Just the throw the whole thread away

OP is probably trolling but, just for clarity, R&B and Pop singers have been experimenting with rap for many years.

Tyrese and Brandy, for example, literally have alter egos where they rap. But I wouldn't call any Tyrese or Brandy album a "rap" album just off that.

What are your thoughts on Bryson Tiller's Trapsoul album?

Change the title to just "Top albums of 2022" if you don't know genres @op

He doesn't what now?

OP is so hellbent on being wrong it’s actually hilarious

HE DOESN'T RAP ON DAWN FM IT'S NOT A RAP ALBUM!! DAMN

Ok, he doesn't rap on Dawn Fm. That much is true...

I literally just lumped into in there because it's Weeknd (who is a part of hip hop culture). I never imagined this would be so contentious.

Now, do you consider Drake's Honestly, Nevermind an electronic album or a hip hop album? Honest question.

mfs call anything a black artist makes "rap"

it sure as hell isn’t a rap album if that’s what ur getting at

No man, come on. Let's not act like Weeknd isn't associated with rap acts. That's why I lumped him in there.

I also mentioned Bad Bunny who is a Latin Reggaeton artist.

I'm aware that there are also black country singers, rock artists, metal artists. Not every black artist is rap man.

As long as we're keeping that same energy for that album then...

Is channel orange a hip hop album ?

is love below a rap album? let me know

I would argue no. Nostalgia Ultra is closer to a rap album than Channel Orange is imo.

Weeknd is closer to a hip hop act than Frank Ocean. It's a nuanced point but Ocean makes essentially modern adult contemporary I guess whereas Weeknd is R&B and Pop with hip hop crossover.

7220

Her Loss

H&V

Its Almost Dry

I never liked you

Her Loss
I Never Liked You
It's Only Me
DS4
Heroes & Villains

cmon c***do better

Justin Bieber rapped on a song also, that means he is a hip hop artist

Also mentioning Bad Bunny as one of the best hip hop albums is sus af and just reafirms you arent qualified for this talk

And the album is my AOTY btw

Okay but have you listened to Dawn FM? There is nothing in that album that would categorize it as “rap” except a s***ty Tyler, The Creator verse…

If this was 2016 you could probably get away with this take but not now lol. Dawn is far and away a pop album and should be categorized as such

imagine thinking dawn fm is rap

I have listened Dawn FM. Granted it, it was much, much earlier in the year. I agree that it is a synth pop album by an artist in the rap and hip hop, r&b space.

Here's the thing. I do a hip hop podcast where I looked at various top 10 lists. Now, this encompassed various genres. I in a throw away line in an unscripted podcast mentioned Dawn FM and thought people forgot about because it came out so early this year.

But I'm going to defend this point. Why? Because it's absolutely ridiculous that hip hop fans are being sticklers in defining what is and isn't part of the genre in a genre known for its experimentation and transcendence.

Weeknd literally made Dawn FM to break free of the confines of his old music. Dawn FM is an experimental, concept album anyways. By saying no, it cannot be considered in the hip hop space, you are saying that there are limitations to the genre. A genre known for mishmash of different genres. Holy S***.

Who are you to say I'm not qualified? You're a literal nobody.

I've literally worked as a music writer.