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Best Rap Albums of 2017 (1st Half)

1)Logic-Everybody (98)- Logic has the title right now as far as the best rap album of 2017. Why? The album is really honest, really straight forward, and oh yeah; sounds good af. Logic is black and white and he pretty much makes sure you know it. However, the skits are unnecessary. Great album and the one to beat for 2nd half albums of 2017.

2)Kendrick Lamar: DAMN (97)-King Kendrick aka Kung Fu Kenny comes back in 2017 with an explosive album. Its also his most accessible. Ironically this is the weakest of the 3 major projects! K.dot flows effortlessly over the great production. A must listen to album for this year no doubt.

3)Jay Z-4:44 (97)-Great Hova blesses us in 2017 with this short album. It features a very vulnerable Jigga. A very apologetic Shawn Carter. I think that’s just we needed from him in 2017! The Story of O.J. will go down as one of his best songs. It’s a must cop.

4)Run The Jewels: Run the Jewels 3 (97)-I didn’t get this album until 2017, so I’m putting it with the 2017 albums bihhhhh!. In case you don’t know RTJ goes hard. Lightning struck 3 times for the group of Killer Mike and El-P. Its arguably their defining work.

5)Big Boi: Boomiverse (96)-Big Boi returns with another dope album….which honestly surprises no one. Its an improvement over the last one in 2012. The beats are varied and smooth. Big Boi’s flow is nearly impeccable.

6)Vince Staples: Big Fish Theory (95)-This album goes hard. In fact I’m pretty sure it’s his most cohesive project to date….even better than Summertime ’06 but not by much. I really like the production. Not every song is a hit, but most are! West Coast!

7)Raekwon: The Wild (94)-After a decent outing in 2015, Raekwon came back with a near classic effort. The flows are tight and the production isn’t bad either. I found the skits highly annoying tho LOL.

8)Rick Ross: Rather You Than Me (93)-Ross has returned with arguably his best album…too bad its not really good enough to crack the top 5, but whatever, RUH! Ross takes a different approach from 2015’s Black Market, and I really like the result..RUH!

9)Lupe Fiasco: DROGAS Light (93)-Lupe comes with an accessible album of his own. It sounds like’s he’s giving Trap rap a try on some songs…and it works…because he’s one of the best lyricists we have. Unfortunately a chunk of this album sounds like his Lasers album(his 3rd album) which is kind of a bad thing.


10)Drake: More Life (92)-I didn’t care too much for this album at first….um…playlist but yeah its lit. I like the way the songs have a high level of cohesion. Its almost as good as Views was….its just not as good lyrically imo. The album has well used guest spots including Skepta and the great Kanye West.

*Didn't see your favorite rap album here from 2017? Well no albums after June are eligible for this list plus I didnt get to some of them but hey thanks for reading*
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