The 51Best Rapper Mixtapes To Put On Your Playlist
The 51Best Rapper Mixtapes To Put On Your Playlist
When sorting out the most essential mixtapes of all time, you have to keep in mind what distinguishes a mixtape from an album: It's the most official that unofficial can get.
Mixtapes are rough around the edges. Often, they don't have the sheen of high-cost record company studio time. It's a mishmash of showcases: What's happened, what's to come, who someone holds as favored friends, as far as rappers and producers go. It's rapping over other people's beats. It's missing. It's gritty. It's fuck-ups kept on the track, skits that would never make it past a label, and samples that could never pass clearance.
That's what makes a great mixtape great. All of the natural qualities that are too scruffy for a proper release, finally receive the appropriate treatment. And unlike a great album, the formula for a great mixtape isn't as refined, and it relies slightly more on the side of serendipity and luck, with the essential elements coming together the right way at that perfect moment in time.
These are the tapes that managed just that. From G-Unit and Lil Wayne to Dipset and Young Jeezy, allow us to re-introduce them: The 50 Best Rapper Mixtapes.
51. Sean Mason aka Sean Cos Mason, My World (2017)
50. Chief Keef, Back From the Dead (2012)
49. Saigon, Warning Shots (2004)
48. Tha Jacka, The Street Album (2008)
47. Future, True Story (2011)
46. Big Sean, Finally Famous: The Mixtape (2007)
45. B.o.B., Cloud 9 (2007)
44. Royce Da 5'9", The Bar Exam 2 (2008)
43. Action Bronson & Party Supplies, Blue Chips (2012)
42. T.I. & P$C, In Da Streets Pt. 1 (2002)
41. Gucci Mane, Chicken Talk (2006)
40. Yelawolf, Trunk Muzik (2010)
39. Juicy J & Lex Luger, Rubba Band Business 2 (2011)
38. Tyler, The Creator Bastard (2009)
37. Big K.R.I.T., K.R.I.T. Wuz Here (2010)
36. Chamillionaire, King Koopa: The Mixtape Messiah (2004)
35. G-Unit, G-Unit Radio, Part 1-25 (2003-2007)
34. Joey Bada$$, 1999 (2012)
33. Max B & French Montana, Coke Wave (2009)
32. Fabolous, There Is No Competition (2008)
31. Meek Mill, Dreamchasers (2011)
30. Jay Electronica, What The F*ck Is a Jay Electronica (2007)
29. Lil Boosie, Superbad: The Return of Mr. Wipe Me Down (2009)
28. Curren$y, This Ain't No Mixtape (2009)
27. 2 Chainz, T.R.U. REALigion (2011)
26. Earl Sweatshirt, Earl (2010)
25. Jadakiss, The Champ Is Here (2004)
24. Lil Wayne, No Ceilings (2009)
23. J. Cole, The Warm Up (2009)
22. Lupe Fiasco, Fahrenheit 1/15 Part II: Revenge Of The Nerds (2006)
21. Juelz Santana, Back Like Cooked Crack (2004)
20. Wale, The Mixtape About Nothing (2008)
19. Nicki Minaj, Beam Me Up Scotty (2009)
18. A$AP Rocky, Live.Love.A$AP (2011)
17. Gucci Mane, Gangsta Grillz: The Movie (2008)
16. T.I., Down With the King (2004)
15. Kid Cudi, A Kid Named Cudi (2008)
14. Danny Brown, XXX (2011)
13. Wiz Khalifa, Kush & Orange Juice (2010)
12. Joe Budden, Mood Muzik 2: Can It Get Any Worse? (2006)
10. Lil Wayne, Dedication 2 (2006)
9. Kanye West, Get Well Soon... (2003)
8. Re-Up Gang, We Got It 4 Cheap Vol. 2 (2005)
7. Jay-Z, S. Carter Collection (2003)
6. Rick Ross, Rich Forever (2012)
5. Drake, So Far Gone (2010)
4. Young Jeezy, Trap or Die (2005)
3. Dipset, The Diplomats, Vol. 1 (2002)
2. Lil Wayne, Da Drought 3 (2007)
1. 50 Cent, 50 Cent Is the Future (2002)
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