![]() Lil Uzi Vert and Future went hyper-emo over loves lost and loathed. GoldLink and Open Mike Eagle erected memorials to the erased cultures, and cribs, of their upbringing. Jay-Z and Tyler, the Creator averted respective midlife and quarter-life crises with their most mature confessionals to date. And artists got pretty ( DAMN.) creative within those confines. ![]() ![]() While the power of playlists (and the ability to juke streaming stats with song loops) set new standards, the long-play album remained the definitive format for artists intent on making timeless creative statements. Industry hype aside, rap reflected our collective conscience, and national crisis, like never before. It's impossible to overstate how golden hip-hop shone in 2017 - the shattered Billboard records, the most-streamed genre recognition from Nielsen. ![]()
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