Top 50 Albums of 2013: 50-31
My list is 50 albums this year because I couldn’t fathom making just a top 20, 25, 30, etc. list. Ten years ago 1993 was ending, the best year hip-hop has ever seen, maybe until this passed one. 2013 came strong and every album on this top 50 list did the same. If you haven’t […]
Top 20 Tracks No One Heard
A little different than the 20 best tracks list these are the ones you most likely missed, sad as it is to think you missed any great music. A fair and oft asked question is which list do I like more. The easy answer would be this one. They are generally more artist more difficult […]
Top 20 Tracks of the Year
This one is simple. Twenty best tracks of the year that we were all bumping. The idea is that anyone more than a casual hip-hop listener should’ve heard these tracks. You looking for some shit you might’ve missed check out the top 20 tracks no one heard. Save Yo Time Section Here is where I […]
Lyricist of the Year
10. Kendrick Lamar No Mr. Lamar really didn’t do shit this year but you all were impressed and that BET cypher had me going so here you are the 10 spot. Notable Releases: A bunch of features. Most notable “Control” and a BET Cypher that went very… very hard. I don’t smoke crack mutha fucka […]
Music Videos of the Year
There’s an art to the music video. Picking just the right visuals to accompany just the right single. Some go the way of tits and asses. Some just put a rapper in a white room with lights behind them and cut between like three or four different outfits then some people put some genuine thought […]
These are a Few of my Favorite Things
City of the Year New York City If you thought this wasn’t going to be the case, then you’re not really paying attention. Not only is the vast majority of the good new hip-hop coming out hailing from NYC (see Flatbush Zombies, Progressive Era, Phony Ppl, The Underachievers, A$AP Mob, Black Dave, the list goes […]
Dishonors of the Year
Worst Performance by an Artist Sometimes your shit don’t stick and sometimes you’re these guys. 5. The Weeknd (I will tell you this though: “Pretty” just barely missed my top 10 music videos list so kudos on this masterpiece) Kiss Land was really bad. And it hurt deep since his first three LP’s were so […]
2013’s All-Stars
Made 2013 Their Bitch: 2013 missed some people entirely (where the fuck were you Weeknd?) but while some artists were busy slipping, some people took the year by storm. Who did 2013 best? 5. Pusha T King Push finally had the breakout year his solo career really needed. While the production was not up to […]
Producer of the Year
A good producer can be the difference between a good and a great track. A great producer can be the great track. Some people were really really good at this. Save your time section: Pharrell. Yes we all loved “Happy” and I love Pharrell but there wasn’t anything really impressive that the VA native did […]
Artist of 2013
Using an extraordinarily scientific grading method known as none yo damn business I present to you the first of my end-of-the-year lists. Artist of the Year goes to the ten MCs that more than anyone else created significant buzz while dropping some of the best music we’ve seen since the early 90s. Save your time […]
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