Top 61 Hip-Hop Albums of 2017

Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. | Best Rap Albums of 2017 — 2017 was a great year in Hip-Hop. We saw lots of heavy hitters release full-length projects: **Kendrick, Jay-Z, Big K.R.I.T., Migos, Drake**, and more. And we were treated to a number of surprisingly good efforts from **YFN Lucci (Long Live Nut)**, **Kodak Black (Painting Pictures)**, and **PnB Rock (Catch These Vibes)** and more. The rap underground did not disappoint either, with several ranked projects from Mello Music Group (**The Iceberg, Being You Is Great**) and Griselda (**More Steroids, Hitler on Steroids**) and Stones Throw Records. Artists also enjoyed massive independent release success too, including **Thinking Out Loud** by Young Dolph’s PRE, Smino’s **blkswn** via Zero Fatigue LLC, **Corner Stories** and **The Bigger Artist** by A Boogie & Don Q’s HBTL, Troy Ave’s BSB release “**Nupac**” and **Step Brothers 3** by Lito and Don Trip via Grind Hard LLC. Find many gems below!

Kendrick Lamar – DAMN. (Top Dawg Entertainment)
Jay-Z – 4:44 (Roc Nation)
GoldLink – At What Cost (RCA)
Rapsody – Laila’s Wisdom (Jamla)
Roc Marciano – Rosebudd’s Revenge (Marci Enterprises)
Oddisee – The Iceberg (Mello Music Group)
Migos – Culture (Quality Control)
MIKE – May God Bless Your Hustle (?)
PnB Rock – Catch These Vibes (Atlantic)
Mozzy – Fake Famous (Mozzy Records/EMPIRE)
A Boogie wit da Hoodie – The Bigger Artist (Highbridge The Label)
Tory Lanez – The New Toronto 2 (Mad Love)
Milo – Who Told You to Think??!!?!?!?! (Ruby Yacht)
Tyler, The Creator – Scum Fuck Flower Boy (Columbia)
Big K.R.I.T. – 4eva Is A Mighty Long Time (BMG)
Young Dolph – Thinking Out Loud (Paper Route Empire)
Lil Uzi Vert – Luv Is Rage 2 (Atlantic)
YFN Lucci – Long Live Nut (Think It’s a Game Records)
Russ – There’s Really A Wolf (Columbia)
Kodak Black – Painting Pictures (Atlantic/Sniper Gang)
Smino – blkswn (Zero Fatigue LLC/Downtown)
Young Dolph – Bulletproof (Paper Route Empire)
Nef The Pharoah – The Chang Project (KILFMB/Sick Wid It/EMPIRE)
Don Q – Corner Stories (Highbridge The Label)
Conway & DJ Green Lantern – More Steroids (Griselda)
Knxwledge – HX11.8_ (Stones Throw)
Vince Staples – Big Fish Theory (ARTium/Blacksmith/Def Jam)
Raekwon – The Wild (Ice H20 Records)
Freddie Gibbs – You Only Live 2wice (ESGN)
J.I.D – The Never Story (Dreamville)
Troy Ave – NuPac (BSB Records)
Mach-Hommy – HBO (Haitian Body Odor) (Griselda Records)
wifisfuneral – When Hell Falls (Rich Life Records/Wifisfuneral LLC)
Loyle Carner – Yesterday’s Gone (Virgin EMI)
Knxwledge – Meek.Vol1_ (Stones Throw)
Meek Mill – Wins & Losses (Maybach Music/Atlantic)
Drake – More Life (OVO Sound/Young Money/Cash Money)
Nick Grant – Return of the Cool (Epic/Culture Republic)
Rick Ross – Rather You Than Me (Maybach Music/Epic)
Dutchboy – When I’m Not Around (Dutchboy)
Bryson Tiller – True To Self (TrapSoul/RCA)
Nav – Nav (XO/Republic)
Starlito & Don Trip – Step Brothers Three (Grind Hard LLC/EMPIRE)
Sango – De mim, pra você (Sango)
Lil Uzi Vert – Luv Is Rage 1.5 (Atlantic)
Section Boyz – Soundcheck (Section)
Joey Bada$$ – All-Amerikkkan Badass (Pro Era/Cinematic)
Future – HNDRXX (A1/Freebandz/Epic)
Quelle Chris – Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often (Mello Music Group)
Bedwetter – Vol 1: Flick Your Tongue Against Your Teeth and Describe the Present (self-released)
Wale – SHINE (Maybach Music/Atlantic/EBM)
Young Dolph – Gelato (Paper Route Empire)
Curren$y – The Champagne Files (Jet Life Records)
Huncho Jack – Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho (Quality Control)
G-Herbo – Welcome to Fazoland 1.5 (Cinematic Music Group)
Westside Gunn – Hitler On Steroids (Griselda)
Corner Boy P, Curren$y & T.Y. – Jetlanta EP (Jet Life Records)
Young Thug – Beautiful Thugger Girls (300/Atlantic)
Lupe Fiasco – DROGAS Light (1^st & 15/Thirty Tigers)
PnB Rock – GTTM: Goin Thru The Motions (Atlantic)
Nav & Metro Boomin – Perfect Timing (Boominati Worldwide/XO/Republic)