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*The Best of the Bestest!: The Rap Pundit’s Picks For The Finest Rap Projects of 2022

*Just a list of MY favorite favorites from a year filled with a lot of damn good music.

What else needs to be said at this point? You have probably seen at least a dozen “Best of” lists by now, with many of the same albums cluttered near the top....but this is THE Rap Pundit’s list, so you know you’re bound to find more gems than chalk.

In a historically deep year for rap music (a topic worth profiling in the future), the headline story was probably the numerous side stories. Be it the explosion of great music coming from areas that had a previously under-reported wealth of talent (especially Wisconsin and Florida), the underground scene getting more high profile exposure than it has in years (artists like billy woods, Fatboi Sharif and Lungs/Lonesword being shouted-out by numerous mainstream outlets!?), sample-driven drill officially becoming the preferred drill-flavor (at least on the east coast, shout-out Shawny Binladen, Four50, Big YaYa and the YTB), and of course the simply inescapable rise of club music’s influence on rap right now (Bandmanrill is clearly the master of this lane, but this style isn’t going away anytime soon)….if you couldn’t find something you loved in 2022, you might not actually like rap music.

But the proof is in the pudding, let’s get into it. Here are my personal picks for the most impressive albums/mixtapes/EPs/projects/whatever of 2022…

***High Honors***: Beware of the Monkey by MIKE, Motion Not Emotion by DB.Boutabag, Playing With Fire by ShooterGang Kony, Crack Music 2 by Skilla Baby, Beyond Belief by 38 Spesh & Harry Fraud, Gold Bricks by ElCamino, and Formal Intro by dp0mmy [+about 100 more that I plan to shout-out on future posts!]

100. VACABULAREE by Valee

99. The DogFather by Paco Panama

98. u be ight by QThree

97. Traumazine by Megan Thee Stallion

96. Metatron’s Cube by Aj Suede & Televangel

95. Spaceships on the Blade by Larry June

94. Scorpion Eyes by BandGang Lonnie Band$

93. Raw Extractions by Lukah

92. Marlowe 3 by Marlowe (L’Orange & Solemn Brigham)

91. SNOFALL by Jeezy & DJ Drama

90. Tales Of A Yung Son by Four50

89. Ima Island Boy by Pros AP

88. WHERE ARE THE BUGS!? by Cise Greeny, Phiik & Lungs/LoneSword

87. Let’s Do A Drill by Asian Doll

86. GRIPTAPE by the grittiest, Raz Fresco, Eric Right

85. Triple Black Diamonds 2 by al.divino & Estee Nack

84. Where The Shooters Be by SleazyWorld Go

83. As Above So Below by VIP Skylark

82. ONLY BUILT 4 DIAMOND LINKS by Peezy

81. Deutsche Marks 3 by Willie The Kid & V Don

80. THE LIZ 2 by Armani Caesar

79. Wordly Ways by Archibald Slim

78. I NEVER LIKED YOU (Deluxe) by Future

77. MARTINELLI MAC-ELEV by Willyynova

76. Jungle Life by DCG BROTHERS (DCG Shun, DCG Bsavv)

75. FACE (Deluxe Edition) by Babyface Ray

74. What They Hittin 4 by Jay Worthy & DJ Muggs

73. Sedale Threat by Wrecking Crew (Zilla Rocca, Curly Castro & PremRock)

72. Dollar Menu 4 by Mach-Hommy & Tha God Fahim

71. On High Alert, Vol. 4 by Real Bad Man

70. EA Monster by Young Nudy

69. Back For Everything by Kodak Black

68. raja’s sun by iblss

67. BussaBrick Vol. 2: BussOne 101 by Chicken P

66. 2 Headed Goat by 1100 Himself & Mitchell

65. The I&I by Teller Bank$ & Ed Glorious

64. COTI 2: The Course of the Inevitable 2 by Lloyd Banks

63. The Broadcast by Fil Jackson

62. The 13 Tape 2 by Jugg Harden

61. HTR Vol. 1: The Legend of Tawny Tone by Koncept Jack$on

60. MEMPHIS MASSACRE III *or* CRUNKSTAR [I still can’t make up my mind!?] by Duke Deuce

59. BEFORE SHIT GOT WEIRD by The Cool Kids

58. ENDLESS by evrymN

57. 25 Features, Vol. 2 by Los & Nutty

56. SLANG CASINO by YUNGMORPHEUS & Obijuan

55. Before The Winner Comes The Fall by Grunge Gallardo

54. Valley of Dry Bones by Stik Figa & Conductor Williams

53. Paint the City (Gangsta Grillz) by Icewear Vezzo & DJ Drama

52. Lost In Austin by kingdoughmane.

51. Gold by DJ Muggs & Rigz

50. Black Vladimir by Meyhem Lauren & Daringer

49. Dog$hit & Ammunition by WTM Milt

48. Laughing so Hard, it Hurts by Mavi

47. Metal Lung by Shrapknel (Curly Castro & Premrock)

46. Da Under Dog by MarijuanaXO

45. The Forever Story by JID

44. SHADOWSELF by Sleep Sinatra & Ohbliv

43. CHAINLINK by Phiik & Duro

42. $oul $old $eparately by Freddie Gibbs

41. Church by billy woods & Messiah Musik

40. RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART by Vince Staples

39. SOGW2: Estee Nack & The Order of the Golden Fleece by Estee Nack & Sadhugold

38. Blame Kansas by T.F, Roc Marciano & Mephux

37. Joe Fog by Errol Holden

36. ill be right back! by amani & robalu

35. LIVE FROM THE OTHER SIDE by Mikem Nahmir & The Fades Formation

34. The Elephant Man’s Bones by Roc Marciano & The Alchemist

33. Her Loss by Drake & 21 Savage

32. Frank by Fly Anakin

31. SOUTH CENTRAL by G Perico

30. Sewaside II by Mike Shabb

29. King’s Disease III by Nas & Hit-Boy

28. Cold Cuts by Wiki & Subjxct 5

27. Melt My Eyez See Your Future (The Extended Edition) by Denzel Curry

26. Intros, Outros & Interludes by Domo Genesis & Evidence

25. Few Good Things by Saba

24. BABYST5XNE GORILLAS by Baby Stone Gorillas

23. Fair Exchange No Robbery by Boldy James & Nicholas Craven

22. Continuous Improvement by Papo2oo4, DJ Lucas & Subjxct 5

21. Kiss The Ring by Rome Streetz

20. MOB by Babyface Ray

19. I Love Y.O.U. cuz Y.O.U. Ugle Vol.1 by Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire

18. It’s Almost Dry by Pusha T

17. Smoke Detector by Rich Jones

16. The Soufside Villain by Marco Plus

15. Tana Talk 4 by Benny The Butcher

14. Continuance by Curren$y & Alchemist

13. Cheat Codes by Black Thought & Danger Mouse

12. Languish Arts and Woeful Studies by Ka

11. Spirit Roaming by AKAI SOLO

Aaaaaaaaand now, my top ten...

10. I Told Bessie by ELUCID

[A well-oiled machine of an album, I Told Bessie lurches along from one ear-grabbing soundscape to another, each gifted contributor putting their stamp on some precious reflection from ELUCID (all producers were in top form here, but Child Actor, Messiah Musik and Sebb were especially potent). As one half of Armand Hammer, ELUCID has no trouble being a tour guide through his own stroll down memory lane. He is a superior narrator that knows his way around a vast array of different styles of instrumentals, which means that Bessie never gets too dark or too bright, adding easy replay value to even the heavier moments of the album.]

9. Component System with the Auto Reverse by Open Mike Eagle

[Open Mike Eagle has circled around the epicenter of the underground rap scene for some time now, always a worthy contributor, albeit not one to necessarily be recognized during award season. That should change with his latest effort, a brilliant piece of nostalgia, personal reflection, and an earnest love for hip-hop. Also, great writing aside, the beats on here are simply phenomenal.]

8. SICK! by Earl Sweatshirt

[Forgot that this dropped in 2022? The first AOTY contender to drop is all too often the album ending up with the short end of the stick come December, and that seems to be the case with SICK!. Less sonically aggressive than much of his previous work, Earl still manages to cram so much thoughtful writing into quick, fun-size doses. The most effective music isn’t always the music that begs for our attention, and this feels like an album where the listener is fortunate just to catch Earl’s thoughts before they float away, to make room for more poignant passing thoughts. Perhaps Earl’s best gift as an artist is his ability to leave fans wanting more.]

7. Bokleen World by Mike Shabb

[By now the buzz is just starting to nip at Mike Shabb's heels. The Montreal MC/producer was not on my radar before this year, but hot damn has he made an impact in 2022. If it wasn’t his TWO great solo albums that he dropped, it was the acclaim from tastemakers like Westside Gunn, who got his production skills the attention they deserve. More importantly, Shabb is coming out of Montreal, Canada, making him a representative of a scene that is starting to make waves well outside of the Canadian border. I loved his release from earlier this year, but for me it was Bokleen World that showcased all of the many dimensions of an exciting young artist.]

6. MOOR CHORES by Lord Kayso

[Another artist that I was completely unfamiliar with at this time last year, Brooklyn’s Lord Kayso is closing out this year as one of my favorite artists. There’s something about his delivery and the way that he colors in his world that feels simultaneously intimate but distant, much like how a young Nas was portrayed as a writer’s-writer, watching events in his community unfold from a project window. Kayso reflects on his world with a casual delivery that doesn’t seem to be emotionally affected in the moment, but the fact that he’s sharing these personal stories at all confirms that he’s a man with a great deal on his mind.]

5. For All Debts Public and Private by Defcee & Boathouse

[Last year Defcee & Messiah Musik really surprised some folks (myself included) by dropping Trapdoor, one of the best albums of 2021, in December...so let that be a lesson to anyone that thinks they can finalize their annual Best Of lists by the time Thanksgiving wraps up. That's a tough act to follow, but Defcee & Boathouse managed to strike in 2022 with another fantastic project in For All Debts Public and Private. An impressive list of some of the underground's finest join forces with Boathouses impactful backdrops and Defcee's revealing bars, all to create an album that is as thoughtful as it is prone to high levels of replay value. When it comes to dissecting one's life and perspectives, I don't know if any MC's pen is touching Defcee at the moment.]

4. Deathfame by Quelle Chris

[Detroit's uber-talented virtuoso Quelle Chris has been accumulating one of the deepest catalogues in music for some time now, but Deathfame is truly one of his finest works top to bottom. An under-reported trend for Quelle is that he somehow finds a way to become more and more versatile as a producer with every album. Never allowing his sense of humor to drown out his messages, and never being so devoid of humor that his messages come off as bitter, a great Quelle Chris album has become a most welcome tradition over these past few years....and I hope it continues!]

3. Aethiopes by billy woods & Preservation

[Gonna keep it moving here…billy woods is just flat out the most prolific writer in rap music right now, Preservation is a genius and their chemistry is off the charts. Add a handful of standout guest verses - EL-P, Boldy, Breeze and hot damn, Despot!? - and you have an AOTY worthy album. Too many memorable quotes and verse of the year contenders to list, but for some reason there’s a special place in my heart for “trying to pay rent - but that’s not black empowerment, that’s you trying to pay rent”.]

2. 10 (a.k.a. HWH10) by Westside Gunn

[Maybe my favorite Westside Gunn project since FLYGOD, which for me (as a bit of a Griselda stan since 2015), is saying a lot. Reminiscent of Kanye’s “anyone around, come to the studio right now!” energy during better times - his MBDTF G.O.O.D. Friday roll out - for the latest (last??) installment of his controversially titled music series, Gunn managed to pull together a somewhat surprising list of features for a mixtape of loose and FUN bar-fests over the most varied, ear-grabbing production that we have heard from the Griselda collective in a minute. I’m not actually sure who was in the studio and who wasn’t, but when the outcome puts Run The Jewels, A$AP Rocky, Doe Boy, Black Star, Busta and Rae & Ghost together on the same project, you get a straight-up dope tape that reminds me of why I fell in love with underground rap music in the first place. Classic Soundbombing vibes, for me.]

1. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

[When it comes down to releasing new albums, no other rap artist needs to check as many boxes as Kendrick Lamar. JAY-Z, J.Coke, Drake, you name it - none of them have to incorporate mainstream bangers, nuanced “conscious rap”, alternative choices, catchy lyrics, superior production, clear expression of ideas, and manage to touch the bar set by fans with incredibly high expectations for an artist that doesn’t release new music as often as his peers…but such is the life of anyone who is considered to have the highest ceiling in their field. Yet with Mr. Morale, Kendrick unleashed the album that *he* wanted to release: a sprawling conversation piece that stumbles through dozens of sticky topics without digging his heels into any one stance for too long.

It’s the perfect expression of ideas from anyone that came out of the last few years of isolation with a creeping sense of doubt, mistrust for the information circling around him, and a general awkwardness for how to interact with the world once again. I’m not sorry that many of the thoughts he shared on this album weren’t met as “correct” based on our expectations of what many of us want him to represent, but more importantly, Kendrick shouldn’t be sorry either. Much like other prominent people of influence in the world today, we should be discussing the nuance of everything we’re told, and the great points often come from those exchanges - way moreso than the regurgitation of curated policy that is deemed acceptable by the loudest of audiences. So yes, I believe Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers to be hands-down the best rap album of 2022. All messages aside, how anyone could miss the well-crafted delivery and high quality production that is easily the most engaging of any mainstream rap album in 2022, is still pretty surprising to me….but I suppose conflicted opinions are exactly what should come from a talented artist stewing in his own conflicted opinions in recent years. Oh well, I guess even the best in their field can’t please everybody.]

Next stop....best songs. 👀

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iibrvkenlxng · 6 months

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2021′in En Sevdiğim 100 Hip Hop Albümü

Yıllık gelenek oldu artık, listesiz olmaz. Yalnız tekrar hatırlatmakta fayda var; sıralamaya pek takılmanızı önermem zira ben de takılmadım. İlk 10(hatta 20) geçen yılın en çok sevdiğim albümleri, geriye kalanlarsa sıralamasız sevdiğim albümler tamamen. Dinlemediğiniz, ilk defa duyduğunuz isimler illaki olacaktır ki amaç da zaten bu isimleri size önermek. Ha bu arada her zamanki gibi EP’ler ve mixtape’ler yok ve yalnızca İngilizce albümlere yer verdim. Lesroll…

1 - Aesop Rock x Blockhead - Garbology 2 - Skyzoo - All the Brilliant Things 3 - Sullynomad - Good, God, and Gucci 4 - Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert 5 - Killah Priest - Summer End Cafe 6 - JPEGMAFIA - LP! 7 - Lukah - When the Black Hand Touches You 8 - Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - Haram 9 - Jaja00 - BlackBolshevik 10 - Miskeen Haleem & The Roses - Impeccable Form 11 - Kota the Friend & Statik Selektah - To Kill a Sunrise 12 - Ka - A Martyr’s Reward 13 - Topaz Jones - Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Momma 14 - Pink Siifu - GUMBO’! 15 - Observe - Le dernier royaume 16 - Mr. Hyde & Cherie Rain - Bonnie & Hyde 17 - Monday Night & Russo Beats - Dance With the Goombas 18 - Vic Spencer - Psychological Cheat Sheet 2 19 - Lukah - Why Look Up, God’s In The Mirror 20 - Boldy James & The Alchemist - Bo Jackson 21 - Jay NiCE & Machacha - A Stream of Consciousness 22 - Killah Priest & Shroom - The Mantra 23 - Koralle - Fonografie 24 - Blu - The Color Blu(e) 25 - BVA - Lex Neville 26 - Lord Juco - Raised Right 27 - Starker & Benji Socrate$ - KNG JHSPHTS 28 - Postman L x Nonchalantly Zay - Caribbean Connection 29 - Rome Streetz & Ransom - Coup de Grâce 30 - Apollo Brown & Stalley - Blacklight 31 - Subculture & Goya Gumbani - Krystin 32 - Rigz - Wake Ups 33 - Chris Skillz & Zain - The Void 34 - Tha God Fahim x Your Old Droog - Tha Wolf on Wall St. 35 - Kanye West - Donda 36 - IAMGAWD & Doc da Mindbenda - Hell’s Angels & Heaven’s Demons 37 - Slaine - The Things We Can’t Forgive 38 - Remy Banks - The Phantom of Paradise 39 - Your Old Droog & Tha God Fahim - Tha YOD Fahim 40 - Jim Jones & Harry Fraud - The Fraud Department 41 - Muggs x Rome Streetz - Death & the Magician 42 - Jah-Monte - Seventy-Fifth & Amsterdam Side B: Lost in NYC 43 - Fat Ray - Santa Barbara 44 - Awon & Phoniks - Nothing Less 45 - Rahiem Supreme - The Fly Metaphysics 46 - Beneficence & Confidence - Stellar Mind 47 - Yelawolf - Mud Mouth 48 - Nowaah the Flood & Giallo Point - Right Over Left 49 - Mach-Hommy - Pray for Haiti 50 - Vic Spencer - Legend Laws of Power 51 - Malay Sparks, Clever1 & K-Sluggah - Frozen Mugs 52 - Rudy Williams - The Action Figure 53 - Your Old Droog - TIME 54 - YL - It Never Entered My Mind 55 - Backxwash - I Lie Here Buried With My Rings and My Dresses 56 - King Micah the Infamous & Mightyhealthy - Kingmighty 2 57 - Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost 58 - Evidence - Unlearning, Vol. 1 59 - Willie the Kid - Keep Watching the Fly 60 - Tha God Fahim - Dump Gawd: Stock Lord 61 - Vince Staples - Vince Staples 62 - Starker x Gee Dubs - Mothra 63 - John Jigg$ & K-Sluggah - Twin Cannons 2 64 - Snotty - Other Side of the Wall 65 - Napoleon da Legend & Nejma Nefertiti - Alter Ego 66 - Rome Streetz & Futurewave - Razor’s Edge 67 - Isaiah Rashad - The House Is Burning 68 - McKinley Dixon - For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her 69 - Nas - Magic 70 - Nas - King’s Disease II 71 - Cognac Kingz - Ebenezer Maxwell (International Man of Leisure) 72 - Him Lo x Giallo Point - Ugonmakemekillyoazz 73 - $uicideboy$ - Long Term Effects of Suffering 74 - Navy Blue - Navy’s Reprise 75 - Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely Adolf 76 - Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B 77 - Substance810 & Onaje Jordan - A Righteous Offering78 - YL - Adaptation 79 - Starker x al.divino - Sacred 80 - Rob Gates - Rob Like Get Robbed 2 81 - DJ Swet & Milano Constantine - Block Work 82 - Lute - Gold Mouf 83 - All Hail Y.T. - Player Made 84 - Pouya - Blood Was Never As Thick As Water 85 - Mick Jenkins - Elephant in the Room 86 - R.A.P. Ferreira - The Light Emitting Diamond Cutter Scriptures 87 - Lord Juco & Finn - Details 88 - Rasheed Chappell & XP the Marxman - RX 89 - Raz Fresco & Ray Robinson - SUNray 90 - MadeinTYO & UnoTheActivist - Yokohama91 - Boldy James & The Alchemist - Super Tecmo Bo 92 - Steel Tipped Dove - Call Me When You’re Outside 93 - Vic Spencer & SonnyJim - Spencer for Higher 4 94 - Koncept Jack$on & Bane Capital - Good Product 95 - Ankhlejohn - As a Man Thinketh 96 - Dark Time Sunshine – LORE 97 - Defcee & Messiah Musik – Trapdoor

98 - Estee Nack x Mr. Rose – Byakugan 99 - Hus Kingpin – Portishus 100 - Hiperlaxo - S U R

Instrumental hip hop severlere de 2021 çıkışlı birkaç albüm önerisi:

L'Orange - The World Is Still Chaos, But I Feel Better Sun Thru Trees - One Won Now Madlib - Sound Ancestors Observe Since ‘98 - King Clout Farazi - Anti-Kahraman: 90 Nesli Ol’ Burger Beats - Monologue. Observe Since '98 - Bluto Døøf - ElbøwGrease MUJO情 & Grogou - Lo-Foods Tobacco - Fucked Up Friends 3 Farazi - 2020: Instrumentals Demahjiae - *guiding light Brock Berrigan - Smooth Sailing Elucid & Von Pea - The Dirtee Deacon Beat Tape MUJO情 & Hakone - Izanami Koralle - Still Life Vertical Jones - Monochrome: Frames (Instrumentals)

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