For decades, I've waited for any mainstream media to not simply accept Hip Hop, but to love it and express that love by allowing Hip Hop a prominent place in its list of top albums of the year. Usually, Hip Hop will score one top 10 mention, and maybe another one or two in the 11-20 range. Rarely would a list truly reflect Hip Hop's place in pop music culture.
https://rateyourmusic.com/feature/2018/
This morning, I stumbled across RateYourMusic's list of Best of 2018. I was shocked to find 4 of the top 6 albums are Hip Hop albums. Then I was surprised to realize I have not listened to any of them.
Just when mainstream media gets to where I want it on this topic, I'm not there any more.