good hip hop

[i wear shooes]

Section80 and Returnof4Eva are tied for my favorites of this year.

[GOOSHI]

those

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trouble trouble rekkid

araab

[GOOSHI]

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[evisu 2000]

thug matrix 3!!!!!!!!!!!

[sawn-off chef]

i kinda wish i didnt play bass, pesos, wassup, etc so much before this dropped. Brand new guy and Kissin pink might be my fav and im a HUGE clams fan lol so yeah this is really solid

cosigned hard, best 2 tracks.

[Appleseed]

Ev's Cats & Dogs should be in there-

[destructodisk]

I'm curious what everyone's favorite releases were this year. not as a platform to argue on but in case anyone's missed anything dope, this year has been fucking crazy good.

in no real order

Kendrick Lamar - Section.80

Future - True Story

Danny Brown - XXX

ASAP - LiveLoveA$AP

Big KRIT - Returnof4Eva

Main Attrakionz - Chandelier, 808s and Dark Grapes II

Smoke DZA - Rolling Stoned (I didnt like dude as much at first, but I find myself playing this now)

SGP - Blackland

G-Side - The One…Cohesive

Clams Casino - Instrumentals, Rainforest EP

Currensy - Weekend at Burnie's, Verde Terrace

also The Weeknd, Terius Nash, Frank

check those if you haven't. The Kendrick especially imo.

list covers everything i've been jamming for the most part, although I didn't like clam's new tape.

I think Juicy J & Lex Luger - Rubbaband Bidness pt2 is a worthy inclusion too.

I'm realizing now I never gave Pusha T's solo a full listen, had a few people say it was pretty good.. Can anyone verify?

[DüM]

I deleted that Pusha and Clipse is among my favorites ever as you know

[destructodisk]

that is sad, but expected. clipse needs to just work exclusively with the neptunes

[santos]

Ev's Cats & Dogs should be in there-

+ 1

[Pavlov's Bell]

Couldn't fuck with Out Of This World at first, but it fits nicely at the end of the ASAP tape.

This album's gotta be top 5 of the year. Can't really think of anything I've knocked more in any genre.

[Appleseed]

I deleted that Pusha and Clipse is among my favorites ever as you know

Cook it Down and Alone in Vegas are fully listenable-

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[DüM]

I forgot Young L, Domo-Kun and As I Float are dope.

[virginie lebeau]

that new 2chainz is bananas

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also somebody told me the new gibbs is crazy too

[Oxy.]

Been listening to a lot of Quasimoto, my first listen was yesterday.

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I like the voice

[Oxy.]

I'm curious what everyone's favorite releases were this year.

Kendrick Lamar - Section.80

Danny Brown - XXX

Big KRIT - Returnof4Eva

These plus:

Waka & Gucci - Ferrari Boyz

Young Jeezy - The Real is Back

Frankenstein. - rappin' ass nigga.

A cut from Frankenstein since he's a newer guy

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[MissingNo.]

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i remember hearing these guys like 2 years ago. i was listening to tobacco road (dope ass song too)

so sick to see that they've got new stuff since i first heard them.

[Bona Drag]

swagga fresh freddie

coke boys 2

/ignant

[DüM]

you right though. that Mouse tape will make you happy.

Frankenstein du is cool but the tape was whatever. felt the same about exquire and Action to a lesser extent. Action's latest shit over wavier beats is dope though hope he sticks with it.

[Oxy.]

Action and Exquire are affiliated with Das Racist, right? I think I've seen their names thrown around together a few times. Speaking of Das Racist affiliates, I wish I could find a tape for Despot. Other than a few loose tracks and a label collective mixtape which he contributed a single song, I can't find any material on him. He comes correct on every feature he's done too.

[DüM]

neither of them are affiliated with Dad Racist really. Das Racist is on that eXquire track though, but mostly cause they're friends with Despot / El-P I'd assume.

Action is cool with Despot, both Queens dudes.

Despot just has like 2 singles out (2 songs each) but he said he's working on something new. He posts on here occasionally as well.

All of these have appeared at shows together though I think. Despot runs some venue in NY (someone else can elaborate on this).

My favorite thing about this year is that nearly all of the dudes I mentioned have collaborated with 2-3 of the other artists and made dope shit.

[DüM]

@noz's take on the ASAP tape.

http://read.mtvhive.com/2011/11/02/is-aap-rockys-free-mixtape-worth-3-million/

I can agree that he's maybe not the most proficient lyrically (as say Kendrick or Danny), but something has to be said for how well he just makes songs. And even with that said he drops lots of quotables and I can't agree that his presence is lacking.

I think it's worth reading. I had to unfollow noz on twitter though, he's a good writer / blogger but I found myself caring too much about one dude's opinion or something idk but I would catch feelings and disagree on random tweets. now I just subscribe to his tumblr and its good.

[icandunkonu]

my favs of the year so far

in no order

Live Love A$AP

return of 4eva

section 80

the rocks report

goblin

fear of god

hot sauce committee 2

covert coup

rubba band business 2

dreamchasers

house of balloons

nostalgia ultra

WTT

[evisu 2000]

riches royalty & respect!!!

[kiya]

DUM nailed everything i could have said about @noz.

[GOOSHI]

brandon sodeberg > noz

[GOOSHI]

fukk em doe

[destructodisk]

I fucking hate @noz. Really I can't think of a professional music critic I do like, but he's particularly annoying. This hoe should write for Forbes or some shit. I doubt he even likes music. How can you have all this knowledge of one genre and constantly be so off point?

[NESK]

I'm one listen in and don't think ima get it.

If I have a compliment to lend it at this point it's that it's a very well-studied exhibition of regional styles. I understand why people want to love him, even though I can't tell him from whoever else is in his crew but I just came around, but all these kids are so well versed with the hallmark quirks of every sub-genre of popular rap that the mass appeal is astounding. I don't particularly have confidence in the lyrics, but it's aesthetically brilliant. And one of the beats blew my mind but I didn't catch the title. Will report back after more listens.