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Consumer Guides by Set: Hip Hop (E)

Hip hop.

Artists

  • Eazy-E:
    • Easy-Duz-It [1988, Ruthless] C+
  • Missy Elliott:
    • Under Construction [2002, Elektra] ***
    • This Is Not a Test! [2003, Elektra] A
    • The Cookbook [2005, Atlantic/Gold Mind] A-
  • Missy Misdemeanor Elliott:
    • Supa Dupa Fly [1997, The Gold Mind, Inc./EastWest] A-
    • Da Real World [1999, The Gold Mind, Inc./EastWest] ***
    • Miss E . . . So Addictive [2001, The Goldmind, Inc./Elektra] ***
  • El-P:
    • Fantastic Damage [2002, Def Jux] *
    • I'll Sleep When You're Dead [2007, Def Jux] **
    • Cancer4Cure [2012, Fat Possum] ***
  • Eminem:
    • The Slim Shady LP [1999, Aftermath/Interscope] A-
    • Fucking Yzarc [2000, [bootleg]] A-
    • The Marshall Mathers LP [2000, Interscope] A
    • The Freestyle Album [2000, [bootleg]] *
    • The Eminem Show [2002, Aftermath/Interscope] A-
    • Encore [2004, Aftermath] A
    • Relapse [2009, Aftermath/Interscope] B-
    • Recovery [2010, Aftermath/Interscope] A-
    • The Marshall Mathews LP 2 (Deluxe Edition) [2013, Aftermath]  
    • The Marshall Mathers LP 2 [2013, Aftermath/Shady/Interscope] A
    • Revival [2017, Aftermath/Shady/Interscope/Goliath] **
    • Kamikaze [2018, Aftermath/Shady/Interscope/Goliath] B+
    • Music to Be Murdered By [2020, Aftermath/Shady/Interscope/Goliath] A-
    • Music to Be Murdered By: Side B (Deluxe Edition) [2021, Aftermath/Shady/Interscope/Goliath] B+
    • The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) [2024, Aftermath/Interscope] A
  • EPMD:
    • Strictly Business [1988, Fresh] A-
    • Unfinished Business [1989, Fresh] B+
    • Business as Usual [1991, Def Jam/RAL/Columbia] C+
    • Business Never Personal [1992, RAL/Chaos/Columbia] Dud
  • Nas Escobar, Foxy Brown, Az and Nature:
    • The Firm -- The Album [1997, Interscope] B-
  • Esham:
    • Tongues [2001, Overcore] Neither
  • Eve:
    • Ruff Ryder's First Lady [1999, Ruff Ryders/Interscope] **
    • Scorpion [2001, Ruff Ryders/Interscope] Dud
    • Eve-Olution [2002, Ruff Ryders] Choice Cuts
  • Everlast:
    • Forever Everlasting [1990, Warner Bros.] Neither
    • Whitey Ford Sings the Blues [1998, Tommy Boy] **
    • Eat at Whitey's [2000, Tommy Boy] *
  • Eyedea & Abilities:
    • First Born [2001, Rhymesayers Entertainment] Dud
    • E&A [2004, Rhymesayers/Epitaph] *

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