Hip-Hop is part of the fabric of KGNU’s intricate music programming quilt, embedded in many of our shows, but most notably on the Eclipse Show (Sunday from 7-10PM), the longest running hip-hop show on earth. Like the rest of our programming, KGNU focuses on underground and non-commercial hip-hop artists, many of whom made our Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 2023 list:
| Artist | Album | Label | |
| 1 | El Michels Affair & Black Thought | Glorious Game | Big Crown |
| 2 | J Rocc | Beatitudes | Stones Throw Records |
| 3 | Noname | Sundial | Noname |
| 4 | Fat Jack | With These Hands | Alpha Pup Records |
| 5 | billy woods & Kenny Segal | Maps | Backwoods Studios |
| 6 | Killer Mike | MICHAEL | Loma Vista Recordings |
| 7 | Atmosphere | So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| 8 | Aesop Rock | Integrated Tech Solutions | Rhymesayers |
| 9 | Mick Jenkins | The Patience | Mick Jenkins |
| 10 | Raw Poetic | Away Back In (feat. Damu The Fudgemunk) | Damu The Fudgemunk |
See more top albums of 2023 lists from KGNU here.
