Dec 22, 2015

2 of the realest in the game

 

Dec 22, 2015

thats a no for uzi

 

Dec 22, 2015

You don't think those are better than super saiyan?

 

Dec 22, 2015

these are my favorites m8!! nothing really objective about this list at all

 

Dec 22, 2015

Smuckers is great and all but the beat on Pilot is Godly.

 

Dec 22, 2015

not a big tyler fan m8, but loved what he did with smuckers

 

Dec 22, 2015

No worries, it wasn't too bad. I liked the album despite it's backlash. Smuckers was solid though.

EDIT: Curious if you included R&B/Pop tracks on here how many Weeknd tracks would make the list.

 

Dec 22, 2015

don't think I probably even have 25 favorite rap songs from this year

 

Dec 22, 2015

i feel very sorry for you

 

Dec 22, 2015

nah just rap my friend

 

Dec 22, 2015

nah, don't b.

I've heard plenty of great music this year. just slowly been drifting father and farther from hip hop as a listener, but there were quite a few things that pulled me more in this direction this year than previous ones, it surprised me actually

 

Dec 22, 2015

what do u think about

 

Dec 22, 2015

beat got me, and then thug hooked me in with "Rollie pollie ollie n-----"

 

Dec 22, 2015

so good hahah

COME WITH MEEEEE
TO PARADIIIIIISE

 

Dec 22, 2015

20. Narcos - Freddie Gibbs
"yeah yeah..." Gibbs is chameleon. The effortless transition from Pinata to Shadow of a Doubt is enough to praise him to no end. He's been able to tap into various eras of hip hop without missing a step. He's singlehandedly proving that all concern about rap "changing" and the lack of "lyricism" and blah blah blah is all misplaced drivel. "Narcos" is one of my favorite tracks on Shadow of a Doubt (full disclosure: I don't think Gibbs succeeds on every track on this record, I do have reservations about a handful of joints. But when he hits, it's flawless), and he really manages to drill home the tracks main point: "dope game hard, rap game easier than a mothafucka." Well, when you're Gibbs, I guess it is. His delivery for the repeated "Bow Wow" reference also gets me hard, every time. "Got em for some Yayo and a brick of Lil Bow Wow/E-S to the G-N man these n----s 'bout to bow down, yeah, yeah..." In fact, the way he morphs his delivery, embracing multiple styles on every track, is part of what makes Shadow of a Doubt so effective.


19. Peace of Mind - Lil Herb
Welp, Herbo can also apparently knock hooks out of the park, on top of delivering tightly packaged, piercing, 16s. Game over. Obviously this was apparent to anyone who checked out ...Fazoland, but in case it wasn't, he works double time to make an impact this time around. "I got demons in me I don't fight I just keep 'em inside, ain't no fear -- if you seek, I won't hide," he declares, while still just pleading for peace of mind. That's his entire existence summarized to be honest -- he just wants to be left alone, but wont bat an eye if you try him. Especially if you try him about his family. "But it is what it is, I'll be fine."


18. Pacifier - Young Thug
I'm trying to write a piece about Thug (not for this site) and Pacifier is one of the tracks I talk about, so I don't want to repeat myself too much...but who else can find a place on literally any type of production besides Thug? I praised Gibbs for this, but he hasn't tested himself nearly as much as Thug in my opinion. In this single year Thug rapped on "Pacifier," "There's Gonna Be (Good Times)," "Constantly Hating." Each beat weirder than the last. And on "Pacifier," he's just fitting in, he's putting on a f---ing clinic. His stellar verses are technically sound and sprinkle in just the right amount of self-awareness. This track showcases pop sensibilitiy that I wouldn't believe Thug possessed had you asked a year ago. And he makes it seem effortless. The track starts out with these 4 bars, for f---'s sake:

"Cut the chase, I wanna nut in this place
And I know she liked a n----- taste, I can see it in her face
Now don't make me a cute little Christian, I don't feel like Ma$e
Right 'fore a n----- step inside the house got my messages erased"

He follows that up with "I ain't tryna roll no dice, I just wanna make it right," and then you finally get it -- ohh, he's cheating on her. Gotcha. But wait, the hook is about "pacifiers" and there are children wailing all over the track, why is he coming off without a care in the f---ing world? Why is he so extactic when telling you to "bleed the cops," why does nothing ever seem to bother him? Because he's a better man than us all, to be honest. And as long as he has music as his outlet, he'll continue to be unparalleled in his whimsy.


17. Twist My Fingaz - YG
YG must have a cheat code. There's no other explanation for getting to make classics like "Bicken Back Bein' Bool" and "Twist MY Fingaz" in two consecutive years. It's just not fair. And with him embracing the production he seemed to shy away from on My Krazy Life, he's revitalizing the west in a way Kendrick wishes he could (but seemingly gave up on). YG's rapping also gets underrated too often. He's a natural storyteller. His cadences deliberate and focused. For him, there isn't a life outside his block, it's all one and the same. Partying to shootouts, g--- life to studio life. He may have "made out the west without Dre," but he still goes to sleep "flamed up." And that's why he can make a track thats as menacing as it is liberating. "Do you dance YG, do you dance?" is a rhetorical question. He's already dancing -- it's his turn to celebrate. But you'd be foolish to try and test him mid-dance. You have no idea if he's strapped or not.


16. Best Friend - Young Thug
Young Thug put out a single where the main conceit is that his sisters, mom, and himself are his best friends. How does that not put a smile on your face? That aside, the song itself is simply euphoric. For the billionth time (literally), Thug manages to tape into the absolute essence of a beat and channel the moment better than anyone else alive. From the elongated note he holds at the end of the hook, or on "bumble beeeeeEEEEEEEEE," or for "hol up, hol it hol it n----- proceeeeeeEEEEEEEEdeeeeeeee," to the way he finds specific pockets in the beat to declare his likeness to "michael jackson, n-----," this type of song is way more empowering than, say, "Alright" to me.


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Dec 22, 2015

 

Dec 22, 2015

That Herbo track is one of my favorite of the year

 

Dec 22, 2015

Twist My Fingaz is so d--- good

 

Dec 22, 2015

Some of my n----s got years of they life took from them and I just wanna see all of mine

Doing shows made me miss grandma birthday this year who I don't even see all the time