Rolling Stone's 40 Best Rap Albums of 2015
The 40 best rap albums of 2015, including Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Future and more
Published: December 23, 2015 15:04
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #3 | Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Phillipa Soo, Daveed Diggs, Christopher Jackson | Sep-25-2015, |
| #4 | Surf | Nico Segal | May-29-2015, |
| #5 | DS2 (Deluxe) | Future | Jul-17-2015, Trap |
| #6 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | SremmLife | Rae Sremmurd | Jan-06-2015, Trap |
| #8 | I Dont Like Shit, I Dont Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt | Earl Sweatshirt | Mar-23-2015, |
| #9 | Days With Dr. Yen Lo | Dr. Yen Lo | May-16-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Barter 6 | Young Thug | Apr-16-2015, Trap |
| #11 | Compton | Dr. Dre | Aug-21-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | 56 Nights | Future | Mar-21-2015, Trap |
| #13 | Fetty Wap | Fetty Wap | Sep-25-2015, Trap |
| #14 | AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP | A$AP Rocky | May-26-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | #AndSeeThatsTheThing | DeJ Loaf | Jul-24-2015, Pop Rap |
| #16 | The Powers That B | Death Grips | Feb-10-2015, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #17 | B4.DA.$$ | Joey Bada$$ | Jan-20-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #18 | All We Need | Raury | Oct-16-2015, Neo-Soul |
| #19 | The Cost of Victory | Vic Spencer | Jan-30-2015, Hip Hop |
| #20 | King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude | Pusha T | Dec-18-2015, Gangsta Rap |
| #21 | Dreams Worth More Than Money | Meek Mill | Jun-29-2015, Trap |
| #22 | Bladadah | Mozzy | Jul-11-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #23 | Songs In The Key Of Price | Sean Price | Aug-21-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #24 | Lil Me | Wiki | Dec-04-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Integrity> | Jme | May-04-2015, Grime |
| #26 | So the Flies Dont Come | Milo | Sep-25-2015, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #27 | Tetsuo & Youth | Lupe Fiasco | Jan-20-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #28 | Da' Nic | T.I. | Sep-11-2015, Southern Hip Hop |
| #29 | Touch Down 2 Cause Hell | Boosie Badazz | May-26-2015, |
| #31 | Deeply Rooted | Scarface | Sep-04-2015, Southern Hip Hop |
| #32 | The Documentary 2 | The Game | Oct-09-2015, Gangsta Rap |
| #33 | Rodeo | Travis Scott | Sep-04-2015, Trap |
| #34 | Martin Lucid Dream | Denmark Vessey | Oct-09-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #35 | Living Legend | Gunplay | Jul-31-2015, Southern Hip Hop |
| #36 | The Documentary 2.5 | The Game | Oct-16-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #37 | Pregnant with Success | Junglepussy | Nov-17-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #38 | MMM | Diddy | Jan-08-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #39 | Drought Season 3 | Berner, The Jacka | Jul-10-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #40 | Evermore - The Art of Duality | The Underachievers | Sep-25-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Album, Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #3 | Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Lin-Manuel MirandaLeslie Odom, Jr.Phillipa SooDaveed DiggsChristopher Jackson | Album, Sep-25-2015, |
| #4 | Surf | Nico Segal | Album, May-29-2015, |
| #5 | DS2 (Deluxe) | Future | Album, Jul-17-2015, Trap |
| #6 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | SremmLife | Rae Sremmurd | Album, Jan-06-2015, Trap |
| #8 | I Dont Like Shit, I Dont Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Mar-23-2015, |
| #9 | Days With Dr. Yen Lo | Dr. Yen Lo | Album, May-16-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Barter 6 | Young Thug | Album, Apr-16-2015, Trap |
| #11 | Compton | Dr. Dre | Album, Aug-21-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | 56 Nights | Future | Album, Mar-21-2015, Trap |
| #13 | Fetty Wap | Fetty Wap | Album, Sep-25-2015, Trap |
| #14 | AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP | A$AP Rocky | Album, May-26-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | #AndSeeThatsTheThing | DeJ Loaf | EP, Jul-24-2015, Pop Rap |
| #16 | The Powers That B | Death Grips | Album, Feb-10-2015, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #17 | B4.DA.$$ | Joey Bada$$ | Album, Jan-20-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #18 | All We Need | Raury | Album, Oct-16-2015, Neo-Soul |
| #19 | The Cost of Victory | Vic Spencer | Album, Jan-30-2015, Hip Hop |
| #20 | King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude | Pusha T | Album, Dec-18-2015, Gangsta Rap |
| #21 | Dreams Worth More Than Money | Meek Mill | Album, Jun-29-2015, Trap |
| #22 | Bladadah | Mozzy | Album, Jul-11-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #23 | Songs In The Key Of Price | Sean Price | Album, Aug-21-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #24 | Lil Me | Wiki | Album, Dec-04-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Integrity> | Jme | Album, May-04-2015, Grime |
| #26 | So the Flies Dont Come | Milo | Album, Sep-25-2015, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #27 | Tetsuo & Youth | Lupe Fiasco | Album, Jan-20-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #28 | Da' Nic | T.I. | EP, Sep-11-2015, Southern Hip Hop |
| #29 | Touch Down 2 Cause Hell | Boosie Badazz | Album, May-26-2015, |
| #31 | Deeply Rooted | Scarface | Album, Sep-04-2015, Southern Hip Hop |
| #32 | The Documentary 2 | The Game | Album, Oct-09-2015, Gangsta Rap |
| #33 | Rodeo | Travis Scott | Album, Sep-04-2015, Trap |
| #34 | Martin Lucid Dream | Denmark Vessey | EP, Oct-09-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #35 | Living Legend | Gunplay | Album, Jul-31-2015, Southern Hip Hop |
| #36 | The Documentary 2.5 | The Game | Album, Oct-16-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #37 | Pregnant with Success | Junglepussy | Album, Nov-17-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #38 | MMM | Diddy | Album, Jan-08-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #39 | Drought Season 3 | BernerThe Jacka | Album, Jul-10-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #40 | Evermore - The Art of Duality | The Underachievers | Album, Sep-25-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |