Vibe Magazine: The 30 Best Albums of 2019
- Ari Lennox — Shea Butter Baby
- Benny the Butcher — The Plugs I Met
- Beyoncé — The Lion King: The Gift
- Beyoncé — Homecoming: The Live Album
- Burna Boy — African Giant
- DaBaby — KIRK
- Daniel Caesar — CASE STUDY 01
- Danny Brown — uknowhatimsayin¿
- Doja Cat — Hot Pink
- Dreamville — Revenge of the Dreamers III
- Freddie Gibbs & Madlib — Bandana
- GoldLink — Diaspora
- Gunna — Drip or Drown 2
- Jamila Woods — LEGACY! LEGACY!
- Jim Jones — El Capo
- Kemba — Gilda
- Little Brother — May the Lord Watch
- Lucky Daye — Painted
- Michael Kiwanuka — Kiwanuka
- Raphael Saadiq — Jimmy Lee
- Rapsody — Eve
- Rick Ross — Port of Miami 2
- SiR — Chasing Summer
- Snoh Aalegra — - Ugh, those feels again
- Solange — When I Get Home
- Summer Walker — Over It
- Tyler, The Creator — IGOR
- Wale — Wow... That's Crazy
- Young Thug — So Much Fun
- YBN Cordae — The Lost Boy