Top Ten Best Rap Albums of 2015

The Top Ten

1 To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar

2 Compton - Dr. Dre

3 Special Effects - Tech N9ne

4 Musik Ist Keine Lösung - Alligatoah

5 Mama - Motrip

6 Hurra Die Welt Geht Unter - K.I.Z.

7 Achter Tag - Genetikk

8 VI - Sido

9 B4.Da.$$ - Joey Bada$$

10 The Powers That B - Death Grips

The Contenders

11 Tetsuo & Youth - Lupe Fiasco

Raw lyricism all the way through

12 If You Are Reading This, It's Too Late - Drake

13 Live from the Dentist Office - Injury Reserve

14 A Special Episode of - Open Mike Eagle

15 Every Hero Needs a Villain - Czarface

16 Dark Sky Paradise - Big Sean

Huge improvement from Big Sean's 2011 album Finally Famous. He tackles so many topics, like his father, God himself, his record label, and his past relationships. Sean's storytelling/delivery on this album is astonishing, and the song "Dark Sky" proves it. The message of the album is even though situations are harsh, you still have to look up to God and see how he blessed you. You couldn't ask for much more on production, especially on Travis Scott produced tracks like "Blessings" featuring Drake and Kanye West and "All Your Fault" also featuring Kanye. The album is also filled with surprises, like Big Sean's heavy rapping improvement and how good and decent the DJ Mustard produced song "I Don't F*** With You" featuring E-40 is. Even though the hits like "I Don't F*** With You" and "Blessings" are decent, my favorite has to be the underrated track "All Your Fault", because of 1. The genius record producer Travis ...more

17 Third Side of Tape - Lil Ugly Mane

18 Melting the Crown - Z-Ro