21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin - Without Warning
Three years on, this surprise halloween trap mixtape still proves 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin as the unholy trinity of murder music.
KAYTRANADA - BUBBA
After putting the whole world onto his bassy beats with 99.9%, BUBBA attempts to circumvent the sophomore slump with a more focused R&B direction.
JPEGMAFIA - All My Heroes Are Cornballs
After JPEGMAFIA’s big breakthrough, his new album feels like a celebration of his success becoming a crusader of experimental rap, meanwhile continuing to dig deeper into the fresh unknown.
Ol' Dirty Bastard - N**ga Please
Wu-Tang Clan’s most freakish member animalised his music to create some of the most carnal and forward-thinking rap material ever conceived.
Chance the Rapper - The Big Day
Eight years into his career, Chi-town’s activistic gospel-rapper finally drops his first studio album.
A$AP Rocky - TESTING
In what is his first proper album without A$AP Yams, Rocky demonstrates why he has risen in the same trajectory as his boxer namesake.
Three 6 Mafia - Mystic Stylez
Memphis horrorcore clique Three 6 Mafia put the city on the map using low-grade studio equipment to create grimy, haunted hip-hop.
Tyler, the Creator - IGOR
Tyler’s new record has a bewitching sense of mystery and alternative-dimensionality to it all, and finally shows that he’s not a rapper - he’s a creator.
Anderson .Paak - Ventura
In the wake of Oxnard’s unexpected middling reception, Ventura is its low-key counterpart.
OutKast - Aquemini
OutKast’s third studio album, and captures them during the process of refining their sound while the rest of the world adjusts.