Metacritic Aggregate: 2022 New Music: Hip-Hop

Notes

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Sub-Lists

Some breakdowns by genre:

Ranking

  1. Earl Sweatshirt: Sick! (Tan Cressida/Warner -EP) {17}: AD:*, AM:*, Al:*, BPM:*, Cl:*, Ex:*, HDX:*, G:*, NME:*, NR:*, O:*, P:*, Pf:*, PO:*, R:*, RS:* -- A:(80/21), TH:*
  2. Saba: Few Good Things (Saba Pivot) {13}: C:*, Cl:*, Ex:*, LQ:*, NME:*, NT:*, SC:*, Spk:*; scw:* -- A:(79/13), TH:A-
  3. Kojey Radical: Reason to Smile (Atlantic) {10}: Cl:*, DIY:*, LBF:*, LQ:*, NME:*, O:*, T:* -- A:(80/7), TH:***
  4. Central Cee: 23 (self-released) {9}: Cl:*, Ev:*, G:*, Gw:*, LQ:*, NME:* -- A:(78/8), TH:***
  5. Conway the Machine: God Don't Make Mistakes (Griselda/Interscope) {9}: AM:*, BPM:*, Cl:*, Ex:*, HDX:*, Ne:* -- A:(84/7), TH:***
  6. Denzel Curry: Melt My Eyez, See Your Future (PH/Loma Vista/Concord) {6}: BPM:*, Cl:*, D:*, K:*, LBF:*, NME:* -- A:(84/7)
  7. Bad Boy Chiller Crew: Disrespectful (Relentless) {4}: Gw:*, NME:*, O:*, Pf:* -- A:(74/6)
  8. Curren$y & the Alchemist: Continuance (Jet Life) {4}: AM:*, Cl:*, HDX:* -- A:(78/4), TH:*
  9. Cypress Hill: Back in Black (MNRK) {4}: Gw:*, I:*, K:*, YF:* -- A:(72/11)
  10. Junglepussy: JP5000 (self-released -EP) {4}: LQ:*, Pf:*, PO:* -- A:(85/2), TH:*
  11. EarthGang: Ghetto Gods (Dreamville/Interscope) {3}: NME:* -- A:(67/8), TH:**
  12. Willow Kayne: Playground Antics (Columbia -EP) {3}: D:*, DIY:**, NME:* -- A:(90/3)
  13. Yung Kayo: DFTK (Sevensevenseven/YSL) {3}: Pf:* -- A:(82/1), TH:**
  14. Benny the Butcher: Tana Talk 4 (Griselda/Empire) {2}: Ex:*, Ne:* -- A:(76/5)
  15. Cordae: From a Bird's Eye View (Atlantic) {2}: AV:*, NME:* -- A:(69/8)
  16. Kyle: It's Not So Bad (self) {2}: NME:* -- A:(80/1), TH:*
  17. Latto: 777 (RCA) {2}: Cl:*, NME:* -- A:(80/2)
  18. Young T & Bugsey: Truth Be Told (Black Butter) {2}: LQ:*, NME:* -- A:(73/3)
  19. ArrDee: Pier Pressure (Island) {1}: NME:* -- A:(70/3)
  20. Babyface Ray: Face (Empire) {1}: Cl:* -- A:(76/2)
  21. Tom Caruana: Strange Planet (Tea Sea) {1}: Mj:* -- A:(80/1)
  22. Chief Keef: 4Nem (Glo Gang/RBC -21) {1}: PO:*
  23. Iann Dorr: On to Better Things (10k) {1}: NME:* -- A:(67/5)
  24. Fly Anakin: Frank (Lex) {1}: LBF:* -- A:(76/3)
  25. Lil Durk: 7220 (Alamo/Sony) {1}: Cl:* -- A:(72/2)
  26. NLE Choppa: Me Vs Me (Warner) {1}: AM:* -- A:(65/3)
  27. Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk: Laminated Skies (Def Presse) {1}: LW:* -- A:(78/2)
  28. Scuti: Intoxication (-EP) {1}: -- GTV:*