Kanye West
Graduation
Rap/Hip-Hop

Album debuted at No. 1 with 957,000 sold in a week. “Stronger” and “Good Life” became pop hits.

Various/Soundtrack
Daredevil: The Album
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soundtracks

Album peaked at 9 and has sold more than 500,000 copies

Jay-Z
Kingdom Come
Rap/Hip-Hop

No. 1 its first week with 680,000 copies sold

R. Kelly & Jay-Z
Unfinished Business
Rap/Hip-Hop

Album bowed at No. 1

Jay-Z
Vol. 3…Life and Times of S. Carter
Rap/Hip-Hop

Number-1 debut on the R&B and pop charts

Young Jeezy
The Inspiration
Rap/Hip-Hop

Million-selling album hit No. 1 on the pop and R&B charts and spawned the popular single “I Luv It”

P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family
The Saga Continues
Rap/Hip-Hop

Peaked at number 2 on the pop and R&B charts.

Nas
I Am…
Rap/Hip-Hop

Million-selling pop and R&B disc hit number 1

NF
The Search
Christian/Gospel, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

NF’s latest album brims with his trademark gritty authenticity as he clings to God amid deep mental health struggles.

Ed Sheeran
No. 6 Collaborations Project
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Ed Sheeran’s collaboration with many popular rappers pushes his sixth album in more problematic directions.

Chris Brown
Indigo
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Chris Brown insists Indigo is about “energy, love, light and happiness.” But it’s also about sex, profanity and materialism.

Lil Nas X
7 EP
Country, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Lil Nas X’s debut EP blends and blurs musical genres … as well positive and problematic messages.

NF
The Search
Rap/Hip-Hop

NF’s latest single begins in a pretty dark place but journeys toward a much brighter, more hopeful one by the …

Logic
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Rap/Hip-Hop

Logic’s chart-topping fifth album insightfully critiques some cultural problems even as it embraces common rap clichés.

Ariana Grande and Victoria Monét
MONOPOLY
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Ariana Grande’s not afraid to stir up controversy by embracing new cultural norms and rejecting traditional ones.