Rap Album Name Generator

Rap album titles do a lot of work in a small space, and the genre has developed clear conventions since the late 1980s. The single-word statement (Illmatic, Reasonable Doubt, DAMN., Astroworld, Certified Lover Boy) is the most prestigious form and signals confidence. The biography title tells you where the artist came from (Straight Outta Compton, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, The College Dropout, Take Care). Biblical and mythic references run deep (Yeezus, The Life of Pablo, Kingdom Come, Ready to Die, Life After Death), as do sequels and volumes (Tha Carter III, Culture II, Cold Summer 2, Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter). Mixtapes are looser, taking a slang phrase, a season, or a running series title.

Every name in this generator was written to sit on a real tracklist. You will find one-word statements, city and neighborhood titles (Southside Story, Zone 6 Vol. 1, Motor City Manifesto), religious and mythic titles (Trap Gospel, Sinner's Prayer, Crown of Concrete), money-and-pain pairings (Expensive Pain, Rich Off Pain, Designer Trauma), numbered chapters and volumes, and cold one-liners like Say Less or Trust Nobody.

The strongest titles can be said in a hook, printed on a shirt, and turned into a tour name. If you cannot picture the cover art, the title is probably not there yet.