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- Travis Scott, ‘Astroworld’ (2018) After the horrific tragedy at his Astroworld Festival, it’s hard to listen to this album with much objectivity, let alone any sympathy.
- Juice WRLD, ‘Goodbye & Good Riddance’ (2018) Working a primal whine of been-done-wrong romantic angst, his vocals marinating in effluvial synths that sounded even more bummed than he was, Jarad Higgins staked his claim as an emo-rap star on his debut album.
- KMD, ‘Mr. Hood’ (1991) Mr. Hood is a marvel of youthful imagination, and a reflection of hip-hop’s short-lived Native Tongues era. The album is bracketed with skits featuring “Mr.
- Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, ‘Bandana’ (2019) A meeting of a relentlessly down-to-earth rapper and an elusive production genius, the second summit between Gary, Indiana, MC Freddie Gibbs and iconic beat-warper Madlib is at once hard-nosed and hard to pin down.
Dec 10, 2021 · This year's best hip-hop — including Westside Gunn, Mach-Hommy and Moor Mother — comes from death and defiance, erotic power and provocation, Black joy and pain — and that's just the shortlist.
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- Nas: Illmatic. View at Amazon. Year: 1994. Despite being home to groups like Wu-Tang Clan and A Tribe Called Quest, New York appeared distinctly second best to the sounds emanating from California in 1994.
- Wu-Tang Clan: Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) View at Amazon. Year: 1993. Released on the same day as Midnight Marauders, the Wu-Tang Clan’s debut album was arguably the most important hip hop album of the Nineties.
- Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp A Butterfly. £17.99. Buy now from Amazon. Kendrick Lamar is up there with the greatest rappers of all time. The speed he can spout his lyrics is unparalleled, as is the clarity with which you hear them.
- Notorious BIG: Ready To Die. View at Amazon. Year: 1994. It’s a shame that today The Notorious B.I.G. is known as much for his role in the unfortunate East Coast/West Coast rap wars of the mid-Nineties.
Oct 8, 2019 · BBC Music polled over 100 critics in 15 countries to find the best hip-hop song ever – here’s the top 25 list (Warning: Some song titles in this list contain language some readers may...
- Post Malone, ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ Post Malone barely moved a muscle for much of 2019, but he dominated the year anyway, racking up streams by the hundred million on 2018 singles like “Sunflower” and “Wow.”
- Grip, ‘Snubnose’ Snubnose is the rare concept album that manages not to drown under the weight of its own pretension. Brisk and violent, East Atlanta’s Grip fashions a tight project about the magnetic allure and repulsion of firearms.
- NoCap, ‘The Hood Dictionary’ NoCap is defined by melancholy. His AutoTuned warble quivers with regret even amid triumph. The Alabama rapper’s lyrics often mine the nuances of loss, from death to incarceration.
- Kota The Friend, ‘FOTO’ Foto is warm and unhurried, filled with mellow boom-bap, sparkling keyboards, and cooled-out drum programming. Kota the Friend produced many of these songs himself, and he has a knack for finding a killer sample, whether it’s the bossa nova haze underpinning “Hollywood” or the rushed jumble of guitar notes in “Mommy.”
Oct 20, 2023 · A-list features include Cardi B, Lil Wayne, SZA, Post Malone, and Justin Bieber. JAY-Z, Beyonce, and Future appear on the track “Top Off.” IGOR, on the other hand, is an...
Nov 3, 2023 · In 2019, none of the following A-list rappers released studio albums: Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Eminem, J. Cole. Kanye West did, but it was the gospel-rap collection JESUS IS KING, a...
