| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Ego Trip (USA) - Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980-98 (1999) | 12 |
| The Source (USA) - The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time (1998) | No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 150 Albums That Define the Vibe Era (1992-2007) | No Order |
| XXL (USA) - 40 Years of Hip-Hop: Top 5 Albums by Year (2014) | No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones) | No Order |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 5 Stars |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | A- |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4.5 Stars |
