The Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2020

Hip hop or hip-hop is a culture and art movement that was created by African Americans, Latino Americans and Caribbean Americans in the Bronx, New York City. The origin of the name is often disputed. It is also argued as to whether hip hop started in the South or West Bronx.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} While the term hip hop is often used to refer exclusively to hip hop music (including rap),^[6] hip hop is characterized by four key elements: "rapping" (also called MCing or emceeing), a rhythmic vocal rhyming style (orality); DJing (and turntablism), which is making music with record players and DJ mixers (aural/sound and music creation); b-boying/b-girling/breakdancing (movement/dance); and graffiti.^{[7][2][8][9][10]} Other elements are: hip hop culture and historical knowledge of the movement (intellectual/philosophical); beatboxing, a percussive vocal style; street entrepreneurship; hip hop language; and hip hop fashion and style, among others.^[11][12][13] The fifth element, although debated, is commonly considered either street knowledge, hip hop fashion, or beatboxing.^[2][7]

Aesop Rock-Spirit World Field Guide(Rhymesayers)

Riz Ahmed-The Long Goodbye(MNGRL1DL)

Amine-Limbo(Republic)

Armand Hammer-Shrines(Backwoodz Studioz)

Blu & Exile-Miles: From An Interlude Called Life(Dirty Science/Fat Beats)

Armani Caesar-The Liz(Griselda)

Big Sean-Detroit 2(Def Jam)

Boldy James-The Versace Tape(Griselda)

Boldy James & The Alchemist-The Price Of Tea In China(ALC)

Apollo Brown & Che Noir-As God Intended(Mello Music)

Busta Rhymes-Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath Of God(Empire/The Conglomerate Entertainment)

Cakes Da Killa & Proper Villains-Muvaland EP(Classic)

Childish Gambino-3.15.20(MC DJ/RCA/Wolf & Rothstein)

Chris Crack-Washed Rappers Ain't Legends(Self Released)

Clipping.-Visions Of Bodies Being Burned(Sub Pop)

Conway The Machine-From King To A God(Griselda)

DJ Fresh and Curren$y-The Tonite Show With Curren$y(Jet Life)

Denzel Curry And Kenny Beats-Unlocked(PH Recordings LLC)

Dizzee Rascal-E3 AF(Dirtee Stank/Island)

Duke Deuce-Memphis Massacre 2(Quality Control/YRN)

Kari Faux-Lowkey Superstar(Change Minds)

Guapdad 4000-Platinum Falcon Tape Vol. 1(Self Released)

Homeboy Sandman-Don't Feed The Monster(Mello Music Group) 

Hook-Crashed My Car(GC)

Kamaiyah-Got It Made(GRND WRK/Empire)

Chris Keys And Quelle Chris-Innocent Country 2(Mello Music)

Megan Thee Stallion-Suga(Self Released)

Megan Thee Stallion-Good News(1501 Certified/300 Entertainment)

Mercston-Top Tier(KLM)

Open Mike Eagle-Anime, Trauma and Divorce(Auto Reverse)

Pa Salieu-Send Them To Coventry(Warner Music UK)

Pink Siifu-Negro(Self Released)

Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin-FlySiifu's(Lex)

Public Enemy-What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?(Enemy/Def Jam)

Quakers-II The Next Wave(Stones Throw)

R.A. The Rugged Man-All My Heroes Are Dead(Nature Sounds)

R.A.P. Ferreira-Purple Moonlight Pages(Ruby Yacht)

Reason-New Beginnings(Top Dawg)

Jessie Reyez-Before Love Came To Kill Us(Island/FMLY)

Royce Da 5'9"-The Allegory(Heaven Studios/Bad Half/eOne)

Run The Jewels-RTJ4(BMG)

Shabazz Palaces-The Don Of Diamond Dreams(Sub Pop)

Sheff G-Just 4 Y'all EP(Empire)

Sir Michael Rocks-Broken Window Of Opportunity(Marriani)

Skyzoo-Milestones EP(First Generation Rich Inc./Mello Music Group)

Small Bills-Don't Play It Straight(Mello Music Group)

Westside Gunn-Pray For Paris(Griselda)

Yhung T.O. And DaBoii-Demon And Mufasa(Empire)

Zebra Katz-Less Is Moor(The Vinyl Factory/ZFK)