Top 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums
Ye (f.k.a. Kanye West), ‘Donda’: “Who’s the busiest loser?” Kanye asks on his 10th album.
Sahbabii, ‘Do It for Demon': Atlanta rapper Sahbabii spent the year mourning the loss of his childhood friend.
KenTheMan, ‘What’s My Name’: By now the significance of women in hip-hop is a recognized fact.
YSL, ‘Slime Language 2’: As invitingly bright and riotously overpopulated as its cover.
J. Cole, ‘The Off-Season’: With its abundance of sports metaphors.
Little Simz, ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’: The British-Nigerian rapper’s fourth album seamlessly incorporates grime.
Maxo Kream, ‘Weight of the World’: Maxo Kream is as real as they come.
Polo G, ‘Hall of Fame’: There’s simply no stopping Polo G.
Young Thug, ‘Punk’: For an album named after a movement of aggression.
Mike, ‘Disco!’: New York rapper Mike has one of the most quietly prolific catalogs in hip-hop right now.