Rappers in the home-recording and streaming era are also more prolific than ever, making the long list of rap albums that came out this year nearly impossible to keep up with, but we did our best ...

Vince Staples gets deeply personal on Dark Times, his most introspective album since 2015’s Summertime ’06. With a slower, ...

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When Hip Hop historians look back at 2024 ... it's like upstate got us switchin' crown / The best to go back and forth since Kiss and Styles / Every time we drop, the hottest s**t around.” ...

While 2023 marked a milestone celebrating hip-hop's 50th anniversary, 2024 proved to be just the beginning of what's next for the genre. All year long ... standout hip-hop albums that defined ...

But Kendrick wasn’t the only rapper who came through in 2024, even if all his press and outright dominance makes it feel that way. So here they are: the top 10 rap albums of 2024.