The 50 Best Rap Albums of 2016, Ranked

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1. Kanye West, The Life of Pablo
2. Drake, Views
3. Travis Scott, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
4. Chance the Rapper, Coloring Book
5. ScHoolboy Q, Blank Face LP
6. A Tribe Called Quest, We Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service
7. Young Thug, Jeffery
8. 21 Savage and Metro Boomin, Savage Mode
9. Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World
10. Kendrick Lamar, Untitled Unmastered
11. Danny Brown, Atrocity Exhibition
12. Noname, Telefone
13. Isaiah Rashad, The Sun's Tirade
14. Lil Uzi Vert, The Perfect LUV Tape
15. Young Thug, Slime Season 3
16. Mac Miller, The Divine Feminine
17. J. Cole, 4 Your Eyez Only
18. Rae Sremmurd, SremmLife 2
19. Future, Purple Reign
20. Kevin Gates, Islah
21. YG, Still Brazy
22. Lil Yachty, Lil Boat
23. Anderson .Paak, Malibu
24. Westside Gunn, Flygod
25. YoungBoy Never Broke Again, 38 Baby
26. Ka, Honor Killed the Samurai
27. Kamaiyah, A Good Night in the Ghetto
28. Drakeo the Ruler, So Cold I Do Em
29. Big Sean & Jhené Aiko, Twenty88
30. Lil Peep, Crybaby
31. Gucci Mane, Everybody Looking
32. 2 Chainz, ColleGrove
33. Kodak Black, Lil B.I.G. Pac
34. A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Artist
35. Denzel Curry, Imperial
36. Young Dolph, King of Memphis
37. De La Soul, And the Anonymous Nobody
38. D.R.A.M., Big Baby D.R.A.M.
39. ASAP Ferg, Always Strive and Prosper
40. Joey Purp, iiiDrops
41. Future, Evol
42. Meek Mill, DC4
43. Skepta, Konnichiwa
44. Famous Dex, Dexter The Robot
45. Saba, Bucket List Project
46. Post Malone, Stoney
47. Payroll Giovanni & Cardo, Big Bossin Vol. 1
48. Royce da 5'9", Layers
49. French Montana, MC4
50. Cardi B, Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1