THE TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2017 - GENERATION COMPARISON

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It's always fun to compare my top 10 Lists to those of made by Reese and Evan. It gives me a sense for how wide the generation gap is and quite frankly, whether or not I am keeping up with the times. As the 3 lists side by side below demonstrate, the gap is not terribly wide.

THE TOP 10 HIP HOP ALBUMS OF 2017
LAMONT – GEN X
EVAN – GEN Y
REESE – GEN Z
1
Damn
Kendrick Lamar
Wins And Losses
Meek Mill
Luv Is Rage 2
Lil Uzi Vert
2
4:44
Jay-Z
Damn
Kendrick Lamar
Perfect Timing
Nav
3
Laila’s Wisdom Rapsody
Future
Future
Culture
Migos
4
Flower Boy
Tyler The Creator
Flower Boy
Tyler The Creator
Damn
Kendrick Lamar
5
Luv Is Rage 2
Lil Uzi Vert
4:44
Jay-Z
Future
Future
6
More Life
Drake
Rather You Than Me Rick Ross
A Love Letter To You Trippie Redd
7
Culture
Migos
Playboi Carti
Playboi Carti
Super Slimey
Future & Young Thug
8
Good For You
Amine
Bullet Proof
Young Dolph
Without Warning 
Offset & 21 Savage
9
Hndrxx
Future
Culture
Migos
The Bigger Artist
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
10
No Dope On Sundays Cyhi The Prynce
Hndrxx
Future
Issa Album
21 Savage

Just like last year. Evan and I continue to have somewhat similar tastes, especially when it comes to more traditional hip hop. Meanwhile, Reese who has no ties to the true school era, remains as an outlier. He only intersects with Evan and I when it comes new school albums that were popular enough to have reached multiple audiences (such as Culture, and Damn). As Evidence:
  • Only 2 albums (Damn and Culture) made all 3 lists (highlighted in yellow)
  • Evan and I had 5 overlapping albums, the two in yellow, plus 4:44, Flower Boy and Hndrxx (highlighted in blue)
  • Reese and I only had 3 in common, the two in yellow plus Luv Is Rage 2 (highlighted in green)
  • And finally, Evan and Reese also only had 3 in common, the two in yellow plus Future (highlighted in orange)

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