Undeniably, hip hop dominated this decade, having established itself as one of the most diverse yet hereditary forces in modern culture. I asked Hip Hop Soc members to pick their top 20 albums of the decade. This pretty banging consensus list is the result:
20. Barter 6 - Young Thug (2015)
19. 4:44 - Jay-Z (2017)
18. Telefone - Noname (2016)
17. Atrocity Exhibition - Danny Brown (2016)
16. Run The Jewels 2 - Run the Jewels (2014)
15. DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar (2017)
14. The Life Of Pablo - Kanye West (2016)
13. Coloring Book - Chance the Rapper (2016)
12. DAYTONA - Pusha T (2018)
11. 2014 Forest Hills Drive - J. Cole (2014)
10. Piñata - Freddie Gibbs and Madlib (2014)
9. Flower Boy - Tyler, the Creator (2017)
8. Take Care - Drake (2011)
7. Some Rap Songs - Earl Sweatshirt (2018)
6. Yeezus - Kanye West (2013)
5. IGOR - Tyler, the Creator (2019)
4. KIDS SEE GHOSTS - KIDS SEE GHOSTS (2018)
3. good kid, m.A.A.d city - Kendrick Lamar (2013)
2. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West (2010)
1. To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar (2015)
By the way, here's my personal list:
20. 1999 - Joey Bada$$ (2012)
19. DS2 - Future (2015)
18. Wolf - Tyler, the Creator (2013)
17. The Life Of Pablo - Kanye West (2016)
16. Die Lit - Playboi Carti (2018)
15. Barter 6 - Young Thug (2015)
14. Summertime '06 - Vince Staples (2015)
13. Acid Rap - Chance the Rapper (2013)
12. Flower Boy - Tyler, the Creator (2017)
11. DAYTONA - Pusha T (2018)
10. Atrocity Exhibition - Danny Brown (2016)
9. Room 25 - Noname (2018)
8. 4:44 - Jay-Z (2017)
7. Take Care - Drake (2011)
6. Yeezus - Kanye West (2013)
5. good kid, m.A.A.d city - Kendrick Lamar (2012)
4. Some Rap Songs - Earl Sweatshirt (2018)
3. Rodeo - Travis Scott (2015) 2. To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar (2015)
1. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West (2010)