Alphabetical index of all abstract hip hop albums I would rate a 7/10 or higher.
(Related indexes: Conscious Hip Hop)
Abstract hip hop is atypical of the parent genre in that lyrics are often cryptic and rely more on metaphor and stream-of-consciousness than shock value and hedonism. These elements can still be present, but the unique songwriting and lyrics lend a distinct flavor. Abstract hip hop is often paired with other primary genres.
1. Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid || Abstract Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop || 2016 || cryptic, complex, conscious || USA || 9/10
Key tracks: Blood Sandwich, Shrunk, Rings
2. Ağaçkakan - Uyuyan Adam || Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Industrial Hip Hop || 2013 || anxious, rhythmic, suspenseful || Turkey || 9/10
Key tracks: Palto ve Kozmos, Prusya Mavisi, Sıkboğas
3. Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips || Experimental Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop || 2023 || abstract, avant-garde, atmospheric || USA || 8/10
Key tracks: When It Doesn't Start With a Kiss, The Gods Must Be Crazy, Switchboard
4. Busdriver - Temporary Forever || Abstract Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop || 2002 || quirky, humorous, playful || USA || 7/10
Key tracks: Imaginary Places
5. Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein || Abstract Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop || 2001 || futuristic, cold, urban || USA || 9.5/10
Key tracks: Iron Galaxy, Pigeon, Ox Out the Cage
6. Crizin da Z.O. - Acelero || Funk brasileiro, Industrial Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop || 2024 || avant-garde, eclectic, raw || Brazil || 7.5/10
Key tracks: Demônio do Rio da Prata, O fim um, Acelerado
7. Dälek - From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots || Industrial Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop || 2002 || noisy, anti-religious, poetic || USA || 9/10
Key tracks: Spiritual Healing, Speak Volumes, Hold Tight
8. Dälek - Absence || Industrial Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop || 2005 || noisy, political, atmospheric || USA || 10/10
Key tracks: Culture for Dollars, Distorted Prose, Asylum (Permanent Underclass
9. Dälek - Abandoned Language || Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Industrial Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop || 2007 || dark, sombre, misanthropic || USA || 9/10
Key tracks: Bricks Crumble, Abandoned Language, (Subversive Script)
10. Dälek - Gutter Tactics || Abstract Hip Hop, Industrial Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop || 2009 || political, conscious, dense || USA || 7/10
Key tracks: Gutter Tactics, Atypical Stereotype, No Question
11. Dälek - Asphalt for Eden || Industrial Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop || 2016 || dark, atmospheric, conscious || USA || 7/10
Key tracks: Shattered, It Just Is, Masked Laughter
12. Death Grips - Government Plates || Industrial Hip Hop, Glitch Hop, Abstract Hip Hop, Deconstructed Club, Experimental Hip Hop || 2013 || cryptic, manic, futuristic || USA || 7.5/10
Key tracks: Whatever I want (Fuck who's watching), You might think he loves you for your money but I know what..., Two Heavens
13. Death Grips - Bottomless Pit || Industrial Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop || 2016 || aggressive, chaotic, manic || USA || 7.5/10
Key tracks: Giving Bad People Good Ideas, Spikes, Hot Head
14. Death Grips - Year of the Snitch || Experimental Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop || 2018 || chaotic, cryptic, surreal || USA || 7/10
Key tracks: Death Grips is Online, Disappointed, The Fear
15. Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 || West Coast Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop || 2000 || science fiction, futuristic, concept album || USA || 8/10
Key tracks: 3030, Time Keeps on Slipping, Memory Loss
16. Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside || Abstract Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop || 2015 || depressive, lonely, misanthropic || USA || 7/10
Key tracks: Faucet, AM // Radio, Wool
17. R.A.P. Ferreira - Purple Moonlight Pages || Jazz Rap, Abstract Hip Hop || 2020 || poetic, introspective, philosophical || USA || 7.5/10
Key tracks: Cycles, Leaving Hell, Mythical
18. The Freestyle Fellowship - To Whom It May Concern... || Abstract Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop || 2020 || poetic, introspective, philosophical || USA || 7/10
Key tracks: 7th Seal, Convolutions, We Will Not Tolerate
19. King Geedorah - Take Me to Your Leader || Abstract Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop || Abstract Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop || 2004 || science fiction, sampling, cryptic || USA || 8/10
Key tracks: Fazers, I Wonder, Anti-Matter
20. Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN || Abstract Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop || 2024 || abstract, psychedelic, sampling || USA || 7.5/10
Key tracks: Antonomasia, Copy Cold, Sonje
21. Madvillain - Madvillainy || Abstract Hip Hop || 2004 || cryptic, humorous, vulgar || USA || 10/10
Key tracks: Meat Grinder, America's Most Blunted, Rhinestone Cowboy
22. MF DOOM - Operation: Doomsday || Abstract Hip Hop || 1999 || sampling, humorous, playful || USA || 7.5/10
Key tracks: Gas Drawls, Doomsday, Rhymes Like Dimes
23. MF DOOM - MM..FOOD || Abstract Hip Hop || 2004 || sampling, concept album, playful || USA || 8/10
Key tracks: One Beer, Rapp Snitch Knitches, Vomitspit
24. Plastilina Mosh - Aquamosh || Alternative Dance, Trip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop || 1998 || urban, sampling, energetic || Mexico || 7/10
Key tracks: Mr. P. Mosh, Niño Bomba, Banano's Bar
25. RiTchie - Triple Digits (112) || Experimental Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop || 2024 || surreal, quirky, eclectic || USA || 7/10
Key tracks: Dizzy, The Keepers, Get a Fade
26. Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain || Abstract Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop || 2003 || ominous, sampling, dark || USA || 9/10
Key tracks: Let Me Watch, Vaudeville Villain, Never Dead
27. billy woods - Aethiopes || Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop || 2022 || dark, ominous, poetic || USA || 9/10
Key tracks: Sauvage, Wharves, Remorseless
28. billy woods & Kenny Segal - Hiding Places || Abstract Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop || 2019 || abstract, depressive, dark || USA || 8/10
Key tracks: Red Dust, Crawlspace, Songebob
29. billy woods & Kenny Segal - Maps || Abstract Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop || 2023 || melancholic, poetic, atmospheric || USA || 9.5/10
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