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The Best Hip-Hop Projects Of 2022 So Far According To HHW

July 22, 2022

2022 has delivered a number of stellar Hip-Hop projects thus far and trying to determine the best releases thus far has been a monumental chore for the Hip-Hop Wired team. Below is our attempt at trying to list out some of the top albums and mixtapes that dropped this year, not ranked but in alphabetical order.

Hip-Hop tastes are subjective and varied, so expect to see names and projects in the list below that might not line up with your favorites. We understand that we can’t provide a one size fits all approach to making this list. Our list is compiled of mainstream acts, rising up-and-coming stars, grizzled veterans, underground champions, and all things in between.

Names like Saba, Earl Sweatshirt, EarthGang, and Fly Anakin among others will be familiar to those of you who rock our CRT FRSH playlist. We also have major names such as Conway The Machine, billy woods, Westside Boogie, Vince Staples, and Pusha T on our list as well. As is expected with lists such as these, we’ve probably missed a project or two and we apologize to anyone who feels they’ve been snubbed. Please reach out to us to inform us of your works so we can experience your art.

Lastly, no project on this list was placed here as a favor to an artist or a means to try to appear like we’re in their inner circles. If a project landed on this list, it’s because we rocked it, we enjoyed it, and we’ll keep going back to them until the end of the year when we’ll drop our full list of favorite projects of 2022.

For now, enjoy Hip-Hop Wired Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2022 So Far below.

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1. Benny The Butcher – Tana Talk 4

The problem with sequels is that they rarely keep pace with what came before it but Benny The Butcher ended that line of thinking with Tana Talk 4. The Black Soprano Family honcho and his bone-chilling street tales coupled with expert-level bar work make this one of the projects of the year.

2. billy woods – Aethiopes

Fans of billy woods know to expect dense rhyme schemes, mysteries of the mind unlocked, and all convention thrown to the wind. That same approach is present on Aethiopes, perhaps the most accessible but no less hefty project from the Backwoodz Studio boss.

3. Black Star – No Fear Of Time

Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey, fine lyricists on their own, shifted the culture as the duo Black Star. On their triumphant return, produced solely by Madlib, their natural chemistry and their desire to have a message that goes beyond flexing skills makes No Fear Of Time one of the best records of the year.

4. Buddy – Superghetto

Buddy is an artist that you can’t put into a box. Rapper, singer, all-out entertainer. Whatever he decides to give listeners, it’s going to be solid. With his second full-length album, Superghetto, the Compton star delivers 10 tight tracks that would play well on a long solo drive or the sunset kickback.

5. Conway The Machine – God Don’t Make MIstakes

Conway The Machine is arguably the most gifted rapper in the modern era. If that statement seems hyperbolic, then you haven’t heard his ambitious and wide-ranging major label studio album debut, God Don’t Make Mistakes. While the Buffalo brick talk is still present, The Machine’s songwriting ability and skill at conveying a variety of emotions push him far away from the rest of the pack.

6. Denzel Curry – Melt My Eyez See Your Future

Denzel Curry is very much a rock star in the guise of a rapper, and his albums featured tracks made for large auditoriums.  However, the Florida rapper tones down the bombast on Melt My Eyez See Your Future and delivers his best work yet.

7. Dreamville – D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape

J. Cole and his sprawling Dreamville Records collective shifted their usual calculated approach and dropped a Gangsta Grillz mixtape with the legendary DJ Drama in the driver’s seat. The result was hearing more from the label’s lesser known but still amazing talents such as Lute, Omen, and Bas. J.I.D., EarthGang, Ari Lennox, and Cole himself all delivered as well.

8. EarthGang – Ghetto Gods

EarthGang should be at the top of everyone’s list as far as Hip-Hop groups go. The Atlanta duo hasn’t released a bad project yet and their latest, Ghetto Gods, dropped during a crowded February swing. A deluxe of the album was recently released and added to an already potent collection of tracks. 

9. Earl Sweatshirt – SICK!

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