Pitchfork's Best Rap Albums of 2018

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

Published: December 18, 2018 06:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 FM! Vince Staples Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#2 ensley Pink Siifu Aug-14-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#3 Room 25 noname Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap
#4 Paraffin Armand Hammer Aug-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#5 Behold a Dark Horse Roc Marciano Oct-04-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#6 Fetti Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist Oct-31-2018, Gangsta Rap
#7 Pieces of a Man Mick Jenkins Oct-26-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#8 Drip Harder Lil Baby, Gunna Oct-05-2018, Trap
#9 MUDBOY Sheck Wes Oct-05-2018, Trap
#10 Orpheus vs. the Sirens Hermit and the Recluse Aug-18-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#11 DiCaprio 2 JID Nov-26-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#12 Just Gimme a Minute Chris Crack Nov-11-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#13 Acrylic Leikeli47 Nov-15-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#14 Championships Meek Mill Nov-30-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#15 Muthaz Day 3 Bbymutha Nov-17-2018, Trap
#16 Some Rap Songs Earl Sweatshirt Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#17 Tana Talk 3 Benny the Butcher Nov-23-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#18 Ephorize cupcakKe Jan-05-2018, Trap
#19 Swervo G Herbo, Southside Jul-27-2018, Trap
#20 Renaissance Man MIKE Jun-22-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#21 Tina Snow Megan Thee Stallion Dec-21-2018, Trap
#22 Nasty Rico Nasty Jun-15-2018, Trap
#23 Whack World Tierra Whack May-30-2018, Pop Rap
#24 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#25 Redemption Jay Rock Jun-15-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#26 Die Lit Playboi Carti May-11-2018, Trap
#27 777 KEY!, Kenny Beats May-04-2018, Trap
#28 Astroworld Travis Scott Aug-03-2018, Trap
#29 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#30 CARE FOR ME Saba Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#31 GANGIN SOB X RBE Feb-23-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#32 Everything's Fine Jean Grae, Quelle Chris Mar-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#33 Veteran JPEGMAFIA Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | FM! | Vince Staples | Album, Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | ensley | Pink Siifu | Album, Aug-14-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #3 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #4 | Paraffin | Armand Hammer | Album, Aug-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #5 | Behold a Dark Horse | Roc Marciano | Album, Oct-04-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | Fetti | Curren$yFreddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, Oct-31-2018, Gangsta Rap |
| #7 | Pieces of a Man | Mick Jenkins | Album, Oct-26-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #8 | Drip Harder | Lil BabyGunna | Album, Oct-05-2018, Trap |
| #9 | MUDBOY | Sheck Wes | Album, Oct-05-2018, Trap |
| #10 | Orpheus vs. the Sirens | Hermit and the Recluse | Album, Aug-18-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #11 | DiCaprio 2 | JID | Album, Nov-26-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #12 | Just Gimme a Minute | Chris Crack | Album, Nov-11-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #13 | Acrylic | Leikeli47 | Album, Nov-15-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #14 | Championships | Meek Mill | Album, Nov-30-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | Muthaz Day 3 | Bbymutha | EP, Nov-17-2018, Trap |
| #16 | Some Rap Songs | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #17 | Tana Talk 3 | Benny the Butcher | Album, Nov-23-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #18 | Ephorize | cupcakKe | Album, Jan-05-2018, Trap |
| #19 | Swervo | G HerboSouthside | Album, Jul-27-2018, Trap |
| #20 | Renaissance Man | MIKE | Album, Jun-22-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #21 | Tina Snow | Megan Thee Stallion | EP, Dec-21-2018, Trap |
| #22 | Nasty | Rico Nasty | Album, Jun-15-2018, Trap |
| #23 | Whack World | Tierra Whack | Album, May-30-2018, Pop Rap |
| #24 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #25 | Redemption | Jay Rock | Album, Jun-15-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #26 | Die Lit | Playboi Carti | Album, May-11-2018, Trap |
| #27 | 777 | KEY!Kenny Beats | Album, May-04-2018, Trap |
| #28 | Astroworld | Travis Scott | Album, Aug-03-2018, Trap |
| #29 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #30 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Album, Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #31 | GANGIN | SOB X RBE | Album, Feb-23-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #32 | Everything's Fine | Jean GraeQuelle Chris | Album, Mar-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #33 | Veteran | JPEGMAFIA | Album, Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |