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  1. DKC
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    DKC shortygonletmecrush

    Dec 30, 2019
    I wouldn't say it was a bad year for music outright, but it was definitely much thinner compared to years like 2014-2016. I will say, while there were a lot of albums I liked, there weren't a ton that I LOVED.

    Future - The WZRD
    Thug - So Much Fun
    Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana
    Denzel Curry - Zuu
    Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats - Anger Management
    Greedo & Mustard - Still Summer in the Projects
    Greedo & Kenny - Netflix & Deal
    Megan Thee Stallion - Fever
    Baby Keem - DIE FOR MY b----
    Yung Bans - Misunderstood
    Juice Wrld - Death Race for Love
    Danny Brown - unknowhatimsayin?
    Dababy - KIRK / Baby on Baby
    Dreamville - Revenge of the Draemers III
    Earthgang - Mirrorland
    Teejayx6 - The Swipe Lessons
    Maxo Kream - Brandon Banks
    Playboy Carti leaks
    Yandhi leaks

    Still haven't checked out any of the griselda tapes from this year or Polo G or JPEG Mafia or Little Simz or Rapsody. Among many others lol.

    Twitter. Here. Rap group chats.

    Rap is probably my #1 interest and I'm a feelancer so it's easy for me to listen to a few new albums a day while I'm working if I feel like it. I can keep my finger somewhat on the pulse that way, but even so there are still a ton of albums on my list that I haven't listened to yet. Getting recs from people here and on twitter definitely helps.

    The vast majority of artists still have to go through a label, it's just easier to pump things out because they don't have to worry about physical media and finalizing tracklists months in advance so they can get printed on album art/CDs. I wouldn't say that there's necessarily more outright BAD music because of streaming, but there's definitely more middle-of-the-road music. You end up listening to a lot more albums that are just OK/solid/decent. It's the same way with video streaming. There's tons and tons of netflix original series now, and I feel like most of them I watch are mid. Like I don't necessarily regret using my time to watch them, but they don't stick with me in any profound way.

    PS have you checked out Earthgang - Mirrorland? If you like Outkast you will probably like them.
     
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  2. Wreckless
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    Wreckless

    Dec 27, 2019
    80% of the artists listed i've never heard of before.

    How do you guys keep up with all this s---? Lol

    I miss the days when T.I., Kanye, Game, Wayne and a whole bunch of the big names were in their prime. I didn't have to swift through a bunch of garbage to find something good. I knew when they dropped something it would at least be worth listening to and I could find songs that I would enjoy.

    In the past 5-10 years, it seems like a thousand of new rappers have emerged. With Youtube and all the different streaming services it's easier than ever to get your stuff out there. While it is a good thing for content creators and artists, it also means there's a lot more junk. s--- that would never fly with a decent record label.
     
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  3. Sav Stanfield
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    Sav Stanfield

    Dec 23, 2019
    There's one Friday left in 2019 and the only major release scheduled is Kanye's JESUS IS BORN, which means there are no more major releases dropping this year. What were your top albums of the year?

    10. Dreamville - Revenge of the Dreamers
    9. JPEGMAFIA - All My Heroes Are Cornballs
    8. Maxo Kream - Brandon Banks
    7. Lucki - Freewave 3
    6. Young Thug - SO MUCH FUN
    5. Polo G. - Die A Legend
    4. Tyler, The Creator - IGOR
    3. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana
    2. Denzel Curry - ZUU
    1. The WIZRD - Future

    A bunch of HM's

    DaBaby - Baby on Baby
    Benny the Butcher - The Plugs I Met
    Earl Sweatshirt - FEET OF CLAY
    GoldLink - Diaspora
    Megan Thee Stallion - Fever
    YG - 4 REAL 4 REAL
    Yung Nudy & Pi'erre Bourne - Sli'merre
    2 Chainz - Rap or Go To The League
    DJ Mustard - Perfect Ten
    Danny Brown - uknowhatimsayin?
    clipping. - There Existed An Addiction to Blood
    Pop Smoke - Meet The Woo
    French Montana & Max B - Coke Wave 4
    Roc Marciano - Marcialago
    Griselda - WWCD
    EarthGang - MirrorLand

    post your lists!
     
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  4. Goku187
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    Goku187

    Dec 29, 2019
    Worm no!!!!!
     
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  5. Worm
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    Worm Big Perm Big Worm

    Dec 27, 2019
    Ya this year def s----d for music for me at least. Think the only albums I listened to regularly were Ghostface and Ed Sheeran
     
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  6. Ordinary Joel
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    Ordinary Joel Happiness begins when selfishness ends

    Dec 24, 2019
    Blood Orange - Angel's Pulse
    Danny Brown - ukwis?
    fka twigs - MAGDALENE
    FlyLo - Flamagara
    Free Nationals - S/T
    Gabe 'Nandez - Diplomacy
    Jamila Woods - Legacy! Legacy!
    Peggy - AMHAC
    Kaytra - Bubba
    Little Simz - Grey Area
    MadGibbs - Bandana
    Maxo Kream - Brandon Banks
    Methel Ethyl - Triage
    Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
    Toro Y Moi - Outer Peace
    Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising

    Couldn't be bothered ranking or narrowing to 10, this will do.
     
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  7. Dirty F
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    Dirty F

    Dec 23, 2019
    1. 38 Spesh - The Trust Tape 3
    2. Benny the Butcher - The Plugs I Met
    3. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata
    4. Your Old Droog - It Wasn't Even Close
    5. Che Noir - The Thrill of the Hunt 2

    Still need to listen to
    Datkid & Leaf Dog - Confessions of a Crud Lord
    El Camino - Don't Eat the Fruit
    Eto & Flee Lord - RocAmeriKKKa
    Fred the Godson, Joell Ortiz & The Heatmakerz - Gorilla Glue
    Onyx - 100 Mad
    Onyx & Snowgoons - SnowMads
    Sean Price & Lil' Fame - Price of Fame
    Roc Marciano - Marcielago
    Lee Scott - Somewhere Between Here and There

    Good choices.
     
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  8. Allis Mines
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    Allis Mines

    Dec 23, 2019
    1. Wwcd
    2. You know what I'm saying
    3. So much fun
    4. The wzrd
    5. Bandana
     
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  9. Juney Dark
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    Juney Dark Art Deco Killer Mango

    Dec 23, 2019
    WWCD- Griselda
    The Plugs I met- Benny the Butcher
    Bandana - Fredlib
    Complicate Your Life With Violence- L'Orange x Jeremiah Jae
    Sincerely, Detroit- Apollo Brown
    Ghostface Killahs- Ghostface Killah
    Guns-Quelle Chris
    Cranberry Vampire- Riff Raff

    I don't really have any HM
     
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  10. Sav Stanfield
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    Sav Stanfield

    Jan 4, 2020
    Updated ratings for the top 9 (with a whole bunch coming in tied at 10)

    Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana (13 votes)
    Future - The WIZRD (11 votes)
    Griselda - WWCD (9 votes)
    Young Thug - So Much Fun (7 votes)
    Danny Brown - uknowhatimsayin? (6 votes)
    Denzel Curry - ZUU (6 votes)
    Dreamville - Revenge of the Dreamers 3 (6 votes)
    Maxo Kream - Brandon Banks (5 votes)
    Benny the Butcher - The Plugs I Met (4 votes)

    not a bad list at all
     
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  11. Fire Squad
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Jan 2, 2020
    Zuu (Clean Version as I advertised to @Big Cuntry )
    Zuu
    Playboi Carti leaks
    Still Summer In The Projects
    Perfect 10
    Anger Management
    The Wizrd (only album I truly attached myself too besides Zuu)
    So Much Fun
    Long Live Mexico
    Bandana
    Brandon Banks
    Every Max B & Griselda project released this year

    I wouldn't call it a lost year, even looking at it from a purely rap scope. A lot of these imma look back fondly on.
     
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  12. DKC
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    DKC shortygonletmecrush

    Jan 2, 2020
    Honestly most of the jobs I get are through word of mouth/referrals, but I also have consistent work with a company I've been working with a long time. Like it could be something as simple as my uncle needing his website rewritten or a friend of a friend I meet needs something edited. And sometimes I'll get forwarded a job from friends who work in the same industry who are too busy to take it.
     
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  13. SHUDEYE
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    SHUDEYE Kerser is the sickest.

    Jan 1, 2020
    This has been a handy thread. I'd heard of Denzel Curry but d--- that album is f---ing flames. The 03 Greedo/Mustard tape's pretty good too.
     
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  14. Wreckless
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    Wreckless

    Dec 30, 2019
    Listening to Rick Ross latest album. Couple of decent tracks so far.

    But it got me thinking how much the dude was killin it in the late 2000s









    :bigquint:
     
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  15. Sav Stanfield
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    Sav Stanfield

    Dec 29, 2019
    The score so far:

    Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana (8 votes)
    Future - The WIZRD (7 votes)
    Friselda - WWCD (7 votes)
    Anderson .Paak - Ventura (5 votes)
    Young Thug - SO MUCH FUN (4 votes)
    Denzel Curry - ZUU (4 votes)
    Danny Brown - uknowhwatimsayin? (4 votes)
    Dreamville - Revenge of the Dreamers (3 votes)
    JPEGMAFIA - ALL MY HEROES ARE CORNBALLS (3 votes)
    Tyler, The Creator - IGOR (3 votes)
    Boogie - Everything's for Sale (3 votes)
    Benny The Butcher - The Plugs I Met (3 votes)
    Ghostface Killah - Ghostface Killahs (3 votes)
    Maxo Kream - Brandon Banks (2 votes)
    2 Chainz - Rap or Go To The League (2 votes)
    Fat Joe & Dre - Family Ties (2 votes)
    Post Malone - Hollywood's Bleeding (2 votes)
    YBN Cordae - The Lost Boy (2 votes)
    Little Simz - Grey Area (2 votes)
    Schoolboy Q - CrasH Talk (2 votes)
     
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  16. Lil Wayne
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    Lil Wayne Tha Carter V

    Dec 23, 2019
    Purple Haze 2
     
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  17. icecube
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    icecube West Coast is the Best Coast

    Dec 23, 2019
    My faves:
    Common - Let Love
    Boogie - Everything's for Sale
    Anderson .Paak - Ventura
    Bob - Southmatic
    Binary Star - Lighty Ears Apart
    Ed Sheeran - No6

    In that order.

    HMs are Bandana, 4 Real 4 Real and Rap or go to the League.

    I don't think 2019 has lived up to what 2018 offered but it was still a great year. Very much looking forward to 2020!
     
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  18. FrenchKick
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    FrenchKick

    Jan 3, 2020
    Bandana - Freddie Gibbs
    Netflix and deal - 03 GREEDO
    Still summer in the projects - 03 GREEDO
    The WZRD - Future
    The Life Of Pi'erre 4 - Pierre Bourne
    So much fun - Young Thug
    Revenge of the dreamers 3 - Dreamville
    EVE - Rapsody

    Some french rap :
    Deux Frères - PNL
    BLO - 13Block
    Une nuit avec un bon gamin - Loveni
    MACHAKIL - TripleGo
     
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Jan 3, 2020
    Carti was my rapper aoty, dude created a zeitgeist altogether, just cause his raps sounded like a character dialogue straight out of Banjo-Kazooie

    I believe it was just those two Max B projects, I must have been thinking of his features towards the end of the year (namely Purple Haze 2)
     
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  20. Ordinary Joel
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    Ordinary Joel Happiness begins when selfishness ends

    Jan 2, 2020
    Medhane's Own Pace - completely forgot but this album is so good :wow2:
     
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