Stereogum's 40 Best Rap Albums of 2017

Streaming changed things. 2017 was the year that rap once again reaffirmed its stranglehold on the collective imagination of America’s youth. Like the moment when Billboard first started using Soundscan and inadvertently proved the massive popularity of N.W.A, the streaming services of the world showed just how powerful this music remains. Rap dominated streaming charts. […]

Published: December 11, 2017 19:20 Source

# 1
Album • Apr 14 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 2
Album • Jan 27 / 2017 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 3
Album • Feb 21 / 2017 East Coast Hip Hop Drumless
# 4
Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Pop Rap West Coast Hip Hop
# 5
Album • Jun 23 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 6
Album • Mar 18 / 2017 Contemporary R&B Pop Rap
# 7
Album • Jul 28 / 2017 Pop Rap West Coast Hip Hop
# 8
Album • Apr 28 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap
# 9
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Album • Jul 07 / 2017 East Coast Hip Hop
# 10
Album • Mar 24 / 2017 East Coast Hip Hop
# 11
Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Trap Pop Rap Contemporary R&B Southern Hip Hop
# 12
Album • Nov 07 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Pop Rap
# 13
Album • Oct 30 / 2017 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 14
Album • Sep 08 / 2017 East Coast Hip Hop Trap
# 15
Album • May 12 / 2017 Gangsta Rap Detroit Trap
# 16
Album • Sep 15 / 2017 Abstract Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 17
Album • Aug 11 / 2017 Abstract Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop
# 18
Album • Apr 07 / 2017 Trap Pop Rap
# 19
Album • Jun 30 / 2017 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 20
Album • Feb 24 / 2017 Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
# 21
Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 22
Album • Jan 20 / 2017 Trap Pop Rap East Coast Hip Hop
# 23
Album • Aug 25 / 2017 East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 24
Album • Feb 17 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 25
Album • Jun 09 / 2017 Pop Rap West Coast Hip Hop
# 26
Album • Sep 05 / 2017 Trap Metal Industrial Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop
# 27
Album • Jun 09 / 2017 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B
# 28
Album • Nov 03 / 2017 Hardcore Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 29
Album • Feb 10 / 2017 Abstract Hip Hop
# 30
Album • Aug 18 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Trap Gangsta Rap Nervous Music
# 31
Album • Oct 20 / 2017 Southern Hip Hop Trap Gangsta Rap
# 32
Album • Mar 31 / 2017 Gangsta Rap Trap
# 34
Album • Oct 20 / 2017 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 35
Album • Sep 22 / 2017 Conscious Hip Hop
# 36
Album • Mar 15 / 2017 Southern Hip Hop Dirty South Trap
# 37
Album • Sep 18 / 2017 Southern Hip Hop Trap
# 38
Album • Oct 27 / 2017 Southern Hip Hop
# 39
Album • Mar 10 / 2017 East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop