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- Little Simz – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (2021) British-Nigerian emcee Little Simz had one of our favorite albums released in 2019 with the punchy GREY AREA – her third LP and international breakthrough project.
- Run The Jewels - RTJ4 (2020) In 2012 El-P produced Killer Mike’s album, R.A.P. Music – one of our favorite albums of 2012 – which was soon followed by Killer Mike’s appearance on the track “Tougher Colder Killer” from El-P’s Cancer 4 Cure.
- Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes (2022) So this is what happens when one of the most skilled producers in the music biz joins forces with one of the most talented emcees of all time.
- Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips (2023) Armand Hammer, the New York duo composed of ELUCID and billy woods, has released the best Hip Hop album of the year with their latest, We Buy Diabetic Test Strips – released under Backwoodz Studioz, the label almost singlehandedly responsible for rescuing the Hip Hop year 2023 from mediocrity.
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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.
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- OutKast. “Nothing is for sure, nothing is for certain/ And nothing lasts forever, but until they close the curtain/ It’s him and I, Aquemini.” When André 3000 rapped that declaration on 1998’s “Aquemini,” he and Big Boi had already established an indelible sound and persona as OutKast, released a treasure trove of mind-bending Southern rap and helped establish Atlanta as a central hub in hip-hop.
- Wu-Tang Clan. “Wu-Tang again?” “Ah, yeah, again and again!” Never has a group before or since burst onto the scene with such unbridled power, self-assurance, bravado and top-level lyricism than the nine-headed monster that is the Wu-Tang Clan — thanks to 1993 debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and its bombastic, gritty lead single “Protect Ya Neck.”
- N.W.A. On the way to becoming the rap legends they are now, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and Eazy-E first began their quests as members of one of the most dominant groups of all-time, N.W.A.
- A Tribe Called Quest. Beginning its recording career on 1989’s “Native Tongue Decision” remix of “Buddy” by De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest came out the gate with three unimpugnable classics — 1990’s People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, 1991’s The Low End Theory and 1993’s Midnight Marauders — which served as warmly glowing guideposts for a generation of rappers more concerned with self-expression than commerce.
- Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. September 3, 2021. UK Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Neo-Soul. 90 36 reviews. Spotify.
- Run the Jewels - RTJ4. June 3, 2020. Hardcore Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop. 89 35 reviews. Spotify.
- McKinley Dixon - For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her. May 7, 2021. Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop, Southern Hip Hop. 88 5 reviews.
- Dave - We're All Alone In This Together. July 23, 2021. Conscious Hip Hop, UK Hip Hop. 88 19 reviews. Spotify.
Dec 17, 2020 · Likely spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic, we were graced by a surge of late-year surprises: 21 Savage & Metro Boomin and the Daveed Diggs-fronted trio Clipping took their October release dates to heart and embraced a horror influence, and preeminent sadboi Kid Cudi dropped a long-anticipated sequel in the 11th hour.
Oct 22, 2021 · LP! JPEGMAFIA. 4.01 26k 25,537 189 189. 22 October 2021Album. Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop. Cloud Rap Alternative R&B Glitch Hop. eclecticsamplingpsychedelicdenserebelliousboastfulnocturnalrhythmic. 26k Ratings 189 Reviews 4.01 Average. Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. Little Simz. 3.98 22k 21,989 177 177. 3 September 2021Album.