Consequence of Sound's Top 15 Rap Albums of 2022

Here are the best rap albums released in 2022, many of which we'll keep listening to well into the new year and beyond.

Published: December 12, 2022 14:30 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 It's Almost Dry Pusha T Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap
#2 The Forever Story JID Aug-26-2022, Southern Hip Hop
#3 Finally, New They Hate Change May-13-2022, Experimental Hip Hop
#4 GHETTO GODS EARTHGANG Feb-25-2022, Trap
#5 Las Ruinas Rico Nasty Jul-22-2022, Experimental Hip Hop
#6 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#7 Few Good Things Saba Feb-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#8 $oul $old $eparately Freddie Gibbs Sep-30-2022, Gangsta Rap
#9 Melt My Eyez See Your Future Denzel Curry Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#10 Food For Thought Che Noir Jan-21-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#11 Cheat Codes Danger Mouse, Black Thought Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#12 King's Disease III Nas Nov-11-2022, East Coast Hip Hop
#13 Juvenilia LUCI Sep-30-2022,
#14 RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART Vince Staples Apr-08-2022, West Coast Hip Hop
#15 You Still Here, Ho ? Flo Milli Jul-20-2022, Trap
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | It's Almost Dry | Pusha T | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #2 | The Forever Story | JID | Album, Aug-26-2022, Southern Hip Hop |
| #3 | Finally, New | They Hate Change | Album, May-13-2022, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #4 | GHETTO GODS | EARTHGANG | Album, Feb-25-2022, Trap |
| #5 | Las Ruinas | Rico Nasty | Album, Jul-22-2022, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #6 | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Album, May-13-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #7 | Few Good Things | Saba | Album, Feb-04-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #8 | $oul $old $eparately | Freddie Gibbs | Album, Sep-30-2022, Gangsta Rap |
| #9 | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Denzel Curry | Album, Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #10 | Food For Thought | Che Noir | Album, Jan-21-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #11 | Cheat Codes | Danger MouseBlack Thought | Album, Aug-12-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | King's Disease III | Nas | Album, Nov-11-2022, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #13 | Juvenilia | LUCI | EP, Sep-30-2022,  |
| #14 | RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART | Vince Staples | Album, Apr-08-2022, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | You Still Here, Ho ? | Flo Milli | Album, Jul-20-2022, Trap |