Top Hip Hop albums
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Strange CloudsOn his new album Strange Clouds, B.o.B. can’t help speaking on from rappers’ favorite issues of fame and wealth, and the inner conflict caused by them. Yet these are excellent arrangements and guest appearances that make the record triumphant
2012
Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop
Dirty Bass
Sorry For Party RockingIf, by some incredible chance, you missed the debut album by the great LMFAO duet and you have not come to know them yet, now is the best time to correct it with their sophomore effort Sorry For Part Rocking
2011
Electropop, Pop Rap, Dance-Pop, Electro House
The E.N.D.The US hip-hop band The Black Eyed Peas recorded a new disc The E.N.D. It is a bright collection of dance tracks with a feasible slant to electro-funk, which is a powerful comeback after 2005's Monkey Business
2009
Dance-Pop, Electro House, Electropop, Pop Rap
RecoveryRecovery, Eminem's seventh album was initially planned as a continuation of Relapse but is notably different from it in its content: there is less severe introspection on Recovery and more Eminem’s honest stories about himself
2010
Hardcore Hip Hop, Hip Hop, Pop Rap
Planet Pit (Deluxe Edition)This summer Pitbull's voice will be definitely heard everywhere, because his sixth album Planet Pit's producers have done everything they could so as to make new dance hits of all the album's tracks
2011
Southern Hip Hop
The BeginningThe Beginning, The Black Eyed Peas album number six, will arouse a sweet sensation of nostalgia and a powerful desire to dance
2010
Dance-Pop, Electro House, Electropop, Pop Rap
PlusEd Sheeran has been in the music for quite a long time; however it is the year 2011 that became incredibly successful for him. The performer's debut studio long play titled Plus attracted attention of connoisseurs of honest art in no time
2011
Folk Pop, UK Hip Hop
FutureSex/LoveSoundsOn FutureSex/LoveSounds the pop, R&B, funk, soul and rock music of the 1980s combines with the modern trends of production and studio processing, and Justin Timberlake's singing reechoes the performace manner of Prince and young James Brown
2006
Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Electropop, Pop, Pop Rap
The Blueprint 3The Blueprint, Vol.3 has resulted to be impressively innovative, futuristic and confident as the absolute majority of one of the main contemporary hip-hop industry representatives Jay-Z's works
2009
East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
Pink FridayThe main of Nicki Minaj's weapons is the great rapping that helps her express the entire emotional spectrum, be tough or soft, serious or funny. The singles from her debut album Pink Friday have already become incredibly successful
2010
Contemporary R&B, Gangsta Rap, Pop, Pop Rap
LooseNelly Furtado's greatest strength has always been her musical versatility. On Loose the folksy blend of styles that made the pop chanteuse famous is still there. It's principally a beat driven collection, most capably described by Nelly as “punk hop”
2006
Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Hip Hop, Latin Pop, Latin Pop, Pop
Watch The ThroneWatch The Throne, a collaboration of word’s top hip-hop artists Jay-Z and Kanye West, is a demonstration of strongest effect, highest quality and immense pathos
2011
Hip Hop, Pop Rap
Shock ValueTimbaland's second solo album Shock Value became an attempt to expand his artistic horizon and to discover new way for further growth. As Timbaland himself said "My mission is to blow up the boundaries and tear down the limits"
2007
Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Electropop, Hip Hop, Pop Rap
B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby RayA promising rapper Bobby Ray (also known as B.O.B) did not let down his listeners with the debut long player, Adventures Of Bobby Ray
2010
Conscious Hip Hop, Contemporary R&B, Pop, Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop
My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye West's fifth studio album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy –is not only Kanye West's views on world, but also the exploration of his own consciousness' depths surprising with the richness of various images
2010
Hip Hop, Pop Rap
F.A.M.E.Chris Brown's debut album made a furor in 2005, and now the musician's fans got his new creation. Album F.A.M.E. recently appeared in the shelves and immediately attracted listeners' attention
2011
Contemporary R&B, Pop, Pop Rap
The DutchessThe Dutchess has not too much in common with The Black Eyed Peas music, and at some points Fergie's singing is so different from the way she has been performing with the band, that one cannot but wonder whos beautiful voice that is
2006
Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Pop Rap
Raymond v. RaymondCelebrated R&B singer Usher is now into difficult period of life, both professionally and personally. This could not but affect his sixth studio work, Raymond V Raymond. However, class will be class; and the album is far from an unworthy effort
2010
Contemporary R&B, Pop Rap
St. ElsewhereThe people responsible for Gnarls Barkley are rapper and vocalist Cee-Lo Green and hip-hop producer Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton. The mass of disparate sounds is perfectly bound together on St. Elsewhere by astonishing songwriting and haunting voice
2006
Experimental Hip Hop, Hip Hop, Neo-Soul, Pop Soul
GraduationKanye West, famous American ?? and producer, deliberately released the third album Graduation the same day as 50 Cent brought to the light his Curtis. It means works will compete, and Graduation has all chances to win
2007
Conscious Hip Hop, Electropop, Hip Hop, Pop Rap
A Thousand SunsLinkin Park's main goal was to create a three-dimensional album and it has definitely been reached. The tracks' movement on A Thousand Suns is based on the principle 'from simple to complex', from light to heavy
2010
Electronic, Electropop, Hip Hop, Pop/Rock
Electronic EarthThe British artist Labrinth released his debut studio attempt. This musician enjoys working with various genres, and he does it really well, that is why it is especially interesting to find out what his first record is like
2012
Contemporary R&B, Hip Hop
808s & HeartbreakKanye West's fourth work 808's & Heartbreak proves to be his most emotional and sincere album offering melodious and soulful compositions and, as is clear from the record title, of the broken heart topic
2008
Contemporary R&B, Electropop, Pop, Pop Rap, Synth Pop
The Sweet EscapeThe Sweet Escape is a more urban album with a less retro coloring than the first solo effort had and due to Gwen Stefani's cooperation with such professionals as the Neptunes, Linda Perry and Akon its sounding has acquired really fashionable traits
2006
Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Electropop, Hip Hop, Pop Rap
Shock Value IITimbaland is back to his solo career with the continuation of the 2007 album Shock Value. It is also loaded with the abundance of performers and interesting musical solutions
2009
Dance-Pop, Electropop, Pop Rap
California Gurls
Disc-OveryTinie Tempah's debut album Disc-Overy is based on a formula – acknowledge your success at once and sing hymns to fame, women and the opportunities that the young age provides you with
2010
Pop Rap, UK Hip Hop
Paper TrailThe US rapper T.I. issued the sixth disc Paper Trail. This brilliant work features witty texts, laid on catchy Southern beats and performed in a company of stars like Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and others
2008
Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop
Careless World
Plastic BeachThe cartoon musicians of Gorillaz, backed by a number of celebrated performers, prepared another studio CD, Plastic Beach. You will find here everything Gorillaz are loved for: diversity, quality, sweet mood
2010
Alternative Dance, Electronic, Electropop, Hip Hop
Hell: The SequelThe Bad Meets Evil duet and its debut Hell: The Sequel are interesting mostly owing to featuring Eminem, who is reputed for ignoring all kinds of collaborations
2011
Hardcore Hip Hop, Pop Rap
Free Wired
Rolling PapersRolling Papers spring is Wiz Khalifa's third album and his debut on a major label, offering a number of new rap-hits, some filler and on the whole leaving an impression of a confident step forward
2011
Pop Rap
Monkey BusinessMonkey Business is a big phunky follow up to 2003's Elephunk from a group that invented and perfected a revolutionary new hip-hop beat. With their trademark crazy lyrics, irresistible dance beats and catchy hooks
2005
Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Hip Hop, Latin Alternative, Latin Alternative, Pop, Pop Rap
KonvictedThis album features a whole list of guest appearances. With the mixture of their rapping skills and Akon's smooth R&B style Konvicted suggests another direction for a pop music scene which is nowadays overfilled with dozens of twin like performers
2006
Contemporary R&B, Hip Hop, Pop Rap
RelapseEminem's sixth studio creation is fully devoted to the themes of drug addiction recovery, introspection and facing his own demons. It is produced by Dr. Dre who has maked Eminem feel free to a full extent in writing new lyrics and melodies
2009
Hardcore Hip Hop, Hip Hop, Horrorcore
LasersLupe Fiasco pleased his fans with the third studio attempt in 2011. His new creation titled Lasers includes both traditionally high level of performance and numerous collaborations with MDMA, Skylar Grey and other artists
2011
Conscious Hip Hop, Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop, Pop Rap
FreedomThe greater part of Freedom consists of sad and happy stories of love, breaking up, fighting and making up, reminiscences and dreams. Fortunately for the genre fans Akon has left some space for reflecting over his past
2008
Contemporary R&B, Pop, Pop Rap
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