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2015 Best Rap Albums (2nd Half)

1.      Game-Documentary 2.5 (100)-Game’s 2nd offering of Documentary 2 is a classic. Songs like Gang Bang Anyway, The Ghetto, and Up On the Wall are incredible. Is it the album of the year?
2.      Game- Documentary 2 (99)-Arguably has more bangers than 2.5…Game’s sequel to Documentary is superior in most every way.  There’s a huge guest list like Kanye, Dr. Dre, Future, and Snoop.
3.      Dr. Dre-Compton(97)- Perhaps the most unexpected album of the year. Compton has just enough Dre and just enough guests to make a great album.
4.      Vince Staples-Summertime ’06 (94)-VS’s debut didn’t disappoint. The songs are short but they are great. The album is oozing style.
5.      Jadakiss-Top 5 Dead Or Alive (93)-A great offering from an aging yet extremely effective rapper. I really like the guests too. Lil Wayne shows promise on the song Kill. Jada is back. Aha! 
6.      Logic-The Incredible True Story(93)-Tied for 5th technically is Logic. His new album is great, if not quite as good as Under Pressure. The skits are nice, and of course his rhymes is tight.
7.      Talib Kweli & 9th Wonder-Indie 500 (90)-An incredibly fresh sounding compilation type album. Talib has bars man.
8.      Jeezy-Church in these Streets(90)-Jeezy return is everything I wanted. Nice trap beats and great hooks. It’s actually tied with 7,9, and 10.
9.      Jay Rock-90059 (90)- Jay Rock spits hard here, but not as hard as you know he can. The album has good and varied songs. I felt it was a tad above #10.

10.  Joe Budden-All Love Lost (90)-Joey has struck fire again with an incredibly dramatic introspective album. I love it mane.
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