First quarter of 2018 is over. List your favorite albums of the year so far.
Paper Dollhouse - The Sky Looks Different Here Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap U.S. Girls - In A Poem Unlimited Skyzoo - In Celebration Of Us MGMT - Little Dark Age Nils Frahm - All Melody The Soft Moon - Criminal Ty Segall - Freedom’s Goblin Tune-Yards - I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life Evidence - Weather Or Not The Voidz - Virtue Black Milk - Fever Preoccupations - New Material Caroline Says - No Fool Like An Old Fool Meshell Ndegeocello - Ventriloquism Anna von Hausswolff - Dead Magic Palmbomen II - Memories Of Cindy
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"Dude just seems like he's been chosen for some reason. Maybe he did a backspin for Oprah or something." micMajestic
1. "been a great year so far" In response to Reply # 0
Mary Halvorson - Code Girl Black Milk - FEVER Natalia Lafourcade - Musas Vol 2 Phonte - No News Is Good News Jean Grae & Quelle Chris - Everything's Fine Jonny Greenwood - Phantom Thread Soundtrack Quin Kirchner -The Other Side of Time Walter Smith III - Twio Jericho Jackson - Khrysis & Elzhi Are Jericho Jackson Sons of Kemet - Your Queen Is a Reptile
Also, not an album but Ravyn Lenae's Crush EP is dope
2. "RE: List Your Favorite Albums Of 2018" In response to Reply # 0
I think it's been an amazing 2018 so far, and I'm going to have to list EPs on here too.
Red Velvet - The Perfect Red Velvet (This was technically 2017, but it's a repackage of last year's album, Perfect Velvet. However, the 3 new tracks added on aren't just a cash grab; I think they actually propel this album to be the best K-Pop album ever). Against All Logic - 2012-2017 JPEGMAFIA - Veteran Ought - Room Inside the World MGMT - Little Dark Age BoA - ONE SHOT, TWO SHOT Heize - Wish & Wind Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar Black Milk - FEVER Preoccupations - New Material MONDO GROSSO - Attune/Detune Primary x Anda - Do Worry Be Happy Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog Kali Uchis - Isolation Ravyn Lenae - Crush Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy Keiji Haino + SUMAC - American Dollar Bill... Soccer Mommy - Clean Jean Grae x Quelle Chris - Everything's Fine
6. "Very solid year, thus far" In response to Reply # 0 Sun Apr-08-18 07:59 PM by catalyst
Tom Misch - Geography Cardi B - Invasion Of Privacy Chris Dave And The Drumhedz Me'Shell Ndegeocello - Ventriloquism Khyrsis & Elzhi are Jericho Jackson Phonte - No News Is Good News
7. "This was a great quarter for Hip-Hop" In response to Reply # 0
In no order
Evidence - Weather Or Not Skyzoo - In Celebration Of Us Roc Marciano - RR2 Jericho Jackson - Jericho Jackson Phonte - No News Is Good News Czarface and MF Doom - Czarface Meets Metal Face Austin Greene - Austin Greene Planet Asia - The Golden Buddha PRhyme - PRhyme 2 Black Milk - Fever Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap Apathy - The Widow’s Son
I’m sure I forgot something but when was the last time we had a quarter this dope for hip-hop?
9. "This could end up the best for hip-hop since 2015" In response to Reply # 0
And that's high praise, because 2015 was a great year for hip-hop.
Truthfully, I could put together a respectable top 10 list for 2018 from what's already been released this first quarter.
Anywho, in no order:
Jean Grae and Qulle Chris - Everything's Fine Phonte - No News Is Good News Elzhi and Khrysis - Jericho Jackson PRhyme - PRhyme 2 Evidence - Weather or Not Murs - Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable Roc Marciano - Rosebudd's Revenge 2 Black Milk - Fever Czarface & MF DOOM - Czarface Meets Metal Face Vic Spencer & Sonnyjim - Spencer For Hire Dr. Octagon - Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation Apathy - Widow's Son Chuck Strangers - Consumer's Park Le$ - Texas Rattlesnake Curren$y - Parking Lot Music & Spring Collection OC - New Dawn Odd Mojo - Channel Your Mojo Awthentik - Nothing More, Nothing Less Meyhem Lauren - Glass Westside Gunn & Mr. Green - Flygod is Good All the Time
Also, haven't gotten around to listen to the new Skyzoo yet. So I didn't include it. Also need to listen to Planet Asia's Golden Buddha.
12. "I don’t know man..." In response to Reply # 11
There’s something about the vibe of these new albums this year that has me loving hip-hop again.
2012 and some other years were dope because the albums were great and sounded new whereas some other years the albums either just sounded new in a bad way where I didn’t like where the art was going or just sounded old for the sake of being a throwback.
This year these albums have sounded both new and old in a good way that I haven’t felt in a minute.
Maybe that makes no sense but whatever! Lol
It really went from 2000 and took all the way to 2012 before I considered it a great year in hip-hop. I love releases from every year but as a whole it went from 2000 to 2012 imo and now I feel like 2018 will be in that line of great years in hip-hop.
34. "RE: those two.... PRhyme2 and Doom/Czarface are all dope to me..." In response to Reply # 18
Bro...never thought I would say this, but Primo sounded kinda average on PRhyme2. Didn't like many of the concepts either...Royce was nice as usual, project just didn't hit like I thought it would... anyway, mines...for now...
Black Milk "Fever" Czarface/Doom Joint Jericho Jackson "Khrysis & Elzhi Are Jericho Jackson" Phonte "No News Is Good News" Evidence "Weather or Not" OC "A New Dawn"
36. "Yea PRhyme2 was a huge letdown." In response to Reply # 34 Mon Jul-23-18 03:46 PM by Brew
I listened front to back 3x out of respect, and because I was desperate for them to recapture the magic of the first one. But on the latter 2 listens I was pretty clearly just forcing it. If it wasn't PRhyme/Preem & Royce I would've shelved it after the first listen; to me it was borderline unlistenable from a production standpoint. Makes me sad still.
20. "What I've been into so far." In response to Reply # 0 Wed Apr-11-18 05:48 PM by phemom
My favorite overall has been: Skyzoo-In Rememberance Of Us...
Other than that:
Black Milk/Phonte/Elzhi and Khrysis/PHyme 2 August Greene Chris Dave & The Drumheadz Django Django-Marble Skies LPX-Bolt In The Blue Wafia-VIII EP Nipsey Hussle-Victory Lap (this was well worth the wait, but it's really a summer album that dropped in February) Rhye-Blood Sango-In The Comfort Of...(another that took so long to drop, but I'm glad it did) Evidence-Weather Or Not Blessthefall-Hard Feelings (I've been dipping my toe into Alt Rock because it's what a few of my friends have been listening to. As long it has some sort of melody it's been good.)
Lastly Kali Ucris-Isolation is something special. I've only listened to it once completely, but I think it's gonna stick with me for awhile.
26. "adding KOD, Everything is Love, Daytona, and Freddie " In response to Reply # 22 Mon Jul-02-18 11:14 PM by astralblak
i really enjoyed all four of those albums
Fever still my favorite, KOD maybe second...
other things I listened to were KTSE which is OK Scorpion is boring; i like maybe 7-8 songs and two were the singles Redemption, Jay Rock's album is good ASAP's album was aight but forgetable Flatbush Zombie's album was another dud (wish Meech would go solo) Playboi Carti albums was basura
gunna relisten to Thought's album again. He wasn't the problem. 9th was. BT killed it per usual
23. "RE: List Your Favorite Albums Of 2018" In response to Reply # 0
>First quarter of 2018 is over. List your favorite albums of >the year so far. > >Paper Dollhouse - The Sky Looks Different Here >Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap >U.S. Girls - In A Poem Unlimited >Skyzoo - In Celebration Of Us >MGMT - Little Dark Age >Nils Frahm - All Melody >The Soft Moon - Criminal >Ty Segall - Freedom’s Goblin >Tune-Yards - I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life >Evidence - Weather Or Not >The Voidz - Virtue >Black Milk - Fever >Preoccupations - New Material >Caroline Says - No Fool Like An Old Fool >Meshell Ndegeocello - Ventriloquism >Anna von Hausswolff - Dead Magic >Palmbomen II - Memories Of Cindy
Second quarter additions
Phonte Coleman - No News Is Good News J. Cole - KOD Pom Pom - Untitled Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer Sterile Hand - Sterile Hand Thomas Fehlmann x Terrence Dixon - We Take It From Here Royce Da 5'9" - Book Of Ryan DJ Koze - Knock Knock Beach House - 7 Parquet Courts - Wide Awake! Meyhem Lauren - Glass Kali Uchis - Isolation Jorja Smith - Lost & Found Jay Rock - Redemption Skee Mask - Compro Kamasi Washington - Heaven And Earth Leon Vynehall - Nothing Is Still
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"Dude just seems like he's been chosen for some reason. Maybe he did a backspin for Oprah or something." micMajestic
Saba - Care For Me Serpentwithfeet - Soil Rayvn Lenae - Crush Ep Girl Ultra - Adios Ep Alina Baraz - The Color of You Pusha T - Daytona Bobby Feeno - Flamingo & Koval Tom Misch - Geography Phonte - No News Is Good News Charlotte Day Wilson - Stone Woman Kablito - Telenovela Kadhja Bonet - Childqueen Kali Uchis - Isolation Jorja Smith - Lost & Found Nipsey Hustle - Victory Lap Black Panther OST
Waiting on Anderson .Paak, The Internet, Chance, Schoolboy Q...
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30. "extremely bad man – love is pure" In response to Reply # 0
dropping tmrw just learning about these guys... The project album by Julio Tavarez & Elliot James and co-producer Cobeshack was made over two years in Los Angeles.
31. "Book of ryan is probably my fav" In response to Reply # 0
Some weak spots keep it at overall lower rating but the high spots hit so much. I would had combined the best of it with prhyme 2 to make a classic.
In order of current rating 9.75-9/10
Daytona Fever Nasir Jericho jackson Ye Redemption In celebration of us Weather or not Everything is love Kids see ghost Kod Streams of thought Flamingo and koval Black panther sdtk Prhyme 2 No new is good news Book of ryan
32. "RE: List Your Favorite Albums Of 2018" In response to Reply # 0
So far...
Black Milk -- FEVER Murs -- A Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable Jamie Isaac -- (4:30) Idler Kooley High -- Never Come Down Vic Spencer -- Spencer For Hire Phonte -- No News Is Good News Skyzoo -- In Celebration of Us Jean Grae and Quelle Chris -- Everything's Fine Potatohead People -- Nick & Astro's Guide to the Galaxy Saba -- CARE FOR ME Pusha T -- DAYTONA Beach House -- 7 Kenny Segal -- Kenstrumentals Vol. 3: Travelog THE CARTERS -- EVERYTHING IS LOVE Adrian Younge -- Adrian Younge Presents: Voices of Gemma Westside Gunn -- Supreme Blientele Chris Orrick --Portraits
Need more time with... The Midnight Hour -- The Midnight Hour Kali Uchis -- Isolation Jorja Smith -- Lost & Found Kamasi Washington -- Heaven and Earth Royce da 5'9" -- Book of Ryan R+R=NOW -- Collagically Speaking Kadhja Bonet -- Childqueen Bobby Feeno of the Houston Texans -- Flamingo & Koval Apollo Brown & Locksmith -- No Question Marlowe (L'Orange & Solemn Brigham) -- Marlowe
38. "RE: List Your Favorite Albums Of 2018" In response to Reply # 0 Fri Jul-27-18 05:03 PM by Stevie Lee
a lot of shit I haven't listened to yet, but...(a few of these are really EPs/"mixtapes"):
Jay Rock - Redemption Black Milk - FEVER lojii - lofeye Damu the Fudgemunk/Flex Matthews - Dreams and Vibrations RF Shannon - Trickster Blues The Dig - Moonlight Baby Lorde Fred33 -Norf: The Legend of Hotboy Ronald Sadiva - Minutes La Luz - Floating Features Mo Kolours - Inner Symbols Night Beats - Sonic Bloom CARRINGTON CASH - #HOTTRASH SHIRT - PURE BEAUTY The Undercover Dream Lovers - In Real Time Michael Christmas - Role Model Charlotte Day Wilson - Stone Woman Spark Master Tape - Seven Sekkonds of Silence Old Man Saxon - The Pursuit EARTHGANG - Royalty Chuck Strangers - Consumer's Park Nickelus F - STUCK DJ Luna - Sunday Morning Freddie Gibbs - Freddie dopesmoothies - Dsfm:2 KEY/Kenny Beats - 777
I'm mostly waiting for big baby scumbag to drop an album, though
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