By Andrew Buckner

Included below are A Word of Dreams’ twenty-five favorite rap albums of 2017. The artist of the work proceeds the title of the project. Enjoy!

25. Acoustic Levitation – Devin the Dude
24. No Shame – Hopsin
23. Can’t Stay the Same – Uncle Meg & John Debt
22. Laila’s Wisdom – Rapsody
21. Blue Chips 7000 – Action Bronson
20. Rap Album Two – Jonwayne
19. Dominion – Tech N9ne Collabos
18. DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar
17. Catastrophic Event Specialists – Ces Cru
16. Boomiverse – Big Boi
15. Anchovies – Apollo Brown & Planet Asia
14. 4:44 – Jay-Z
13. The Wild – Raekwon
12. Deeply Rooted: The Lost Files – Scarface
11. Last Call – Rittz
10. Grey Blood – Swifty McVay
9. The Darkest Hour – Madchild
8. Flower Boy – Tyler the Creator
7. Imperius Rex – Sean Price
6. Good vs. Evil II: The Red Empire – Kxng Crooked
5. Radio Silence – Talib Kweli
4. Trial by Fire – Yelawolf
3. Nothing is Quick in the Desert – Public Enemy
2. The Saga Continues – Wu-Tang
1. Revival – Eminem

Runners-Up:

Big Fish Theory – Vince Staples

No_One Ever Really Dies – N.E.R.D.