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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Where’s melodrama by lorde??
lol where lil pump at
WHERE DID HE FIND THAT STAPLE GUN
I decided ?? I don’t like big sean that much but that album was good asf
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!!!
More Life is garbage
culture to high should be top 5
American Teen? 🙁
this list is cancer wtf
this list is all over the place tbh. PLUS, the year isnt even over. there are so many things dropping even just this friday alone! (december 15)
Gonna ignore K.R.I.T and Rapsody and put Uzi Vert and Tyler there? ……………..ok.
Y’all just gon forget about X
"Kali Ookis" ??? This is Complex y'all.
Freudian is album of the year.
There is wayyyyyyy too many missing from this list.. Joey? Rapsody? Meek? Joyner? Sean?
Sean????
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.
This list is trash
where tf is i decided and syre tho
this list is so whack
WHERE THE FUCK IS BIG KRIT??? THIS LIST IS OBJECTIVELY WRONG.
JAY Z ALBUM IS HOT GARBAGE!!!!!!
Top 5….5. True To Self, 4. I Decided, 3. 4:44, 2. Heartbreak On A Full Moon, 1. More Life 🔥🔥
When are people going to stop sleeping on K.R.I.T?
y’all forgot issa smh
Lil uzi had one of the best albums of the year, shit had hella hype music and they were damn near all catchy tracks , Mfs gonna talk shit but sales don’t lie. Uzi a GOAT whether you like it or not 😂
Hopsin? Joey badass?
Don’t get me wrong Kendrick Lamar is the best current rapper but ALL-Amerikkkan Badass was way better than Damn.
uhhhh joey badass. big sean. hold this L compLex
Where’s Issa?
Where tf is Joey Badass and Xxxtentacion?
Who is Jay Z
What about 4 your eyez only?
Soopp wheres big seans i decided? Or logics album ?
You guys really dont know rap
Revival 12/15, this'll be best rap album of 2017.
BRUH big krit BROCKHAMPTON what the fuck were you thinking you basic bitches
SZA's Kendrick's jay z's and Sampha's spots are the only good placements
HNDRXX WAS THE SHITTIEST ATTEMPT TO BLEND MUMBLE RAP AND R AND B WTF HOW IS THIS ABOVE FLOWERBOY. DS2 was the last good album from future stop acting like its good. typical complex
Luv is rage 2 was a fucking flop except for xo tour life. the album was terrible FUCK YOU COMPLEX FUCK YOU.
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.
Just say Kendrick SZA Sampha and Tyler. No bullshit with drake. Culture was good but no drake.
Flower boy should be top 3 the fuck
4:44 was kinda trash
Did anyone listen to saturation? 1&/or 2?
beautiful thugger girls ?
more life > LIR2
This was the one that actually worked go play in traffic