2019 marque le début de la mobilisation contre les prisons privées : Jay-Z, Meek Mill et Roc Nation lancent plusieurs campagnes pour dénoncer l’industrialisation de l’incarcération. La création de la REFORM Alliance marque un tournant : l’organisation vise à réformer le système de probation et de libération conditionnelle, touchant des millions de personnes, en majorité noires. Le rap s’érige une fois de plus en contre-pouvoir, articulant succès mainstream et engagement social.
Tyler, The Creator atteint un sommet avec « IGOR », mêlant rap, R&B et art pop dans un projet unique. DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion et Roddy Ricch incarnent une nouvelle énergie. Le rap domine les charts mais continue de se réinventer, entre vulnérabilité et hédonisme.
Voici un TOP50 des albums rap marquants de cette année :
A.J. Munson – Cigarettes & Coffee (2019)
Add-2 – Jim Crow: The Musical (2019)
Anti-Lilly & Phoniks – That’s The World (2019)
Apollo Brown – Sincerely, Detroit (2019)
billy woods & Kenny Segal – Hiding Place (2019)
Black Moon – Rise Of Da Moon (2019)
Blu & Oh No – A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night (2019)
Bobby J From Rockaway – Summer Classics (2019)
Bronx Slang – Bronx Slang (2019)
Brother Ali – Secrets & Escapes (2019)
clipping. – There Existed An Addiction To Blood (2019)
Common – Let Love (2019)
CZARFACE & Ghostface Killah – Czarface Meets Ghostface Killah (2019)
Danny Brown – uknowhatimsayin¿ (2019)
Denzel Curry – ZUU (2019)
Diamond D – The Diam Piece 2 (2019)
Epic Beard Men – This Was Supposed To Be Fun (2019)
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Bandana (2019)
Gang Starr – One Of The Best Yet (2019)
Griselda – WWCD (2019)
Gunna – Drip or Drown 2 (2019)
HARRIETT – Damani Nkosi & ill Camille are HARRIETT (2019)
IDK – Is He Real? (2019)
L’Orange & Jeremiah Jae – Complicate Your Life With Violence (2019)
Learic & Es-K – Thought Instruments (2019)
Lil Gotit – The Real Goat (2019)
Lil Tecca – We Love You Tecca (2019)
Lil Tjay – True 2 Myself (2019)
Little Brother – May The Lord Watch (2019)
Little Simz – Grey Area (2019)
Moneybagg Yo – 43VA HEARTLESS (2019)
Murs & 9th Wonder – The Iliad Is Dead And The Odyssey Is Over (2019)
Mustard – Perfect Ten (2019)
NEMS – Gorilla Monsoon (2019)
Offset – FATHER OF 4 (2019)
People Under The Stairs – Sincerely, The P (2019)
Pop Smoke – Meet The Woo (2019)
Quelle Chris – Guns (2019)
Rapsody – Eve (2019)
ScHoolboy Q – CrasH Talk (2019)
Skyzoo & Pete Rock – Retropolitan (2019)
Smif-N-Wessun – The All (2019)
The Good People – Good for Nuthin’ (2019)
Tone Spliff – Ardore Melodico (2019)
Tyler The Creator – IGOR (2019)
Uncommon Nasa – City As School (2019)
wifisfuneral & Robb Bank$ – Conn3ct3d (2019)
XP The Marxman & IceRocks – Nomads (2019)
Young Thug – So Much Fun (2019)
Yugen Blakrok – Anima Mysterium (2019)
