Albums

Throw some paper ‘Confetti,’ Jack Harlow is here to stay.

JPEGMAFIA remains one of rap’s most confrontational, adventurous artists.

Malone makes the most of his pliable vocal tone, pop-sensibilities, and curatorial ear while downplaying his greatest weakness: himself.

EarthGang's ‘MIRRORLAND’ is one of the wildest rides of 2019.

The South Carolina native is cruising down life’s windy highway searching for new experiences.

On ‘Is He Real?’ IDK aims to create a conceptual rap album within the confines of a playlist-like structure.

From the vocal mix to the production value, SiR’s RCA debut ‘Chasing Summer’ is radiant.

bLAck pARty’s ‘Endless Summer’ is a celestial mood board, unique to his idiosyncratic sensibilities.

On ‘Eve,’ Rapsody is spitting like the sky isn’t the limit.

As a body of work, ‘So Much Fun’ lives up to its name and then some.

This is grown man rap; not just grown men rapping.

On 'Ugh, those feels again,' Snoh Aalegra makes pining feel romantic and vast, not desperate.

'So Much Fun' is Young Thug honing the voice of a rap star.

Rapsody is wisdom; wisdom is Rapsody.

The gift and curse of a long rap career is regularity.

Cuco uses ‘Para Mi’ to show us just how little footing we actually have.

‘The Big Day’ is an album that gives you something to talk about.

Back in the blog era, ‘The Lost Boy’ would’ve been a mixtape, and every site would've sung its praises.

On his major label debut, 'Brandon Banks,' the Houston rapper amplifies the creative strengths found on 'Punken.'

'DIE FOR MY BITCH' lacks definitive vision but displays the full arsenal of Baby Keem’s artistic range.

‘Dragonfly’ is perfect for the dog days of summer.

'K.R.I.T. IZ HERE' finds Big K.R.I.T. having the most fun of his career.

The rap game has delivered an endless array of seminal debut albums. We hand-picked the very best. You're welcome.

“Madlib lets me tell my life story in such a cinematic way. Whenever I work with him, I don’t hear the songs, I see them.”