Entre los 100 mejores discos de la historia hay varios de rap; estaba claro.
2000´s
The College Dropout - Kanye West (Roc-a-Fella, 2004)
Portrait of a Legend 1951 - 1964 - Sam Cooke (ABKCO Music & Records, 2003)
Stankonia - Outkast (LaFace, 2000)
The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem (Interscope, 2000)
1990´s
Endtroducing... - DJ Shadow (Mo' Wax, 1996)
My Life - Mary J. Blige (MCA, 1994)
Ready to Die - The Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy, 1994)
The Chronic - Dr. Dre (Death Row/Interscope, 1992)
Star Time - James Brown (Polydor, 1991)
The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest (Jive, 1991)
1980´s
Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys (Capitol, 1989)
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy (Def Jam/Columbia, 1988)
Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A (Priority, 1988)
Paid in Full - Eric B. and Rakim (Island, 1987)
Sign O' The Times - Prince (Paisley Park, 1987)
Raising Hell - Run DMC (Arista Records/Profile, 1986)
Legend - Bob Marley and the Wailers (Island/Tuff Gong, 1984)
Purple Rain - Prince (Warner Brothers, 1984)
Thriller - Michael Jackson (Sony, 1982)
1970´s
One Nation Under a Groove - Parliament / Funkadelic (Warner Brothers, 1978)
Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder (Motown, 1976)
Call Me - Al Green (The Right Stuff, 1973)
Talking Book - Stevie Wonder (UMG Recordings, 1972)
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye (Motown, 1971)
1960´s
Bitches Brew - Miles Davis (Sony, 1969)
Stand!- Sly & the Family Stone (Epic, 1969)
Lady Soul - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic, 1968)
Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Experience Hendrix, 1967)
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic, 1967)
Otis Blue - Otis Redding (Atlantic, 1965)
Rubber Soul - The Beatles (Capitol, 1965)
A Love Supreme - John Coltrane (Impulse, 1964)
Live at the Apollo (1963) - James Brown (Polydor, 1963)
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music - Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount, 1962)
King of the Delta Blues Singers - Robert Johnson (Columbia, 1961)
1950´s
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis (Sony, 1959)
Here's Little Richard - Little Richard (Specialty, 1957)
Songs for Swingin' Lovers - Frank Sinatra (Capitol, 1955)
In the Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra (Capitol, 1954)