# The best German rap albums of all time

The German hip-hop classics that keep showing up in community rankings (MZEE, Rate Your Music) and sales charts.

- 21 votes · 16 items
- Jun 10, 2021 · remo_kinogaenger
- https://even.best/en/l/2418/the-best-german-rap-albums-of-all-time

## Top 16

1. **Maske — Sido** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 2004. The Aggro Berlin album that changed everything.
2. **Hahnenkampf — K.I.Z** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 2007. Satire, provocation and humour.
3. **Quadratur des Kreises — Freundeskreis** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1997. Conscious rap from Stuttgart, with "A-N-N-A".
4. **Bambule — Absolute Beginner** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1998. A Hamburg classic.
5. **4 gewinnt — Die Fantastischen Vier** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1992. Into the mainstream with "Die da!?!".
6. **XOXO — Casper** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 2011. Emo rap at number one.
7. **Stadtaffe — Peter Fox** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2008. The best-selling German rap album, around 1.3 million.
8. **Russisch Roulette — Haftbefehl** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2014. Offenbach street rap with wordplay.
9. **Zum Glück in die Zukunft II — Marteria** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2014. Rap-pop with depth from Rostock.
10. **Raop — Cro** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2012. The panda-masked rapper's breakthrough.
11. **Die linke und rechte Hand Gottes — Snaga & Pillath** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A Ruhr classic, often in community lists.
12. **Vom Bordstein bis zur Skyline — Bushido** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 2003. The gangsta rap milestone.
13. **Samy Deluxe — Samy Deluxe** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2001. Technique and flow at the highest level.
14. **King — Kollegah** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2014. Wall-to-wall multisyllabic rhymes, a number one.
15. **Lauschgift — Die Fantastischen Vier** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 1995. More mature and experimental.
16. **Alles brennt — Zugezogen Maskulin** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 2015. Anger and social criticism.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.