100. L’Orange & Nahmir Blade, Imaginary Everything 99. Louie Ray, Still Unsigned 98. Rx Nephew, Crack Dreams 2 / Make Drunk Cool Again 97. Sada Baby, Lost Tapes 96. BIGBABYGUCCI, 1 Night I Took Acid 95. Kyle Dion, SASSY 94. OMB Peezy, Too Deep for Tears / In the Meantime 2 (w/ Drum Dummie) 93.… Read More 2021: Top 100 Albums
20. Tony Velour, KYOT 19. Yung Baby Tate, After the Rain (Deluxe) 18. Childish Major, Thank you, God. For it all. 17. J.Arrr & Nicholas Craven, Hoop Dreams 16. Top$ide, Midwest Hustlers 15. Saweetie, Pretty Summer Playlist: Season 1 14. Blu & Sirplus, For Sale 13. CHASETHEMONEY, CHASETHEUCHIES 12. Yung Kayo, Work in Progress 11.… Read More 2021: Top 20 EPs
“Apologize” Baby Keem (prod. Baby Keem & CuBeatz) “Ballin’ (feat. Roddy Ricch)” Mustard (prod. Mustard) “Cuban Links (feat. Kevin Gates)” Rod Wave (prod. Yung Tago, Tre Gilliam & TnTXD) “Dynamic Duo (feat. Kasher Quon)” Teejayx6 (prod. Just Call Me Chris) “Binz” Solange (prod. Solange, Panda Bear & John Key) “Chariot (feat. Meek Mill, Lil Durk… Read More 2019Top25
This is fully self-serving, but I wanted to publish a series of predictions for the next year, just to look back twelve months later and see how remarkably stupid I was in January. Here we go: Detroit will continue to run rap, and somebody will actually blow up into the mainstream (further than, say, “Bloxk Party” or… Read More Predictions for 2020
100. Teejayx6, Under Pressure / The Swipe Lessons / Method / Fraudulent Activity / Black Air Force Activity 99. A$AP Ferg, Floor Seats 98. Lil Tjay, True To Myself 97. ScHoolboy Q, CrasH Talk 96. Drego & Beno, Sorry for the Auto-Tune 95. Rich Homie Quan, … Read More Best Rap/R&B Albums: 2019
Ahhhh top 40 why not? also there are two albums called Pony in the top twenty, that’s wild 40. Titus Andronicus, An Obelisk 39. Vegyn, Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds 38. The National, I Am Easy To Find 37. Taylor Swift, Lover 36. Raveena, Lucid 35. Murder Capital, When I Have Fears 34. Tessa Violet, Bad Ideas 33. Teebs, Anicca 32. Weyes Blood, Titanic Rising 31. SebastiAn, Thirst… Read More Best Rock/Pop/Electronic Albums: 2019
I honestly don’t know what counts as an EP anymore. Everything is arbitrary. 30. MorMor, Some Place Else 29. Snubnose Frankenstein, Reanimated! 28. Thouxanbanfauni, SEEIN COLORS / October 34th 27. RonRon, RonRonDoThatShit 26. Broken Social Scene, Let’s Try the After (Vol. 1 & 2) 25. Adonis & VHS, Victoria 24. Father, Hu$band 23. StarBoy & Wizkid, SoundMan Vol. 1 22. Q Da Fool &… Read More Best EPS of 2019
Qari & greenSLLIME, Operation Hennessy Qari is one of those Chicago rappers who never fit into the city’s dichotomous regional sounds, opting for a lowkey, heady, dark-and-moody kind of eloquence (there’s a reason Mick Jenkins is on this album). Teaming up with producer greenSLLIME, the two released a quick tape steeped in nostalgia that’s worth… Read More Best of the Week: Feb. 16th
100. Drake, Scorpion 99. Jazz Cartier, Fleurever 98. Shy Glizzy, Fully Loaded 97. Kanye West, ye 96. Czarface & MF DOOM, Czarface Meets Metal Face 95. Quando Rondo, Life B4 Fame / Life After Fame 94. Rich Homie Quan, Rich As In Spirit 93. Jay Critch, Hood Favorite 92. Key Glock, Glockoma / Glock Bond 91. Young Nudy, Slimeball 3 90. T.I., Dime Trap 89. Migos, Culture II… Read More Best of 2018, Pt. 2: Top 100 Albums (Rap/R&B)
The Top EPs of 2018: 30. Khalid, Suncity 29. Dominic Fike, Don’t Forget Me, Demos 28. Demo Taped, Momentary 27. Rationale, High Hopes 26. Rome Fortune & Toro y Moi, Toro y Rome, Vol. 1 25. Dumbfoundead, Cafe Bleu 24. Joseph Chilliams, The Plastics 23. 2 Chainz, The Play Don’t Care Who Makes It / Hot Wings Are a Girl’s Best Friend… Read More Best of 2018, Part 1: EPs & Non-Rap/R&B Albums
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