Recent Contemporary Rap Releases

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  Jeezy
  The Recession 2
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  The tenth album from this chart-topping rapper cuts scathing social commentary with triumphant, braggadocious fun.

  - Fred Thomas
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  2 Chainz
  So Help Me God!
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  Tauheed Epps broods and balls in extremes throughout his sixth proper Def Jam album.

  - Andy Kellman
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  Meek Mill
  Quarantine Pack
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  This strong surprise EP does more than keep the rapper's following intact before the true follow-up to 2018's Championships.

  - Andy Kellman
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  Megan Thee Stallion
  Good News
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  The debut studio album from this rap superpower finds her raw talent and effortless charisma reaching new levels.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Lil Durk
  The Voice
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  Chicago drill fixture offers a slightly more fined rendition of the melodic flows and melancholic instrumentals of his recent projects.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Playboi Carti
  Whole Lotta Red
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  The second studio album from this already slightly experimental Atlanta rapper pushes into a new phase of artistry with risky, aggressive production and chaotic delivery.

  - Fred Thomas
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  YFN Lucci
  Wish Me Well 3
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  The third installment of his Wish Me Well mixtape series finds this versatile Atlanta rapper joined by over a dozen featured guests.

  - Fred Thomas
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  slowthai
  Tyron
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  The follow-up to the acclaimed U.K. rapper's Top Ten-charting debut focuses on his own complex personality.

  - Paul Simpson
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  Lil Skies
  Unbothered
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  Second studio album from pop-adjacent rapper continues his formula of mellow, catchy, and dream-like mainstream trap anthems.

  - Fred Thomas
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  French Montana
  CB5
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  Sprawling, guest-packed fifth installment of the Moroccan-American rapper's long-running mixtape series.

  - Neil Z. Yeung