
Notable Hip-Hop Albums of 2022
These 50 notable albums of 2022 reflect an unsettled genre that was still driven by plenty of activity and slow, methodical change.
These 50 notable albums of 2022 reflect an unsettled genre that was still driven by plenty of activity and slow, methodical change.
The year brought classics like “Planet Rock” and “The Message,” and hip-hop seemed to grow out of its prepubescent phase overnight.
The year marked the beginning of the second half of the “golden era,” when the genre’s greatest peaks and worst tragedies were just beyond the horizon.
Year two of the pandemic felt unsettled, with a dearth of vital artists to dictate the culture. Despite it all, good rap music still exists.
Of all the years when rap music grew into a global movement – the golden age years – 1991 may be the most difficult to summarize.
The first full year of recorded rap music was marked by novelty 12-inches, rapping deejays, and one 1979 smash that overshadowed them all.
The 100 best rap singles of 1990 found the hip-hop nation reckoning with an audience that may have not fully appreciated Black culture.