Stereogum's 40 Best Rap Albums of 2016
The larger societal events of the past year had an interesting effect on rap music. Even more than usual, black Americans had to insist, as loudly and as often as they could, that they are human beings and should be treated as such. Rap being a black American art form, that came through in the […]
Published: December 07, 2016 15:25
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #2 | Still Brazy (Deluxe) | YG | Jun-14-2016, |
| #3 | A Good Night in the Ghetto | Kamaiyah | Mar-23-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #4 | Blank Face LP | ScHoolboy Q | Jul-08-2016, Gangsta Rap |
| #5 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #6 | Atrocity Exhibition | Danny Brown | Sep-27-2016, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #7 | JEFFERY | Young Thug | Aug-26-2016, Trap |
| #8 | Honor Killed the Samurai | KA | Aug-13-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #9 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #10 | Telefone | Noname | Jul-31-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #11 | Savage Mode | 21 Savage, Metro Boomin | Jul-15-2016, Trap |
| #12 | untitled unmastered. | Kendrick Lamar | Mar-04-2016, Jazz Rap |
| #13 | Konnichiwa | Skepta | May-06-2016, Grime |
| #14 | SremmLife 2 | Rae Sremmurd | Aug-12-2016, Pop Rap |
| #15 | Prima Donna | Vince Staples | Aug-25-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #16 | Lil Big Pac | Kodak Black | Jun-10-2016, |
| #17 | Cam & China | Cam & China | Jul-29-2016, |
| #18 | By the Way | AD, Sorry Jaynari | Jun-10-2016, |
| #19 | Bucket List Project | Saba | Oct-27-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #20 | FLYGOD | Westside Gunn | Mar-11-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #21 | Purple Reign | Future | Jan-17-2016, Trap |
| #22 | iiiDrops | Joey Purp | May-12-2017, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #23 | I'm Up | Young Thug | Feb-05-2016, Trap |
| #24 | Shit Don't Stop | G Perico | Sep-30-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Rosecrans | DJ Quik, Problem | Apr-20-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #26 | Islah (Deluxe) | Kevin Gates | Dec-11-2015, |
| #27 | EVOL | Future | Apr-13-2016, Trap |
| #28 | Out My Feelings In My Past | Boosie Badazz | Feb-05-2016, |
| #29 | Slime Season 3 | Young Thug | Mar-25-2016, Trap |
| #30 | Lice Two: Still Buggin' | Lice, Aesop Rock, Homeboy Sandman | Sep-29-2016, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #31 | The Impossible Kid | Aesop Rock | Apr-29-2016, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #32 | Nat Love | Kweku Collins | Apr-08-2016, Hip Hop |
| #33 | Everybody Looking | Gucci Mane | Jul-22-2016, Trap |
| #34 | Cashmere | Swet Shop Boys | Oct-14-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #35 | Big Bossin, Vol. 1 | Payroll Giovanni, Cardo Got Wings | May-13-2016, Gangsta Rap |
| #36 | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | Travis Scott | Sep-02-2016, Trap |
| #37 | 3001: A Laced Odyssey | Flatbush Zombies | Mar-11-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #38 | Asphalt for Eden | Dälek | Apr-22-2016, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #39 | The Sun's Tirade | Isaiah Rashad | Sep-02-2016, Southern Hip Hop |
| #40 | Splendor & Misery | clipping. | Sep-09-2016, Industrial Hip Hop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper | Album, May-27-2016, Pop Rap |
| #2 | Still Brazy (Deluxe) | YG | Album, Jun-14-2016, |
| #3 | A Good Night in the Ghetto | Kamaiyah | Album, Mar-23-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #4 | Blank Face LP | ScHoolboy Q | Album, Jul-08-2016, Gangsta Rap |
| #5 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Album, Nov-11-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #6 | Atrocity Exhibition | Danny Brown | Album, Sep-27-2016, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #7 | JEFFERY | Young Thug | Album, Aug-26-2016, Trap |
| #8 | Honor Killed the Samurai | KA | Album, Aug-13-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #9 | The Life Of Pablo | Kanye West | Album, Jun-10-2016, Pop Rap |
| #10 | Telefone | Noname | Album, Jul-31-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #11 | Savage Mode | 21 SavageMetro Boomin | Album, Jul-15-2016, Trap |
| #12 | untitled unmastered. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-04-2016, Jazz Rap |
| #13 | Konnichiwa | Skepta | Album, May-06-2016, Grime |
| #14 | SremmLife 2 | Rae Sremmurd | Album, Aug-12-2016, Pop Rap |
| #15 | Prima Donna | Vince Staples | EP, Aug-25-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #16 | Lil Big Pac | Kodak Black | Album, Jun-10-2016, |
| #17 | Cam & China | Cam & China | Album, Jul-29-2016, |
| #18 | By the Way | ADSorry Jaynari | Album, Jun-10-2016, |
| #19 | Bucket List Project | Saba | Album, Oct-27-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #20 | FLYGOD | Westside Gunn | Album, Mar-11-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #21 | Purple Reign | Future | Album, Jan-17-2016, Trap |
| #22 | iiiDrops | Joey Purp | Album, May-12-2017, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #23 | I'm Up | Young Thug | Album, Feb-05-2016, Trap |
| #24 | Shit Don't Stop | G Perico | Album, Sep-30-2016, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Rosecrans | DJ QuikProblem | Album, Apr-20-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #26 | Islah (Deluxe) | Kevin Gates | Album, Dec-11-2015, |
| #27 | EVOL | Future | Album, Apr-13-2016, Trap |
| #28 | Out My Feelings In My Past | Boosie Badazz | Album, Feb-05-2016, |
| #29 | Slime Season 3 | Young Thug | Album, Mar-25-2016, Trap |
| #30 | Lice Two: Still Buggin' | LiceAesop RockHomeboy Sandman | EP, Sep-29-2016, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #31 | The Impossible Kid | Aesop Rock | Album, Apr-29-2016, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #32 | Nat Love | Kweku Collins | Album, Apr-08-2016, Hip Hop |
| #33 | Everybody Looking | Gucci Mane | Album, Jul-22-2016, Trap |
| #34 | Cashmere | Swet Shop Boys | Album, Oct-14-2016, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #35 | Big Bossin, Vol. 1 | Payroll GiovanniCardo Got Wings | Album, May-13-2016, Gangsta Rap |
| #36 | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | Travis Scott | Album, Sep-02-2016, Trap |
| #37 | 3001: A Laced Odyssey | Flatbush Zombies | Album, Mar-11-2016, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #38 | Asphalt for Eden | Dälek | Album, Apr-22-2016, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #39 | The Sun's Tirade | Isaiah Rashad | Album, Sep-02-2016, Southern Hip Hop |
| #40 | Splendor & Misery | clipping. | Album, Sep-09-2016, Industrial Hip Hop |