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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 KOD J. Cole Apr-20-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#2 Vacation in Hell Flatbush Zombies Apr-06-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#3 Oxnard Anderson .Paak Nov-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#4 NOIR Smino Nov-08-2018, Alternative R&B
#5 Redemption Jay Rock Jun-15-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#6 Die Lit Playboi Carti May-11-2018, Trap
#7 iridescence BROCKHAMPTON Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#8 FM! Vince Staples Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#9 Poison Swizz Beatz Nov-02-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#10 Drip Harder Lil Baby, Gunna Oct-05-2018, Trap
#11 Lady Lady Masego Sep-07-2018, Contemporary R&B
#12 There You Have It REASON Sep-28-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#13 NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES Metro Boomin Nov-02-2018, Trap
#14 STAY DANGEROUS YG Aug-03-2018, Gangsta Rap
#15 Harlan & Alondra Buddy Jul-20-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#16 East Atlanta Love Letter 6LACK Sep-14-2018, Alternative R&B
#17 Tha Carter V Lil Wayne Sep-28-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#18 QUARTERTHING Joey Purp Sep-13-2018, Pop Rap
#19 Big Bossin, Vol. 2 Payroll Giovanni, Cardo Jan-26-2018, Gangsta Rap
#20 Iiwii Kirk Knight Nov-16-2018, Trap
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | KOD | J. Cole | Album, Apr-20-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | Vacation in Hell | Flatbush Zombies | Album, Apr-06-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #3 | Oxnard | Anderson .Paak | Album, Nov-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #4 | NOIR | Smino | Album, Nov-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | Redemption | Jay Rock | Album, Jun-15-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | Die Lit | Playboi Carti | Album, May-11-2018, Trap |
| #7 | iridescence | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #8 | FM! | Vince Staples | Album, Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #9 | Poison | Swizz Beatz | Album, Nov-02-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Drip Harder | Lil BabyGunna | Album, Oct-05-2018, Trap |
| #11 | Lady Lady | Masego | Album, Sep-07-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | There You Have It | REASON | Album, Sep-28-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #13 | NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES | Metro Boomin | Album, Nov-02-2018, Trap |
| #14 | STAY DANGEROUS | YG | Album, Aug-03-2018, Gangsta Rap |
| #15 | Harlan & Alondra | Buddy | Album, Jul-20-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #16 | East Atlanta Love Letter | 6LACK | Album, Sep-14-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | Tha Carter V | Lil Wayne | Album, Sep-28-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #18 | QUARTERTHING | Joey Purp | Album, Sep-13-2018, Pop Rap |
| #19 | Big Bossin, Vol. 2 | Payroll GiovanniCardo | Album, Jan-26-2018, Gangsta Rap |
| #20 | Iiwii | Kirk Knight | Album, Nov-16-2018, Trap |