Jul 2, 2016

Will post three-five at a time throughout the rest of the day, guesses start now. No Views.

Since I am a kind and benevolent leader, I'm only going to use my group tag once--now. If you'd like to be mentioned each time new albums go up, post in this thread.

@WPGHive

20. Westside Gunn, Flygod
19. Yo Gotti, The Art of Hustle
18. Open Mike Eagle & Paul White, Hella Personal Film Festival
17. Kamaiyah, A Good Night in the Ghetto
16. 2 Chainz*, Collegrove

15. Future, Purple Reign / DJ Esco, Esco Terrestrial
14. Dej Loaf, All Jokes Aside
13. Kevin Gates, Islah
12. Aesop Rock, The Impossible Kid
11. Mistah F.A.B., Son of a p---- 2

10. J-Zone, Fish n Grits
9. Young Thug, I'm Up / Slime Season 3
8. Payroll Giovanni & Cardo, Big Bossin Vol. 1
8a. Kodak Black, Lil Big Pac
7. Vic Spencer & Chris Crack, Who the f--- is Chris Spencer??
6. Boosie, Thug Talk / Bleek Mode / Out My Feelings / In My Feelings

5. Kendrick Lamar, Untitled Unmastered
4. Kanye West, The Life of Pablo
3. French Montana, Wave Gods
2. Elucid, Save Yourself
1. YG, Still Brazy

 

Jul 4, 2016

In for drunk Mitch vs drunk soldier on 4th of July.

 

Jul 3, 2016

Views is trash

 

Jul 3, 2016

ENTIRE LIST IS UP

@Boos @BLAHHOOGIE @mattagascar @Trackz @Packman @Meero @Chazi @Mow @Devil White @Chigzzer @Winter @Boyz N The Suburbs @BigCountry @Lamont @FBG President @Swizz @KnobodyKnows @captain awesome

 

Jul 2, 2016

@Packman @KnobodyKnows @Swizz @FBG President @Lamont @BigCountry @Boyz N The Suburbs @Winter @Chigzzer @JG2 @Devil White @Mow @Meero @Chazi @Trackz @mattagascar

15-11 up now

 

Jul 4, 2016

I mean, does this really bother you? lol, I dunno man, the way people release music these days is way different than it was in 96. No one really bats an eye at pooling Future's 2015 projects together, you know?

Look, I immersed myself in that record for days on end and wrote thousands upon thousands of words about it. It sucks that you think I got those lyrics wrong, but listening to that line now, it really could go either way, "start forgetting" (not enough spaced for the second syllable in "started") or "suffocated." I hear both, just as I did when the record came out.

I give most peoples' work tremendous amounts of attention, because I think I owe that to them. So while I understand you being a fan of the dude and thinking I got that line wrong, A. I don't believe I did, or at the very least I believe it's 50/50, and B. In this case, that does exactly zero to change the net effect of the line? Like, in context of talking about the xanax addiction, those two lines convey the exact same thing. I didn't butcher the transcription or make something more/less elegant or swap out ideas or miss the syntax or something. I made a judgment call on an either-or thing with, basically, a synonym.

I guess I get you want to nitpick something like that if you're mad I don't like the album as much as you do, and fine, argue with me about that. But I resent the implication that it's because I "wasn't paying attention" to the record and I think that's a pretty wild thing to throw around. I know have a different take on Coloring Book but there has not been a single person besides you who read that review and said "sounds like he wasn't paying attention," and I'm including massive Chance stans who proceeded to insult me. So chill on that.

Furthermore: writers don't do their own bylines, but I think it's very weird and suspect you think "Paul is at the doctor" or "You can write to Max at..." are supposed to be funny. Makes me feel kinda gross to be honest.

I also never said Coloring Book is "horrible" or bad in any way. It's fine. All things considered, it's an above-average record from a wildly talented artist.

 

Jul 4, 2016

I put the album I think is best at #1. Then I put the album I think is second best at #2. It kinda goes on in that fashion until I hit 20.

 

Jul 3, 2016

It is Very Bad

I'm a fan of his out-and-out rapping ability but it hasn't all come together for him to my ears

Carrollton Heist is in my honorable mentions. Another solid year for him.

Somewhere right in the middle.

 

Jul 3, 2016

You mean the guy who tied the loose ends of twenty years of LA rap music together on an album about an assassination attempt? Cool.

 

Jul 3, 2016

wave gods top 5 or i riot

 

Jul 4, 2016

made an account just for this joke?

 

Jul 4, 2016

It is. I'm not saying it's too 10 or maybe even top 20, but it's so far from awful

 

Jul 4, 2016

blessings, mixtape, smoke break, no problems, summer friends, same drugs, and more. I thought it was a good project.

 

Jul 3, 2016

Please explain to me why Still Brazy doesn't belong here.

I wrote about Coloring Book: http://www.passionweiss.com/2016/05/17/ultra-light-bland-chance-the-rappers-coloring-book/

I haven't heard anything from Danny Brown's album except the single that's out--which is amazing. I've been told it's great but no one's going to email you about something being okay. I expect it to be good.

Vince would be top ten.

I tend to think of that as something outside of rap.

 

Jul 3, 2016

6-10 (plus a bonus) are up!

@mattagascar @Trackz @Packman @Meero @Chazi @Mow @Devil White @JG2 @Chigzzer @Winter @Boyz N The Suburbs @BigCountry @Lamont @FBG President @Swizz @KnobodyKnows @captain awesome

 

Jul 2, 2016

in any event, here are ten honorable mentions, in no order and surely leaving some out


Nef the Pharaoh & Cardo, Neffy Got Wings
Masta Ace, The Falling Season
Havoc & Alchemist, The Silent Partner
Ras G & The Koreatown Oddity, 5 Chuckles
Mozzy, Mandatory Check
Yoni & Geti, Testarossa
Why Khaliq, Under the Perspective Tree
DJ Quik & Problem, Rosecrans
Currensy & Alchemist, Carrollton Heist
Chester Watson & Kent Loon, Spring Mirage

 

Jul 2, 2016

*wakes up from a 16 hour sleep* Pablo. You missed The Life of Pablo