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.

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Geto Boys, Poison Clan, UGK, Eightball & MJG, OutKast, Goodie Mob

...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!

Integrity is the Cornerstone of Artistry...

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

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>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....

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>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.....

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>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

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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

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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
>
>
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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.

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"I may curse, I may have a bad mouth, whatever whatever. I'm not that bad, yaknow'mean. Bad to y'all, I dunno how y'all... I don't give a fuck. Um, I'm a good person at heart, for real and shit.

kinda sad really, think I'm over it.

Get off my lawn.

https://soundcloud.com/sirynot
ass the peas...

https://www.instagram.com/christiancgarrido/

Hussein ibn Malik "if he escaped on a horse he might be realest nigga ever, EVER..2013 Nat Turner with the burner"

MaxPtah "Django is real homie.."

PoppaGeorge "If you're a child of the 70's, Ye looks like

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.

http://twitter.com/Menphyel7


"F you Im better in tune with the Infinite"

What didn't you like about the album?

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

http://twitter.com/Menphyel7


"F you Im better in tune with the Infinite"

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

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Hussein ibn Malik "if he escaped on a horse he might be realest nigga ever, EVER..2013 Nat Turner with the burner"

MaxPtah "Django is real homie.."

PoppaGeorge "If you're a child of the 70's, Ye looks like

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

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the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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Stoicism and chill.
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Stay +.
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the ones i have were good tho

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

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Geto Boys, Poison Clan, UGK, Eightball & MJG, OutKast, Goodie Mob

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

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.

...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?

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Falcons, Braves, Bulldogs and Hawks

Geto Boys, Poison Clan, UGK, Eightball & MJG, OutKast, Goodie Mob

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.

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Falcons, Braves, Bulldogs and Hawks

Geto Boys, Poison Clan, UGK, Eightball & MJG, OutKast, Goodie Mob

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

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