Top 50 Albums of 2013: Top 5
Start here… trust me 5. York- Blu Purchase here York (previously NoYork!) was not the critical success that Below the Heavens or a few other of Blu’s releases are, but if we really cared what the critics thought Avatar wouldn’t be the number highest grossing movie of all time. A lot of you may recognize this […]
Top 50 Albums of 2013: 15-6
Start here… trust me 15. The Burgundy/The Buzz- Blu, Med, & Madlib Yes it was technically two EPs but in a more real sense it was just the one. I was wracking my brain trying to figure out how to describe this trio’s output to people when I realized it was, and is impossible. Blu is Blu, […]
Top 50 Albums of 2013: 30-16
Start here… trust me 30. The Lords of Flatbush- The Underachievers Favorite Track(s): Leaving Scarps, Flexing, Cold Crush, Fake Fans, N.A.S.A. Least Favorite Track: Still Shining Best Instrumental: Fake Fans (Prod. Lex Luger) X-Factor: Beast Coast is coming strong and I guarantee Lex Luger + Underachievers was one of the best decisions made by anyone […]
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 […]
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