Uproxx's Best Rap Albums of 2018

2018 has been one of the most electric and diverse years in hip-hop ever. Here are the 20 standouts in a year full of them.

Published: December 05, 2018 14:00 Source

# 1
Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Conscious Hip Hop
# 2
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 3
Album • Nov 16 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Neo-Soul Funk
# 4
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Album • Nov 08 / 2018 Alternative R&B Trap
# 5
Album • Jun 15 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Trap
# 6
Album • May 11 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop Cloud Rap
# 7
Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 8
Album • Nov 02 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Trap Hardcore Hip Hop
# 9
Album • Nov 02 / 2018 East Coast Hip Hop
# 10
Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 11
Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Contemporary R&B
# 12
Album • Sep 28 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 13
Album • Nov 02 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 14
Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Gangsta Rap West Coast Hip Hop Trap
# 15
Album • Jul 20 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Pop Rap
# 16
Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Alternative R&B
# 17
Album • Sep 28 / 2018 Southern Hip Hop Trap Pop Rap
# 18
Album • Sep 13 / 2018 Pop Rap Hardcore Hip Hop
# 19
Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Gangsta Rap
# 20
Album • Nov 16 / 2018 Trap