Pitchfork's 20 Rap Albums of 2016
Danny Brown, Skepta, Kamaiyah and the other rappers who made this year great
Published: December 05, 2016 06:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Savage Mode | 21 Savage, Metro Boomin | Jul-15-2016, Trap |
| #2 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #3 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #4 | Atrocity Exhibition | Danny Brown | Sep-27-2016, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #5 | The Sun's Tirade | Isaiah Rashad | Sep-02-2016, Southern Hip Hop |
| #6 | iiiDrops | Joey Purp | May-12-2017, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #7 | Honor Killed the Samurai | KA | Aug-13-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #8 | A Good Night in the Ghetto | Kamaiyah | Mar-23-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #9 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #10 | untitled unmastered. | Kendrick Lamar | Mar-04-2016, Jazz Rap |
| #11 | Islah (Deluxe) | Kevin Gates | Dec-11-2015, |
| #12 | Lil Big Pac | Kodak Black | Jun-10-2016, |
| #13 | Telefone | Noname | Jul-31-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #14 | King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude | Pusha T | Dec-18-2015, Gangsta Rap |
| #15 | SremmLife 2 | Rae Sremmurd | Aug-12-2016, Pop Rap |
| #16 | Blank Face LP | ScHoolboy Q | Jul-08-2016, Gangsta Rap |
| #17 | Konnichiwa | Skepta | May-06-2016, Grime |
| #18 | Prima Donna | Vince Staples | Aug-25-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #19 | Still Brazy (Deluxe) | YG | Jun-14-2016, |
| #20 | JEFFERY | Young Thug | Aug-26-2016, Trap |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Savage Mode | 21 SavageMetro Boomin | Album, Jul-15-2016, Trap |
| #2 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Album, Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #3 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | Album, May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #4 | Atrocity Exhibition | Danny Brown | Album, Sep-27-2016, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #5 | The Sun's Tirade | Isaiah Rashad | Album, Sep-02-2016, Southern Hip Hop |
| #6 | iiiDrops | Joey Purp | Album, May-12-2017, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #7 | Honor Killed the Samurai | KA | Album, Aug-13-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #8 | A Good Night in the Ghetto | Kamaiyah | Album, Mar-23-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #9 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Album, Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #10 | untitled unmastered. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-04-2016, Jazz Rap |
| #11 | Islah (Deluxe) | Kevin Gates | Album, Dec-11-2015, |
| #12 | Lil Big Pac | Kodak Black | Album, Jun-10-2016, |
| #13 | Telefone | Noname | Album, Jul-31-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #14 | King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude | Pusha T | Album, Dec-18-2015, Gangsta Rap |
| #15 | SremmLife 2 | Rae Sremmurd | Album, Aug-12-2016, Pop Rap |
| #16 | Blank Face LP | ScHoolboy Q | Album, Jul-08-2016, Gangsta Rap |
| #17 | Konnichiwa | Skepta | Album, May-06-2016, Grime |
| #18 | Prima Donna | Vince Staples | EP, Aug-25-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #19 | Still Brazy (Deluxe) | YG | Album, Jun-14-2016, |
| #20 | JEFFERY | Young Thug | Album, Aug-26-2016, Trap |