10. A$AP Ferg - Trap Lord
9. Mac Miller - Watching Movies With The Sound Off
8. Sadistik - Flowers For My Father
7. Childish Gambino - Because The Internet
6. Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
5. Rittz - The Life & Times Of Jonny Valiant
4. Tyler, The Creator - Wolf
3. Danny Brown - Old
2. R.A The Rugged Man - Legends Never Die
1. Eminem - MMLP2
Honorable Mentions: Lupe Fiasco - F&L II: TGARA
Mixtape of the year: Joey Bada$$ - Summer Knights
Runner Up(s):
Flatbush Zombies - BetteroffDEAD
Big KRIT - King Remembered In Time
Song of the year: Eminem - Bad Guy
Runner Ups:
Lupe Fiasco - Around My Way
Joey Bada$$ - 95 Till Infinity
Big KRIT - King Without A Crown
Beat of the year: Bad Guy Pt. 2 - Eminem
The epic orchestration. The banging war like drums. So epic and so much power.
Biggest Disappointment(s) of the year:
Jay-Z - MCHG
Hopsin - Knock Madness
Slept on albums:
Cam Meekins - Lamp City
NOM - Lucid
Most overrated album of the year: Kanye West - Yeezus
Comeback of the year: Eminem - Rap God
After 2009's Relapse, which was well received at first by fans and was praised for it's vivid imagery and complex rap patterns, it untimely suffered due to the faux accents, the little replay value the album held as a whole, and its stale-gimmicky concept, and 2010's Recovery, with it's awkward blaring production, and Em's screaming vocals, cringe-worthy punchlines and forced delivery, didn't resonate well with fans, non fans, and critics alike, many questioning him if he can still 'bring it'. With that addressed, Em announced MMLP2, the follow up to his widely considered magnum ops The Marshall Mathers LP. After the released of 80s throwback b-boy anthem Berzerk, and Recovery-ish Survival, many wondered if he could 'pull it off' without tarnishing his legacy. With Rap God, which is a 6min raw tirade containing a machine like delivery, switching flows, and intense rhymes with a heavy EDM influenced beat, he silenced (for the most part) the doubt placed upon him from the masses.
Worst Artists Of The Year:
-Hopsin
-B.o.B
-Kanye West
commendable.
. Sadistik would of been higher but I have to be in a very specific mood to listen to him. A$AP Ferg album BANGS. I was surprised no one mentioned summer knights or betteroffdead. Those mixtapes were incredibly dope. 