RadioOnFire's Top 13 Rap Albums of 2017

RadioOnFire.com - On the strength of staggering streaming numbers, hip-hop officially became the dominant genre in America for the first time ever this year. Rappers deconstructed their old works, or capitalized on years of momentum, or reevaluated their place in rap and the wider world. Young rappers took command, and older rappers took stock. Some delved deeper inside themselves changing the very idea of what a rap record can be. Below are RadioOnFire's top 13 picks for album of the year.

1. JAY-Z, 4:44 

2. Kendrick Lamar, DAMN

3. Drake, More Life

4. Rick Ross, Rather You Than Me

5. Future, HNDRXX

6. Migos, 'Culture'

7. 2 Chainz, 'Pretty Girls Like Trap Music'

8. Gucci Mane and Metro Boomin, 'Droptopwop'

9. Calvin Harris, 'Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1'

10. Meek Mill, 'Wins & Losses'

11. 21 Savage, 'Issa Album'

12. 21 Savage, Offset, and Metro Boomin, 'Without Warning'

13. DJ Khaled ‘Grateful’