I know I did per month but I am revisiting my top 80ish projects from 2021 and figured I'd list my picks per quarter as I go.

Favorites which will be in consideration for best of the year:
Skyzoo - All the Brilliant Things
Czarface & MF DOOM - Super What?
Mara TK - Bad Meditation
Hiatus Kaiyote - Mood Valiant
Topaz Jones - Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma

Sinead Harnett - Ready Is Always Too Late
Evidence - Unlearning Vol.1
Tyler, the Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
Raheem DeVaughn & Apollo Brown - Lovesick

Best EPs from quarter:
J. Period - Story To Tell (Chapter One) (EP)
Various Artists - Liberated / Music For the Movement Vol. 3 (EP)
Zo! and Tall Black Guy - Abstractions (EP)
Miguel - Art Dealer Chic 4 (EP)

Honorable mentions
Coco O. - It's a Process
J. Cole - The Off-Season
Mustafa - When Smoke Rises
Your Old Droog - TIME
SAULT - Nine
Racquel Rodriguez - Sweet Side
Patrick Paige II - If I Fail Are We Still Cool?
Masego - Studying Abroad: Extended Stay (EP)
Cautious Clay - Deadpan Love
Raw Poetic - Big Tiny Planet (EP)