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 ...

In the 21st century, music became more universal, immediate, and accessible than ever before. On Jan. 1, 2000, the average ...

Vince Staples gets deeply personal on Dark Times, his most introspective album since 2015’s Summertime ’06. With a slower, atmospheric production style influenced by jazz, the album explores past ...

Over the years, hip-hop has continued to be one of the most consumed genres among music fans, and 2024 was no exception. While 2023 marked a milestone celebrating hip-hop's 50th anniversary, 2024 ...

They’re proving that rap in 2024 is more diverse and creative than ever. Sometimes the best albums are the ones that don’t fit neatly into promotional campaigns or viral marketing strategies.

where did this come from? Not only may Illmatic be the greatest rap album ever (also one of the greatest debuts), but the fact the music from New York City rapper Nas was one-upped by a much ...

with the album acting as a curtain call to one of hip-hop's greatest acts. Both versions of the rapper battle it out on a record titled Guilty Conscience 2, going back and forth over bars like ...

“3 Feet High and Rising,” is one of the best rap albums ever made, a sampling milestone that disrupted the gangsta-rap Zeitgeist. Its success set in motion a four-LP run that has rarely been ...

This week, we tackled the very best K-pop songs of 2024, and today we’ve assembled a comprehensive list of, what we believe to be, the strongest rap albums from 2024. Whether it was the surprise ...