Recent Contemporary Rap Releases

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  Tyler, The Creator
  IGOR
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  The vital, heartsick follow-up to the rapper and producer's Grammy-nominated Flower Boy.

  - Andy Kellman
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  Logic
  Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
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  The fifth album from this prolific and technically stunning rapper finds him obsessing over fame, social media, and his place in rap.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Freddie Gibbs / Madlib
  Bandana
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  Five years after the Top 40 LP Piñata, the Gary, IN-Oxnard, CA alliance resumes with more ingeniously coarse rhymes and heady productions.

  - Andy Kellman
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  Big K.R.I.T.
  K.R.I.T. IZ HERE
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  The Mississippi rapper's fourth studio album is another ambitious, stylistically varied set of tracks.

  - Paul Simpson
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  YG
  4REAL 4REAL
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  "In loving memory of Nipsey Hussle," YG's relatively subdued fifth LP deviates significantly from his previous Def Jam recordings.

  - Andy Kellman
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  Chance the Rapper
  The Big Day
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  Epic production and themes of family and commitment make up the first official studio album from this rap superpower.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Gucci Mane
  Delusions of Grandeur
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  Even though it's more of the same, the trap godfather remains as endearing as ever on his 14th set.

  - Neil Z. Yeung
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  Denzel Curry
  Zuu
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  Celebrating family, his predecessors, and Carol City, the Florida rapper delivers a bold set of bass-heavy anthems.

  - Neil Z. Yeung
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  Machine Gun Kelly
  Hotel Diablo
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  MGK's tortured fourth set effortlessly blends his rap and rock sides on an exciting, cathartic journey.

  - Neil Z. Yeung
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  Beyoncé
  The Lion King: The Gift
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  A companion compilation to the 2019 film curated by Beyoncé and featuring a wealth of cross-Atlantic talent.

  - Neil Z. Yeung