In addition to receiving mostly favorable reviews upon its release, "The Score" has garnered a considerable amount of acclaim over the years, with many music critics and publications noting it as one of the greatest albums of the 1990s, as well as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. In 1998, "The Score" was included in "The Source"'s 100 best rap albums list, and in 2020, the album was ranked number 134 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. "The Score" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, becoming the second rap album to receive a nomination and the first for a hip-hop group, while winning the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, along with Best R&amp;B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Killing Me Softly" at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards.