Pitchfork's Best Rap Albums of 2018

Including records by Meek Mill, Bbymutha, Jay Rock, and more

Published: December 18, 2018 06:00 Source

# 1
Album • Nov 02 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Trap Hardcore Hip Hop
# 2
Album • Aug 14 / 2018 Experimental Hip Hop Jazz Rap Drumless West Coast Hip Hop
# 3
Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop
# 4
Album • Aug 30 / 2018 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 5
Album • Oct 04 / 2018 East Coast Hip Hop Drumless
# 6
Album • Oct 31 / 2018 Gangsta Rap
# 7
Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 8
Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 9
Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Trap East Coast Hip Hop
# 10
Album • Aug 18 / 2018 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Drumless
# 11
Album • Nov 26 / 2018 Southern Hip Hop
# 12
Album • Nov 11 / 2018 Abstract Hip Hop
# 13
Album • Nov 15 / 2018 East Coast Hip Hop
# 14
Album • Nov 30 / 2018 East Coast Hip Hop Trap
# 15
EP • Nov 17 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 16
Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop
# 17
Album • Nov 23 / 2018 East Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Hardcore Hip Hop Boom Bap
# 18
Album • Jan 05 / 2018 Trap Hardcore Hip Hop
# 19
Album • Jul 27 / 2018 Trap Gangsta Rap Drill
# 20
Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Experimental Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 21
EP • Dec 21 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 22
Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Trap Hardcore Hip Hop
# 23
Album • May 30 / 2018 Pop Rap Alternative R&B East Coast Hip Hop
# 24
Album • May 25 / 2018 Hardcore Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop
# 25
Album • Jun 15 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Trap
# 26
Album • May 11 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop Cloud Rap
# 27
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Album • May 04 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop Pop Rap
# 28
Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop
# 29
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Trap East Coast Hip Hop
# 30
Album • Apr 05 / 2018 Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap
# 31
Album • Feb 23 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Hyphy Gangsta Rap
# 32
Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Abstract Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 33
Album • Jan 19 / 2018 Experimental Hip Hop Glitch Hop Industrial Hip Hop