1) Tyler, The Creator – CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
Favorite Songs: CORSO, LEMONHEAD, LUMBERJACK, MASSA, RUNITUP, MANIFESTO, JUGGERNAUT, WILSHIRE, SAFARI
Features: Lil Uzi Vert, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Wayne, Pharrell, NBA Youngboy, Domo Genesis, DJ Drama, 42 Dugg, Brent Faiyaz, Teezo Touchdown, Fana Hues, Daisy World
9/10
2) Genesis Owusu – Smiling with No Teeth
Favorite Songs: The Other Black Dog, Waitin’ on Ya, Don’t Need You, Drown, Gold Chains, Black Dogs!, Whip Cracker, Easy, No Looking Back, Bye Bye
Features: Kirin J. Callinan
8/10
3) Boldy James & The Alchemist – Bo Jackson
Favorite Songs: Double Hockey Sticks, Brickmile to Montana, E.P.M.D, Steel Wool, Photographic Memories, Speed Trap, Flight Risk, Fake Flowers, First 48 Freestyle, Drug Zone
Features: Freddie Gibbs, Earl Sweatshirt, Curren$y, Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, Roc Marciano, Stove God Cooks
8/10
4) Navy Blue – Navy’s Reprise
Favorite Songs: Ritual, Code of Honor, My Whole Life, Petty Cash, Shine, WGOWM?, God’s Magnetic Pull, Primo, Heavenly Twin
Features: demahjiae
8/10
5) Westside Gunn – Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B
Favorite Songs: Hell on Earth, Pt. 2, Best Dressed Demons, Forrest Lawn, RIP Bergendorf, TV BOY, Eddie Kingston, The Fly who couldn’t Fly straight, Big AL
Features: 2 Chainz, Tyler the Creator, Jay Electronica, Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, Armani Caesar, Mach-Hommy, Rome Streetz, Larry June, Stove God Cooks, Flee Lord, Heem, AA Rashid, Keisha Plum, Jay Worthy, TF, AZ, Billie Essco, Tiona Deniece
8/10
6) JPEGMAFIA – LP!
Favorite Songs: NEMO!, WHAT KIND OF RAPPIN’ IS THIS?, ARE U HAPPY?, REBOUND!, OG, BMT!, THE GHOST OF RANKING DREAD!, CUTIE PIE
Features: Denzel Curry
8/10
7) Armand Hammer & The Alchemist – Haram
Favorite Songs: Roaches Don’t Fly, Aubergine, Scaffolds, Falling out the Sky, Wishing Bad, Chicharonnes, Robert Moses, Stonefruit
Features: Earl Sweatshirt, Quelle Chris, Curly Castro, Fielded, Kayan.a, Amani
8/10
8) Pink Siifu – Gumbo’!
Favorite Songs: Gumbo’! 4 tha Folks, Hold On, Wayans Bros., Roscoe’!, Fk U Mean/ Hold me Dwn, Back’!, Doin Tew Much., Scurrrrd, SMILE (wit yo Gold), Call tha Bro, Bravo’!, Voicemails Uptown
Features: The Alchemist, Maxo, Big Rube, Liv.e, V.C.R, Nick Hakim, DJ Harrison, Peso Gordon, Conquest Tony Phillips, Lastnamedavid, Turich Benjy, Devin Burgess, liye, Butch Dawson, B. Cool-Aid, Ahwlee, Nick Hakim, Asal Hazel, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Coco O., Butcher Brown, JayBee Lamahj, Swaggy Q, VonBeezy, Monte Booker, Lance Skiiiwalker, Nelson Bandela, Bbymutha, Ted Kamal, Notwolfy, Kamilah
8/10
9) CZARFACE & MF DOOM – Super What?
Favorite Songs: Czarwyn’s Theory of People Getting Loose, Mando Calrissian, Doom Unto Others, Jason & The Czargonauts, Break in the Action, This is Canon Now
Features: Darryl McDaniels, Kendra Morris, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Godforbid
8/10
10) KA – A Martyr’s Reward
Favorite Songs: Everybody Up, Sad to Say, I Notice, We Living/Martyr, Subtle, Enough Praise/Recovering, Be Grateful
Features: Navy Blue
7/10
11) Isaiah Rashad – The House Is Burning
Favorite Songs: From The Garden, Lay Wit Ya, RIP Young, Headshots, All Herb, Hey Mista, True Story, 9-3 Freestyle
Features: Lil Uzi Vert, Jay Rock, 6LACK, Smino, SZA, Jay Worthy, Duke Deuce, Amindi, Iamdoechii, YGTUT, Kal Banx
7/10
12) slowthai – TYRON
Favorite Songs: 45 SMOKE, CANCELLED, MAZZA, VEX, push, nhs, feel away
Features: A$AP Rocky, Denzel Curry, Skepta, James Blake, Dominic Fike, Dab Never, Mount Kimbie
7/10
13) Mach-Hommy – Pray For Haiti
Favorite Songs: The 26th Letter, Folie A Deux, The Stellar Ray Theory, Marie, Murder Czn, Rami, Ten Boxes – Sin Eater
Features: Westside Gunn, Tha God Fahim, Keisha Plum, Melanie Charles
7/10
14) Passalacqua – Passalacqua
Favorite Songs: Feral Kids, Apophenia, Joni, Black and Blue, Prints, Push & Pull, Window Seat
Features: Deidre D.S. Sense Smith, Illingsworth, Greater Alexander, Selfsays, Tunde Olaniran
7/10
15) DJ Muggs & Rome Streetz – Death & the Magician
Favorite Songs: Prayers over Packages, Ace of Swords, The Manuscript, Zig Zag Zig, Shooting at The Dance Hall, F**k You Know About Me,
Features: Knowledge the Pirate, Rigz
7/10
16) R.A.P. Ferreira – The Light Emitting Diamond Cutter Scriptures
Favorite Songs: Wedding Cake Eighths, Humboldt Park Jibaritos, Gemilut Hashadim, East Nashville, Uptown 37, Hot Bref
Features: Eldon Somers
7/10
17) McKinley Dixon – For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her
Favorite Songs: Chain Sooo Heavy, Bless the Child, make a poet Black, Swangin’, Brown Shoulders, B.B.N.E.
Features: Pink Siifu, Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon, Alfred, Micah James, Gold Midas, Abby T, Ms. Jaylin Brown, Teller Bank$, Deau Eyes
7/10
18) Benny the Butcher & Harry Fraud – The Plugs I Met 2
Favorite Songs: When Tony Met Sosa, Plug Talk, Talkin’ Back, No Instructions, Survivor’s Remorse
Features: 2 Chainz, French Montana, Fat Joe, Jim Jones, Rick Hyde, Chinx
7/10
19) YUNGMORPHEUS & ewonee – Thumbing Thru Foliage
Favorite Songs: Ride Dirty, Blaqstar Farms, Middle Passage, Harlem Heat, Yakub’s Worst Nightmare, Johnnie Cochran
Features: Obijuan, DMH
7/10
20) Vic Spencer – Psychological Cheat Sheet 2
Favorite Songs: Hades was a Hoe, Rehab Resort, Pt. 2, Drunk At 2:43Pm, Horns In the Cornfield, Sneaker Bandit, Victor Wynslow, Bipolarism, Greenthumb’s Theory
7/10
21) R.A.P Ferreira & Scallops Hotel – Bob’s Son
Favorite Songs: battle report, redguard snipers, Sipples of Ripple Wine, Skrenth, Bobby Digital’s Little Wings, Listening, rejoice
Features: Pink Navel, SB the Moor, Eldon Somers
7/10
22) ELUCID & Von Pea – Dirtee Deacon (In T. S.OPea)
Favorite Songs: Mars Bar, Safety as Illusion, Nebuchadnezzar, More Product, Pepper La Beija, The Mourning
6/10
23) Vic Spencer – Legend Laws of Power
Favorite Songs: Online Desperation, Gold Chains on White Tees, E.A.R.F, Daily Bread, pt. 5, Chosen Doorbells
Features: Roc Marciano, Ransom, Joe Freshgoods
6/10
24) Bruiser Wolf – Dope Game Stupid
Favorite Songs: Thank God, Dope Game $tupid, Whip Test, Chess Move$, Middle Man, I’m a Instrument, OT For a Day
Features: Danny Brown, Fat Ray, J.U.S., Apropos
6/10
25) Little Simz – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Favorite Songs: Introvert, Two Worlds Apart, Speed, Rollin Stone, Point and Kill
Features: Cleo Sol, Obongjayar
6/10
26) MIKE – Disco!
Favorite Songs: Evil Eye, alarmed!, Aww (Zaza), at thirst sight by Assia, Sandra, Spiral/Disco (Outro)
Features: Sideshow
6/10
27) Conway the Machine – La Maquina
Favorite Songs: Bruiser Body, Blood Roses, Clarity, Sister Abigail, Scatter Brain
Features: 2 Chainz, Ludacris, JID, Westside Gunn, Benny the Butcher, Elcamino, 7xvethegenius, Jae Skeese, Shots
6/10
28) Aesop Rock & Blockhead – Garbology
Favorite Songs: Jazz Hands, Difficult, All the Smartest People, All Day Breakfast
Features: Homeboy Sandman
6/10
29) Jazz Spastiks – Camera of Sound
Favorite Songs: Jazz Loops, Small Sounds, Rock the Block, By All Means, Colours, Beats In the Sampler, Same Old New Shit
Features: Kool Keith, Soundsci, C-Rayz Walz, Phil Most Chill, Artifacts, The Procussions, Wee Bee Foolish, DJ Pocket, Count Bass D, Craig G
6/10
30) Uncommon Nasa – Only Child
Favorite Songs: Quark Strangeness in the Hour of Chaos, Only Child, The Halfway, Discipline, Trimesters
6/10
31) Tony Allen – There Is No End
Favorite Songs: Stumbling Down, Mau Mau, Rich Black, Deer in Headlights, Hurt Your Soul
Features: Danny Brown, Skepta, Zelooperz, Jeremiah Jae, Marlowe, Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon, KoreaTown Oddity, Sampa the Great, Tsunami, Nah Eto, Lava La Rue, Nate Bone, Ben Okri
6/10
32) BROCKHAMPTON – ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE
Favorite Songs: BUZZCUT, CHAIN ON, BANKROLL, WINDOWS, DON’T SHOOT UP THE PARTY
Features: A$AP ROCKY, Danny Brown, JPEGMAFIA, A$AP Ferg, Charlie Wilson, Baird, SoGone SoFlexy
6/10
33) Westside Gunn – Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely Adolf
Favorite Songs: Mariota, Margiela Split Toes, Draymond, Peri Peri, Bash money
Features: Lil Wayne, Jadakiss, Conway the Machine, Benny the Butcher, Boldy James, Mach-Hommy, Stove God Cooks, Rome Streetz, AA Rashid, Sauce Walka, DJ Clue
6/10
34) AKAI SOLO – True Sky
Favorite Songs: Ruin On My Watch, Red Waves, No Doubt, Keep My Poise!!!, Ocean Hue Hours, Twice Twilight
Features: Navy Blue
6/10
35) Dark Time Sunshine – Lore
Favorite Songs: Lore, Ritalin, The Rite Kids, Poor Pavel, Familiars, Better Off
Features: R.A.P. Ferreira, Homeboy Sandman, Hail Mary Mallon, Ceschi
6/10
36) Sankofa – blktchp
Favorite Songs: Until the Demons Cheer, Lead Pipe Music, Toast of Eden, Kofa Astronaut, Pay the Freight
Features: DJ Navin Johnson, JON?doe, Athena
6/10
37) Lee Scott & Hyroglifics – [Gate Clicks Shut]
Favorite Songs: The Humble Annihilation of Self, Tatooine Dreams, Guy Savelli, Sacrificial Goat, Simple Simonism
Features: CLBRKS, Black Josh, King Grubb, BeTheGun, Lawd Willin, Vaike PD
6/10
38) DJ Muggs & Hologram – American Cheese
Favorite Songs: Don’t Ride With the Drugs, Smoke Weed & Figure Shit Out, 808, Moon Rocks, Colors, P.C.H.
Features: Action Bronson, Meyhem Lauren, Big Twins
6/10
39) $uicideboy$ – Long Term Effects of SUFFERING
Favorite Songs: Degeneration in the Key of A Minor, If Self-Destruction Was an Olympic Event, Id Be Tonya Harding, Life Is but a Stream~, New Profile Pic, Bleach, Ugliest
6/10
40) Medhane – Do the Math
Favorite Songs: Puzzle Piece, Night Vision Goggles, Puzzleguts, Don’t Forget About Me, Naima’s Son, Iaintscared!
Features: Elucid, Navy Blue, Wiki
6/10
41) Atmosphere – WORD?
Favorite Songs: Fleetwood, Something, Strung, Pressed, Barcade
Features: MF DOOM, Aesop Rock, Sa-Roc, Evidence, Nikki Jean, Nino Bless, Muja Messiah, Anwar HighSign, Musab, BlackLiq, Lateef the Truthspeaker
6/10
42) Grip – I Died For This!?
Favorite Songs: And the Eulogy Read!?, IDFT!?, Placebo, Gutter!, Walkthrough!, Pennies…Exit Stage Left!?
Features: Eminem, Royce da 5’9, Big Rube, Wara, Dead Cassettes, Wiley From Atlanta, Tate228, Ahyes, Kay Nellz, Kenny Mason
6/10
43) Ransom & Rome Streetz – Coup De Grace
Favorite Songs: No Remorse, Jet Fuel, Silent Murderers, Dark Love, Bandoleros
Features: The Game, Lou From Paradise, Che Noir
6/10
Other Recommended Albums:
| Madlib – Sound Ancestors |
| Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon – Lost in NYC |
| Peter Rosenberg – Real Late |
| Mello Music Group – Bushido |
| th1rt3en & Pharoahe Monch – A Magnificent Day For an Exorcism |
| Nas – Magic |
| J. Cole – The Off-Season |
| Killah Priest – Lord Sun Heavy Mental 1.1 |
| Vinnie Paz – Burn Everything That Bears Your Name |
| 2nd Generation Wu – Hereditary |
| L’Orange & Namir Blade – Imaginary Everything |
| Terrace Martin – DRONES |
| Kanye West – Donda |
| YUNGMORPHEUS – States of Precarity |
| Ol’ Burger Beats & Vuyo – Dialogue. |
| Griselda & Black Soprano Family – Conflicted |
| Polo G – Hall of Fame |
| Lord Apex – Smoke Sessions 3 |
| Kool Keith – Keith’s Salon |
| Eric Bobo & Stu Bangas – Empires |
| Declaime & Madlib – In the Beginning, Vol. 1 |
| Boldy James & The Alchemist – Super Tecmo Bo |
| Moor Mother – Black Encyclopedia of the Air |
