#4 Death Certificate by Ice Cube (1991)
Having converted to Islam after releasing his acclaimed debut, Cube’s rage was just as potent on his sophomore album. This time around, however, Cube mixes more commentary with his gangsta tales, criticizing the War on Drugs, racist store owners, the military, black materialism–and ending the album with a scathing diss of his former N.W.A. bandmates.
