Boldy James & Conductor Williams - Across The Tracks
Apollo Brown & CRIMEAPPLE - This, Is Not That
IDK - Bravado & Intimo
Jesse The Tree & Andrew - Not Fade Away
Boldy James & Harry Fraud - The Bricktionary
Blu & Evidence - Los Angeles
Maze Overlay & Swab - Komplex
11-50
Vince Staples - Dark Times
Andrew - Swan Dive
Boldy James & Nicholas Craven - Penalty Of Leadership
The Alchemist - The Genuine Article
K-The-I & Kenny Segal - Genuine Dexterity
Maze Overlay & Observe Since 98 - Medium Raw
Verb T & Malek Winter - Restoration
Nacho Picasso & Televangel - Jesse’s Revenge
Lee Scott - To Tame A Dead Horse
Westside Gunn & DJ Drama - Still Praying
Ab-Soul - Soul Burger
Kendrick Lamar - GNX
Midnight Sons - Money Has No Owners
Cavalier - Different Type Time
Previous Industries - Service Merchandise
Nappy Nina & Swarvy - Nothing Is My Favorite Thing
Cavalier & Child Actor - Cine
Mutant Academy - Keep Holly Alive
YUNGMORPHEUS & Alexander Spit - Waking Up & Choosing Violence
Milc & Televangel - Extra Phish
Heems - Veena
OKSE - OKSE
Nacho Picasso, Milc & Televangel - Montage Music
Denzel Curry - King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2
AJ Suede & Wolftone - Permafrost Discoveries
Vic Spencer & August Fanon - Psychological Cheat Sheet 5
Roc Marciano & The Alchemist - Skeleton Key
Gangrene - Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
Roc Marciano - Marciology
Chuck Strangers - A Forsaken Lover’s Plea
NahReally & The Expert - Blip
Maze Overlay - Eternal Summer
Andrew - Can I Write A Requiem For When You’re Dead?
Blu & Exile - Love (The) Ominous World
Juga-Naut - Bem II
Slick Devious & Janeiro Lockhart - When It Rains
Bad Tofu - Affordable Luxuries
Conway The Machine - Slant Face Killer
Cappo & Kong The Artisan - Cannon
Schoolboy Q - Blue Lips
Made a playlist of the Top 50, My favourite track* from each album**
*My favourite track from No. 19 is actually “Consumer Ism”, but “Ginkgo Biloba” is the only track from the album available to stream.
**No track from No. 33 as it’s only on Bandcamp
cheers for the lists so far as thread was lacking a bit of activity - and i haven’t got remotely close to doing my own tbh
gonna tag some of the voters from the last years if they want to contribute this time too, and say a rough deadline of next Monday 13 Jan to get votes in. But as I’m always a bit lazy, might accept things shortly after that too - then results midweek/end of next week
Probably a bit disappointed with Hip Hop as a whole last year, nothing really grabbed me all that much but will chuck in some votes for the stuff I enjoyed…
Kendrick Lamar - GNX
Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal
Ka - The Thief Next To Jesus
LL Cool J - THE FORCE
Tyler, the Creator - Chromakopia
Quite enjoying catching up on Mach-Hommy, Roc Marci and that Redman album is fun. Guess I need to give Chief Keef a whirl.
It’s been a busy year for me and I think that reflects in basically just bumping new releases by artists I know I love. Plenty in this thread I need to find time for
Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium, vol. 1
Bladee - Cold Visions
Starlito - Imposter Syndrome
Tyler, the Creator - Chromakopia
Don Trip - Christopher Season 4
Denzel Curry - King of the Mischievous South
Chief Keef & Mike Will Made It - Dirty Nachos
Kendrick Lamar - GNX
Redman - Muddy Waters Too
Future & Metro Boomin - We Don’t Trust You / We Still Don’t Trust You
Conflicted about Blue Lips not making my top 10 but nothing I want to replace, Don Trip and Rodman came in hot right at the year’s close. And I know it’s all dudes; Doechii would be in my top 12
This is the first time I’ve not had an all-male top 10 since Jean Grae and Quelle Chris in 2018! Need the ladies to step up and start banging out some dour drumless joints I guess.
Can’t understand him burying this at the end of the year, particularly after a decade or so of hyping it up.
It won’t be for all Redman fans, he definitely sounds a bit fuddy duddy at times (like the ‘what the fuck is a millennial’ line in honest to fucking god 2024). Lyrically it doesn’t really touch his 90s stuff, and it’s more stylistically similar to Doc’s the Name than Muddy Waters. Anyone truly coming into it wanting early to mid 90s Redman could leave disappointed.
But I just enjoy him bringing that Redman energy and sense of humour for an hour plus, over mostly pretty enjoyable (and occasionally great) production. Still a unique rapper who’s really fun to listen to, and it’s more enjoyable as a project than anything he’s done in a long time.
