I’ve always been a fan and a collector of music. There’s something special about introducing someone to an album or artist that might change their life. In many ways, getting to know someone through their music taste feels more honest than just listing facts about who they are. So this is my collection.
This list doesn’t represent my full taste or the entire scope of my library. Just a small selection of albums I love, organized by release year. Some of these records found me later in life, while others came out long before I was born, waiting to be discovered in their own time. I hope you find something you love.
Mark Serrano's
Favorite Albums
2026
e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.
IDK
2025
Let God Sort Em Out
Clipse
STAR LINE
Chance The Rapper
Alfredo 2
Freddie Gibbs
AIN'T NO DAMN WAY!
KAYTRANADA
The Good The Bad The Dollar Menu
Ray Vaughn
2024
GNX
Kendrick Lamar
Alligator Bites Never Heal
Doechii
You Only Die 1nce
Freddie Gibbs
TIMELESS
KAYTRANADA
WORLD WIDE WHACK
Tierra Whack
2023
DON'T LET THE DEVIL IN
Kasien
SCARING THE HOES
JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown
MICHAEL
Killer Mike
Raven
Kelela
Sundial
Noname
2022
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Kendrick Lamar
RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART
Vince Staples
It's Almost Dry
Pusha T
The Forever Story
JID
MAHAL
Toro y Moi
King's Disease III
Nas
B.I.B.L.E.
Fivio Foreign
2021
The Melodic Blue
Baby Keem
Yasuke
Flying Lotus
CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
Tyler, The Creator
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Little Simz
Quick Little Mixtape
Pete & Bas
2020
PARTYMOBILE
PARTYNEXTDOOR
Alfredo
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
Featuring Ty Dolla $ign
Tyler, The Creator
Pray for Paris
Westside Gunn
King's Disease
Nas
2019
Outer Peace
Toro y Moi
Brandon Banks
Maxo Kream
BUBBA
KAYTRANADA
IGOR
Tyler, The Creator
WWDC
Griselda
38 Strategies of Raw
38 Spesh
SAVE ME
Future
We All Shine
YNW Melly
4REAL 4REAL
YG
African Giant
Burna Boy
2018
Velvet
JMSN
DAYTONA
Pusha T
Ménage à Trois: Sextape Vol. 1, 2, 3
The-Dream
FM!
Vince Staples
ASTROWORLD
Travis Scott
2017
DAMN.
Kendrick Lamar
Boo Boo
Toro y Moi
Sounds From the Other Side
Wizkid
SUPER SLIMEY
Future & Young Thug
Culture
Migos
Special Edition Grandmaster Deluxe
The Cool Kids
2016
untitled unmastered.
Kendrick Lamar
Starboy
The Weeknd
The Life of Pablo
Kanye West
Telefone
Noname
Project E.T.
Future & DJ Esco
2015
To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
DS2
Future
WaveForever
Ripp Flamez
What a Time To Be Alive
Drake & Future
MMM
Puff Daddy & The Family
2014
DAYS BEFORE RODEO
Travis Scott
STN MTN
Childish Gambino
PNDCOLOURS
PARTYNEXTDOOR
My Krazy Life
YG
Rich Gang: Tha Tour Pt 1
Rich Gang (Young Thug, Birdman & Rich Homie Quan)
2013
Anything in Return
Toro y Moi
Acid Rap
Chance The Rapper
PARTYNEXTDOOR
PARTYNEXTDOOR
Just Re'd Up 2
YG
Summer Knights
Joey Bada$$
BetterOffDead
Flatbush Zombies
Young Rich Niggas
Migos
Life Changes
Casey Veggies
2012
10 Day
Chance The Rapper
Detroit
Big Sean
4Eva N a Day
Big K.R.I.T.
1999
Joey Bada$$
Back From The Dead
Chief Keef
Duality Deluxe
Captain Murphy
Lords Never Worry
A$AP Mob
2011
nostalgia, ULTRA
Frank Ocean
Sailing Soul(s)
Jhené Aiko
Return Of 4eva
Big K.R.I.T.
XXX
Danny Brown
Section.80
Kendrick Lamar
Blue Dream & Lean
Juicy J
Deep Purple
A$AP Rocky
House of Balloons
The Weeknd
Watch the Throne
JAY-Z & Kanye West
When Fish Ride Bicycles
The Cool Kids
2010
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
EARL
Earl Sweatshirt
KRIT Wuz Here
BIG K.R.I.T.
Overly Dedicated
Kendrick Lamar
The Bar Exam 3
Royce Da 5'9"
Radical
OFWGKTA
Tacklebox
The Cool Kids
More About Nothing
Wale
Dinner and a Movie
Brotha Lynch Hung
Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager
Kid Cudi
2009
Bastard
Tyler, The Creator
Love vs. Money
The-Dream
Gone Fishing
The Cool Kids
Slaughterhouse
Slaughterhouse
K.O.D.
Tech N9ne
Man On the Moon: The End of Day
Kid Cudi
Dat Kid From Cleveland
Kid Cudi
Til the Casket Drops
Clipse
The State vs. Radric Davis
Gucci Mane
2008
Ego Trippin'
Snoop Dogg
The Renaissance
Q-Tip
The Bake Sale
The Cool Kids
Mixtape About Nothing
Wale
A Kid Named Cudi
Kid Cudi
Cool Ass Ninjas
The Cool Kids
2007
Lovehate
The-Dream
American Gangster
JAY-Z
Graduation
Kanye West
Finding Forever
Common
Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
Lupe Fiasco
Waitin' to Inhale
Devin the Dude
2006
Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
Snoop Dogg
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
Donuts
J Dilla
Hell Hath No Fury
Clipse
Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
2005
Be
Common
Late Registration
Kanye West
The Mouse and the Mask
DANGERDOOM
The Documentary
The Game
Most Known Unknown
Three 6 Mafia
2004
Madvillainy
Madvillain
The College Dropout
Kanye West
MM..FOOD
MF DOOM
The Red Light District
Ludacris
R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta)
Snoop Dogg
Confessions
USHER
2003
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Outkast
The Black Album
JAY-Z
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
Revolutionary, Vol. 2
Immortal Technique
Chicken-N-Beer
Ludacris
2002
Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$
Snoop Dogg
Phrenology
The Roots
Lord Willin'
Clipse
In Search Of...
N.E.R.D
Dutty Rock
Sean Paul
2001
Aaliyah
Aaliyah
Word of Mouf
Ludacris
The Blueprint
JAY-Z
Stillmatic
Nas
Kiss Tha Game Goodbye
Jadakiss
2000
Supreme Clientele
Ghostface Killah
Like Water For Chocolate
Common
The Big Picture
Big L
Tha Last Meal
Tha Last Meal
Stankonia
Outkast
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
1999
Born Again
The Notorious B.I.G.
Things Fall Apart
The Roots
2001
Dr. Dre
Amplified
Q-Tip
...And Then There Was X
DMX
Operation: Doomsday
MF DOOM
Murda Muzik
Mobb Deep
No Limit Top Dogg
Snoop Dogg
1998
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Aquemini
Outkast
Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front
Busta Rhymes
Kuruption!
Kurupt
Capital Punishment
Big Pun