With this album, Kid Cudi has single handedly made himself the creator of vibes, while also bringing on a new perspective of it being cool when you’re quiet or lonely. This is just legendary and it will always be one of my top favorite albums.
Top 3 Tracks: Pursuit of Happiness, Solo Dolo, Cudi Zone
Worst Track: Entergalactic
Drake’s 3rd studio album, Nothing Was The Same, is much more expressive and upbeat than his previous album, Take Care. It shows the expansion of what Drake can do.
Best Tracks: Tuscan Leather, Furthest Thing, Worst Behavior, From Time, Hold On We’re Going Home, Too Much, Pound Cake / Paris Motion Music 2, Come Thru (Deluxe), All Me (Deluxe)
Worst Track: 305 To My City
Earl Sweatshirt expresses his mental health problems with dark lyrics and glitchy beats. The music almost sounds like it’s drowning in slow motion at times. This is true pain.
Top 3 Tracks: The Mint, Ontheway!, Riot!
Worst Tracks: Red Water
Playboi Carti’s self titled mixtape manages to find lots of success in simplicity.
Top 3 Tracks: Flex, New Choppa, Location
Worst Track: Kelly K
After his outstanding debut album, Rodeo, Travis Scott decides to experiment with Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight, using multiple different sounds that end up pretty well.
Top 3 Tracks: sdp interlude, pick up the phone, the ends
Worst Tracks: coordinate
Tyler would remain rebellious on Wolf as he was on Goblin, except that he is much more humane. Oh, and the music is better too. A lot better.
Top 3 Tracks: Lone, Answer, Rusty
Worst Track: Parking Lot
This mixtape exhibits excitement and diversity. Injury Reserve has songs that are goofy, aggressive, and deep on this mixtape.
Top 3 Tracks: Keep on Slippin, All Quiet on the West Side, Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
Worst Track: Girl With the Gold Wrist
Travis Scott’s debut studio album ends up being the best trap album of all time. But it’s more than just a trap album. It’s a whole experience. It’s crazy how much success Travis was able to accomplish in just 2 years.
Top 3 Tracks: Maria I’m Drunk, 90210, 3500
Worst Track: Never Catch Me (Deluxe)
On this album, Tyler shows that he has been becoming much more mature over the years and that being less ignorant has improved the quality of his music.
Top 3 Tracks: Garden Shed, 911 / Mr. Lonely, November
Worst Track: Droppin’ Seeds
Drake and 21 Savage make very good music when working together. Although there are a few poor choices made on this album, things turn out pretty well.
Best Tracks: Rich Flex, Major Distribution, On BS, Privileged Rappers, Spin Bout U, Pussy & Millions, Broke Boys, Middle of the Ocean, 3AM on Glenwood
Worst Track: Hours In Silence
Playboi Carti’s debut studio album is very playful and hectic. It gives off an ignorant vibe that people like me can’t get enough of.
Top 3 Tracks: Shoota, R.I.P., Lean 4 Real
Worst Track: Old Money
SoFaygo’s debut studio album had me excited during the first half, and disappointed by the second.
Top 3 Tracks: Another One, Hell Yeah, Out
Worst Track: TookOff
This album shows how amazing Travis Scott can be as a trap artist. Bangers all around this album.
Top 3 Track: SKELETONS, STOP TRYING TO BE GOD, STARGAZING
Worst Track: YOSEMITE
This album is pure beauty. I have never heard anything that was so magnificent, yet so melancholy. My favorite album of all time.
Top 3 Tracks: Siegfried, White Ferrari, Nights
Worst Track: Good Guy (If it counts as a song)
Lil Xan puts absolutely no effort in his debut studio album, Total Xanarchy.
Best Tracks: Shine Hard, Slingshot, Color Blind
Worst Tracks: Wake Up, Diamonds, The Man
Kanye goes experimental and aggressive with the production while taking massive risks on this album. It was definitely worth the risk.
Top 3 Tracks: Bound 2, New Slaves, I’m In It
Worst Track: Send It Up
This is the best breakup album that I have ever listened to.
Top 3 Tracks: GONE GONE/THANK YOU, NEW MAGIC WAND, A BOY IS A GUN*
Worst Track: I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE
After a 5 year stretch of no music, Travis Scott proves that he can still make some the best music in mainstream hip-hop with Utopia.
Top 3 Tracks: TELEKENESIS, MY EYES, TIL FURTHER NOTICE
Worst Track: DELRESTO (ECHOES)