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Trap · ranked by score

Best Trap Albums, Ranked

68 albums reviewed

808 kicks, hi-hat rolls, and dark melodies. Trap redefined modern hip-hop with its production style and became the dominant sound of a generation.

We have reviewed 68 Trap albums released between 2005 and 2026, averaging 6.6 out of 10. The highest score so far goes to Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. (8.4). Drake (7), Gunna (4), Kanye West (4) appear more than once.

Monster by Future album cover
8.4

The top of the pile

Highest-rated Trap albums

  1. 1
    Kendrick Lamar – DAMN. (2017, 8.4)
    8.4
  2. 2
    Future – Monster (2014, 8.4)
    8.4
  3. 3
    Future – DS2 (2015, 8.1)
    8.1
  4. 4
    Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy (2018, 7.9)
    7.9
  5. 5
    Young Jeezy – Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005, 7.8)
    7.8

Through the years

By decade

What defines Trap

Trap came out of Atlanta in the early 2000s: rolling hi-hats, booming 808 bass, sparse synth melodies and lyrics about the drug trade. T.I., Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane defined it; producers such as Zaytoven, Lex Luger, Metro Boomin and Southside turned it into the default sound of mainstream rap.

How we score it

Trap albums live on delivery, hooks and production texture, so those dimensions carry more of the result here than on a lyric-first record. Long tracklists are common; the cohesion score is where bloated albums lose ground. See the scoring methodology.

Ranked discographies

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Monster by Future album cover8.4

Monster

Future

Hip-HopSouthern
DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar album cover8.4

DAMN.

Kendrick Lamar

Hip-HopConscious
DS2 by Future album cover8.1

DS2

Future

Hip-HopSouthern
Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B album cover7.9

Invasion of Privacy

Cardi B

Hip-HopPop
Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 by Young Jeezy album cover7.8

Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101

Young Jeezy

Hip-HopSouthern
Anger Management by Rico Nasty album cover7.7

Anger Management

Rico Nasty

Hip-HopTrap
My Krazy Life by YG album cover7.7

My Krazy Life

YG

West CoastGangsta
JEFFERY by Young Thug album cover7.7

JEFFERY

Young Thug

Hip-HopSouthern
Fever by Megan Thee Stallion album cover7.6

Fever

Megan Thee Stallion

Hip-HopSouthern
Eternal Atake by Lil Uzi Vert album cover7.5

Eternal Atake

Lil Uzi Vert

Hip-HopTrap
Teflon Don by Rick Ross album cover7.5

Teflon Don

Rick Ross

Hip-HopSouthern
The Sun’s Tirade by Isaiah Rashad album cover7.5

The Sun’s Tirade

Isaiah Rashad

Hip-HopSouthern
ASTROWORLD by Travis Scott album cover7.5

ASTROWORLD

Travis Scott

Hip-HopTrap
Whole Lotta Red by Playboi Carti album cover7.3

Whole Lotta Red

Playboi Carti

Hip-HopTrap
Die Lit by Playboi Carti album cover7.3

Die Lit

Playboi Carti

Hip-HopTrap
The Life of Pablo by Kanye West album cover7.2

The Life of Pablo

Kanye West

Hip-HopAlternative
Long. Live. ASAP by A$AP Rocky album cover7.2

Long. Live. ASAP

A$AP Rocky

East CoastAlternative
Pretty Girls Like Trap Music by 2 Chainz album cover7.2

Pretty Girls Like Trap Music

2 Chainz

Hip-HopSouthern
Meet the Woo, V.2 by Pop Smoke album cover7.2

Meet the Woo, V.2

Pop Smoke

Hip-HopEast Coast
KOD by J. Cole album cover7.0

KOD

J. Cole

Hip-HopConscious
Rodeo by Travis Scott album cover7.0

Rodeo

Travis Scott

Hip-HopTrap
Championships by Meek Mill album cover6.9

Championships

Meek Mill

East CoastHardcore
Finally Rich by Chief Keef album cover6.9

Finally Rich

Chief Keef

Hip-HopTrap
Playboi Carti by Playboi Carti album cover6.9

Playboi Carti

Playboi Carti

Hip-HopTrap
Sincerely, Kentrell by YoungBoy Never Broke Again album cover6.8

Sincerely, Kentrell

YoungBoy Never Broke Again

SouthernTrap
HEROES & VILLAINS by Metro Boomin album cover6.8

HEROES & VILLAINS

Metro Boomin

Hip-HopTrap
More Life by Drake album cover6.8

More Life

Drake

Hip-HopAlternative
7220 by Lil Durk album cover6.7

7220

Lil Durk

TrapHip-Hop
Hardstone Psycho by Don Toliver album cover6.7

Hardstone Psycho

Don Toliver

Hip-HopTrap
Dying to Live by Kodak Black album cover6.6

Dying to Live

Kodak Black

Hip-HopTrap
Issa Album by 21 Savage album cover6.6

Issa Album

21 Savage

Hip-HopSouthern
Everything Is Love by The Carters album cover6.5

Everything Is Love

The Carters

Hip-HopPop
Life of a Don by Don Toliver album cover6.5

Life of a Don

Don Toliver

Hip-HopTrap
The Voice by Lil Durk album cover6.5

The Voice

Lil Durk

Hip-HopTrap
Painting Pictures by Kodak Black album cover6.5

Painting Pictures

Kodak Black

Hip-HopTrap
Drip or Drown 2 by Gunna album cover6.5

Drip or Drown 2

Gunna

Hip-HopTrap
Music to Be Murdered By by Eminem album cover6.5

Music to Be Murdered By

Eminem

Hip-HopHardcore
Kamikaze by Eminem album cover6.5

Kamikaze

Eminem

Hip-HopHardcore
Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight by Travis Scott album cover6.5

Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight

Travis Scott

Hip-HopTrap
The State vs. Radric Davis by Gucci Mane album cover6.4

The State vs. Radric Davis

Gucci Mane

SouthernTrap
A Gift & a Curse by Gunna album cover6.4

A Gift & a Curse

Gunna

Hip-HopTrap
Top by YoungBoy Never Broke Again album cover6.4

Top

YoungBoy Never Broke Again

SouthernTrap
MUSIC by Playboi Carti album cover6.4

MUSIC

Playboi Carti

Hip-HopSouthern
Views by Drake album cover6.4

Views

Drake

Hip-HopPop
Tha Carter V by Lil Wayne album cover6.3

Tha Carter V

Lil Wayne

SouthernTrap
Wunna by Gunna album cover6.3

Wunna

Gunna

Hip-HopTrap
Until Death Call My Name by YoungBoy Never Broke Again album cover6.3

Until Death Call My Name

YoungBoy Never Broke Again

SouthernTrap
Almost Healed by Lil Durk album cover6.2

Almost Healed

Lil Durk

Hip-HopTrap
Bang 3 by Chief Keef album cover6.2

Bang 3

Chief Keef

Hip-HopTrap
My Turn by Lil Baby album cover6.1

My Turn

Lil Baby

TrapSouthern
Almighty So 2 by Chief Keef album cover6.1

Almighty So 2

Chief Keef

Hip-HopTrap
Donda by Kanye West album cover6.1

Donda

Kanye West

Hip-HopGospel
Tha Carter IV by Lil Wayne album cover6.0

Tha Carter IV

Lil Wayne

SouthernPop
The Last Slimeto by YoungBoy Never Broke Again album cover6.0

The Last Slimeto

YoungBoy Never Broke Again

SouthernTrap
? by XXXTENTACION album cover6.0

?

XXXTENTACION

Hip-HopAlternative
Her Loss by Drake album cover5.9

Her Loss

Drake

Hip-HopTrap
Back for Everything by Kodak Black album cover5.8

Back for Everything

Kodak Black

TrapSouthern
Remember My Name by Lil Durk album cover5.8

Remember My Name

Lil Durk

Hip-HopTrap
Scorpion by Drake album cover5.8

Scorpion

Drake

Hip-HopPop
Funeral by Lil Wayne album cover5.7

Funeral

Lil Wayne

SouthernTrap
Iceman by Drake album cover5.7

Iceman

Drake

Hip-HopPop
DS4Ever by Gunna album cover5.5

DS4Ever

Gunna

Hip-HopTrap
Certified Lover Boy by Drake album cover5.5

Certified Lover Boy

Drake

Hip-HopPop
For All the Dogs by Drake album cover5.2

For All the Dogs

Drake

Hip-HopPop
Skins by XXXTENTACION album cover4.8

Skins

XXXTENTACION

AlternativeTrap
Vultures 1 by Kanye West album cover4.6

Vultures 1

Kanye West

Hip-HopTrap
Bad Vibes Forever by XXXTENTACION album cover4.5

Bad Vibes Forever

XXXTENTACION

Hip-HopTrap
Donda 2 by Kanye West album cover4.0

Donda 2

Kanye West

Hip-HopAlternative

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