Creating an LP is an art in itself, releasing a couple of songs as an EP or dropping a 20-minute ‘album’ with a bunch of 1 and 2-minute songs is not enough to make it on our best albums list. Some artists bill barely 30-minute-long projects as albums – HHGA sees projects that clock in at under 30 minutes as EP’s however, and we do not rank them on our album (= LP) list. Not included here are instrumental albums, compilations, and EP’s. Limiting this list to 60 titles does a disservice to lots of great albums that had to be relegated to the honorable mentions section (which admittedly is ridiculously long, but all the albums there are worth checking out). Hip Hop has never been more diverse than as it is today, and this list will reflect that diversity. Sure, there’s still plenty of terrible rap music out there, but it’s becoming easier and easier to ignore the output of mumblers and trappers because of the breadth and depth in quality Hip Hop that’s on offer these days – in the mainstream as well as in the underground. 2020 was a bad, bad year in a lot of ways, but it was a GREAT year for Hip Hop. Outside of the their albums and solo workthe trio is known for their “D-Block” mixtapes featuring freestyles and unreleased material.Īcts have yet to be announced for future Verzuz battles.For this The Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2020 list we have listened to hundreds of projects – well over 500 to be more precise. The trio has solo careers - Jadakiss garnering most the success - with standout tracks “We Gonna Make It,” “Knock Yourself Out,” “By Your Side,” “Why?” “Put Ya Hands Up,” “Good Times” by Styles P and “Get Money (Sheek Louch).” The Lox - Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch - are primarily known for their stint on Bad Boy Entertainment, where their platinum-selling album “Money, Power & Respect” includes the hits “Money, Power & Respect” with Lil Kim and DMX and solo tracks “All For Love” and “Goin’ Be Some S-.”Īfter a much-publicized split with Bad Boy, they signed with Ruff Ryders Entertainment with past Verzuz contestants Swizz Beats, Eve, and the late DMX, where they made the album “We Are the Streets.” 1” and the “Diplomats” series.Īs for the group’s solo work, Cam’ron’s hits include “House & Carriage,” “Let Me Know,” “Hey Ma” and “Get Em Girls.” Jones’s standout work includes “We Fly High,” “ Pop Champagne” and “Summer with Miami,” while Santana boasts “Dipset (Santana’s Town )” and “There It Go (The Whistle Song).” After a much-publicized split with Bad Boy Entertainment, The Lox released their second album with Ruff Ryders Entertainment. Part III,” “What’s Really Good,” “S.A.N.T.A.N.A.” and “Crunk Muzik.” Dipset also boast a healthy amount of mixtapes and compilation albums including “More Than Music, Vol. The first two albums feature standout tracks “Dipset Anthem,” “Gangsta,” “Bout It Bout It. Their debut album “Diplomatic Immunity” was released on Jay-Z and Dame Dash’s Roc-A-Fella Records, and their second album - “Diplomatic Immunity 2” - was released independently. TONIGHT! HOW/WHEN to watch THE LOX vs DIPSETĭrinks by #TrillerVerz /fN0L8fCI0u- VERZUZ August 3, 2021ĭipset, otherwise known as The Diplomats, is a Harlem-based collective consisting of Cam’ron, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones and Freekey Zekey.