XXL's Best Hip Hop Projects of 2020

Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2020 including albums from Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Juice Wrld, Benny The Butcher, Pop Smoke and more.

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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 So Help Me God! 2 Chainz Nov-13-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#2 SAVAGE MODE II 21 Savage, Metro Boomin Oct-02-2020, Trap
#3 Artist 2.0 A Boogie wit da Hoodie Feb-14-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#4 Limbo Aminé Aug-07-2020, Pop Rap
#5 Burden of Proof Benny the Butcher Oct-16-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#6 Detroit 2 Big Sean Sep-04-2020, Pop Rap
#7 The Price Of Tea In China Boldy James, The Alchemist Feb-07-2020, Gangsta Rap
#8 Long Live The Kings Calboy Feb-25-2020, Trap
#9 INDUSTRY GAMES CHIKA Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#10 City On Lock City Girls Jun-20-2020, Trap
#11 From King To A GOD Conway the Machine Sep-11-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#12 BLAME IT ON BABY DaBaby Apr-17-2020, Trap
#13 Dark Lane Demo Tapes Drake May-01-2020, Pop Rap
#14 SuperGood DUCKWRTH Aug-21-2020, Pop Rap
#15 Music To Be Murdered By Eminem Jan-17-2020, Pop Rap
#16 Ho, why is you here ? Flo Milli Jul-24-2020,
#17 Alfredo Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap
#18 High Off Life Future May-15-2020, Trap
#19 PTSD G Herbo Feb-28-2020, Trap
#20 WUNNA Gunna May-22-2020, Trap
#21 Jackboy Jackboy Apr-24-2020, Trap
#22 Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn) Jay Electronica Oct-05-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#23 Legends Never Die Juice WRLD Jul-10-2020, Trap
#24 Descendants of Cain KA May-07-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#25 Yellow Tape Key Glock Jan-31-2020, Trap
#26 Queen of Da Souf Latto Aug-21-2020, Trap
#27 My Turn (Deluxe) Lil Baby Feb-28-2020,
#28 Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 Lil Durk May-08-2020, Trap
#29 Trapped On Cleveland 3 Lil Keed Aug-07-2020, Trap
#30 Eternal Atake Lil Uzi Vert Mar-06-2020, Trap
#31 Funeral Lil Wayne Jan-31-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#32 Lil Boat 3 Lil Yachty May-29-2020, Trap
#33 Circles Mac Miller Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#34 Good News Megan Thee Stallion Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#35 King's Disease Nas Aug-21-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#36 Top Shotta NLE Choppa Aug-21-2020, Trap
#37 THE GOAT Polo G May-15-2020, Trap
#38 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon Pop Smoke Jul-03-2020, Trap
#39 Everything is Beautiful Princess Nokia Feb-26-2020, Pop Rap
#40 Everything Sucks Princess Nokia Feb-26-2020, Trap
#41 Nightmare Vacation Rico Nasty Dec-04-2020, Trap
#42 Pray 4 Love Rod Wave Apr-03-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#43 The Allegory Royce Da 5'9" Feb-21-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#44 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#45 Spilligion Spillage Village, JID, EARTHGANG Sep-25-2020, Contemporary R&B
#46 Pegasus Trippie Redd Oct-30-2020, Trap
#47 Featuring Ty Dolla $ign Ty Dolla $ign Oct-23-2020, Contemporary R&B
#48 The Imperfect Storm Wale Jun-19-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#49 Pray for Paris Westside Gunn Apr-17-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#50 Rich Slave Young Dolph Aug-14-2020, Trap
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | So Help Me God! | 2 Chainz | Album, Nov-13-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #2 | SAVAGE MODE II | 21 SavageMetro Boomin | Album, Oct-02-2020, Trap |
| #3 | Artist 2.0 | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | Album, Feb-14-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #4 | Limbo | Aminé | Album, Aug-07-2020, Pop Rap |
| #5 | Burden of Proof | Benny the Butcher | Album, Oct-16-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | Detroit 2 | Big Sean | Album, Sep-04-2020, Pop Rap |
| #7 | The Price Of Tea In China | Boldy JamesThe Alchemist | Album, Feb-07-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #8 | Long Live The Kings | Calboy | EP, Feb-25-2020, Trap |
| #9 | INDUSTRY GAMES | CHIKA | EP, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #10 | City On Lock | City Girls | Album, Jun-20-2020, Trap |
| #11 | From King To A GOD | Conway the Machine | Album, Sep-11-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #12 | BLAME IT ON BABY | DaBaby | Album, Apr-17-2020, Trap |
| #13 | Dark Lane Demo Tapes | Drake | Album, May-01-2020, Pop Rap |
| #14 | SuperGood | DUCKWRTH | Album, Aug-21-2020, Pop Rap |
| #15 | Music To Be Murdered By | Eminem | Album, Jan-17-2020, Pop Rap |
| #16 | Ho, why is you here ? | Flo Milli | Album, Jul-24-2020,  |
| #17 | Alfredo | Freddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #18 | High Off Life | Future | Album, May-15-2020, Trap |
| #19 | PTSD | G Herbo | Album, Feb-28-2020, Trap |
| #20 | WUNNA | Gunna | Album, May-22-2020, Trap |
| #21 | Jackboy | Jackboy | Album, Apr-24-2020, Trap |
| #22 | Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn) | Jay Electronica | Album, Oct-05-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #23 | Legends Never Die | Juice WRLD | Album, Jul-10-2020, Trap |
| #24 | Descendants of Cain | KA | Album, May-07-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Yellow Tape | Key Glock | Album, Jan-31-2020, Trap |
| #26 | Queen of Da Souf | Latto | Album, Aug-21-2020, Trap |
| #27 | My Turn (Deluxe) | Lil Baby | Album, Feb-28-2020,  |
| #28 | Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 | Lil Durk | Album, May-08-2020, Trap |
| #29 | Trapped On Cleveland 3 | Lil Keed | Album, Aug-07-2020, Trap |
| #30 | Eternal Atake | Lil Uzi Vert | Album, Mar-06-2020, Trap |
| #31 | Funeral | Lil Wayne | Album, Jan-31-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #32 | Lil Boat 3 | Lil Yachty | Album, May-29-2020, Trap |
| #33 | Circles | Mac Miller | Album, Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #34 | Good News | Megan Thee Stallion | Album, Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #35 | King's Disease | Nas | Album, Aug-21-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #36 | Top Shotta | NLE Choppa | Album, Aug-21-2020, Trap |
| #37 | THE GOAT | Polo G | Album, May-15-2020, Trap |
| #38 | Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon | Pop Smoke | Album, Jul-03-2020, Trap |
| #39 | Everything is Beautiful | Princess Nokia | Album, Feb-26-2020, Pop Rap |
| #40 | Everything Sucks | Princess Nokia | Album, Feb-26-2020, Trap |
| #41 | Nightmare Vacation | Rico Nasty | Album, Dec-04-2020, Trap |
| #42 | Pray 4 Love | Rod Wave | Album, Apr-03-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #43 | The Allegory | Royce Da 5'9" | Album, Feb-21-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #44 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #45 | Spilligion | Spillage VillageJIDEARTHGANG | Album, Sep-25-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #46 | Pegasus | Trippie Redd | Album, Oct-30-2020, Trap |
| #47 | Featuring Ty Dolla $ign | Ty Dolla $ign | Album, Oct-23-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #48 | The Imperfect Storm | Wale | EP, Jun-19-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #49 | Pray for Paris | Westside Gunn | Album, Apr-17-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #50 | Rich Slave | Young Dolph | Album, Aug-14-2020, Trap |