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Run the Jewels 2
Run the Jewels 2 (RTJ2), 2014 second album by Killer Mike and El-P on Mass Appeal; 11 tracks produced by El-P with Little Shalimar; Metacritic 89; named 2014 Hip-Hop Album of the Year by Rolling Stone and NME.
Same Difference (Swae Lee album)
Same Difference is the debut solo studio album by American rapper and singer Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd, released by Eardruma and Interscope on April 3, 2026.
Samurai (Lupe Fiasco album)
Samurai (2024) is the ninth studio album by Lupe Fiasco, released by 1st & 15th/Thirty Tigers. The eight-track, 30-minute Soundtrakk-produced concept album imagines Amy Winehouse as a battle rapper, inspired by her Salaam Remi voicemail in the documentary Amy.
Scarlet (Doja Cat album)
Scarlet is Doja Cat's fourth studio album, released September 22, 2023, via Kemosabe/RCA. A featureless 17-track rap and R&B record responding to fan friction, led by the Dionne Warwick-sampling No. 1 hit "Paint the Town Red," with a Metacritic score of 70 and a 2024 deluxe, Scarlet 2 CLAUDE.
Scorpion (Drake album)
Scorpion (2018) is Drake's fifth studio album, a 25-track, 90-minute double album split into a rap Side A and an R&B Side B. Released via Cash Money/Republic after the Pusha T feud, it hit 1 billion streams in a week and scored 67 on Metacritic.
Section.80
Section.80 is Kendrick Lamar's debut studio album, released July 2, 2011 on Top Dawg Entertainment. Its title joins Section 8 housing and the 1980s; it topped iTunes over Adele and Gaga and scored 80 on Metacritic.
Set in Stone (Rick Ross album)
Set in Stone is Rick Ross's twelfth studio album, released July 17, 2026 on Maybach Music Group/gamma; 19 tracks, first solo album since 2021's Richer Than I Ever Been, guests include Jeezy, T.I., and Gucci Mane.
Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon
Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon: Pop Smoke's posthumous debut album, released July 3, 2020, executive produced by 50 Cent; 19 songs, debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 251,000 units.
Shut 'Em Down (album)
Shut 'Em Down is Onyx's third studio album, released June 2, 1998 on Def Jam and JMJ Records, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard 200.
Slime Cry
Slime Cry is the ninth studio album by YoungBoy Never Broke Again, released January 16, 2026. It features 30 tracks and debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200.
Smoochies (album)
Smoochies is Ashnikko's second studio album, released 17 October 2025 on Parlophone; 15 tracks, 37:37, produced mainly by Slinger, featuring COBRAH on 'Wet Like', with UK chart peaks reported as 14 and 32.
So Much Fun
So Much Fun is the 2019 debut studio album by Atlanta rapper Young Thug, released on 300 Entertainment. 19 tracks, 62 minutes, guests including J. Cole and Future; it reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and holds a Metacritic Metascore of 79.
Some Sexy Songs 4 U
$ome $exy $ongs 4 U ($$$4U) is a 21-track collaborative R&B album by PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake, released February 14, 2025 on OVO Sound; RIAA Platinum, with "Nokia" peaking at No. 2 on the Hot 100.
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik is OutKast's debut album, released April 26, 1994 on LaFace Records. Produced entirely by Organized Noize, it reached number 20 on the Billboard 200, went platinum within a year, and helped Southern rap gain mainstream acceptance.
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is OutKast's 2003 double album pairing Big Boi's Speakerboxxx and André 3000's The Love Below; it sold 11.4 million copies, topped the Billboard 200 for seven weeks, and became the second hip-hop Album of the Year Grammy winner.
Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven
Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven, Kid Cudi's fifth studio album (December 4, 2015, Republic/Wicked Awesome), a 26-track double album of lo-fi grunge and alternative rock with Beavis and Butt-Head skits, debuting at number 36 on the Billboard 200.
SremmLife
SremmLife is the 2015 debut album by Mississippi hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, released January 6 on Eardruma/Interscope, produced mainly by Mike WiLL Made-It, debuting at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 with 49,000 units and later certified Platinum.
Star Line (album)
Star Line is Chance the Rapper's second studio album, self-released August 15, 2025, named after Marcus Garvey's Black Star Line; 17 tracks, Metacritic 75, first album since 2019's The Big Day.
Stardust (Danny Brown album)
Stardust is Danny Brown's sixth studio album, released 7 November 2025 on Warp Records. His first fully sober album, it embraces hyperpop and U.K. dance with guests including Jane Remover, Quadeca, and Frost Children.
Starface
Starface ($TARFACE) is Tyga's 2026 alter-ego album, released July 31, 2026 on Last Kings/EMPIRE; 10 tracks, 30:41, '80s synth concept inspired by Scarface; 'Just Us Tonight' is track 4, not an earlier title.
Stillmatic
Stillmatic is Nas's fifth studio album, released December 18, 2001 on Ill Will/Columbia, known as his comeback after Illmatic and for the Jay-Z diss track 'Ether.'
Stoney (album)
Stoney is Post Malone's debut studio album (Austin Richard Post), released December 9, 2016 on Republic Records; hip-hop/R&B with pop and country influences, featuring Bieber, Quavo, Kehlani, and Pharrell; five times RIAA platinum with a record 51-week climb to No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Suffering from Success
Suffering from Success is DJ Khaled's seventh studio album, released October 22, 2013 on Cash Money/Republic; titled after his doctor's remark on his stress disorder; features No New Friends with Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne.
Sugar Honey Iced Tea
Sugar Honey Iced Tea is Latto's third studio album, released August 9, 2024 on RCA Records; a 21-track Atlanta-rooted rap album featuring Megan Thee Stallion, Ciara, Cardi B, and Young Nudy, distinct from songs by Bring Me the Horizon and BABYMONSTER.
Sulfur Surfer
Sulfur Surfer is Bladee's (Benjamin Reichwald) eighth solo album, released May 20, 2026 on Trash Island; 13 rap tracks, 46 minutes, fully produced by Whitearmor, sole guest David Tibet of Current 93.
Swimming (Mac Miller album)
Swimming (2018) is Mac Miller's fifth studio album, released August 3, 2018 on Warner Bros. Records; 13 tracks produced largely with Jon Brion, featuring Thundercat, Dev Hynes, J. Cole and Snoop Dogg, nominated for the 2019 Grammy for Best Rap Album.
Syre (album)
SYRE (A Beautiful Confusion) is Jaden Smith's debut studio album, released November 17, 2017 on MSFTS Music/Roc Nation; 17 tracks, about 70 minutes, three years in the making, titled after his middle name, with guests A$AP Rocky and Raury, Metascore 69.
Terrified (Fakemink album)
Terrified . is the 2026 album by English rapper-producer Fakemink (Vincenzo Camille), released May 22 on EtnaVeraVela: 19 self-produced tracks, about 55 minutes, a sleazepop concept record about fame, homesickness and spiritual decay.
Testing (album)
Testing (TESTING) is A$AP Rocky's third studio album, released May 25, 2018 as a surprise digital drop on A$AP Rocky Recordings/RCA: 15 songs, 52 minutes, first album without the late A$AP Yams, featuring Frank Ocean, Skepta, FKA Twigs, Moby, and Kid Cudi.
Tha Carter
Tha Carter is Lil Wayne's fourth solo album, released June 29, 2004 on Cash Money/Universal; 21 tracks produced largely by Mannie Fresh, featuring "Go DJ", "Bring It Back", and "I Miss My Dawgs", certified 2x platinum and the first of the Tha Carter series.