. Every single song is 5 stars, OB4CL had some throwaway songs.

I mean this album is G.O.A.T material no doubt,but I think this album gets the praise it deserves.Hell if you want to put a Wu-Tang album on here put Tical by Method Man or Fishscale or Supreme Clientele by Ghostface Killah

14 The Rising Tied - Fort Minor

It's Amazingly good. Mike shinoda is in Linkin Park and this puts off many people because they don't like Linkin Park but man can this guy rap... His lyrics have been compared to Eminem and I think they are on the same level. One of the best and most underrated rappers and rap album. Just listen to the verses in Kenji.

The musics, lyrics and the way mike raps is the best..

15 Live and Let Die - Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
16 93' Til Infinity - Souls of Mischief
17 Dah Shinin' - Smif-N-Wessun

If you haven't heard this album, do it. Extremely underrated you won't regret listening to it. My personal favourites on the album are Wontime and Stand Strong.

18 Can-I-Bus - Canibus
19 Buhloone Mind State - De la Soul
20 2Pacalypse Now - 2Pac
21 A Long Hot Summer - Masta Ace
22 Relapse - Eminem

This album is anything but underrated,its not very good compared to his first three major label albums.Listen to Infinite if you want underrated stuff by Eminem.

23 Section.80 - Kendrick Lamar

Really great debut for what would become the best rapper in the game right now

24 Creepin on Ah Come Up - Bone Thugs-N-harmony
25 I Am... - Nas
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