10. Mac Miler - Watching Movies With The Sound Off
9. Pusha-T - My Name Is My Name
8. Tyler The Creator - Wolf
7. Kanye West - Yeezus
6. Drake - Nothing Was The Same
4/5 Earl - Doris // J. Cole - Born Sinner
3. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2
2. Danny Brown - Old
1. Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels
Mixtape of the year:
Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap
Hip hop artists of the year
Chance The Rapper: Chance The Rapper Has Nearly Every Major Label Chasing Him.
Yes, Chicago’s Chance The Rapper was that good. He’s as introspective as they come, visceral as the the track requires and gifted with the most versatile voice we’ve heard since Wyclef Jean was rapping and singing about Haitian Sicilians. - Hiphopdx
Kendrick Lamar: How do you become a contender for hip hop artist of the year without dropping an actual album ? well, if you're Kendrick Lamar and dropped Control. There were two major flash points that raised alarm bells for two different reasons: the first was his “King Of New York” assertion, the second when he named names. The latter read like a murderer’s row of the biggest up and coming MCs in the game—J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T., Wale, Pusha T, Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky, Drake, Big Sean, Jay Electronica, Tyler, The Creator and Mac Miller—each called out for being Kendrick’s peers, and also on his hip-hop hit list. The former lit a fire under some of New York City’s most established MCs, provoking responses from almost every level of New York rapper. One thing was certain: Kendrick definitely caught a lot of people’s ears. - XXL
Eminem: After relapsing in 2009 and recovering in 2010, Marshall Mathers returned to “Slim Shady” form with an assist from Dr. Dre and Rick Rubin on Marshall Mathers LP 2. Despite a mixed critical reception, the self-proclaimed “Rap God” nearly went platinum in a week with a mix of stadium Rap and complex, multi-syllable bars. - Hiphopdx
Song of the year:
Eminem - Rap God
Music Video of the year:
Verses of the year:
Control - Kendrick Lamar
Rap God - Eminem
Chum - Earl Sweatshirt
Beat of the year:
U.O.E.N.O. by Childish Major
Biggest disappointment:
Slept-on artist/album of the year:
Most Overrated album of the year:
A great album has to be praised by both the critics and the public... and it seems like the critics enjoy it more than the public. Still a dope album though
Come back of the year:
Collaborations of the year:
-Poor Decisions by Wale ft Lupe Fiasco & Rick Ross
-Birds Eye View by Statik Selektah feat. Joey Bada$$, Black Thought, & Raekwon
-U.O.E.N.O. (Remix) by Black Hippy
-Nosetalgia by Pusha-T & Kendrick Lamar
-1Train by A$ap Rocky featuring Danny Brown, Kendrick Lamar, Big Krit, Yelawolf, Joey Badass, Action Bronson & Big KRIT
-Red Dot Music by Mac Miller ft Action Bronson
-Banana Clipper by Run The Jewels ft Big Boi
-Versace by Migos & Drake
Worst Artists Of The Year:
-B.o.B
-Hopsin
-Big Sean
-2 Chainz
-Jay-Z
-Kid Cudi
-French Montana
-Lil Wayne
-Tyga
