Stereogum's 40 Best Rap Albums of 2015
Things got hot in 2015. After 2014, when most of rap’s biggest names took the year off, everyone was suddenly locked into a brutal competition to see who could claim rap’s top spot. Drake released two album-length projects in 2015, insisting that neither one was a proper album even though both of them cost actual […]
Published: December 07, 2015 14:50
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #3 | Surf | Nico Segal | May-29-2015, |
| #4 | DS2 (Deluxe) | Future | Jul-17-2015, Trap |
| #5 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #6 | SremmLife | Rae Sremmurd | Jan-06-2015, Trap |
| #7 | 56 Nights | Future | Mar-21-2015, Trap |
| #8 | AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP | A$AP Rocky | May-26-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #9 | Compton | Dr. Dre | Aug-21-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Beast Mode | Future | Jan-15-2015, Trap |
| #11 | Barter 6 | Young Thug | Apr-16-2015, Trap |
| #12 | I Dont Like Shit, I Dont Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt | Earl Sweatshirt | Mar-23-2015, |
| #13 | Da Reality Show | Young Dro | Sep-18-2015, Pop Rap |
| #15 | Eat Pray Thug | Heems | Mar-10-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #16 | What A Time To Be Alive | Drake, Future | Sep-25-2015, Trap |
| #17 | Touch Down 2 Cause Hell | Boosie Badazz | May-26-2015, |
| #18 | Dreams Worth More Than Money | Meek Mill | Jun-29-2015, Trap |
| #19 | Days With Dr. Yen Lo | Dr. Yen Lo | May-16-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #20 | The Documentary 2 | The Game | Oct-09-2015, Gangsta Rap |
| #21 | Da' Nic | T.I. | Sep-11-2015, Southern Hip Hop |
| #22 | I LOVE MAKONNEN 2 | iLoveMakonnen | Nov-20-2015, Cloud Rap |
| #24 | Mr. Wonderful | Action Bronson | Mar-23-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Fetty Wap | Fetty Wap | Sep-25-2015, Trap |
| #26 | Stackin' N Mackin', Vol. 3 | White Gzus | Dec-20-2015, |
| #29 | Integrity> | Jme | May-04-2015, Grime |
| #30 | GO:OD AM | Mac Miller | Sep-18-2015, Pop Rap |
| #31 | Shadow of a Doubt | Freddie Gibbs | Nov-20-2015, Trap |
| #33 | MMM | Diddy | Jan-08-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #34 | Yung Rich Nation | Migos | Jul-31-2015, Trap |
| #35 | Deeply Rooted | Scarface | Sep-04-2015, Southern Hip Hop |
| #36 | Riot Boi | Kalifa | Nov-13-2015, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #37 | Dark Sky Paradise | Big Sean | Feb-24-2015, Pop Rap |
| #38 | Poverty and Prosperity | E-40 | Nov-20-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #39 | Living Legend | Gunplay | Jul-31-2015, Southern Hip Hop |
| #40 | Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Phillipa Soo, Daveed Diggs, Christopher Jackson | Sep-25-2015, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #3 | Surf | Nico Segal | Album, May-29-2015, |
| #4 | DS2 (Deluxe) | Future | Album, Jul-17-2015, Trap |
| #5 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Album, Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #6 | SremmLife | Rae Sremmurd | Album, Jan-06-2015, Trap |
| #7 | 56 Nights | Future | Album, Mar-21-2015, Trap |
| #8 | AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP | A$AP Rocky | Album, May-26-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #9 | Compton | Dr. Dre | Album, Aug-21-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Beast Mode | Future | Album, Jan-15-2015, Trap |
| #11 | Barter 6 | Young Thug | Album, Apr-16-2015, Trap |
| #12 | I Dont Like Shit, I Dont Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Mar-23-2015, |
| #13 | Da Reality Show | Young Dro | Album, Sep-18-2015, Pop Rap |
| #15 | Eat Pray Thug | Heems | Album, Mar-10-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #16 | What A Time To Be Alive | DrakeFuture | Album, Sep-25-2015, Trap |
| #17 | Touch Down 2 Cause Hell | Boosie Badazz | Album, May-26-2015, |
| #18 | Dreams Worth More Than Money | Meek Mill | Album, Jun-29-2015, Trap |
| #19 | Days With Dr. Yen Lo | Dr. Yen Lo | Album, May-16-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #20 | The Documentary 2 | The Game | Album, Oct-09-2015, Gangsta Rap |
| #21 | Da' Nic | T.I. | EP, Sep-11-2015, Southern Hip Hop |
| #22 | I LOVE MAKONNEN 2 | iLoveMakonnen | EP, Nov-20-2015, Cloud Rap |
| #24 | Mr. Wonderful | Action Bronson | Album, Mar-23-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Fetty Wap | Fetty Wap | Album, Sep-25-2015, Trap |
| #26 | Stackin' N Mackin', Vol. 3 | White Gzus | Album, Dec-20-2015, |
| #29 | Integrity> | Jme | Album, May-04-2015, Grime |
| #30 | GO:OD AM | Mac Miller | Album, Sep-18-2015, Pop Rap |
| #31 | Shadow of a Doubt | Freddie Gibbs | Album, Nov-20-2015, Trap |
| #33 | MMM | Diddy | Album, Jan-08-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #34 | Yung Rich Nation | Migos | Album, Jul-31-2015, Trap |
| #35 | Deeply Rooted | Scarface | Album, Sep-04-2015, Southern Hip Hop |
| #36 | Riot Boi | Kalifa | Album, Nov-13-2015, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #37 | Dark Sky Paradise | Big Sean | Album, Feb-24-2015, Pop Rap |
| #38 | Poverty and Prosperity | E-40 | EP, Nov-20-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #39 | Living Legend | Gunplay | Album, Jul-31-2015, Southern Hip Hop |
| #40 | Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Lin-Manuel MirandaLeslie Odom, Jr.Phillipa SooDaveed DiggsChristopher Jackson | Album, Sep-25-2015, |