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
Album • May 13 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 2
Album • Apr 20 / 2022 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop
# 3
Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Gangsta Rap Drumless East Coast Hip Hop
# 4
Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 5
Album • Feb 25 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Boom Bap Hardcore Hip Hop
# 6
Album • May 13 / 2022 Hardcore Hip Hop
# 7
Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 8
Album • Jul 22 / 2022 Experimental Hip Hop Pop Rap Electronic Dance Music
# 9
Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Drumless Gangsta Rap
# 10
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 West Coast Hip Hop
# 11
Album • Feb 18 / 2022 Bassline Euro House Hip House
# 12
Album • Jul 20 / 2022 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 13
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop
# 14
Album • Dec 12 / 2022 Conscious Hip Hop UK Hip Hop
# 15
Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop
# 16
Album • May 27 / 2022 Experimental Hip Hop Deconstructed Club
# 17
Album • Jun 10 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 18
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Album • Oct 21 / 2022
# 19
Album • Oct 28 / 2022 Jersey Drill East Coast Hip Hop
# 20
# 21
Album • Aug 12 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 22
Album • Aug 12 / 2022 Southern Hip Hop Trap
# 23
Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Gangsta Rap
# 24
Album • Mar 11 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap Gangsta Rap
# 25
Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop
# 26
Album • Jul 01 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Jazz Rap
# 27
EP • Nov 11 / 2022 Southern Hip Hop Memphis Rap Trap
# 28
Album • Mar 08 / 2022 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 29
Album • Jan 14 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop
# 30
Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
# 31
Album • Apr 14 / 2022 Hip Hop
# 32
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop