1) Pusha T – It’s Almost Dry
Favorite Songs: Brambleton, Let The Smokers Shine The Coupes, Dreamin Of The Past, Just So You Remember, Rock N Roll, Call My Bluff, Hear Me Clearly, Open Air
Features: Kanye West, JAY-Z, Kid Cudi, Lil Uzi Vert, Pharrell Williams, Clipse, Don Toliver, Nigo, Labrinth, Malice
8/10
2) Moor Mother – Jazz Codes
Favorite Songs: UZMANSI, APRIL 7th, GOLDEN LADY, ODE TO MARY, WOODY SHAW, MEDITATION RAG, RAP JASM, BLUES AWAY, REAL TRILL HOURS, EVENING, THOMAS STANLEY JAZZCODES OUTRO
Features: AKAI SOLO, YUNGMORPHEUS, Fatboi Sharif, Orion Sun, Wolf Weston, justmadnice, Melanie Charles, Jason Moran, Aquiles Navarro, Keir Neuringer, Black Quantim Futurism, Mary Lattimore, Alya Al Sultani, Nicole Mitchell, Thomas Stanley, Irreversible Entanglements
8/10
3) Billy Woods – Aethiopes
Favorite Songs: No Hard Feelings, Wharves, Sauvage, The Doldrums, NYNEX, Remorseless
Features: Boldy James, Quelle Chris, Elucid, El-P, Fatboi Shariff, Despot, Shinehead, Mike Ladd, Gabe ‘Nandez, Breeze Brewin
8/10
4) Domo Genesis – Intros, Outros & Interludes
Favorite Songs: Don’t Believe Half, Skeletons, Trust the Process, Stay One More Day, Campfire, Victories & Losses, Tallulah
Features: Boldy James, Navy Blue, Remy Banks, Evidence
8/10
5) JID – The Forever Story
Favorite Songs: Raydar, Crack Sandwich, Can’t Punk Me, Surround Sound, Just In Time, Lauder Too
Features: Lil’ Wayne, 21 Savage, Lil Durk, EARTHGANG, Ari Lennox, Baby Tate, Yasiin Bey, Kenny Mason, Johnta Austin, Ravyn Lenae
7/10
6) Billy Woods – Church
Favorite Songs: Paraquat, Fuchsia & Green, Cossack Wedding, Pollo Rico, All Jokes Aside
Features: ELUCID, AKAI Solo, Fielded
7/10
7) Kool Keith & Del Tha Funky Homosapien – Subatomic
Favorite Songs: Better Have Respect, Caught U Dead, Dodge, Gravel Rock, Sanctuary, They On To Us
Features: Lil B, Q-SHY
7/10
8) Quelle Chris – Deathfame
Favorite Songs: Alive Ain’t Always Living, King in Black, Feed the Heads, Cui Prodest, Excuse My Back
Features: Navy Blue; Pink Siifu, Denmark Vessey, Cavalier, J Jig Cicero, Moruf
7/10
9) Open Mike Eagle – Component System, with the Auto Reverse
Favorite Songs: Tdk Scribbled Intro, I’ll Fight You, Circuit City, Burner Account, For Doom, CD Only Bonus Track
Features: Aesop Rock, Armand Hammer, Diamond D, R.A.P Ferreira, Serengeti, Video Dave, STILL RIFT
7/10
10) Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon – Here, There & Everywhere
Favorite Songs: The Sneaky Link Part 2, What’s Done In the Dark, Hardest Question Ever, Paparazzi Posse, F**K BUDDIES ON SPEED DIAL, DELUSIONAL
Features: YL, J WADE, Seph dot
7/10
11) Action Bronson – Cocodrillo Turbo
Favorite Songs: Tongpo, Jaws, Subzero, Turkish, Zambezi, Ninety One
Features: Conway the Machine, Roc Marciano, Meyhem Lauren, Hologram, Yung Mehico
7/10
12) Earl Sweatshirt – SICK!
Favorite Songs: Old Friend, 2010, Tabula Rasa, Lobby (int), Titanic
Features: Armand Hammer, Zelooperz
7/10
13) Meyhem Lauren & Daringer – Black Vladmimir
Favorite Songs: Black Pinot, Broken Rubberbands, Red Pesto, Valedictorians, Chicken Chinese, Trigger Point Therapy, Oversized Luggage, Top Grain Leather
Features: Action Bronson, Conway the Machine, Westside Gunn, Flee Lord, Elcamino, Hologram
7/10
14) Pink Siifu & YUNGMORPHEUS – BAG TALK
Favorite Songs: Dead White Faces, F**k Wit Me, Big Bag, Ftos, Morph’s Spot 2, Bobby Seale, Pen and Wine
Features: Fly Anakin, Koncept Jack$on, lojii, AKAI SOLO, Chunk Strangers, YL, Pyramid Vritra, Ahwlee, JayBee Lamahji
7/10
15) MAVI – Laughing so Hard, it Hurts
Favorite Songs: High John, Spoiled Brat, Baking Soda, Doves, Reason!, Hemlock
6/10
16) Benny the Butcher – Tana Talk 4
Favorite Songs: Johnny P’s Caddy, Super Plug, Guerrero, 10 More Commandments, Thowy’s Revenge
Features: J.Cole, 2 Chainz, Westside Gunn, Diddy, Conway the Machine, Boldy James, 38 Spesh, Stove God Cooks
6/10
17) Denzel Curry – Melt My Eyez See Your Future
Favorite Songs: Melt Session #1, Walkin, Sanjuro, The Last, The Ills
Features: T-Pain, 6LACK, Rico Nasty, JID, slowthai, Robert Glasper, Buzzy Lee, Saul Williams, 454, Karriem Riggins, Jasiah, Bridget Perez, Kitty Ca$h
6/10
18) Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Favorite Songs: United In Grief, N95, Worldwide Steppers, Father Time, Count Me Out, Savior, Mr. Morale
Features: Kodak Black, Baby Keem, Ghostface Killah, Sampha, Summer Walker, Blxst, Sam Dew, Tanna Leone, Taylour Paige; Beth Gibbons, Amanda Reifer
6/10
19) ELUCID – I Told Bessie
Favorite Songs: Bunny Chow, Sardonyx, Impasse, Jumanji, Guy R. Brewer
Features: Billy Woods, Quelle Chris, Pink Siifu
6/10
20) $uicideboy$ – Sing Me a Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation
Favorite Songs: Matte Black, F*****g Your Culture, 1000 Blunts, Resistance Is Useless, Eulogy, No Matter Which Direction I’m Going In, I Never Chase These Hoes
6/10
21) Roc Marciano & The Alchemist – The Elephant Man’s Bones
Favorite Songs: Quantum Leap, The Elephant Man’s Bones, Zig Zag, Zig, Bubble Bath, Zip Guns
Features: Action Bronson, Boldy James, Ice-T, Knowledge the Pirate
6/10
22) Boldy James & Real Bad Man – Killing Nothing
Favorite Songs: Water Under the Bridge, Game Time, Open Door, Ain’t No Bon Jovi, 5 Mississippi
Features: Stove God Cooks, Knowledge The Pirate, Rome Streetz, CRIMEAPPLE
6/10
23) KRS-One – I M a M C R U 1 2
Favorite Songs: The Beginning, Raw Hip-Hop, Achieving the Levels, Knock Em Out, Wet It Up
Features: SUN-ONE, G Simone
6/10
24) Declaime & Madlib – In the Beginning Vol. 2
Favorite Songs: Bandwagon, Wlix, Scarce Compliments, Temporary Rhyme Speech
Features: Wildchild, CDP
6/10
25) KA – Languish Arts
Favorite Songs: Ascension, Touche, Still Holding, Family Color, Last Place
6/10
26) Freddie Gibbs – $oul $old $eparately
Favorite Songs: Blackest in the Room, Zipper Bagz, CIA, Space Rabbit, Dark Hearted
Features: Pusha T, Rick Ross, Anderson .Paak, Offset, Moneybagg Yo, Raekwon, Scarface, Musiq Soulchild, DJ Paul
6/10
27) Curren$y & The Alchemist – Continuance
Favorite Songs: Reese’s Cup, Obsession, Whale Watching, Signature Move, Louis Baggage
Features: Boldy James, Wiz Khalifa, Havoc, Babyface Ray, Styles P, Larry June
6/10
28) Little Simz – NO THANK YOU
Favorite Songs: Angel, Gorilla, Broken, Control
6/10
29) Danger Mouse & Black Thought – Cheat Codes
Favorite Songs: Saltwater, Because, Belize, Aquamarine, Strangers
Features: A$AP Rocky, Joey Bada$$, Raekwon, Conway the Machine, MF DOOM, Russ, Michael Kiwanuka, Dylan Cartilidge, Kid Sister
6/10
30) Ab-Soul – Herbert
Favorite Songs: No Report Card, Hollandaise, Moonshooter, Goodman, Do Better, It Be Like That, Gotta Rap
Features: Big Sean, Joey Bada$$, Russ, SiR, Jhene Aiko, Lance Skiiiwalker, Alemeda, Ambre, Punch, Zakari, Fre$h
6/10
31) AKAI SOLO – Spirit Roaming
Favorite Songs: Cudi, For a Few, Demonslayer, Driftman, Upper Room
Features: Armand Hammer
6/10
32) Fly Anakin – Frank
Favorite Songs: Don’tbeafraid, Underdog Theme, Ghost, Bad Business, Black Be the Source
Features: Pink Siifu, Henny L.O., Big Kahuna OG, Nickelus F, Billz Egypt
6/10
33) Megan Thee Stallion – Traumazine
Favorite Songs: NDA, Ungrateful, Scary, Anxiety, Plan B
Features: Future, Rico Nasty, Pooh Shiesty, Latto, Key Glock, Jhene Aiko, Lucky Daye, Dua Lipa, Sauce Walker, Lil’ Keke, Big Pokey
6/10
34) Dreamville & J.Cole – D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape
Favorite Songs: Lifestyle, Starting 5, Hair Salon, Barry From Simpson, Like Wine
Features: 2 Chainz, JID, Sheck Wes, EARTHGANG, A$AP Ferg, Bas, Cozz, Ari Lennox, G Perico, REASON, Young Nudy, Kenny Mason, Lute, Omen
6/10
35) Nigo – I Know NIGO!
Favorite Songs: Lost and Found Freestyle 2019, Arya, Hear Me Clearly, Remember, Come On, Let’s Go
Features: Tyler the Creator, A$AP Rocky, Gunna, Pusha T, Clipse, Pharrell Williams, Kid Cudi, A$AP Ferg, Teriyaki Boys, Pop Smoke, Lil Uzi Vert
6/10
