2016 is very nearly over and before I put out my top 40 albums of the year, here’s a round up of all the best releases from July-November. Unfortunately I’ve been too busy recently to include descriptions of the releases so you’ll have to check them out yourself.
As always I’ve included a link to buy/download and a link to listen to a track from the release on YouTube. You can get a YouTube playlist of all the tracks here.
$uicideboy$ – Radical $uicide and Eternal Grey
2 Chainz – Daniel Son – Necklace Don and Hibachi For Lunch
2 Fly – Level Up
21 Savage & Metro Boomin – Savage Mode
89 Godzilla – Interplanetary Frequencies
Araabmuzik – Dream World
Abra – Princess
Ace Hood – Starvation 5
Acomplex – Songs 4 Friends
Adrian Younge – The Electronique Void – Black Noise
Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman – Lice 2: Still Buggin’
AKTHESAVIOR – Blessings In The Grey 2
Apollo Brown & Skyzoo – The Easy Truth
Archibald Slim & Ethereal – Slum Beautiful
Asaad – Sabbath Trap
A$AP Mob – Cozy Tapes Vol. 1 Friends
Ashland Summit – Casper Gulch
Atmosphere – Fishing Blues
Audio Push – 90951
The Avalanches – Wildflower
Banks & Steelz – Another World
DJ Base – West XL 16
Beatking – Gangster Stripper Music 3
Beenie Man – Unstoppable
Belly – Inzombia
Benny – My First Brick
Bernz – See You On The Other Side
Big K.R.I.T. – 12FOR12
Big Scoob – H.O.G.
Bishop Lamont – The Reformation G.D.N.I.A.F.T
Block McCloud – The Book Of Ishmael
Blu & Fate – Open Your Optics To Optimism
Blu & Nottz – Titans In The Flesh
Blu & Union Analogtronics – Cheetah In The City
Bones – GoodForNothing, paidprogramming2 & SoftwareUpdate1.0
Bonkaz – Fuck Fame
Boogie – Thirst 48 pt II
Boosie Badazz – Happy Thanksgiving & Merry Christmas
Brian Fresco – Casanova
Brodinski – The Sour Patch Kid
BZZY – A Part Of Everything
BSN Posse – Summer Madness
Cakes Da Killa – Hedonism
Calez – Baby
Cam Wallace – Cold Summer Playlist
Cappo – Dramatic Change Of Fortune
Cassius Jay – Trap Sinatra
Chase N Cashe – Cashe Rules 2
Chip – Power Up
Chloe x Halle – Sugar Symphony
Chris Brown OHB x Section Boyz – Attack The Block
Chris Rivers – Medicated Consumption 2.0 The Refill
Chris Travis – Shark Boy
Chuck Inglish – Texturizer
Chuuwee – Economics
Cisco Kid – Nostalgia
Clams Casino – 32 Levels
clipping. – Splendor & Misery
Clyde Carson – Time
Common – Black America Again
Conway & Prodigy – Hell Still On Earth
Conway – Bullet
Corner Boy P – Clientele
Cousin Stizz – Monda
Craig David – Following My Intuition
Curren$y – Andretti 930, Andretti 1030 & The Carrollton Heist Remixed
Curtis Williams – Danco SZN
Czarface – A Fist Full Of Peril
Dae Dae & London On Da Track – The DefAnition
Dame D.O.L.L.A. – The Letter O
Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition
Dave – Six Paths
Dave B & Sango – Tomorrow
Dave East – Kairi Chanel
Dawn Richard – Redemption
Daye Jack – Surf The Web
De La Soul – And The Anonymous Nobody
Dem Atlas – MF Dem
Demrick & Dizzy Wright – Blaze With Us
Dibiase – Bakers Dozen
Die Antwoord – Mount Ninji And Da Nice Time Kid
Digital Trapstars – Screens On Lock 3
The Dillinger Escape Plan – Dissociation
Dillon & Paten Locke – Food Chain
D.I.T.C. – Sessions
Divine Council – Council World
Dizzy Wright – The 702 EP
Dominique Larue & J. Rawls – Almost There
Dora & Dolly – Family Ties
D.R.A.M. – Big Baby D.R.A.M.
DJ Drama – Quality Street Music 2
Dreezy – No Hard Feelings
Ducko McFli – The Lost Beauxs
Duckwrth – I’M Uugly
Dumbfoundead – We Might Die
The Du-Rites – J-Zone & Pablo Martin Are The Du-Rites
Dyme-A-Duzin – 2 Piece Tape
Ed O.G., Shabaam Sahdeeq & Fokis – Recognize Your Power
Eli Sostre – Still Up All Night
DJ Ends – Last Summer
Esperanza Spalding – Emily’s D+Evolution
Ethan Sacii – SaciiWeen
Fabolous – Summertime Shootout 2
Famous Dex – Dexter The Robot & Different
Flip Major – Road Trip
Flowdan – Disaster Piece
Frank Ocean – Blonde and Endless
Fredo Santana – Fredo Mafia
French Montana – MC4
Fudge – Lady Parts
G Herbo – Strictly 4 My Fans
The Game – 1992
The Gaslamp Killer – Instrumentalepathy
Gensu Dean – Raw
Gensu Dean & Denmark Vessey – Whole Food
Ghostemane – Plagues
Giggs – Landlord
Gonjasufi – Callus
Greavous – II
Gucci Mane – Everybody Looking, Guctiggy and Woptober
Gucci Mane & Future – Free Bricks 2 (Zone 6)
Hardo & Jimmy Wopo – Tranpnese
Has-Lo – I Am The Has-Lo Version
H.E.R. – H.E.R. Vol. 1
Hodgy Beats – Dukkha
Hoodrich Pablo Juan – Master Sensei
Horseshoe Gang – 4 Brothers
Hot Sugar – Seductive Nightmares 3
Hus Kingpin & SmooVth – HNIC
Hustle Gang – Hustle Gang Over Errrrythang
Iamsu – 6 Speed
Ibn Inglor – Honegloria
!llmind – Blond (!llmind Remixes)
ILoveMakonnen x Danny Wolf – Red Trap Dragon
Innanet James – Quebec Place
Invisibl Skratch Piklz – The 13th Floor
Isaiah Rashad – The Sun’s Tirade
IshDarr – Broken Hearts & Bankrolls
J $tash – No More Distractions
Jabee – Black Future
Jae Millz – Savage
Jamila Woods – HEAVN
Jarren Benton – Slow Motion 2
Jay 5 & OG Maco – Dynasty EP
Jay IDK – Empty Bank
Jayaire Woods – FREETHEFALL
Jeezy – Trap Or Die 3
Jeremih – Late Nights In Europe
JGRXXN – Ra
Joe Snow – I Know You Know Me You
Johnny Rocket – Trial And Error Day By Day
JP Moregun – JP Moregun
JR Writer – Meet Zeus
J. Stalin – On Behalf Of The Streets 2
Juice – Until The Post Interview
Juicy J – Lit In Ceylon and #MUSTBENICE
K$ubi Kayy – Make It Happen
Ka – Honor Killed The Samurai
Kam – Mutual Respect
Kay The Yacht – Before The Fab
K-Def & El Da Sensei – The Jersey Connection
Kelechi – Before The Quarter
Kemba – Negus
Kembe X – Talk Back
Ken Rebel – Indicted Mind
Kevin Abstract – American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love Story
DJ Khaled – Major Key
Kidd Kidd – Fuk Da Fame 2: American Trapstar
K. Locke Traxx – Lab Experiments Vol. 3
Kool A.D. – Official, Peyote Karaoke, Zig Zag Zig and Have A Nice Dream
Kool Keith – The Preacher (as Tashan Dorrsett) and Feature Magnetic
K. Roosevelt – Neon Haze
Krtz – Courtesy
Kur & Dave East – Born Broke, Die Rich
Kush Kelz – I Think The Neighbours Know
KXNG Crooked – Valley Of The KXNGS and Good vs Evil
La Coka Nostra – To Thine Self Be True
Lance Skiiiwalker – Introverted Intuition
Lando Chill – For Mark, Your Son and Madera Canyon EP
Lantana – More To Go
Le$ – Olde English
Like – Songs Made While High
Liki – Ruckus (Assorted Footwork Trax & Remixes 2014-2016)
Lil Flip – The Art Of Freestyle
Lil Uzi Vert – The Perfect Luv Tape
Lil Uzi Vert & Gucci Mane – 1017 vs. The World
Lil Yachty – Summer Songs 2
Lil Twist – Anger Management
Lloyd Banks – All Or Nothing Live It Up and Halloween Havoc 3: Four Days Of Fury
Locksmith – The Lock Sessions
L’Orange & Mr Lif – The Life And Death Of Scenery
Lord Infamous – Anarchy
LowRise Sounds – LowRise Sounds Vol. 3
LucioS – ONE LOVE
Lucki Eck$ – Freewave 2
Mac Miller – The Divine Feminine
Machinedrum – Human Energy
MadeinTYO – Thank You, Mr. Tokyo
Marcellus Juvann – The Great Escape
Marty Baller – Marty G Raw
Master P – The G Mixtape
Max Wonders – Hues To Blame
Maybach Music Group – Priorities 5
Mayer Hawthorne – Party Of One
Meek Mill – Dreamchasers 4
Meltycanon – Old Compilation 3
Mick Jenkins – The Healing Component
Mic Righteous – Dreamland
Mickey Factz & Nottz – The Achievement Circa ’82
Migos – 3 Way
Mike Zombie – Humble Genius
Mike Zombie & Benzi Ayo – Ea$tside Story
Mist – M I S To The T
Mitchy Slick – Lost In The Yay
Moneybagg Yo x Yo Gotti – 2 Federal
My Guy Mars – No Days Off
Mykki Blanco – Mykki
Nacho Picasso – AntiHero Vol. 1
NapsNdreds – Bloodclaat!!!
Nature – Queens Classics
Navie D – Music For Rap Vol. 1
Nef The Pharaoh – Fresh Outta Space 3
Nicolas Jaar – Sirens
Nick Hook – Relationships
Nipsey Hussle – Slauson Boy 2 and Famous Lies & Untold Truth
No Panty – Westside Highway Story
Noho Fidel – Telegraph
Nolan The Ninja – He(art)
Noname – Telefone
NxWorries – Yes Lawd
Nxstalgic – Motorola
Ocean Wisdom – Chaos ’93
Odd Couple – Liberation
OG Maco – Breathe 2 Episode 1 (Unite), Blvk Phil Collins and For Scott
The Other Guys – Life In Analog
OT Genasis – Coke ‘N’ Butter
The Outfit TX – Green Lights Everything Goin’
P Money – Live & Direct
PARTYNEXTDOOR – PARTYNEXTDOOR 3
DJ Paul – Mafia 4 Life, Year Of The Six Pt. 1 and 2
Paul Wall – Houston Oiler
Peanut Da Don – Back On Simpson 2
Peewee Longway – Longway Sinatra
Perfect Game – HYPE REALITY OF RANDOM PIECES
Phonte & Eric Roberson – Tigallerro
Phora – With Love
PJ – Rare
Planet Asia – Asiatic Prince
PnB Rock & Fetty Wap – Money, Hoes & Flows
Pollari – Lil Llari World
Polyester The Saint – American Muscle
Post Wolfey – Come Down
Prodigy – Untitled EP
Project Pat – Street God 3 and 4
Prophets Of Rage – The Party’s Over
Psycho Les – Dank God Vol. 1
Que – The Dogfather
Rae Sremmurd – Sremmlife 2
The Range – Potential
Rapsody – Crown
Ras Beats – Control Your Own
Ras Kass – Intellectual Property SOI2
Red Pill – Instinctive Drowning
Reks – The Greatest X
Remi – Divas And Demons
RetcH – Lean & Neck
Rich Forever Music – Rich Forever 2
Rich The Kid – Keep Flexin’
Richie Wess & Metro Boomin – Richie Boomin EP
Riff Raff – Balloween
Riz MC – Englistan
/r/ Making Hip-Hop – MHH Mixtape 2016
Rob Stone – I’m Almost Ready
Robb Bank$ – C2
Robert Glasper Experiment – ArtScience
Route 1 Audio – Free Compilation 2016
DJ Rude One – ONEderful
Saba – Bucket List Project
Sarboza – Fountain Of Youth
SauceLord Rich – Know Me (King Wolf)
ScHoolboy Q – Blank Face LP
Sean Brown – Life Of A Dreamer
Sho Baraka – The Narrative
Show Banga – Show Time 2
Sir – HER
Skeme – One Night Only Vol. 1
Ski Mask The Slump God – Drown In Designer and Slaps For My Drop Top Minivan
Skippa Da Flippa – I’m Tellin’ Ya
Skizz – Cruise Control
Slim Thug – Hogg Life, Vol. 4: American King
Slipmat Brothers & Penpal – Made For The Underground
SmooVth – SS96J Smoothest Since ’96 J
Slug Christ – The Demiurge
Solange – A Seat At The Table
Sonny Digital – GOAT
Soulja Boy & Bow Wow – Ignorant Shit
Spuf Don – Element Of Surprise
Starlito – Red Dot Free
Stephen Marley – Revelation Pt. II The Fruit Of Life
Sterling Hayes – Antidepressant
Stwo – DTSNT
Supa Bwe – Dead Again 3
Supreme Ace – Something I Put Together
Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere
T.I. – Us Or Else
Taku & Waifu – Median
Tall Black Guy – Lets Take A Trip
Talley Of 300 – Thanksgiving
Tanya Morgan – Abandoned Theme Park
Tasha The Amazon – Die Every Day
Taylor Gang – TGOD Volume 1
Termanology – More Politics
Thane – Topia
Tinashe – Nightride
Tink – Winters Diary 4
Topaz Jones – Arcade
Toro Y Moi – Live From Trona
Tory Lanez – I Told You
Towkio – Community Service 2
Tragedy Khadafi – The AuraPort
Trapo – Shade Trees
Travis Scott – Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight
Tree – I.B. Tree
A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service
A Tribe Called Red – We Are The Hallucination
Trim – 1-800 Dinosaur Present Trim
Trizz – Leatherface 2 and Lost Recordings
Troy Ave – Roland Collins
Tsu Surf – 2am
Tunji Ige – Prince Of July
Ty Dolla $ign – Campaign
Usher – Hard II Love
Vast Aire – The Heir Vast
Vic Spencer – St Gregory
Villa – Fluorescent
Vince Staples – Prima Donna
Vinnie Paz – The Cornerstone Of The Corner Store
Waka Flocka & Sizzle – Lebron Flocka James 4
Waldo – Be Ever Wonderful
Wdng Crshrs – CrshrsGotWings
Well$ – The Way I’m Living Makes My Mother Nervous
Westside Gunn – There’s A God And There’s A Flygod, Praise Both and Hitler Wears Hermes 4
Willie Green – Doc Savage
Wordsworth & JSOUL – Blame It On The Music
Ye Ali – Private Suite
YG – Red Friday
Young Buck – 10 Bodies
Young Chop – Album 2
Young Dolph – Rich Crack Baby
Young Greatness – I Tried To Tell Em 2
Young Thug – Jeffery
Yung Simmie – Simmie Season and Simmie Season 2
Zoey Dollaz – Port Au Prince and October
Z-Ro – Drankin’ & Drivin’ and Legendary
Zuse & Nard & B – Trench Zuse
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