Pitchfork name their top 100 best hip hop albums (Spoiler: It's probably going to make you mad)

[Westbama Heartthrob]

Jay z not in the top ten

People are finally waking up….

We gave them b*stards the confidence

 

[TheDarceKnight]

they obviously did this as engagement bait

 

[MJ Truth]

Attention bait

 

[prophecypro]

These companies used to be more skilled at their ragebait


This is as egregious as the rolling stone one in 2022

 

[JustCKing]

You can basically chart what type of white guys influenced this list. You got the white guys who got into rap when 400 Degreez or Wayne came out. You got the white guys who love Donuts but have never listened to another Dilla album (or another instrumental album). You got the Drakeo fan white boys - perhaps the most respectable white boys. And you got the white boys who heard of Ka a few months ago and bought a vinyl for $300.

Add in some editor-based edicts thrown in for diversity (Lauryn Hill automatically given a top 10 spot, again) and you have a typical rap list. It is what it is lol...

This is definitely not a white boy list. In fact, this list much closer to something we'd see posted on here rankings and all.

 

[O.Red]

Damn near 2026 and nikkas still getting engagement framed by these lists?

Y'all love this shyt

 

[newarkhiphop]

Juvenile: 400 Degreez (1998)

Happy to see this album get the respect it deserves, it's in my top 10 and imo top 3 southern albums ever

 

[FBGPlank]

this is chicken tawk dawg this is chicken tawk

 

[O.Red]

Tons of hilariously stupid calls here, but on the other hand there was a time when I never would have expected to see Mista Don't Play or something from Armand Hammer (wrong album but hey) on a list like this, so I give it props for that.

Infamous at #1 is actually a pretty cool call and I'm glad Illmatic is no longer the default pick, because I never liked it that much

You just don't be around hipster cacs like that(lucky you). Hipster cacs love Memphis rap

Also I don't know how you wouldn't expect Armand Hammer on a hipster cac list. Who the fukk you think listens to Armand Hammer the most? Black people?

 

[Doomsday]

Bone Thugs is top 10.

 

[Deafheaven]

even with the trolling tax, this is easily one of the worst lists I've seen for just about anything

 

[JustCKing]

I think they came up with a list of 100 albums and let A.I. order them and this might just be an A.I. generated list altogether.

 

[JustCKing]

Bone Thugs is top 10.

Makes much more sense than Hell Hath No Fury. I actually like that album, but its overrated. Lord Willin and Let God Sort Em Out>>>>. Its laughable to have that album over Aquemini.

 

[Ellen Degeneres]

Bet that whole company is just cousins and family friends of higher ups trying to make their move into Hollywood and Wall Street. There should be a one click button to shut down all traffic from these corporations, because I surely didn't ask for this.

 

[Doomsday]

Makes much more sense than Hell Hath No Fury. I actually like that album, but its overrated. Lord Willin and Let God Sort Em Out>>>>. Its laughable to have that album over Aquemini.

Naw, I'm saying Bone Thugs should be in the top 10. They had them ranked 39, and that's way too low.