2022 is wrapping up and as a lover of hip-hop (and music in general), I always find myself looking back on the new music that I had the privilege of listening to throughout the year. This has been a great year for hip hop, by my count it's easily the best year since 2018 when we got gems like Daytona, Astroworld, Care For Me, Drip Harder, Championships, etc. (2018 remains the best hip hop year probably of the last decade). Below is a list of 10 albums released this year that I think every fan of hip hop needs to listen to. I also threw in some honorable mentions because it wasn't easy to pare this list down to 10. Enjoy.
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers
Best song(s): Savior, Rich Spirit, The Heart Part 5
Vince Staples - Ramona Park Broke My Heart
Best song(s): Aye! (Free The Homies), Magic, East Point Prayer
Kid Cudi - Entergalactic
Best song(s): Do What I Want, Livin' My Truth
Buddy - Superghetto
Best song(s): Ain't Fair, Happy Hour
Marlon Craft - While We're Here
Best song(s): World Champ, Hans Zimmer
JID - The Forever Story
Best song(s): Kody Blu 31, Lauder Too, Bruddanem
Earthgang - Ghetto Gods
Best song(s): Water Boyz, Ghetto Gods
Pusha T - It's Almost Dry
Best song(s): Brambleton, I Pray for You
Ab Soul - Herbert
Best song(s): FOMF, Do Better, Church On The Move
Black Thought - Cheat Codes
Best song(s): Aquamarine, Because
Honorable mentions: Benny The Butcher - Tana Talk 4, Nas - King's Disease 3, Westside Boogie - More Black Superheroes, Future - I Never Liked You, Dreamville - D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape, Lupe Fiasco - Drill Music In Zion, Smino - Luv 4 Rent, Joey Badass - 2000, Lil Baby - It's Only Me, Freddie Gibbs - Soul Sold Separately, Rome Streetz - Kiss The Ring, Roc Marciano & The Alchemist - The Elephant Man's Bones, Saba - Few Good Things
You're missing: Aethiopes
The Elephant Man's Bones
Saba - Few Good Things
Good call out on Roc Marci and Saba.
Agree on most of these but would also add Melt My Eyez See Your Future by Denzel Curry, HEROES & VILLAINS by Metro Boomin and God Don't Make Mistakes by Conway The Machine
I definitely forgot Conway and Denzel
That list is fair if you add Conway, Denzel and Metro Boomin. Also 2017 clearly the best year in the past decade - DAMN., Flower Boy, 4:44, Culture, Never Story, All-Amerikkkan Bada$$, the Saturation trilogy... the list goes on.
It's 2018. We can compare notes if you want though
you guys should try listening to somebody who knows how to play music instruments.
Thundercat is good, same with Masego
I like both these artists. They make good music.
looked them up.
both predominantly have no real music played with musical instruments in their "music". but I found clips of them playing music instruments. Thundercat's level of guitar playing is of somebody who started learning guitar a couple of months ago at most, i.e. he knows like 3 chords and has no technique. Masego is actually good at playing sax - Tadow is beautiful. but his actual "music" has no sax and it's just mumbling. if all his music was like Tadow, I would be a fan.
Always one of you corn balls in these threads.
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