Top 30 Best Rap Albums of 2024

[@adamphillip5305]

Interesting list, ya gonna have Kendrick & Eminem fans with pitchforks out to get ya lol My top 3 1. Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium 2. Blu & Exile - (Love) The Ominous World 3. Godfather Don - Thesis (a must listen if not heard already)

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@adamphillip5305 Lmao at the Kendrick and Em fans, lol. Look, they actually both put out solid albums. I’d say Kendrick’s was better. It just didn’t come before these other albums for me. I gotta check out that Godfather Don again. I downloaded it at the time but didn’t get to really tap in

[@Vgallo]

@@hip-hophistorybuff godfather don is probably my fav release this year, but I haven’t heard your list or the blu and exile album. Bun b and statik selector was aight

[@MrASAPAB]

Really good list, OG. Happy new year!

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@MrASAPAB Thanks G. Happy New year as well. I just have a feeling this is going to be a great year for hiphop

[@MrASAPAB]

@ hope so man

[@alexgrant2006]

Big thank you for putting this list together, I had lost track of releases 100% other than the commercial stuff. I now have a lot of homework😂

[@StatetrooperBillyBill]

I lost interest in rap a couple of years ago, however i still play old school jams from my youth

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@StatetrooperBillyBill The old school will always be my go to no question, but I still think there were some good albums to drop this year. Just gotta dig a bit.

[@josallins1]

THANK YOU!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@josallins1 Good look. Appreciate that.💯 happy new year 🙌🏼

[@markheyliger533]

Nice list

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@markheyliger533 Thanks bro. Salute. Happy New Year

[@wc6081]

Great list. Personally I had Gibbs with AOTY. And Red well we had that discussion but great list my guy.

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@wc6081 Happy New year bro. Salute. That Gibbs had some high highs on it. I hate that they took off the Anniversary track though. At least on Tidal

[@wc6081]

@ Happy New Year Bro. Yeah they took it off on Apple too. Crazy.

[@leroygreen6310]

DOPE

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@leroygreen6310 good look. Happy new year 🙌🏼

[@Goke213]

Incredible job as usual! The breakdown and your take of each albums, quite impressive. More constructive criticism than negative reactions. On a personal level, you made me feel like my ears still works well with Common & Pete, Dogg Pound & Snoop making the Top 10/5 of the list! Your reason behind Missionary is so on point! The more you listen the more you appreciate the work and you just want to go back and listen top to bottom again. There are lot of albums I didn’t listen to on this list and I will have to check them out because of you! Well done Sir 👏🏾

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@Goke213 very Well said bro. 💯Really appreciate your feedback. Happy New Year. I have good feeling about 2025 hiphop

[@James-pl5uc]

You left off some albums I would have had (Lupe, Mach hommy, jpeg mafia, ka, Kendrick, schoolboy q, etc.) but your list was still excellent. It was a really good year for hip hop.

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@James-pl5uc Really appreciate that. So I didn’t hear the JPEG mafia, but the others you listed were all good albums. Yes it was, and I have a feeling next year could even be better 🙌🏼

[@rachelhateul2597]

And RBX!!!!

[@Vgallo]

I wouldn’t put any of those artists except schoolboy.

[@TheMicklachey]

Bro, great list, great content. Gotta ask your opinion on my guy Eddie kaine “last exit to crooklyn”

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@TheMicklachey Thanks bro. Happy New Year. I liked it quite a bit. Honestly could have made my list. You know what’s crazy is there were about 5 albums I wrote up reviews for this year and never got around to recording and the Eddie Kaine was one of them 😩

[@TheMicklachey]

Word!! Happy new year to you too my man

[@levirice4189]

Apathy-Connecticut Casual: Chapter 2 is one that I would recommend 👍🏻

[@jordanolafson80]

Facts it's a incredible album

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@levirice4189 definitely didn’t hear that. I’ll check it

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@jordanolafson80 Word bro

[@anthonylbrown-vm2pq]

PETE ROCK AND COMMON THAT'S IT 👍🏽🎶🎵👑👑💯

[@intelligencecycle3523]

Dope list Man Really solid picks some I haven't heard from yet Graph God Timing, Rome Streetz hatton garden hold up, mickey diamond gucci Gambinos, Jae skeese ground level. Probably because I've been focusing on listening to other music genres and such. Here's my picks these like every year for Hip Hop aren't the objective best Albums my personal favorite. 20. Elucid The Revelator 19. Killer Mike Songs for sinners & saints 18. Noveliss cyberpunk Rapsody 17. Benny the Butcher everybody can't go 16. The Dogg Pound WAWG 15. Boldy James Penalty of leadership 14. Doechi Alligator bites Never heal 13. Cavalier different type time 12. Sahbabi Saheem 11. Prez Harris Hourglass 10. Common pete rock the auditorium 9. Freddie Gibbs you only die once 8. Blu Exile Love the ominous world 7. Ka the thief next to Jesus 6. Schoolboy Q blue lips 5. Lupe fiasco samurai 4. Kendrick Lamar GNX 3. Tyler The Creator Chromakopia 2. Mach hommy RichaXxXhaitian 1. Conway The Machine, Ransom Chaos is my ladder 2

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@intelligencecycle3523 Dope list. Some fire picks on there fasho. Happy new year

[@jessesteele7269]

Happy New Year! 🎊

[@msimelelo1290]

Much respect OG. It seems I have some homework to do. I haven't heard the bulk of what you discussed here. But just my 2 cents OG, perhaps you could have just included THE SKELETON KEY, The Thief Next to Jesus, #RICHAXXHATIAN and Keep Me Company as honorable mentions. But again much respect, you have incredible taste in rap music.

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@msimelelo1290 Thanks. Appreciate the love always. You know what I actually had the Mach Hommy and the Skyzoo as part of my list initially. Respect. Happy new year.

[@jordanolafson80]

I like the list i would probably had Ufo Fev x Fredro Starr "Strapped" project aswell as A-F-R-O x Stu Bangas "The Bad And The Ugly" and Apathy "Connecticut Casual Chapter 2" followed by Chino XL "Darkness And Other Colours" and finally Agallah The Don "Black Rich Port" for honourable mentions

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@jordanolafson80 Strapped in the projects initially made my list 🔥. I gotta tap in to the other ones my dude. Dope recommendations as always 🫡happy new year

[@jordanolafson80]

​@@hip-hophistorybuffA project i slept on was Termanology "Professional Smoke" it had features from Onyx,Skyzoo,Eto,Grafh etc it flew under my radar it's Ology's current project it dropped 2 months ago

[@jordanolafson80]

​​@@hip-hophistorybuffI realised you forgot to put Rakim's album "God's Network Rebirth" that was a decent project if you didn't think it was worthy of the list it definitely was worthy of a honourable mention i personally think you probably had a lot going on as we all do around the Christmas and New Years periods i just realised myself that fck so many projects dropped i forgot about Rah God's also that was one of your best reviews for the year view wise

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@ Honestly bro I didn’t really get into that album like that. Rakim is the Goat and it had some moments but not strong enough to eliminate some of the other projects that I listened to more.

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@ How many mics would you give the Term and Tek album?

[@nelly4482]

Pretty solid list. Thanks for you do all year G. I liked Snoop & Dre’s album, but I thought Ice Cube’s album was doper. My top Hip-Hop album’s of 2024 were: 1. Jon Connor - III 2. Philmore Greene - The Grand Design 3. Skyzoo - Keep Me Company 4. Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium, Vol. 1 5. Krayzie Bone - Chasing the Devil: Chapter 2, Salvation 6. Ice Cube - Man Down 7. Benny the Butcher & 38 Spesh - Stabbed & Shot 2 8. Crook & Joell - Tapestry 9. Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre - Missionary 10. Jae Skeese & Superior - Testament of the Times. Was a pretty solid year for Hip-Hop. Also kind of random, but do you know why my comment on the Cube album review you did disappeared?

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@nelly4482 Happy New Year bro. I gotta check that Krayzie Bone out and stop playing. Nah, I have no idea why it did. I didn’t know that happened. That’s wack.

[@nelly4482]

@ thanks and Happy New Year to you too G. Yeah even though it’s more spiritual and faith based that is the closest to being what I think a Christian Rap album would be without actually being one. I think it’s pretty dope and it doesn’t matter if you are a religious and/or faith based person I think most would enjoy it.

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@ I can get with that forsure, bro

[@jessesteele7269]

Hus and 9th Wonder was a good pick, same with Mickey Diamond and Big Ghost! Good looks for both. Marciology #2! Yeah bro, I agree. I find this to have more replay value than Elephant Man's Bones & Skeleton Keys

[@TP0131-c3q]

Everybody Can’t Go is the album of the year.

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@TP0131-c3q Not mad at that at all. Salute

[@malcolmnkowani1042]

My list goes as follows; 1. The Auditorium Vol 1- Common and Pete Rock 2. Dark Time - Vic Staples 3. Gods Network- Rakim 4. Marcialogy- Roc Marciano 5. Better me than you- Big Sean 6. Everybody cant go- Benny the Butcher 7. The Force- LL Cool J 8. Kendrick Lamar- GNX 9. Alligators Bites Never Hell- Doechii 10. Chocolate Bars- Emma Lee MC.

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@malcolmnkowani1042 Dope list. I didn’t hear Chocolate Bars though. Going to peep

[@malcolmnkowani1042]

@@hip-hophistorybuff its a good one got that 90's feel. features Masta Ace and Bahamadia

[@LifebyDe]

I keep going back to Missionary, Snoop’s vocals are amazing, Dre’s production took a minute to fully absorb its distinctness.

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@LifebyDeExactly💯happy New Year

[@LifebyDe]

@@hip-hophistorybuffWishing you a great 2025, I’ll be tapping in.

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@ likewise bro. Means a lot 💯

[@Vgallo]

Pfft wack

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Happy new year Album rap of year 2024 1. Rapsody please don’t cry 2. Kendrick Lamar gnx 3. tyler the creator chormakopia 4. Schoolboy- q Blue lips 5. ka The Thief Next To Jesus 6. doechii alligator bites never heal 7. Cavalier Different Type Time 8. nah really the expert blip 9. Lupe Fiasco samurai 10. brother ali love and service 11. che noir the lotus child 12. common and pete rock the auditorium

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@maryannappiagyei4277 Happy New Year. Dope list fasho. Believe me, I had some of these written down when I was initially composing my list 💯.

[@rachelhateul2597]

Where is RBX - HIBERNATION SHIVERS?!??

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@rachelhateul2597 didn’t hear it but I said in the beginning of the video that this is just my list.

[@OVERSEEROFRAP]

2eleven album definitely should be in that 30

[@malcolmnkowani1042]

Chuck Strangers was a decent album, i agree

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@malcolmnkowani1042 Right. It definitely is a vibe heavy project. 💯

[@combodrop2058]

What about skyzoos album

[@combodrop2058]

Oh lol just saw you reviewed it nvm

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@combodrop2058 It was a dope album. Easily could have made my list, but I didn’t spin back the block on it like that.

[@demarcusdavies892]

RBX new album Hibernation Shivers is definitely missing. Album of the year cuh 🔥

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@demarcusdavies892 I missed that but def check it out

[@jonathanbarnes7641]

This list official just because you’re one of the few KZbinrs that included the Masta Ace and Marco Polo album 💿 in your list lol. Anyone without that album on their list is bugging only forgiven if they didn’t hear the album at all this year.

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@jonathanbarnes7641 Really appreciate that. 💯Yeah I think because that came out earlier in the year some people forgot about it. Salute bro. Happy new year

[@jonathanbarnes7641]

@ same to you brother have a Happy New Year wishing all the way for the upcoming year peace ✌🏾 and blessings health and prosperity and strength one ☝🏾 bless 🆙 Breda ne safe!

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@ Likewise bro 💪🏼🫡

[@jonathanbarnes7641]

@ wait a minute no KA - The Thief Next to Jesus not on the list blasphemy smh 🤦🏾‍♂️! Good list but not great smh.

[@Platform28]

Nice attempt at ur list bro but u missed so many dope album, new Craig G, new Arrested Development album, new stetsasonic album, new saigon album... lots you missed but then again you probably didn't hear those gems hey?

[@user-vl4iq7bj5e]

where ya list at luh homie

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@Platform28 It’s hard when you have to only choose 30, but I think I did a good job with the list..I didn’t hear the Craig G, Arrested Development or the new Stetsasonic. Although I did hear the new Saigon, and I liked the 80s style direction to the production. Not mad at that being in someone’s list fasho.

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@user-vl4iq7bj5e 💯

[@Platform28]

@hip-hophistorybuff i see ok bro. Check my top 10 for 2024... they all in here... Essentialhiphopalbums.blogspot.com

[@menthosonthegoghst]

They cannot COMPETE with that Pete Rock and Common album. Roc Marciano is dope, still in my top 10 but that album is so overrated. SNOOP? 4(th) TRACKS. That's it. I still respect your opinion.

[@anthonylbrown-vm2pq]

REALLY REALLY 😂

[@bluu_ice6554]

LL over Redman, aight bro 😂😂😂

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@bluu_ice6554 Feel free to make your list bro

[@adamphillip5305]

I preferred Ice Cube's over both

[@jordanolafson80]

​@@adamphillip5305Hell no 😂

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@adamphillip5305 I thought the Cube album had some heat but him rapping with the same slow flow didn’t do it for me.

[@rrhymsyr]

crazy how you people undermine billy woods

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@rrhymsyr Billy Woods is dope, but what album did he drop this year?

[@GOAT-HRDRZ]

"You people" is wild 🤡

[@hip-hophistorybuff]

@@GOAT-HRDRZ 😂 Right

[@MrASAPAB]

Fym “you people?” Billy woods makes music for socially awkward WT suburban teenagers like you. Weirdo.

[@rrhymsyr]

@@GOAT-HRDRZ people in the comment section you numnuts

[@Album-RAP-HIPHOP-RnB-Review]

First of all, I wish you a happy new 2025. Your list is interesting, but the 1, never. I made a short about 2024, let me know what you think!!!!📾