BrooklynVegan's 30 Best Rap Albums of 2022

From Kendrick Lamar to Rico Nasty to redveil to billy woods to Leikeli47 to Boldy James to Vince Staples to Moor Mother to GloRilla, here's our list of the best rap albums of 2022...

Published: December 16, 2022 18:58 Source

# 1

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

Album • May 13 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 2

learn 2 swim by redveil

Album • Apr 20 / 2022 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop

# 3

The Elephant Man's Bones by Roc Marciano + The Alchemist

Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Gangsta Rap Drumless East Coast Hip Hop

# 4

Church by Billy Woods

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 5

God Don't Make Mistakes by Conway the Machine

Album • Feb 25 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Boom Bap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 6

Shape Up by Leikeli47

Album • May 13 / 2022 Hardcore Hip Hop

# 7

SICK! by Earl Sweatshirt

Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 8

Las Ruinas by Rico Nasty

Album • Jul 22 / 2022 Experimental Hip Hop Pop Rap Electronic Dance Music

# 9

Fair Exchange No Robbery by Nicholas Craven + Boldy James

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Drumless Gangsta Rap

# 10

RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART by Vince Staples

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 West Coast Hip Hop

# 11

Disrespectful by Bad Boy Chiller Crew

Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Bassline Euro House Hip House

# 12

You Still Here, Ho ? by Flo Milli

Album • Jul 20 / 2022 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 13

Melt My Eyez See Your Future by Denzel Curry

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 14

NO THANK YOU by Little Simz

Album • Dec 12 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop UK Hip Hop

# 15

Laughing so Hard, It Hurts by MAVI

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop

# 16

Nothing To Declare by 700 Bliss

Album • May 27 / 2022 Experimental Hip Hop Deconstructed Club

# 17

I Told Bessie by E L U C I D

Album • Jun 10 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 18

Cold Cuts by Wiki & Subjxct 5

Album • Oct 21 / 2022

# 19

Club Godfather by Bandmanrill

Album • Oct 28 / 2022 Jersey Drill East Coast Hip Hop

# 20

I Don't Give a Fuck About This Rap Shit, Imma Just Drop Until I Don't Feel Like It Anymore by $ilkMoney

Album • Nov 15 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 21

Cheat Codes by Danger Mouse + Black Thought

Album • Aug 12 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 22

Traumazine by Megan Thee Stallion

Album • Aug 12 / 2022 Southern Hip Hop Trap

# 23

$oul $old $eparately by Freddie Gibbs

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Gangsta Rap

# 24

Tana Talk 4 by Benny the Butcher

Album • Mar 11 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap Gangsta Rap

# 25

It's Almost Dry by Pusha T

Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 26

Jazz Codes by Moor Mother

Album • Jul 01 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Jazz Rap

# 27

Anyways, Life’s Great… by GloRilla

EP • Nov 11 / 2022 Southern Hip Hop Memphis Rap Trap

# 28

IN DIMES WE TRUST by Mike Dimes

Album • Mar 08 / 2022 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 29

Metatron's Cube by AJ Suede + Televangel

Album • Jan 14 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop

# 30

a tape called component system with the auto reverse by Open Mike Eagle

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 31

Hundred Year Darkness by AJ Suede + Small Professor

Album • Apr 14 / 2022 Hip Hop

# 32

Aethiopes by Billy Woods

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop