November is officially upon us, marking the penultimate month of an amazing 2017 (at least, where music is concerned.) And what a year it has been thus far, stacked with phenomenal releases across all ends of the spectrum, from A-list artists, to cult favorites, to the mixtape warriors. October alone brought two of the year's biggest surprises, with two stellar collaborative albums from Future and Young Thug, and Offset, 21 Savage, and Metro Boomin respectively. While those albums are still fresh for listeners to fully digest, they've come to represent one of 2017's most defining qualities - the collaborative spirit.
Producers like Southside and rappers like Future have been outspoken about their creative environment, referring to the studio as something like a familial space, in which collaboration is not only appreciated, but encouraged. Often, a rapper finds a producer who musically encapsulates the perfect vibe, and the pair can't resist linking up to see where that chemistry might go. The musical equivalent to drunkenly telling a friend you have to "hang out more," as let's be honest, many of these collaborations never end up seeing the light of day.
Yet some do, and when they drop, they're generally fire. And while albums like the aforementioned Super Slimey and Without Warning have been occupying the majority of the discourse, 2017 has seen dozens of collaborative drops. And let's be real - the surprise ones always make the best moments. I mean, who can forget the collective excitement when Lil Wayne & T-Pain's T-Wayne album dropped out of the blue?
Check out the full list of every collaboration album to drop this year.
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OCTOBER
Offset, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin - Without Warning
Kodak Black & Plies - F.E.M.A: Finesse. Elevate. Motivate. Achieve.
Trippie Red & Lil Wop - Angels & Demons
Meyhem Lauren & DJ Muggs - Gems From The Equinox
Blu & Exile - In The Beginnings: Before The Heavens
Krept & Konan - 7 Days & 7 Nights
Future & Young Thug - Super Slimey
T.E.C. & Maine Musik - Retaliation
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SEPTEMBER
DJ Carnage & Young Thug - Young Martha
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AUGUST
Berner & Young Dolph - Tracking Numbers
Lil Durk & Lil Reese - Supa Vultures
Hoodrich Pablo Juan & Blacc Zacc - Dirty Money Power Respect
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JULY
The Alchemist & Budgie - Good Book Vol 2
Nav & Metro Boomin - Perfect Timing
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JUNE
T.E.C. & Maine Musik - Spider Nation
Chris Brown & Ray J - Burn My Name
Jay Worthy & Alchemist - Fantasy Island
Gunplay & Mozzy - Dreadlocks & Headshots
Yo Gotti & Mike Will Made It - Gotti Made It
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MAY
Gucci Mane & Metro Boomin - Droptopwop
Blac Youngsta & Mozzy - Can’t Fake The Real
Buddy & Kaytranada - Ocean & Montana
Payroll Giovanni & Helluva - Payface
Hoodrich Pablo Juan & Danny Wolf - HoodWolf
Fiend & Corner Boy - Summer League
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APRIL
AD & Sorry Jaynari - Last Of The 80s
Jose Guapo, Nard, & B - Extravagant Trench Shit 2
Jahlil Beats & CRMC - FR33 SPIRITS
Styles P & Talib Kweli - The Seven
Smoke DZA & 183RD - Ringside 5
Hoodrich Pablo Juan & Drug Rxch Peso - MONEYPWRSPT World Rules
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MARCH
G-Eazy & DJ Carnage - Step Brothers
Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One - Tuxedo II
Starlito & Don Trip - Step Brothers THREE
Sonny Digital & Black Boe - The Black Goat
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FEBRUARY
Killa Kyleon & Nessacary - Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Dom Kennedy & Hit-Boy - HALF-A-MIL 2
Pouya & Fat Nick - Drop Out Of School
Fat Joe & Remy Ma - Plato O Plomo
Scotty ATL & Drumma Boy - Who Shot Cupid?
Starlito & Don Trip - Step Brothers
Wiki & Your Old Droog - What Happened To Fire?
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JANUARY
BeatKing & Nephew Texas Boy - Texlanta 2
Curren$y, Corner Boy P & T.Y. - The Jetlanta EP
Che Ecru & Cardo - Che Got Wings
Key! & Reese Laflare - Been Had Boyz
