Stereogum's 10 Best Rap Albums of 2018

Rap music existed in a dark fog in 2018. Mac Miller, XXXTentacion, Fredo Santana, and Jimmy Wopo all died. Tekashi 6ix9ine might be the biggest new star in the genre, but he’s also a self-destructive sexual predator whose gang affiliations reportedly came very close to killing him, and who might spend a very long time […]

Published: December 07, 2018 17:08 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#2 Drip Harder Lil Baby, Gunna Oct-05-2018, Trap
#3 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#4 Paraffin Armand Hammer Aug-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#5 Nasty Rico Nasty Jun-15-2018, Trap
#6 Room 25 noname Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap
#7 DiCaprio 2 JID Nov-26-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#8 Orpheus vs. the Sirens Hermit and the Recluse Aug-18-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#9 Budding Ornithologists Are Weary of Tired Analogies Milo Sep-21-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#10 FM! Vince Staples Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #2 | Drip Harder | Lil BabyGunna | Album, Oct-05-2018, Trap |
| #3 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #4 | Paraffin | Armand Hammer | Album, Aug-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #5 | Nasty | Rico Nasty | Album, Jun-15-2018, Trap |
| #6 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #7 | DiCaprio 2 | JID | Album, Nov-26-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #8 | Orpheus vs. the Sirens | Hermit and the Recluse | Album, Aug-18-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #9 | Budding Ornithologists Are Weary of Tired Analogies | Milo | Album, Sep-21-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #10 | FM! | Vince Staples | Album, Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |