Rolling Stone's 40 Best Rap Albums of 2016
Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Danny Brown and more of the best records from the year in rhymes.
Published: December 22, 2016 12:56
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #2 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #3 | JEFFERY | Young Thug | Aug-26-2016, Trap |
| #4 | Atrocity Exhibition | Danny Brown | Sep-27-2016, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #5 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #6 | Views | Drake | May-06-2016, Pop Rap |
| #7 | EVOL | Future | Apr-13-2016, Trap |
| #8 | Bottomless Pit | Death Grips | May-06-2016, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #9 | Still Brazy (Deluxe) | YG | Jun-14-2016, |
| #10 | Telefone | Noname | Jul-31-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #11 | Islah (Deluxe) | Kevin Gates | Dec-11-2015, |
| #12 | Bucket List Project | Saba | Oct-27-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #13 | Blank Face LP | ScHoolboy Q | Jul-08-2016, Gangsta Rap |
| #14 | SremmLife 2 | Rae Sremmurd | Aug-12-2016, Pop Rap |
| #15 | Lil Big Pac | Kodak Black | Jun-10-2016, |
| #16 | untitled unmastered. | Kendrick Lamar | Mar-04-2016, Jazz Rap |
| #17 | A Good Night in the Ghetto | Kamaiyah | Mar-23-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #18 | Savage Mode | 21 Savage, Metro Boomin | Jul-15-2016, Trap |
| #19 | Honor Killed the Samurai | KA | Aug-13-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #20 | Winters Diary 4 | Tink | Aug-25-2016, |
| #21 | The Perfect LUV Tape | Lil Uzi Vert | Aug-10-2016, |
| #22 | Big Baby DRAM | DRAM | Oct-21-2016, |
| #23 | Cum Cake | cupcakKe | Feb-09-2016, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #24 | Cashmere | Swet Shop Boys | Oct-14-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #25 | Daniel Son; Necklace Don | 2 Chainz | Aug-05-2016, Southern Hip Hop |
| #26 | Hella Personal Film Festival | Open Mike Eagle, Paul White | Mar-25-2016, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #27 | Young Jefe 2 | Shy Glizzy | Jul-15-2016, Trap |
| #28 | You.Know.I.Got.It (The Album) | Koran Streets | Sep-09-2016, |
| #29 | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | Travis Scott | Sep-02-2016, Trap |
| #30 | Slime Season 3 | Young Thug | Mar-25-2016, Trap |
| #31 | iiiDrops | Joey Purp | May-12-2017, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #32 | TBA | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | Oct-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #33 | Prima Donna | Vince Staples | Aug-25-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #34 | Black America Again | Common | Nov-04-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #35 | 4 Your Eyez Only | J. Cole | Dec-09-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #36 | and the Anonymous Nobody... | De La Soul | Aug-26-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #37 | COLLEGROVE | 2 Chainz | Mar-03-2016, Southern Hip Hop |
| #39 | There's Alot Going On | VIC MENSA | Jun-03-2016, Pop Rap |
| #40 | The Art of Hustle (Deluxe Version) | Yo Gotti | Feb-19-2016, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | Album, May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #2 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Album, Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #3 | JEFFERY | Young Thug | Album, Aug-26-2016, Trap |
| #4 | Atrocity Exhibition | Danny Brown | Album, Sep-27-2016, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #5 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Album, Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #6 | Views | Drake | Album, May-06-2016, Pop Rap |
| #7 | EVOL | Future | Album, Apr-13-2016, Trap |
| #8 | Bottomless Pit | Death Grips | Album, May-06-2016, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #9 | Still Brazy (Deluxe) | YG | Album, Jun-14-2016, |
| #10 | Telefone | Noname | Album, Jul-31-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #11 | Islah (Deluxe) | Kevin Gates | Album, Dec-11-2015, |
| #12 | Bucket List Project | Saba | Album, Oct-27-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #13 | Blank Face LP | ScHoolboy Q | Album, Jul-08-2016, Gangsta Rap |
| #14 | SremmLife 2 | Rae Sremmurd | Album, Aug-12-2016, Pop Rap |
| #15 | Lil Big Pac | Kodak Black | Album, Jun-10-2016, |
| #16 | untitled unmastered. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-04-2016, Jazz Rap |
| #17 | A Good Night in the Ghetto | Kamaiyah | Album, Mar-23-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #18 | Savage Mode | 21 SavageMetro Boomin | Album, Jul-15-2016, Trap |
| #19 | Honor Killed the Samurai | KA | Album, Aug-13-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #20 | Winters Diary 4 | Tink | Album, Aug-25-2016, |
| #21 | The Perfect LUV Tape | Lil Uzi Vert | Album, Aug-10-2016, |
| #22 | Big Baby DRAM | DRAM | Album, Oct-21-2016, |
| #23 | Cum Cake | cupcakKe | Album, Feb-09-2016, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #24 | Cashmere | Swet Shop Boys | Album, Oct-14-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #25 | Daniel Son; Necklace Don | 2 Chainz | Album, Aug-05-2016, Southern Hip Hop |
| #26 | Hella Personal Film Festival | Open Mike EaglePaul White | Album, Mar-25-2016, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #27 | Young Jefe 2 | Shy Glizzy | Album, Jul-15-2016, Trap |
| #28 | You.Know.I.Got.It (The Album) | Koran Streets | Album, Sep-09-2016, |
| #29 | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | Travis Scott | Album, Sep-02-2016, Trap |
| #30 | Slime Season 3 | Young Thug | Album, Mar-25-2016, Trap |
| #31 | iiiDrops | Joey Purp | Album, May-12-2017, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #32 | TBA | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | EP, Oct-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #33 | Prima Donna | Vince Staples | EP, Aug-25-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #34 | Black America Again | Common | Album, Nov-04-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #35 | 4 Your Eyez Only | J. Cole | Album, Dec-09-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #36 | and the Anonymous Nobody... | De La Soul | Album, Aug-26-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #37 | COLLEGROVE | 2 Chainz | Album, Mar-03-2016, Southern Hip Hop |
| #39 | There's Alot Going On | VIC MENSA | EP, Jun-03-2016, Pop Rap |
| #40 | The Art of Hustle (Deluxe Version) | Yo Gotti | Album, Feb-19-2016, |