I just want to make sure I don't hate current rap as much as I think I do. Maybe I missed something. Only rap albums I like this year is that Albert Einstein joint and the Run The Jewels LP. The Night's Gambit was solid too.

...there are not 10 to list...but so far, this is what I am rockin...

-Homeboy Sandman "All That I Hold Dear"
-EL-P/Killer Mike "Run The Jewels"
-Greenhouse Effect "Bend But Don't Break"
-Camp Lo/Pete Rock "80 Blocks from Tiffany's Pt. 2"
-DJ Jav/Homeboy Sandman "Orphans"

Peace!

Run The Jewels
Czarface
Albert Einstein
Yeezus
Saab Stories EP
80 Blocks From Tiffany's Part II
Twelve Reasons To Die
Magna Carta

Yeah, by 7 or so it starts getting real borderline at best, not a lot of young cats in there either whereas last year seemed to be a lot of good releases from the new kids.

ASAP & Cole albums were 'aight' but I'm not that big on either, I didn't really give Tyler's album a full listen but have halfway given up on him making a viable album anyway at this point, can't bring myself to listen to a full Mac Miller album.

I'm hoping/expecting F.I.L.A. by Rae, Oxymoron by Schoolboy Q & Doris by Earl Sweatshirt to be in there by the end with maybe another surprise or two to bump the Ghost/Adrian Younge or Hov out.

There's also some more underground releases I haven't got around to giving a full listen yet.

The Night's Gambit. I think it has a case for best hip hop album of the year. Though I do fully understand why some people don't feel it at all, but it's certainly worth one listen through.

kidding (but not really).

Yeah, this is one of those things I can respect on some level (it's like Roc Marc's recent style taken to its Quaalude-scarfing extreme) but not really my thing upon first listen.

I kinda liked the way he sounds on that GZA album better.

similar to a lot of the madlib criticisms in the past it seems like folks are overlooking this being his creative choice & not some defect in his style or ability

Ka seems to be for aging heads who aren't interested in keeping up w/ the trends of the youngins but still want creativity & originality in their hip-hop

>similar to a lot of the madlib criticisms in the past it
>seems like folks are overlooking this being his creative
>choice & not some defect in his style or ability
>
Wouldn't claim this sound wasn't his 'intent', just said I preferred earlier cuts like the ProTools feature & that this drumless/spoken-word style isn't my thing even tho I respect what he's doing.

I like Roc Marc but this joint upon first listen goes to far down the rabbit hole for me.

>Ka seems to be for aging heads who aren't interested in
>keeping up w/ the trends of the youngins but still want
>creativity & originality in their hip-hop

k.

because of the lack of drums....and it sounds like Ka is on the same shit....

>because of the lack of drums....and it sounds like Ka is on
>the same shit....

I'm really not down with that....at all.....

what can I say?...I need that ol' boom bap lmao.....

>I'm really not down with that....at all.....
>
>what can I say?...I need that ol' boom bap lmao.....

Czarface
Ghostface
Ugly Heroes
Pete and Camp Lo
Run The Jewelz
Kweli

1

Run the Jewels

Run the Jewels (2013)

Overall: 9.03/10
Song Quality: 90 - 91%
Enjoyment: 4.5/5

Review: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/Nodima/rating54449818

2

Chance the Rapper

Acid Rap (2013)

Overall: 8.56/10
Song Quality: 89 - 93%
Enjoyment: 4/5

Review: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/Nodima/rating52890805

3

J. Cole

Truly Yours 2 (2013)

Overall: 8.35/10
Song Quality: 87 - 88%
Enjoyment: 4/5

Review: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/Nodima/rating52915985

4

Ace Hood

Trials & Tribulations (2013)

Overall: 8.32/10
Song Quality: 86 - 87%
Enjoyment: 4/5

Review: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/Nodima/rating54889705

5

Prodigy x Alchemist

Albert Einstein (2013)

Overall: 8.30/10
Song Quality: 85 - 87%
Enjoyment: 4/5

Review: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/Nodima/rating53824195

6

Big K.R.I.T.

King Remembered in Time (2013)

Overall: 8.26/10
Song Quality: 84 - 87%
Enjoyment: 4/5

Review: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/Nodima/rating52567757

7

Gucci Mane

Trap House 3 (2013)

Overall: 8.16/10
Song Quality: 81 - 85%
Enjoyment: 4/5

Review: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/Nodima/rating53940914

8

Curren$y

New Jet City (2013)

Overall: 8.07/10
Song Quality: 81%
Enjoyment: 4/5

Review: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/Nodima/rating51033598

9

Czarface

Czarface (2013)

Overall: 7.86/10
Song Quality: 76 - 79%
Enjoyment: 4/5

Review: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/Nodima/rating52141729

10

Kanye West

Yeezus (2013)

Overall: 7.79/10
Song Quality: 76%
Enjoyment: 4/5

Review: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/Nodima/rating53826911


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but I've also REALLY fallen off listening to most new music the second half of the year.

only change has been Drake knocking Yeezus out of the running.

9

Drake

Nothing Was the Same (2013)

Overall: 7.92/10
Song Quality: 77 - 80%
Enjoyment: 4/5

Review: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/Nodima/rating56000382




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Curren$y - New Jet City

Action Bronson - SAAAB Stories

Kanye West - Yeezus

Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels

Prodigy & Alchemist - Albert Einstein

Mac Miller - Watching Movies With the Sound Off (surprisingly)

A$AP Rocky - LongLiveA$AP

Jay-Z - MCHG (i've come all the way around on this one... i think the shit is dope.. pretty much throughout)

Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa - Live In Concert EP


and i really wish i liked the Ghostface project more.. but i don't really

That into could be my song of the year.

insane.. C$ went in on that and it's been on damn near repeat since the album dropped... beats are great throughout.. the guests were pretty much all great fits (Juve riiiiiips it).. new jet city was def. an unexpected gem and one of my favorite Curren$y projects..

1. El P/Killer Mike-Run The Jewels
2. Kanye-Yeezus
3. Ghostface-12 Reasons To Die
4. ASAP Rocky-Long Live ASAP

I still have to check out Ka's album which I've heard good things about. Jay's album would be on here if would have cut about 5 or 6 songs.

there isn't really anything that i can say is my favorite or the best for this year. only thing i can think of is the ugly heroes album and even that isnt the best to me. there's other albums, but i only like 1-2 tracks on each. been a pretty weak year for hip hop

Tree: Sunday School 2

Chance The Rapper: Acid Rap

Kanye: Yeezus

Curren$y: New Jet City

Kevin Gates: Luca Brasi

Run The Jewels: Run The Jewels

Action Bronson: Saaaab Stories

Mac Miller: Watching Movies...

KA: Night's Gambit

Pete Rock and Camp Lo: 80 Blocks... Pt. 2



This year really picked up around May or so. I liked the Tyler album and a few others but couldn't really see them making the top 10, especially with the shit that has yet to be released (Danny Brown, Schoolboy Q, Black Milk, the triple Gucci tape etc etc)

.

Czarface
Ghostface and Adrian Younge - Twelve Reasons to Die
Gensu Dean and Planet Asia - Abrasions
Durag Dynasty - 360 Waves
Billy Woods and Blockhead - Dour Candy
Aceyalone - Leaning On Slick
Pete Rock and Camp Lo - 80 Blocks From Tiffany's 2
Styles P - Float
Illogic and Blockhead - Capture the Sun
A$ap Rocky - Long Live A$ap

but i will admit...i haven't heard the Ka joint yet...

Acid Rap
80 Blocks from Tiffanys Pt. 2
Run The Jewels
12 Reasons to Die
Yeezus...

i think i'm done...hasn't really been too impressed this year hip hop wise...

#1b Cult Favorite - For Madmen Only
#2 Run The Jewels
#3 Tree - Sunday School 2
#4 Ka - Grief Pedigree
#5 Jeremiah Jae & Oliver the 2nd - RawHyde
#6 Homeboy Sandman - Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent
#7 Chuck Inglish - Droptops
#8 Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire - Kismet
#9 Quasimoto - Yessir, Whatever
#10 Gensu Dean & Planet Asia - Abrasions

Others in no particular order:
Hus Kingpin & Rozewood - Tokyo Tower
CZARFACE
Durag Dynasty - 360 Waves
ST 2 Lettaz - The G
Von Pea & Aeon - Duly Noted
Dag Savage - Dag Savage EP
Freddie Gibbs - ESGN
Fat Tony - Smart Ass Black Boy
Hieroglyphios - The Kitchen
Def Dee - 33 and a Third
Paul White - Watch The Ants
Castle - Gasface
zeroh - Bred: A Dedication
Kung Foo Grip - Growing Up In The Future
Willie The Kid - Masterpiece Theatre EP
JSWISS - Awthenticity
R.A. The Rugged Man - Legends Never Die
Big K.R.I.T. - King Remembered In Time
Gentle Jones - Slack Jaw
Problem & IamSu! - Million Dollar Afro

thank you. we are now best friends.

I listened to that a ton when it came out.

yeah i post here but i get my posts LOCKED haha

i dropped another album this year too called 'murderkill hundred'

PEACE

this is such a fantastic list. and precisely why i don't get cats who say ain't shit out.


>#1b Cult Favorite - For Madmen Only
>#2 Run The Jewels
>#3 Tree - Sunday School 2
>#4 Ka - Grief Pedigree
>#5 Jeremiah Jae & Oliver the 2nd - RawHyde
>#6 Homeboy Sandman - Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent
>#7 Chuck Inglish - Droptops
>#8 Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire - Kismet
>#9 Quasimoto - Yessir, Whatever
>#10 Gensu Dean & Planet Asia - Abrasions
>
>Others in no particular order:
>Hus Kingpin & Rozewood - Tokyo Tower
>CZARFACE
>Durag Dynasty - 360 Waves
>ST 2 Lettaz - The G
>Von Pea & Aeon - Duly Noted
>Dag Savage - Dag Savage EP
>Freddie Gibbs - ESGN
>Fat Tony - Smart Ass Black Boy
>Hieroglyphios - The Kitchen
>Def Dee - 33 and a Third
>Paul White - Watch The Ants
>Castle - Gasface
>zeroh - Bred: A Dedication
>Kung Foo Grip - Growing Up In The Future
>Willie The Kid - Masterpiece Theatre EP
>JSWISS - Awthenticity
>R.A. The Rugged Man - Legends Never Die
>Big K.R.I.T. - King Remembered In Time
>Gentle Jones - Slack Jaw
>Problem & IamSu! - Million Dollar Afro
>
>
>

1. Chance - Acid Rap
2. Run the Jewels
3. Mr. MFN eXquire - Kismet
4. Tree - Sunday School
5. Tyler - Wolf
6. Jay - MCHG
7. The Underachievers - Indigioism
8. Gibbs - ESGN
9. Cult Favorite - For Madmen Only
10. Milli Mars & Gianna Lee - Toyotomi EP
11. Spitta - New Jet City

Still listening to JonWayne's Cassette 3, liked Joey's Summer's Knights and the second half of Yeezus. I haven't got around to Dour Candy, KRIT, SAAAB Stories, Albert Einstein, or Durag Dynasty. KA is not for me. That shit is nyquil.

Looking forward to Q and Danny Brown, but their leaks/singles have only been aight to not good. Also Stalley's tape is sounding damn good

Great project

Tyler
Run The Jewels
Kanye West
Pusha T
Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge
Fred The Godson & The Heatmakerz
Chance The Rapper
Mac Miller
Ace Hood
Underachievers

Haven't given that Pete & Camp Lo joint enough spins to definitively say anything but from what I have heard, it would be in there as well.

kinda sad really, think I'm over it.

Get off my lawn.

This year is looking like a weak/stale year for hip-hop albums.
Sure, there are a few singles that bang,...but not enough to make me wanna cop.

>kinda sad really, think I'm over it.
>
>Get off my lawn.


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Might could make it.

What didn't you like about the album?

he didn't have that fire he was spitting like on the truly yours eps.

there were some great tracks on there..but man just way too long

Because its been a really good year. I can't even complain about hip hop releases in 2013

in this order (took me a sec)


Albert Einstein

Freddie Gibbs - E$GN

Ugly Heroes

Czarface

Styles P - Float

Hiero - The Kitchen

Durag Dynasty

Magna Carta

First Light - Fallacy Fantasy

Pusha T - Wrath Of Caine

Run The Jewels

Talib Kweli-Prisoner of Conscious

Statik Selektah - Extended Play (even Termanology managed to not fuck it up)

Oh No - Disrupted Ads

Quasimoto - Yessir Whatever

I feel like if it doesn't pick up fast its going to easily be the worst of this decade so far.

And that Albert Einstein is that good huh?

I love Alchemist but I've given all the way up on Prodigy.

>I feel like if it doesn't pick up fast its going to easily be
>the worst of this decade so far.
>
>And that Albert Einstein is that good huh?
>
>I love Alchemist but I've given all the way up on Prodigy.


if you dont like the new styles p-esque slow flow P, yea you might not like it.

maybe im not paying enuf attn but his shit got pretty one-note & boring to me

Its his most creative and diverse shit since his early days with Dilated and Defari. He was bis most one note during those street/thug joints with Mobb Deep and DBlock. Al Been the best doing it for 3 years:

Spitta, both Gangrene records and the EP, Greneberg, Bronson, Domo all top to bottom production that's been killing. he's given heat to Hodgy, Mac Miller, Bodega Bamz, and Mayhem Lauren. Even his solo Russian Roulette was good.

Even when some of the rappers are boring, shitty or mediocre Al's beats have saved the day.

add Schoolboy Q to that list.

I prefer Bronson over Harry Fraud beats tho, on Alc stuff the Ghostface thing feels more obvious since they're beats Ghost would rap on.
>
>Spitta, both Gangrene records and the EP, Greneberg, Bronson,
>Domo all top to bottom production that's been killing. he's
>given heat to Hodgy, Mac Miller, Bodega Bamz, and Mayhem
>Lauren. Even his solo Russian Roulette was good.
>
>Even when some of the rappers are boring, shitty or mediocre
>Al's beats have saved the day.

right...he been killin' it lately.

wait till fools hear the alc joint on Q's album!

if you listen to nothing else ALC has been doing lately, listen to Albert Einstein.

don't go into expecting to hear Prodigy spitting like it's 97, or to hear Alchemist chopping samples like it's '98. they both changed their steez and the shit works.

Tony Touch's new one is also really good, even though it's very similar to Statik's album.

Run the Jewels
K.R.I.T
Stolen youth
Yeezus
The G
Wolf
Young Rich niggaz
Ace Hood
FreeBirdgang/ Still going in reloaded

the ones i have were good tho

Haven't cared for them though. I'll listen to the few I haven't checked for and get back to y'all.

Acid Rap by Chance The Rapper is the best one I've heard

Planet Asia and Gensu Dean's "Abrasions" was dope.

J.Cole's "Born Sinner" had a couple of joints that made the cut... same goes for
"Run The Jewels".

Looking forward to Earl's "Doris", but I'm kinda afraid he's gonna use his drowsy
delivery for the duration of the album (I miss the Earl from "Molliwhopped" & "Assmilk")

Wise Intelligent is about due for another album. I always enjoy his joints.

Also looking forward to No Malice's "Hear Ye Him" believe it or not.



I'm fine with not having a ton of new releases, since I still have a vast store
of shit I can listen to. I love Hip Hop and am pretty sure I always will. The
only thing that has changed about my listening habits is that I have much less
tolerance for "okay" shit. Either it bangs or it doesn't.

>Planet Asia and Gensu Dean's "Abrasions" was dope.

I loved Pain Language and love most albums that drop on Melo

Big KRIT, Curren$y, J. Cole, Pete Rock and Camp Lo, and Run the Jewels....there's 5 that I like.

And I can't even think of any others that I even "kind've liked".

Bad year so far. 2012 was much better.

magna carta
run the jewels
new jack city
esgn
saab stories
twelve reasons to die
born sinner

and the slept on gem of the year: Krondon's Everythings nothing

>and the slept on gem of the year: Krondon's Everythings
>nothing

.

...for me, Chance's Acid Rap is the only rap release that's looking to make my "best of 2013" list at the moment.

And that one had to grow on me.

Spitta's New Jet City was decent. As was Gibbs' ESGN. Ace Hood's LP was surprisingly cohesive even if I'm not rushing to listen to it again. But nothing else, thus far tho...

Maybe Black Milk's new one will reverse the drought?

I noticed that it got a lot of mixed reviews. Was it the drums that threw people off?

The album was cool but he overdosed on the drums. I enjoyed Tronic a lot more.

Tyler - Wolf
Jay Z - MCHG
El-P & Killer Mike - Run The Jewels
Action Brons - SAAB Stories
Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap
The Underachievers - Indigoism

I'm look forward to Danny Brown, Earl, Schoolboy Q, and Drake's albums to fill the remaining spots.



check the blog! http://megasmotives.blogspot.com

but there were about 10 that i liked...

Quelle Chris - N****s Is Men
Kung Foo Grip - Growing Up In The Future
Key Nyata - The Shadowed Diamond
JAY Z - Magna Carta Holy Grail
Zeroh - Bred: A Dedication
Epp - Chrome Plated Chronicles
Kanye West - Yeezus
Quasimoto - Yessir Whatever
Myke Bogan - Pretty Hesh
Pusha T - Wrath Of Caine

& that's pretty much it.
definitely haven't been too hyped on rap this year


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Number 1 for me, by FAR, is Run The Jewels, to be honest this year nothing has came close for me this year...

here is the rest of my list in order

ScienZe - Ella
Tall Black Guy - 8 Miles To Monart
Marco Polo - Newport Authority 2
The Dopplegangaz - Hark
Big KRiT - King Remembered In Time
Tyler The Creator - Wolf
Ghostface - 12 Reasons To Die
Czarface
Ben Jamin - Radio Waves


Other than that I've only heard like 2 other rap/hip hop releases from this year, the Kid Tsunami album and the new Joey Bada$$ album, liked both of them. This year feels kind of slow...idk...

edit: Ok looking back I realize 2012 was pretty fucking great....this year so far pales in comparison

forgot to mention that one. More so for the production.

Chance, Exquire, Tree, The Underachievers, and Bronson and didn't like any of them?

>Chance, Exquire, Tree, The Underachievers, and Bronson and
>didn't like any of them?

Chance was dope but I usually don't mention "mixtapes" when doing my lists. Guess I should change that since most of them are basically albums. Not a fan of Bronson. I've given him many listens and he just doesn't do it for me. Not familiar with Tree or The Underachievers but I plan on checking them out eventually.

.

but hey in time, probably

Run the Jewels
MCHG
still digesting Born Sinner

Haven't heard anything else memorable this year.

unless you don't like great rap music

>unless you don't like great rap music

Joe Budden-No Love Lost

Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge-12 Reasons To Die

Jay Z-Magna Carter/Holy Grail (which sounds better the more I listen to it)

Blu-York

Emilio Rojas-No Shame,No Regrets

J. Cole-Born Sinner

Wale-The Gifted (which I think it being slept-on by everyone)

80 Block's From Tiffany's-Part 2

Aeon & Von Pea-Duly Noted

Scram Jones & Styles P-Float

....it's a lot of dope shit dropping before the end of the year tho, a lot of these albums could be bumped off.

1. chance the rapper - acid rap
2. jay z - magna carta holy grail
3. killer mike/el p - run the jewels
4. ghostface - 12 reasons to die
5. action bronson - saab stories
6. joey badass - summer knights
7. curren$y - new jet city
8. kanye west - yeezus
9. asap rocky - long live asap




haven't listened to albert einstein yet.

man, still haven't listened to albert einstein

No apologies for liking what I like.

Serengeti - Kenny Dennis LP
Serengeti - Saal
Milo - Things that happen at day/night
Zeroh - Bred A Dedication
Jeremiah Jae - Bad Jokes
Young Black Preachers - Gesus
Chief and the Doomsday Device - Silent.Invisible.Conversation
Moka Only - Doctor Do Much
Young Fathers - Tape Two
Cult Favorite - For Mad Men Only

(And Kendrick, who has the best hip hop album of the year, is on the list...His album came out in Oct of 2012...But it ruled 2013)


Good Kid MAAD City--K.Dot...

12 Reasons To Dire--Ghostface

Run The Jewels--Killer Mike/El P

Wolf--Tyler

Acid Rap--Chance The Rapper

ESGN--Freddie Gibbs

The Gifted--Wale

Magna Carta--Jay-Z

Albert Enstein---Prodigy/Alchemist

Born Sinner---J Cole

this year means released january 1st or later.

>this year means released january 1st or later.

Nah...It got the majority of its acclaim in 2013...It feels more like a 2013 album, ruling much of that year, than a 2012 release...Not to mention that it went beyond just being a hit album....Folks are already calling it a classic...

and then the leak-into-release that fall.

I don't know, maybe it's living in LA but that album feels two years old to me by now.

I love it but I'm sorta turned to other things & waiting to see what Q is gonna do to extend TDE's run before K-Dot's next one.

Run The Jewels
Born Sinner
Watching Movies with the Sound Off
Saaab Stories
Ugly Heroes
Kweli
12 Reasons to Die (but the Brown Tape version)
Wolf
Magna Carta Holy Grail
Yeezus


really like Czarface, RA the Rugged's album, and Tony Toca's and Statik's too. bada$$'s was pretty good.

haven't heard enough of Pusha's to decide. the Pete/Camp joint either.

didn't like the Prodigy/Alc joint, thought Prodigy sounded terrible. A$AP Rocky's I liked more than I thought but not top of the year dope to me. didn't like Wale either. or the Curren$y shit.

and apparently I need to stop sleeping on Chance's album.

O!

El-P/Killer Mike - Run the Jewels
Prodigy & Alchemist - Albert Einstein
Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire - Kismet
First Light - Fantasy Fallacy
Alexander Spit - A Breathtaking Trip to That Other Side
Inspektah Deck/7L/Esoteric - Czarface
Ghostface/Apollo Brown - 12 Reasons to Die (Brown Tape)

then..
Planet Asia/Gensu Dean - Abrasions
J.Cole - Born Sinner
Kanye West - Yeezus
Jay-Z - MCHG

No order:

1. Albert Einstein
2. Killah Priest
3. Czarface
4. Ghost/Adrian
5. Uptown XO
6. Ka
7. Billy Woods
8. Yeezus
9. Quas
10. Run The Jewels

but from what ive heard

1.new jet city

>I just want to make sure I don't hate current rap as much as
>I think I do. Maybe I missed something. Only rap albums I like
>this year is that Albert Einstein joint and the Run The Jewels
>LP. The Night's Gambit was solid too.

Nothing else had made that type of impact on my rotation. We will see how I feel about 80 Blocks pt. II come October. Still have yet to dig in on "Albert Einstein", "Kismet" & "Twelve Reasons", but at some point I will get around to those.
_________________________________________

You marked out!

U-God - Keynote Speaker
Sole - No wising up no settling down

Glad to see Ka popping up.

Mac Miller too.

Hoping Doris will be good.

really wasn't feelin Acid Rap like that?

flipping old samples in interesting ways but the rapping & content felt forced.

Drug music for people who never really did drugs.

Whole thing felt like that guy in your freshman dorm that never smoked weed until he got to college then couldn't stop talking about it & working drug references into conversation thinking he was cool.

The aural equivalent of John Stewart's character in 'Half Baked'.

That bullshit scatting or whatever you want to call it. Shut up and let me try and enjoy your song.

Came off like a bad snl skit.

Catchy hooks tho.

that shit man....smh

production was decent to good
lyrics/rhyme schemes and all that ranged from really bad to good

his voice was weird at first but I got past that....but the WAY HE RAPS SON!!! It just came off like it was for young people for some reason IMO

and I'm young...I'm 21 lmao (but I'm on the lesson so....)

I didn't get a psychedelic/acid vibe from it at all. Maybe thats because I listen to allot of music from the 60s that is ACTUALLY acid-ish/psychedelic

in terms of that vibe in hip hop.....EDAN did that shit with Beauty and The Beat

i kinda feel left out
but oh well

drug use and is more about a kid growing up in the decent parts of Chicago navigating the city's good and bad and having hella fun doing it.

while his voice bothered me in the beginning, i quickly got over it. His rapping is borderline phenomenal, clever and witty. the sing-songy angle (that stylistically too many folks attribute to Drake, like Puba wasn't doing that in 94) only adds a pop sensibility to it all.

its such easy listening and reminds me of Bizarre Ride era Pharcyde

I loved the weird voice, the scatting and the whole fun feeling of it all. The kid went to church and he sounded so hype, so happy as if he didn't give a fuck if nobody else enjoyed his album. He had already won by then.

It remains an easy choice so far for Album of the Year for me. Rolling Stone featured it in the best albums of the year too, so you know lots of folks stood up and took notice.

>I loved the weird voice, the scatting and the whole fun
>feeling of it all. The kid went to church and he sounded so
>hype, so happy as if he didn't give a fuck if nobody else
>enjoyed his album. He had already won by then.



Yes. Dude truly has FUN doing this shit, and it's a joy to listen to.




>It remains an easy choice so far for Album of the Year for me.
>Rolling Stone featured it in the best albums of the year too,
>so you know lots of folks stood up and took notice.


Good shit.

I'm not exactly sure how that's actually a criticism; so he mis-marketed what the album would sound like. I wouldn't really hold marketing against an album's actual content.


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the reasons I didn't really like it though. I just added that criticism on in response to what I've seen other people say about this mixtape

like if it was trippy on some beauty and the beat shit, his rapping would still ruin it for me hahahaha

i'll probably revisit it, but i wasn't too keen on what i heard.

>really wasn't feelin Acid Rap like that?
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i was actually kind of let down

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"and suddenly the ghetto didnt seem so tough u thought u had it rough we always had enough"~tupac

I think that 2 chains is alright.

No particular order

Billy Woods X Blockhead- Dour Candy
Ka- Nights Gambit
Run The Jewels- s/t
Earl- Doris
Cult Favorite- For Madmen Only
Open Mike Eagle- Rockabye EP

This shit is like THE softest hip hop album this side of PM Dawn, but I still really love it.

Earl Sweatshirt album is solid. Only about three or four cuts I skip

Ugly Heroes is solid mainly for the production. None of the emcees really standout to me.

The Dour Candy is a good one too. The emcee throws me off a bit but the production is solid throughout.

his 'psychic world of walter reed' was like the lyrical magnum opus this year. good production and guests. this should not be slept on like this man... damn

new reality:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRkaKTC1_ik

ein sof (paradise):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sy8yXftLJM

the park
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQt4I7WB_Os

i listen to the shit out of that double album!

which ones would they be?


Because I actually bought the physical, but despite multiple attempts I can't get excited about it.


And I think its just too overwhelming and starts to sound repetitive in all honesty.


I mean no snark at all...if you had to trim it, what would the list be?

I got you covered.

I'm not a crazy KP fan. I've listened to Heavy Mental, and like a few tracks here and there on his other albums and appearances, but I don't generally check for him.

But this album blew me away. I am a believer now. I never figured someone could create a triple-album, with few guest rappers, and have this high of quality from start to finish. There are really no skippers on here. I just got back from a 2-hour jog, listening only to this album, and didn't even finish it!

So here's my highlights for ya:

New Reality
Brilliantaire
Devotion to the Saints
The Elders Gave Us Aura
The Seer, the Poet
Think Priest (Good Thoughts)
Wubian Nation
Listen to Me

its hard, i discover something new every time.
but i could see how it's too much for most.

I've heard some people say they listen to it as separate cd's. that could work.

if i had to trim id keep

new reality
ein sof (paradise)
the park
devotion to the saints
peace god
salute
the elders gave us aura
the seeer, the poet
the black market
think priest (good thoughts)
music of the spheres
how i write
lotus flower

i'm on my first listen and it's on my list already.

so far. Next is Albert Einstein

Waiting for the new Big Krit

either a) hasn't heard it, b) forgot to add it or c) is fronting hard as fuck


That was such a dope album, so much better than his commercial debut and one of my top 3 Curren$y projects (along with the Pilot Talks)


My other most played joint this year was probably King Remembered In Time. KRIT was another guy who stepped up from his disappointing major label debut and went back to his level of greatness he displayed before signing.

Kinda gave up on dude after a certain point, it was all sounding too similar. I will check this out though, I like Spitta, it was more that after a certain point it's just him remaking the same 2 or 3 songs over and over again.

What stands out about NJC?

But I won't argue with you on that point, he does have his "lane" that he sticks to, it's never been an issue for me though.




That said, this album has a little different sound to it production wise, and it's miles better and more "fun" than The Stoned Immaculate if you know what I mean. It doesn't sound anything like either of the Pilot Talk albums (which I LOVE). It's got bangers on it, but it's also got classic "Spitta" tracks on it. I just feel like it was one of the strongest releases of the year.


Check the intro out:


http://youtu.be/rp5xaKlaYWM

Its definitely not for everyone, but it really grew on me.


Cult Favorite is still AOTY...


but this Clipping joint might be second.


I also think more need to hear that Illogic/Blueprint joint. I forgot those dudes existed to be honest- but they make a perfect duo imo.

That Cult Favorite record was sorely overlooked. Great musics.

If you are looking into a Blockhead collab, Dour Candy with billy woods is dope and Elucid from CF is all over it. Bit of an acquired taste as far as MCing but those my folk. I fucks with it.

Definitely an easier, more consistent listen than History Will Absolve Me....but the highs are a lot higher on that album.

I totally get that its the "come down" or whatever.

I'd probably put it 3rd or 4th for the year.

So mine would go something like-


1. Cult Favorite (agreed that this has been overlooked...phenomenal album. Really, nothing else has been close to this. . .

2. Clipping- a real grower. In a wierd way, I look at this album as what Yeesuz could/should have been. If Ye had actual ball$ anyway...

3. Illogic/Blueprint- also slept on. As I said, forgot about these 2 but I think they make a great duo.

4. Woods- Dour Candy

5. Run the Jewels- truth be told, I was somewhat dissapointed by this album actually. My expectations were just too high I'm sure.

6. Quelle Chris, NIM- There are a few clunkers on this thing, but the highs hold up the album IMO. Very dope release, and I like Cavalier who is on basically every song.


That's all that stands out at the moment. Feel like I'm forgetting something though...

in no particular order

new jack city
honest cowboy
king remember in time
run the jewels

have been my favorites this year ...so far

Honest Cowboy was nice

1. Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap
2. Jay Z - MCHG
3. Killer Mike/El P - Run the Jewels
4. Ghostface - 12 Reasons to Die (Adrian Young version)
5. Prodigy/Alchemist - Albert Einstein
6. Action Bronson - Saab Stories
6. Joey Badass - Summer Knights
7. Pete Rock/Camp Lo - 80 Blocks from Tiffany's Pt. 2
8. Curren$y - New Jet City
9. Asap Rocky - Long Live Asap
10. Kanye West - Yeezus



now i gotta listen to:

Ka's album, stalley's mixtape, and earl's doris. oh, and tyler's album.

Quelle Chris - Niggas Is Men
Lord Byron - Dark Arts Vol. 2
The Underachievers - Indigoism (and this new tape is sick too)
Blitz The Ambassador - The Warm Up EP
El-P & Killer Mike - Run The Jewels EP
KA - Knight's Gambit
Earl - Doris
John Robinson - The Path of Mastery


And shit, I still gotta listen to Czarface, The new Ghostface, Alc/Prodigy,

And it looks like we've got a ton of stuff coming up, Black Milk, Oddisee, Danny Brown

heard two songs and loved what i heard. also got earl, billy woods, big krit, and probably 1-2 more releases to check out

Quelle Chris record is extremely dope. I somehow left it off my top 5 list but that was an oversight. Highly recommend.

but there are some great songs on it

Quelle is easily one of my favorite/best new rappers out. his Son Ep, Shotgun & Sleek Rifle full length and remixes ep were all HIGH QUALITY

I'm so uninterested with the majority of the stuff that dropped this year. I can't even name more than 3 hiphop albums I even somewhat liked this year.

Kanye West- Yeezus
Tyler, the Creator- Wolf
Run The Jewels
Joey Bada$$- Summer Knights
Chance the Rapper- Acid Rap
Earl Sweatshirt- Doris
Ka - The Night's Gambit
A$AP Ferg- Trap Lord
R.A. The Rugged Man- Legends Never Die
Action Bronson- SAAB Stories

i was wondering if NIN actually released a rap album

10)Kid Cudi- Indicud
9)Talib Kweli- Prisoner of Consiousness
8)Nappy Roots- Sh*ts Beautiful Mixtape*
7)Stalley- Honest Cowboy Mixtape
6)Slum Village- Evalution
5)Durag Dynasty- 360 waves
4)Hieroglyphics- The Kitchen
3)First Light- First Light
2)K os- Black on Blonde
1)Nametag & Nameless- For Namesake


*May have come out late last year, but i didn't hear it til this year.

KRS-One - Never Forget - youtube only for right now, unless you went to his european tour. nothing classic, but every track is dope. i especially love "Never Forget," "They Are Taking Your Time," and "Are You Looking at This?"

Willie The Kid/Alchemist - Masterpiece Theatre EP - really love this EP. Worth the $5 I paid for it online. "Gettysburg" is especially dope. My only complaint is the annoying vocal samples on "Medusa."

Freddie Gibbs - ESGN - Freddie has a great ear for beats, and he's my pick for best gangsta rapper right now. didn't care for any of his crew tho, and "Lose Control" is a blatant attempt at radio. It reminds me of Mobb Deep's "Hey Luv." Dope beat, but the song content DOES NOT fit the album at all.

Fat Joe - Darkside 3 - I always liked Fat Joe when he wasn't trying to be commercial. "Your Honor" with Action Bronson, Produced by Premier has been on constant repeat with me. Cool & Dre, 9th Wonder, and Diamond D also provide Joe with some great backdrops before he does his 4 months.

Prodigy/Alchemist - Albert Einstein - Doper more so because of Alchemist's beats, but make no mistake that P sounds great, especially on tracks like "Stay Dope" and"Bear Trap," and "Bible Paper."

Billy Woods/Blockhead - Dour Candy - "Tumbleweeds" is one of the dopest songs I've heard all year. laughed at the lyrical references to Doom's fake shows. Underground, but still digestible. Definitely worth a listen if you haven't checked it out. "The Undercard," "Gilgamesh," "Central Park," or the aforementioned "Tumbleweeds" are all dope.

KA - The Night's Gambit - Kinda drumless, so boom bap fans may not like it, but man, KA has amazing lyrics. Even on the sparsest track, "Peace Akhi," I don't notice the sparseness because of his rhymes. "Off the Record" has such a dope video to match the song. "Our Father" is the only song I don't care for at all.

Albert Einstein
Calez Too Broke Tape
Czarface
12 Reasons To Die
80 Blocks From Tiffany's 2
Gensu Dean and Planet Asia - Abrasions
Wolf
Magna Carta
Yeezus

newer list in no order: i ran these albums the most.

1. Albert Einstein
2. Ka - Night's Gambit
3. Czarface
4. Killah Priest
4. Ghost/Adrian Younge
5. Yeezus
6. Billy Woods - Dour Candy
7. Uptown XO - Colour de Gray
8. Camp Lo & Pete Rock
9. Def Dee - 33 & 1/3
10.



havent heard Drake yet. Didn't at all fuck with Jay Z or J Cole.


played Quas, Statik Selektah, Joey Bada$$, Slum Village, Kool Herc Fertile Crescent, Tony Touch, Run The Jewels, Marco Polo & H. Stax, Chaotik Stylez & Oh No, Ugly Heroes, Quelle Chris, U-God & Durag Dynasty quite a bit.


i really played Timberlake, Weeknd, PARTYNEXTDOOR & Thundercat A LOT.

...kind of a shame he didn't get an actual feature credit on Drake's album. I want him to put out more music.

this MidaZ the BEAST album is making a case....IMAKEMADBEATS is a talent.


I still haven't heard J-Zone yet. I'm sure that'll land on my list.

Drake - Nothing Was The Same
Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels
Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
Kanye West- Yeezus
Cult Favorite - For Madmen Only
Ka - The Night's Gambit
Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap
Von Pea - Duly Noted
Charles Hamilton - Skate Key In '87
Young Thug - 1017 Thug

though i'm not a fan of some Thug of Ka, i appreciate the sonic palette

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