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2020 Hip Hop Albums: Your Guide to The Most Hyped Releases

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2020 is shaping up to be a massive year for hip hop. With projects from Lil Uzi Vert and Lil Wayne already in the bank, and albums from Playboi Carti, Future, Kid Cudi (and tons more) still on the horizon, rap fans have a lot on their plates for 2020. We compiled a list of the most hyped releases of the year—including those still TBD—so you don't have to. Check it out below. 

What dropped so far:

January: ‘Funeral’ - Lil Wayne

January: ‘Untrapped’ - Yo Gotti

February: ‘My Turn’ - Lil Baby

March: ‘Eternal Atake’ - Lil Uzi Vert

March: 'Suga' - Megan Thee Stallion,

March: ‘3.15.20’ - Childish Gambino

March: ‘PARTYMOBILE’ - PARTYNEXTDOOR

April: 'Pray for Paris' - Westside Gunn

April: 'BLAME IT ON BABY' - DaBaby

May: 'Dark Lane Demo Tapes' - Drake

May: 'High Off Life' - Future

What we're most excited for:

There are an unbelievable number of anticipated projects coming out throughout the rest of 2020. From Cardi B to Frank Ocean, we compiled a list of the rumored releases below. Although a lot of these albums don’t yet have a release date (or title for that matter), we’re remaining hopeful that we’ll have a ton to listen to for the rest of 2020. See the full list of coming releases below:

Drake, TBD

Release Date: TBD

Drake already dropped 'Dark Lane Demo Tapes,' but claims there's still another project on the way. It's rumored to release this summer, but there’s still no specific release date or title available. Based on the bangers off of 'DLDT' and his long record of hit-heavy studio albums, it's safe to say we're in for something pretty great from the Toronto superstar. 

J Cole, The Fall Off

Release Date: TBD

J. Cole’s sixth studio album has been long-awaited, and although there’s no release date yet, the project is titled The Fall Off. It’s rumored to release in 2020 and will be the rapper’s first release since his 2018 project KOD

Kid Cudi, Entergalactic

Release Date: TBD

Since Cudi’s 2018 release of the joint critically acclaimed project KIDS SEE GHOSTS with Kanye West, the Man on the Moon rapper/singer has been quiet. But hopefully, we’ll be getting something big from the king before the year ends. 

Kanye West, Jesus is King 2

Release Date: TBD

Of course, we have to take all release announcements from Kanye with a grain of salt. Jesus is King 2 was originally rumored to come out immediately following the original Jesus is King, but it now looks like it’ll come out sometime in 2020. There still aren’t a lot of details surrounding the elusive project, but it seems it will probably follow in the footsteps of West’s previous album, emphasizing the rapper’s spirituality through a gospel-inspired sound. 

Frank Ocean, TBD

Release Date: TBD

Let’s just say we’ve been hurt before by a rumored Frank Ocean release (Blonde’s release got pushed back too many times to count). With any luck though, the king of contemporary R&B will deliver us a project sometime before the dawn of 2021. Fingers crossed. 

Rihanna, R9

Release Date: TBD

There’s obviously not a lot to say about this one. When Rihanna drops an album, it’s a hit. There’s no way around it. The singer has been focused on her humanitarian efforts as of late though, so the release may be pushed back. All we can do is hope. 

Westside Gunn and Madlib, TBD

Release Date: TBD

Westside Gunn is a ONE37pm favorite, and when you pair him with arguably the greatest hip hop producer of the 21st century, well then you’ve got yourself a hyped album. Gunn confirmed this collab on his IG back in December 2019, but there are still very few details floating around. We can’t wait to see what they cook up. 

Everything else set to release:

Cardi B, TBD 

Release Date: TBD

Migos, Culture III

Release Date: TBD

Young Thug, Punk

Release Date: TBD

Playboi Carti, Whole Lotta Red

Release Date: TBD

Kendrick Lamar, TBD

Release Date: TBD

Meek Mill, TBD

Release Date: TBD

Pusha T, TBD

Release Date: TBD

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Artist 2.0

Release Date: TBD

Lil Yachty, Lil Boat 3

Release Date: TBD

JuiceWrld, TBD

Release Date: TBD

Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels 4

Release Date: TBD

Noname, Factory Baby

Release Date: TBD

Tierra Whack, TBD

Release Date: TBD

SZA, TBD

Release Date: TBD

The Weeknd, TBD

Release Date: TBD

Rico Nasty, Nightmare Vacation

Release Date: TBD

Black Star, TBD

Release Date: TBD

Ski Mask The Slump God, TBD

Release Date: TBD

Big Sean, TBD

Release Date: TBD

DJ Khaled, TBD

Release Date: TBD

Vince Staples, TBD

Release Date: TBD

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