The Best Hip-Hop Albums of 1992

1. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo — "Live and Let Die" ★★★★★

2. Pete Rock & CL Smooth — "Mecca and the Soul Brother" ★★★★★

3. Redman — "Whut? Thee Album" ★★★★☆

4. The Pharcyde — "Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde" ★★★★☆

5. Dr. Dre — "The Chronic" ★★★★☆

6. Comptons Most Wanted — "Music to Driveby" ★★★★☆

7. Gang Starr — "Daily Operation" ★★★★☆

8. Divine Styler — "Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light" ★★★★☆

9. Showbiz & AG — "Runaway Slave" ★★★★☆

10. Eric B. & Rakim — "Don't Sweat the Technique" ★★★★

11. Das EFX — "Dead Serious" ★★★★

12. Lord Finesse — "Return of the Funky Man" ★★★★

13. Paris — "Sleeping With the Enemy" ★★★★

14. Racionais MC's — "Escolha o seu caminho" EP ★★★★

15. UGK — "Too Hard to Swallow"  ★★★★

16. Ice Cube — "The Predator" ★★★★

17. EPMD — "Business Never Personal" ★★★★

18. Da Lench Mob — "Guerillas in tha Mist" ★★★★

19. Spice 1 — "Spice 1" ★★★★

20. MC Ren — "Kizz My Black Azz" EP ★★★★

21. Al Kapone — "Street Knowledge: Chapters 1-12" ★★★★

22. Diamond and The Psychotic Neurotics — "Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop" ★★★★

23. The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy — "Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury" ★★★☆

24. MOG — "Exposed to the Game" ★★★☆

25. Sister Souljah — "360 Degrees of Power" ★★★☆

26. JT the Bigga Figga — "Don't Stop Til We Major" ★★★☆

27. Hard Knocks — "School of Hard Knocks" ★★★☆

28. UGK — "The Southern Way" EP ★★★☆

29. Kilo G — "The Sleepwalker" EP ★★★☆

30. Ganksta N-I-P — "The South Park Psycho" ★★★☆

31. Chunk — "Chunk II: Still the Menace" ★★★☆

32. Bushwick Bill — "Little Big Man" ★★★☆

33. MC Serch — "Return of the Product" ★★★☆

34. Grand Puba — "Reel to Reel" ★★★☆

35. Rough House Survivers — "Straight From the Soul" ★★★☆

36. Fu-Schnickens — "F.U. Don't Take It Personal" ★★★☆

37. Boogie Down Productions — "Sex and Violence" ★★★☆

38. DJ Quik — "Way 2 Fonky" ★★★☆

39. Penthouse Players Clique — "Paid the Cost" ★★★☆

40. Tweedy Bird Loc — "187 Ride By" ★★★☆

41. Tung Twista — "Runnin' Off at da Mouth" ★★★☆

42. C-Funk — "I'm Out 2 Stoages" ★★★☆

43. EA-Ski — "1 Step Ahead of Yall" EP ★★★☆

44. The Serial Killaz — "Portrait of a Serial Killa" EP ★★★☆

45. Mac Dre — "Back n da Hood" EP ★★★☆

46. Positive K — "The Skills Dat Pay da Bills" ★★★☆

47. X-Raided — "Psycho Active" ★★★☆

48. The Brand New Heavies — "Heavy Rhyme Experience: Vol. 1" ★★★☆

49. UGK — "Banned" EP ★★★☆

50. Consolidated  — "Play More Music" ★★★☆

51. Esham — "Judgement Day Vol. 1 - Day" ★★★☆

52. Wu-Tang Clan — "Wu-Tang Demo Tape" demo ★★★

53. Original Flavor — "This Is How It Is" ★★★

54. Da Youngsta's — "Somethin 4 da Youngsta's" ★★★

55. Mista DJ Paul — "Volume No. 10: Da Killa Mix" ★★★

56. AAVV — "The Hill That's Real" ★★★

57. DJ Juicy "J" — "Vol. 6" ★★★

58. Askari X — "Ward of the State" ★★★

59. House of Pain — "House of Pain: Fine Malt Lyrics" ★★★

60. K-Solo — "Time's Up" ★★★

61. Ultramagnetic MC's — "Funk Your Head Up" ★★★

62. Esham — "Judgement Day Vol. 2 - Night" ★★★

63. The Future Sound — "The Whole Shabang, Vol. 1" ★★★

64. Public Enemy — "Greatest Misses" ★★★

65. Trinity Garden Cartel — "The Ghetto My Hood" ★★★

66. Shanté — "The Bitch is Back" ★★★

67. Bassi Maestro — "Furia Solista" EP ★★★

68. Grandmaster Caz — "The Grandest of Them All" ★★★

69. Mac Dre — "What's Really Going On?" EP ★★★

70. Crusaders for Real Hip-Hop — "Deja Vu - It's 82" ★★★

71. College Boyz — "Radio Fusion Radio" ★★★

72. Ray Luv — "Who Can Be Trusted?" EP ★★★

73. Yo-Yo — "Black Pearl" ★★★

74. RBL Posse — "A Lesson to Be Learned" ★★★

75. Eazy-E — "5150 Home 4 tha Sick" EP ★★★

76. Natas — "Life After Death" ★★★

77. Beastie Boys — "Check Your Head" ★★★

78. Arrested Development — "3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of..." ★★★

79. Common Sense — "Can I Borrow a Dollar?" ★★★

80. Street Military — "Another Hit EP" EP ★★★

81. The Goats — "Tricks of the Shade" ★★★

82. Insane Poetry — "Grim Reality" ★★★

83. Double XX Posse — "Put Ya Boots On" ★★★

84. 20-2-Life — "Inside Looking Out" EP ★★★

85. Home Team — "Via Satellite From Saturn" ★★★

86. Totally Insane — "Direct from the Backstreet" ★★★

87. The Real Untouchables — "Understanding the Criminal Mind" ★★★

88. Soul Intent — "Still in the Bassmint" EP ★★★

89. Brothers uv da Blakmarket — "Ruff Life" ★★★

90. Too Much Trouble — "Bringing Hell on Earth" ★★★

91. Assalti Frontali — "Terra di nessuno" ★★★

92. Point Blank — "Prone to Bad Dreams" ★★★

93. Big Mello — "Bone Hard Zaggin" ★★★

94. Beat Dominator — "Techno-Bass" ★★★

95. TLC — "Ooooooohhh...On the TLC Tip" ★★★

96. Kid Frost — "East Side Story" ★★★

97. Willie D — "I'm Goin' Out Lika Soldier" ★★★

98. Chunk — "Marked for Death" ★★★

99. Too $hort — "Shorty the Pimp" ★★★

100. South Central Cartel — "South Central Madness" ★★☆

101. The Troubleneck Brothers — "Fuck All Y'All" ★★☆

102. Dangerous Dame — "Same Ole' Dame" ★★☆

103. MC Breed — "20 Below" ★★☆

104. OFTB — "Straight Up Watts" ★★☆

105. Chi-Ali  — "The Fabulous Chi-Ali"  ★★

106. Braintax — "Fat Head EP" EP ★★☆

107. Zhigge — "Zhigge" ★★☆

108. Me Phi Me — "One" ★★☆

109. N2Deep — "Back to the Hotel" ★★

110. Doug E. Fresh & The New Get Fresh Crew — "Doin' What I Gotta Do" ★★

111. A.L.T. & The Lost Civilization — "Another Latin Timebomb" ★★

112. JCD and the Dawg LB. — "A Day in the Life" ★★

113. Pooh-Man — "Funky As I Wanna Be" ★★

114. The A.T.E.E.M. — "A Hero Ain't Nuttin' but a Sandwich" ★★

115. Sir Mix-A-Lot — "Mack Daddy" ★★

116. Ruthless Juveniles — "Hard as tha' F**k" ★★

117. Poison Clan — "Poisonous Mentality" ★★

118. Bass Patrol — "The Kings of Bass" ★★

119. X Clan — "Xodus" ★☆

120. Master P — "Mama's Bad Boy" ★☆

121. Kid Sensation — "The Power of Rhyme" ★☆

122. Gangsta Pat — "All About Comin' Up" ★☆

123. Kris Kross — "Totally Krossed Out" ★☆

124. dc Talk — "Free at Last" ★☆

125. Insane Clown Posse — "Carnival of Carnage" ★