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Top Hip Hop albums of the 2020s

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Updated: 2 April
Average Ratings Reviews
JPEGMAFIA - LP!, Cover art
LP!
JPEGMAFIA
4.01 26k 25,817 191 191
22 October 2021 Album
Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
Cloud Rap Alternative R&B Glitch Hop
eclectic sampling psychedelic dense rebellious boastful nocturnal rhythmic
26k Ratings 191 Reviews 4.01 Average
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, Cover art
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Little Simz
3.98 22k 22,203 180 180
3 September 2021 Album
UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
Neo-Soul Jazz Rap Orchestral
orchestral lush introspective conscious eclectic uplifting rhythmic triumphant
22k Ratings 180 Reviews 3.98 Average
JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown - Scaring the Hoes, Cover art
Scaring the Hoes
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown
3.90 34k 33,647 489 489
24 March 2023 Album
Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
Industrial Hip Hop Jazz Rap Glitch Hop Trap
chaotic sampling energetic noisy eclectic dense raw playful
34k Ratings 489 Reviews 3.90 Average
J.I.D - The Forever Story, Cover art
The Forever Story
J.I.D
3.98 17k 16,530 135 135
26 August 2022 Album
Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
Trap Neo-Soul Jazz Rap Hardcore Hip Hop
sampling urban conscious introspective rhythmic boastful crime energetic
17k Ratings 135 Reviews 3.98 Average
Injury Reserve - By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Cover art
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
Injury Reserve
3.91 22k 21,760 280 280
15 September 2021 Album
Experimental Hip Hop Glitch Hop Experimental
Abstract Hip Hop Glitch Experimental Rock Sound Collage Industrial Hip Hop
avant-garde surreal death sampling chaotic dissonant dense dark
22k Ratings 280 Reviews 3.91 Average
Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes, Cover art
Cheat Codes
Danger Mouse & Black Thought
3.94 15k 14,561 120 120
12 August 2022 Album
East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
Boom Bap Jazz Rap Abstract Hip Hop
sampling conscious philosophical poetic urban bittersweet abstract rhythmic
15k Ratings 120 Reviews 3.94 Average
billy woods - Aethiopes, Cover art
Aethiopes
billy woods
3.93 14k 13,529 110 110
8 April 2022 Album
Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
Drumless Jazz Rap Hardcore Hip Hop
dark ominous poetic cryptic avant-garde serious history conscious
14k Ratings 110 Reviews 3.93 Average
billy woods & Kenny Segal - Maps, Cover art
Maps
billy woods & Kenny Segal
3.87 13k 12,876 115 115
5 May 2023 Album
Abstract Hip Hop Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop
Experimental Hip Hop
melancholic poetic atmospheric introspective deadpan urban sampling philosophical
13k Ratings 115 Reviews 3.87 Average
Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost, Cover art
Call Me If You Get Lost
Tyler, the Creator
3.76 35k 35,182 288 288
25 June 2021 Album
West Coast Hip Hop
Jazz Rap Neo-Soul Hardcore Hip Hop Synth Funk
boastful hedonistic sampling warm lush summer rhythmic eclectic
35k Ratings 288 Reviews 3.76 Average
Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future, Cover art
Melt My Eyez See Your Future
Denzel Curry
3.80 21k 20,695 167 167
25 March 2022 Album
Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop
Jazz Rap Trap Neo-Soul Boom Bap
introspective conscious atmospheric sampling mellow rhythmic death passionate
21k Ratings 167 Reviews 3.80 Average
clipping. - Visions of Bodies Being Burned, Cover art
Visions of Bodies Being Burned
Yoko Ono / clipping.
3.81 16k 15,883 123 123
23 October 2020 Album
Horrorcore Industrial Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop
Noise Dark Ambient Field Recordings
avant-garde noisy dark ominous nocturnal scary death Halloween
16k Ratings 123 Reviews 3.81 Average
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Cover art
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Kendrick Lamar
3.72 35k 35,353 361 361
13 May 2022 Album
Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
Trap Pop Rap Neo-Soul Jazz Rap Contemporary R&B
introspective conscious poetic serious eclectic concept album spiritual bittersweet
35k Ratings 361 Reviews 3.72 Average
Boldy James & Sterling Toles - Manger on McNichols, Cover art
Manger on McNichols
Boldy James & Sterling Toles
3.85 5k 4,747 25 25
22 July 2020 Album
Jazz Rap Gangsta Rap Conscious Hip Hop
Experimental Hip Hop Chamber Jazz
urban deadpan introspective conscious death sombre crime dark
5k Ratings 25 Reviews 3.85 Average
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Alfredo, Cover art
Alfredo
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
3.74 17k 17,124 100 100
29 May 2020 Album
Gangsta Rap
Jazz Rap Boom Bap Drumless
sampling crime drugs violence boastful urban lush mellow
17k Ratings 100 Reviews 3.74 Average
McKinley Dixon - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?, Cover art
Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?
McKinley Dixon
3.77 9k 8,656 72 72
2 June 2023 Album
Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop
Neo-Soul Boom Bap
lush conscious orchestral introspective warm poetic rhythmic death
9k Ratings 72 Reviews 3.77 Average
Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips, Cover art
We Buy Diabetic Test Strips
Armand Hammer
3.77 8k 7,678 70 70
29 September 2023 Album
Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
Industrial Hip Hop Drumless Conscious Hip Hop Cloud Rap Political Hip Hop
abstract avant-garde surreal dark atmospheric conscious urban cryptic
8k Ratings 70 Reviews 3.77 Average
Little Simz - NO THANK YOU, Cover art
NO THANK YOU
Little Simz
3.76 9k 9,456 71 71
12 December 2022 Album
UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
Neo-Soul Jazz Rap Gospel Orchestral
introspective sampling conscious poetic lush spiritual existential orchestral
9k Ratings 71 Reviews 3.76 Average
Nas - King's Disease III, Cover art
King's Disease III
Nas
3.77 7k 6,943 58 58
11 November 2022 Album
East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap Conscious Hip Hop
Jazz Rap Hardcore Hip Hop Chipmunk Soul Conscious Hip Hop
triumphant sampling boastful philosophical urban conscious violence introspective
7k Ratings 58 Reviews 3.77 Average
Run the Jewels - RTJ4, Cover art
RTJ4
Run the Jewels
3.71 17k 16,547 116 116
3 June 2020 Album
Hardcore Hip Hop Political Hip Hop
Experimental Hip Hop
political aggressive boastful sampling conscious urban energetic rhythmic
17k Ratings 116 Reviews 3.71 Average
Moor Mother & billy woods - Brass, Cover art
Brass
Moor Mother & billy woods
3.75 6k 5,734 30 30
11 December 2020 Album
Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop Political Hip Hop Jazz Poetry
dark cryptic abstract political sampling atmospheric cold ominous
6k Ratings 30 Reviews 3.75 Average
MIKE - Burning Desire, Cover art
Burning Desire
MIKE
3.75 6k 5,736 40 40
13 October 2023 Album
Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
Experimental Hip Hop Jazz Rap Drumless Cloud Rap Conscious Hip Hop
sampling poetic warm psychedelic sentimental introspective atmospheric abstract
6k Ratings 40 Reviews 3.75 Average
Cities Aviv - GUM, Cover art
GUM
Cities Aviv
3.76 1k 1,418 8 8
22 May 2020 Album
Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop Drumless
Jazz Rap Hypnagogic Pop Cloud Rap Sound Collage Ambient
lethargic lonely sampling hypnotic atmospheric sparse rain introspective
1k Ratings 8 Reviews 3.76 Average
Danny Brown - Quaranta, Cover art
Quaranta
Danny Brown
3.71 12k 12,153 104 104
17 November 2023 Album
Conscious Hip Hop
Hardcore Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop Trip Hop
introspective serious conscious dark depressive existential crime sampling
12k Ratings 104 Reviews 3.71 Average
Conway the Machine - God Don't Make Mistakes, Cover art
God Don't Make Mistakes
Conway the Machine
3.72 8k 8,164 58 58
25 February 2022 Album
East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Boom Bap
Gangsta Rap Chipmunk Soul
drugs urban crime dark introspective sampling violence alcohol
8k Ratings 58 Reviews 3.72 Average
Aesop Rock - Integrated Tech Solutions, Cover art
Integrated Tech Solutions
Aesop Rock
3.73 4k 3,785 45 45
10 November 2023 Album
Abstract Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
Experimental Hip Hop Boom Bap
concept album futuristic playful philosophical quirky humorous technical rhythmic
4k Ratings 45 Reviews 3.73 Average
Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B, Cover art
Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B
Westside Gunn
3.72 5k 5,071 28 28
24 September 2021 Album
East Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Boom Bap
Jazz Rap Drumless
violence crime sampling drugs boastful raw urban dark
5k Ratings 28 Reviews 3.72 Average
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KicK iii
Arca
3.69 8k 7,612 47 47
1 December 2021 Album
Deconstructed Club Glitch Hop Experimental Hip Hop
IDM Latin Electronic Industrial Hip Hop
chaotic LGBT futuristic avant-garde manic sexual noisy mechanical
8k Ratings 47 Reviews 3.69 Average
The Koreatown Oddity - Little Dominiques Nosebleed, Cover art
Little Dominiques Nosebleed
The Koreatown Oddity
3.72 4k 3,880 19 19
19 June 2020 Album
Jazz Rap West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop Jazz Poetry
introspective concept album sampling humorous playful surreal drugs abstract
4k Ratings 19 Reviews 3.72 Average
Ghais Guevara - There Will Be No Super-Slave, Cover art
There Will Be No Super-Slave
Ghais Guevara
3.70 6k 5,848 35 35
16 July 2022 Album
Political Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
Conscious Hip Hop Trap Boom Bap Experimental Hip Hop
sampling political protest rebellious conscious passionate angry aggressive
6k Ratings 35 Reviews 3.70 Average
Anti-Kahraman - Anti-Kahraman: 90 Nesli, Cover art
Anti-Kahraman: 90 Nesli
Anti-Kahraman
3.73 731 731 6 6
12 November 2020 Album
Boom Bap
Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap
rhythmic angry urban sampling conscious aggressive crime satirical
731 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.73 Average
Cities Aviv - Accompanied by a Blazing Solo, Cover art
Accompanied by a Blazing Solo
Cities Aviv
3.72 1k 1,007 8 8
16 August 2020 Album
Drumless Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
Jazz Rap Sound Collage Hypnagogic Pop Ambient Cloud Rap
suite depressive raw atmospheric mellow sampling nocturnal existential
1k Ratings 8 Reviews 3.72 Average
R.A.P. Ferreira - Purple Moonlight Pages, Cover art
Purple Moonlight Pages
R.A.P. Ferreira
3.67 8k 7,898 57 57
6 March 2020 Album
Jazz Rap Abstract Hip Hop
Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Poetry
poetic introspective philosophical abstract rhythmic sampling mellow optimistic
8k Ratings 57 Reviews 3.67 Average
Łona x Konieczny x Krupa - TAXI, Cover art
TAXI
Łona, Andrzej Konieczny & Kacper Krupa
3.70 1k 1,061 8 8
13 October 2023 Album
Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap
Nu Jazz Interview Experimental Hip Hop Ethio-Jazz
concept album urban nocturnal conscious introspective bittersweet rhythmic eclectic
1k Ratings 8 Reviews 3.70 Average
Blu & Exile - Miles, Cover art
Miles
Blu & Exile
3.68 4k 4,051 25 25
17 July 2020 Album
Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop Jazz Rap
Boom Bap Political Hip Hop Neo-Soul
conscious introspective lush sampling optimistic sentimental political religious
4k Ratings 25 Reviews 3.68 Average
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Haram
Armand Hammer & The Alchemist
3.65 10k 9,622 48 48
26 March 2021 Album
Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop Political Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Drumless
dark sampling cryptic abstract political atmospheric poetic conscious
10k Ratings 48 Reviews 3.65 Average
Nas - Magic, Cover art
Magic
Nas
3.67 6k 5,650 48 48
24 December 2021 Album
East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap
Conscious Hip Hop Chipmunk Soul Hardcore Hip Hop
sampling philosophical urban conscious serious rhythmic violence introspective
6k Ratings 48 Reviews 3.67 Average
Jaja00 - BlackBolshevik, Cover art
BlackBolshevik
Jaja00
3.67 4k 3,675 24 24
17 April 2021 Album
Political Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
Drill Trap Glitch Hop Hyphy
sampling rebellious angry violence political protest boastful energetic
4k Ratings 24 Reviews 3.67 Average
Armand Hammer - BLK LBL, Cover art
BLK LBL
Armand Hammer
3.68 815 815 7 7
25 January 2024 Album
Experimental Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
Conscious Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop Industrial Hip Hop Boom Bap
abstract cryptic poetic sampling avant-garde conscious cold ominous
815 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.68 Average
billy woods x Messiah Musik - Church, Cover art
Church
billy woods & Messiah Musik
3.66 5k 4,907 31 31
30 September 2022 Album
Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop
Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop Drumless Boom Bap
atmospheric poetic sampling sombre introspective crime serious dark
5k Ratings 31 Reviews 3.66 Average
Álvaro Díaz - Felicilandia, Cover art
Felicilandia
Álvaro Díaz
3.69 427 427 7 7
29 October 2021 Album
Pop Rap Alternative R&B
Reggaetón Trap Trap latino
sexual love breakup boastful rhythmic vulgar uplifting summer
427 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.69 Average
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    Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
    2023 Album
    3k Ratings 22 Reviews 2.96 Average
    2.96 3k 2,745 22 22
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    2021 Album
    304 Ratings 4 Reviews 2.95 Average
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    2020 Album
    234 Ratings 3 Reviews 2.97 Average
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    2021 Album
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  • Bladee & Ecco2k - Remote Utopias: 2nd May 2020, Cover art
    Remote Utopias: 2nd May 2020
    2020 Album
    2k Ratings 8 Reviews 3.94 Average
    3.94 2k 1,683 8 8
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    Avantdale Bowling Club "Live"
    2020 Album
    249 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.87 Average
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    2021 Album
    153 Ratings 3 Reviews 4.03 Average
    4.03 153 153 3 3
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    No Pop Filter
    2020 Album
    175 Ratings 3.47 Average
    3.47 175 175
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    EPIC
    2021 Album
    90 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.56 Average
    3.56 90 90 2 2
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    Dreamworld: Othaside
    2022 Album
    297 Ratings 3.57 Average
    3.57 297 297
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    Born Again
    2023 Album
    358 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.35 Average
    3.35 358 358 1 1
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    In the Beginning, Vol. 1
    2021 Album
    285 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.06 Average
    3.06 285 285 3 3
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    In the Beginning, Vol. 2
    2022 Album
    188 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.13 Average
    3.13 188 188 1 1
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    In the Beginning, Vol. 3
    2023 Album
    236 Ratings 5 Reviews 2.95 Average
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