Pitchfork's 20 Best Rap Albums of 2017
From Playboi Carti’s mumbling opus to Vince Staples’ raved-up deconstruction of fame, these are the year’s most vital rap records.
Published: December 14, 2017 06:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #3 | Flower Boy | Tyler, The Creator | Jul-21-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #4 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #5 | Culture | Migos | Jan-27-2017, Trap |
| #6 | HNDRXX | Future | Jul-27-2017, Pop Rap |
| #7 | Run the Jewels 3 | Run The Jewels | Dec-25-2016, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #8 | Playboi Carti | Playboi Carti | Apr-14-2017, Trap |
| #9 | More Life | Drake | Mar-18-2017, Contemporary R&B |
| #10 | Black Ken | Lil B | Aug-17-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #11 | Brick Body Kids Still Daydream | Open Mike Eagle | Sep-15-2017, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #12 | No Mountains In Manhattan | Wiki | Aug-25-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #13 | Thot Breaker | Chief Keef | Jun-09-2017, Pop Rap |
| #14 | Luv Is Rage 2 | Lil Uzi Vert | Aug-25-2017, Trap |
| #15 | MAY GOD BLESS YOUR HUSTLE | MIKE | Jun-21-2017, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #16 | Before I Wake | Kamaiyah | Nov-07-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #17 | Pretty Girls Like Trap Music | 2 Chainz | Jun-16-2017, Trap |
| #18 | AI YoungBoy | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Aug-04-2017, Trap |
| #19 | Who Told You To Think??!!?!?!?! | Milo | Aug-11-2017, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #20 | Laila’s Wisdom | Rapsody | Sep-22-2017, Conscious Hip Hop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #3 | Flower Boy | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Jul-21-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #4 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Album, Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #5 | Culture | Migos | Album, Jan-27-2017, Trap |
| #6 | HNDRXX | Future | Album, Jul-27-2017, Pop Rap |
| #7 | Run the Jewels 3 | Run The Jewels | Album, Dec-25-2016, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #8 | Playboi Carti | Playboi Carti | Album, Apr-14-2017, Trap |
| #9 | More Life | Drake | Album, Mar-18-2017, Contemporary R&B |
| #10 | Black Ken | Lil B | Album, Aug-17-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #11 | Brick Body Kids Still Daydream | Open Mike Eagle | Album, Sep-15-2017, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #12 | No Mountains In Manhattan | Wiki | Album, Aug-25-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #13 | Thot Breaker | Chief Keef | Album, Jun-09-2017, Pop Rap |
| #14 | Luv Is Rage 2 | Lil Uzi Vert | Album, Aug-25-2017, Trap |
| #15 | MAY GOD BLESS YOUR HUSTLE | MIKE | Album, Jun-21-2017, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #16 | Before I Wake | Kamaiyah | Album, Nov-07-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #17 | Pretty Girls Like Trap Music | 2 Chainz | Album, Jun-16-2017, Trap |
| #18 | AI YoungBoy | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Album, Aug-04-2017, Trap |
| #19 | Who Told You To Think??!!?!?!?! | Milo | Album, Aug-11-2017, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #20 | Laila’s Wisdom | Rapsody | Album, Sep-22-2017, Conscious Hip Hop |