The Top 10 Of The Best Hip-hop Albums of 2015.

I'll start with the top ten of the best rock albums of 2015. 


10. A$ap Rocky - At. Long. Last. ASAP:

[Is the second studio album by American hip hop recording artist ASAP Rocky. It was first scheduled to be released on June 2, 2015, however, due to the online leakage on the album, it have led both ASAP Rocky and the RCA Records to change the album's release date, advancing the date early on May 26, 2015. The album serves as the follow-up to his debut album, Long. Live. A$AP (2013).

The album was supported by the release of three singles, including "Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)", "Everyday" featuring Rod Stewart, Miguel and Mark Ronson, and "L$D".]

Recommended: https://youtu.be/0zfXBme8Ygk

9. Oddisee - The Good Fight:

[For Oddisee, “The Good Fight” is about living fully as a musician without succumbing to the traps of hedonism, avarice, and materialism. It’s music that yields an intangible feeling: the sacral sound of an organ whine, brass horns, or a cymbal crash. It’s a meditation on our capacity to love and the bonds binding us together. It’s our ambition and greed warring with our sense of propriety - a list of paradoxes we all face when living and striving. 

Oddisee’s production simmers in its own orchestral gumbo. You sense he’s really a jazzman in different form, inhabiting the spirit of Roy Ayers and other past greats. The Fader’s compared him to a musical MC Escher, calling hailing his “grandiose and symphonic sound” and “relevant relatable messages.” Pitchfork praised his “eclectic soulful boom-bap.” The album was made in May 2015]

Recommended: https://oddiseemmg.bandcamp.com/album/the-good-fight

8. Hopsin - Pound Syndrome:

[Pound Syndrome is the fourth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Hopsin. It was released on July 24, 2015. The title of the album is a loose pun on the term down syndrome, a common genetic disorder that causes intellectual impairment and physical abnormalities. The album has spawned four singles: "Ill Mind of Hopsin 7", "Crown Me", "Fly" and "Fort Collins".]

Recommended: https://youtu.be/OcbQb87nZhQ

7. Joey Badass - B4.Da.$$: 

[is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Joey Bada$$. It was released on January 20, 2015, by Cinematic Music Group and Relentless Records. The album was released in North America and the United Kingdom, as well as being made available for digital download on iTunes. The release date for January 20, 2015, happens to be the same date as his 20th birthday.

The album debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, selling 53,990 copies in the first week.]

Recommended: https://youtu.be/0uKHlezB17Q

6. Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late:

[Is the fourth commercial release by Canadian recording artist Drake. It was released through the iTunes Store without prior announcement on February 13, 2015, by Cash Money Records. The physical edition of the project was released by Cash Money as well as OVO Sound and Republic Records. There was a debate whether this project is a mixtape or a studio album, as it was released commercially through his record label, while Drake himself referred to the project as a mixtape.]

Recommended: https://youtu.be/7LnBvuzjpr4

5. Vince Staples - Summertime '06:

[Is the debut studio double album by American rapper Vince Staples. It was released on June 30, 2015, by Def Jam Recordings and ARTium Recordings. The album was produced mostly by Def Jam executive No I.D. and also features production from Clams Casino, DJ Dahi, Christian Rich and Brian Kidd Summertime '06 was met with critical acclaim from music critics, who praised the album's production and Staples' lyricism]

Recommended: https://youtu.be/N3tM674WHBo

4. Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside:

[Is the second studio album by American rapper Earl Sweatshirt. It was released on March 23, 2015, by Tan Cressida under exclusive license to Columbia Records.]

Recommended: https://youtu.be/tZ5Mu2gs-M8

3. Action Bronson - Mr. Wonderfull:

[Is the second studio album by American hip hop recording artist Action Bronson, released on March 23, 2015, by Atlantic Records and Vice Records. The album is Bronson's first for a major label, after signing to Atlantic and Vice, in August 2012. It was preceded by several mixtapes and EPs, including the Blue Chips series and Saaab Stories (2013)]

Recommended: https://youtu.be/xliYm0_u2Z4

2. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly:

[Is an American hip hop recording artist from Compton, California. Lamar embarked on his musical career as a teenager under the moniker K-Dot, and released a mixtape which garnered local attention and led to his signing with Carson-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). Lamar began to gain major recognition in 2010 after his first retail release, Overly Dedicated. The following year, he released Section.80, his first independent album, exclusively through iTunes. The album spawned Lamar's debut single, "HiiiPoWeR", and was instantly ranked as one of the top digital hip hop releases of the year. By that time, Lamar had amassed a large internet following and had already worked with several prominent artists in the hip hop industry, including The Game, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, and Busta Rhymes.

To Pimp a Butterfly is the third studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released on March 15, 2015, by Top Dawg Entertainment and Aftermath Entertainment, and distributed by Interscope Records. The album was recorded in studios throughout the United States, with executive production from Dr. Dre and Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith. Boi-1da, Flying Lotus, Terrace Martin, Pharrell Williams, Knxwledge, Soundwave, Thundercat and several other hip hop producers also contributed. Its music was influenced by aspects of funk, jazz and spoken word.]

Recommended: https://youtu.be/Z-48u_uWMHY

1. Dr. Dre - Compton: 

[Is the third studio album by American hip hop recording artist Dr. Dre. It was released on August 7, 2015 on Apple Music and the iTunes Store, with the physical editions released on August 21, 2015.[3] It is the follow-up to his second album 2001 (1999) and the cancellation of Detox.]

Recommended: https://youtu.be/U9KgZOv-W0Q