Okayplayer's Best Albums of 2024

# 1

Night Lives by '89 the Brainchild

Album • Aug 06 / 2024

# 2

Ten Total by 1010benja

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Alternative R&B Alt-Pop

# 3

Soul Burger by Ab-Soul

Album • Nov 08 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop

# 4

DREAMDROPDRAGON by AKAI SOLO

Album • Oct 25 / 2024 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 5

Live at Glasshaus by Bilal

Album • Jun 14 / 2024

# 6

Adjust Brightness by Bilal

Album • Sep 27 / 2024 Psychedelic Soul Neo-Soul

# 7

Out Of The Blue by Blu + Shafiq Husayn

Album • Mar 29 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop

# 8

Los Angeles by Blu + Evidence

Album • Jul 12 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap

# 9

Love (the) Ominous World by Blu + Exile + Blu & Exile

Album • Sep 20 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap

# 10

What Now by Brittany Howard

Album • Feb 09 / 2024 Psychedelic Soul

# 11

My Story Got Stories by Bruiser Wolf

Album • Jan 12 / 2024 Gangsta Rap Drumless

# 12

PLAY CASH COBAIN (Apple Music Edition) by Cash Cobain

Album • Aug 23 / 2024

# 13

Different Type Time by Cavalier

Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 14

CINE by Cavalier + Child Actor

Album • Nov 15 / 2024 Abstract Hip Hop

# 15

Rogue by Chelsea Reject + T'nah

Album • Aug 07 / 2024

# 16

The Auditorium Vol. 1 by Common + Pete Rock

Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Boom Bap Conscious Hip Hop

# 17

Cruzafied by Cruza

Album • Jun 14 / 2024

# 18

Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii

Album • Aug 30 / 2024 Southern Hip Hop Pop Rap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 19

REVELATOR by E L U C I D

Album • Oct 11 / 2024 Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 20

Pointy Heights by Fousheé

Album • Sep 13 / 2024 Indie Pop

# 21

MIXTAPE PLUTO by Future

Album • Sep 18 / 2024 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 22

WE DONT TRUST YOU by Future + Metro Boomin

Album • Mar 20 / 2024 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 23

WE STILL DONT TRUST YOU by Future + Metro Boomin

Album • Apr 12 / 2024 Trap Southern Hip Hop Alternative R&B

# 24

GLORIOUS by GloRilla

Album • Oct 11 / 2024 Southern Hip Hop

# 25

3rd Shift by J.U.S

Album • Aug 06 / 2024

# 26

The Thief Next to Jesus by KA

Album • Sep 19 / 2024 Drumless East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 27

GNX by Kendrick Lamar

Album • Nov 21 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop

# 28

Angel Eyes by Kenny Mason

Album • Nov 20 / 2024

# 29

GAP YEAR! by Laila!

Album • Sep 06 / 2024

# 30

STARFACE by LAVA LA RUE

Album • Jul 19 / 2024 Neo-Psychedelia Alternative Rock

# 31

MUTT by Leon Thomas

Album • Sep 27 / 2024

# 32

PAST FUTUR.e by Liv.e

Album • Apr 30 / 2024 Synth Punk Hypnagogic Pop Darkwave

# 33

The FORCE by LL COOL J

Album • Sep 06 / 2024 East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 34

Samurai by Lupe Fiasco

Album • Jun 28 / 2024 Jazz Rap Abstract Hip Hop Boom Bap

# 35

#Richaxxhaitian by Mach-Hommy

Album • May 17 / 2024 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 36

shadowbox by MAVI

Album • Aug 09 / 2024 Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 37

Dunya by Mustafa

Album • Sep 27 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 38

Nothing Is My Favorite Thing by Nappy Nina

Album • Oct 23 / 2024

# 39

Silence Is Loud by Nia Archives

Album • Apr 12 / 2024 Liquid Drum and Bass Jungle

# 40

Bury My Heart In East Oakland by Nimsins + jooneyor

Album • Sep 09 / 2024

# 41

Why Lawd? by NxWorries

Album • Jun 14 / 2024 Neo-Soul

# 42

Orion by Orion Sun

Album • Sep 20 / 2024 Neo-Soul Alternative R&B

# 43

Ask a Magnolia by Quadry

Album • Sep 25 / 2024

# 44

Bird's Eye by Ravyn Lenae

Album • Aug 09 / 2024 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 45

Marciology by Roc Marciano

Album • Mar 29 / 2024 East Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Drumless

# 46

Saaheem by SahBabii

Album • Nov 08 / 2024 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 47

BLUE LIPS by ScHoolboy Q

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 48

The Star of the Story by Semiratruth

Album • May 19 / 2024

# 49

Quantum Baby by Tinashe

Album • Aug 16 / 2024 Alternative R&B

# 50

TYLA by Tyla

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Afropiano Contemporary R&B