Every year, it feels like music accelerates. 2016 saw major releases from nearly every marquee artist under the sun, signaling that 2017 might be something of an off-year. A year for discovery, maybe, instead of established statements from major artists. Somehow, it was both. 2017 saw full-length releases from rappers we know to be at the peak of their powers—Future (twice), Kendrick, and Drake all made a run at an album of the year—and proof from veterans, Jay-Z in particular, that he’s still at the height of his. And, as always, a new crop of artists arrived on the scene. 2017 heralded the major label debuts from a new class of SoundCloud rappers like Lil Yachty, Lil Pump, and Lil Uzi Vert—to varying degrees of success.

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48 COMMENTS

  1. Now I understand that this album wasn't HIM best album…but where the fuk is STARBOY at??? That joint was still TOP 5 and I don't care who you is…that was still a pretty solid album…COMPLEX CAN GARGLE ON DEEEEEZ NUUUUTZ!!!

  2. WHERE THE FUCK IS THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. fuck this list I saw the extended list on snapchat and these dick-riders at complex put fucking kodak black and two future albums on there before vic mensa. kodak's bullshit speaks for itself and no one ever knows what the fuck future is saying. the autobiography is real shit and vic literally gave it his all makes some great and meaningful music and its fucking bullshit that he got no recognition. complex, your credibility went down a little after this bullshit, fuck.

  3. FUCKING complex you will never fucking learn you just have to push more life on there FUCKING STUPID. it was barely on the charts. Passion fruit was the only thing on the charts. and it was so 1 dimensional.

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