It's too bad the 4th quarter of the year wasn't as strong as the first 3 were, but still a very good year for music, imo. I think this is my list. Top 8 are pretty solid, get a little more fluid after that.

1. Kendrick: To Pimp A Butterfly
2. D'Angelo: Black Messiah (released Dec. 15th 2014, so if it counts, it goes here)
3. Haitus Kaiyote: Choose Your Weapon
4. Kamasi Washington: The Epic
5. Tuxedo: Tuxedo
6. Lianne La Havas: Blood
7. Oddisee: The Good Fight
8. Natalia LaFourcade: Hasta La Raiz
9. Joey Bada$$: B4.Da.$$
10. The Internet: Ego Death

11. Lupe Fiasco: Tetsuo & Youth

Honorable Mentions:
Erykah Badu: But You Cain't Use My Phone
Snoop Dogg: Bush
Andreya Triana: Giants
Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment: Surf
Vince Staples: Summertime '06
Jay Rock: 90059
Game: Documentary 2/2.5
Dornik: Dornik
Goldlink: And After That We Didn't Talk
Ibeyi: Ibeyi
Greg Grease: Born to Lurk, Forced to Work
Earl Sweatshirt: I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside

Biggest disappointments of the year:
Alex Cuba: Healer (formerly a favorite artist, last two albums have been shit)
Dr. Dre: Compton (not bad, but not great either)
Adele: 25 (same as Dre)

Ok, go!

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