88rising / DJ Snake / NIKI
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: The Album
The Marvel blockbuster enlists the 88rising team for an anthemic, varied, and thematic companion album.
Aesop Rock / Blockhead
Garbology
The first full album by two longtime collaborators, focusing on freakish characters and fantastic stories.
Andy Mineo
Never Land II
The masterful third set from the introspective rapper sets vulnerability and poignant lyricism atop nostalgic production.
Backxwash
I Lie Here Buried With My Rings and My Dresses
The heavier, bleaker follow-up to the Zambian-Canadian rapper and producer's Polaris-winning 2020 release.
Benny the Butcher / Harry Fraud
The Plugs I Met, Vol. 2
This sequel EP merges the emcee's hard-hitting, street-centric rhymes with the producer's nostalgic, sample-heavy production.
BROCKHAMPTON
ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE
The intense sixth album from the hip-hop crew tackles life, death, and society's ills on their most mature outing to date.
Cadence Weapon
Parallel World
Rollie Pemberton's most politically charged album addresses gentrification, structural racism, and surveillance over grime, drill, and trap beats.
Damu the Fudgemunk
Conversation Peace
The D.C.-based cratedigger and rapper constructs a fluid, natural-sounding work from the archives of the KPM music library.
Dave
We're All Alone in This Together
The visionary British rapper's second album weaves diasporic concerns into his evocative, thoughtful approach to the genre.
Dave East / Harry Fraud
Hoffa
Collaborative rap project between fellow New Yorkers that finds inspiration in organized crime and mob ties.
DJ Muggs / The Black Goat
Dies Occidendum
A haunting record of macabre instrumentals from the Cypress Hill and Soul Assassins beatsmith.
Genesis Owusu
Smiling With No Teeth
Pulling from genres across the spectrum, the Canberra-based musician's debut set tackles pain and prejudice with a vivid, bittersweet self-exploration.
Gucci Mane
Ice Daddy
One of his best, this expertly produced 15th set from the trap godfather is packed with catchy anthems and guest stars.
Ka
A Martyr's Reward
The Brownsville, Brooklyn MC's sixth album is his most direct in almost a decade, replacing concept with more direct autobiography.
Lil Nas X
Montero
Genre-blurring debut from the pop-rap firebrand that boldly places sexuality and vulnerability at the fore.
Little Simz
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
A deeply ambitious, soulful master class in modern songwriting from the acclaimed British rapper.
Mach-Hommy
Pray for Haiti
New York rapper is at the height of his powers as a multi-dimensional lyricist on this Westside Gunn-produced album.
Madlib
Sound Ancestors
Eclectic, long-gestating full-length drawn from hundreds of Madlib beats and studio sessions, edited and arranged by Four Tet.
Model Home
both feet en th infinite
The abstract hip-hop duo flirt with danceable rhythms on one of their most joyous, liberating releases.
Moor Mother
Black Encyclopedia of the Air
Flowing through mellow R&B and jazz-rap vibes, Camae Ayewa takes her fearless, revolutionary music in a more accessible direction.
Namir Blade / L'Orange
Imaginary Everything
Namir Blade's urgent, bluntly honest narratives mesh with L'Orange's intoxicating psychedelic blues tracks on this successful collaboration.
Nas
King's Disease II
Arriving quickly after his last record, the 14th album from this legendary Queens rapper continues his return to form with risk-taking production and performances.
Pi'erre Bourne
The Life of Pi'erre 5
A continuous hour-long suite showcasing the innovative trap producer's atmospheric beats and relaxed lyrical flow.
Playboi Carti
Whole Lotta Red
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.
slowthai
Tyron
The follow-up to the acclaimed U.K. rapper's Top Ten-charting debut focuses on his own complex personality.
Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm
His first project as Def Jam's creative head, host Snoop Dogg collects a huge roster of talent for a grand West Coast party.
The Alchemist / Armand Hammer
Haram
Grim yet triumphant collaboration between revered producer the Alchemist and prolific rappers billy woods and E L U C I D.
Tyler, The Creator
CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
The rapper's sixth LP is a cosmopolitan embrace of his hip-hop roots, fusing the pure rap abilities of his early years with the complex subjects of his recent works.
Vince Staples
Vince Staples
The introspective fourth effort from the Californian rapper offers his most autobiographical insights to date.
Westside Gunn
Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B
Duly grim hour-plus tape released only a month after the 40-minute Sincerely Adolf.
Wiki
Half God
The third album from this New York rapper is an inspired combination of masterful production and evocative depictions of big-city life.
Your Old Droog
TIME
The masterful storyteller gets autobiographical on one of his most accomplished albums to date.
