Great Rap Releases of 2005

A list of the most interesting Rap Releases of 2005.
List goes from latest release down to earliest.

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Get Rich or Die Tryin’ OST
★★★½
East Coast Gangster Rap
NYC – New York, USA
[G-Unit / Interscope]
November 8, 2005


Kanye West – Late Registration
★★★★
Hip Hop / Pop Rap / Progressive Rap
Chicago – Illinois, USA
[Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam]
August 30, 2005


Quasimoto – The Further Adventures of Lord Quas
★★★½
Avant-Garde Experimental Rap / Psychedelic Rap / Plunderphonics
California, USA
[Stones Throw Records]
May 3, 2005


Sonny Black / Saaad – Carlo Cokxxx Nutten II
★★★★
German Gangster Rap
Berlin, Germany
[ersguterjunge]
April 4, 2005


50 Cent – The Massacre
★★★★
East Coast Gangster Rap
NYC – New York, USA
[Shady / Aftermath / Interscope]
March 3, 2005


The Game – The Documentary
★★★★
West Coast Gangster Rap
Compton – California, USA
[Aftermath / G-Unit / Interscope]
January 18, 2005