These AOTY hip hop dudes are busy writing love letter to Eminem. Respect old skool!!
I think this is overrated. Eminem’s flow is great, but his lyricism is preachy and corny in some places. Still dope though
One of the most underrated DOOM releases. Sure, there are few questionable tracks (Batty Boys…), and mixing is sometimes messy, but this still is a great DOOM album. He is on top of his game, and his bars are supported by dope production from likes of J Dilla, Madlib, Jake One, and himself.
Even this is a largely praised release, I have few disputes about this album’s classic status. Some songs are chronologically arranged confusingly, and beats are just average in my standards. Whatever, still a dope concept album, the 2nd best album from Kendrick.
I have similar thoughts about this album with what I have on Things Fall Apart. Enjoyable, but didn’t understand why it is considered classic.
An album that I enjoyed and liked, but never understood why it is considered classic. This is not really influential, and Black Thought would even improve as a lyricist later. Anyway, still a great album, but not even The Roots’ best.
Del’s 2nd best album (everybody know what is the 1st). Filled with dope battle rhymes from Del and hard boom-bap beats. You can’t go wrong with this album.
Filled with generic music, generic vocals, and generic lyrics. I can’t understand why this is critically acclaimed.
Even this is highly influential album that is largely considered classic, this sounds super outdated in now’s standards. An example of album that aged not well.
Sounds like what my little brother would make in 2 minutes and force me to praise it
Overhated album. Even it is slightly disappointed compared to its predecessor The Lost Boy, and contains some questionable tracks, this is still an excellent album from one of this generation’s most exciting talents.
Termanology’s best album. His verbal technique is still obvious, and it is complemented by laid-back production from the likes of Statik Selektah, Evidence, Conductor Williams, and others. Some interesting features (most notably Kool G Rap), too.
Logic’s best album to date. 90s-flavored boom-bap beats and sharp bars from Logic & guests. This album lives up to its name.
J.I.D.’s best work to date. He is one of the most exciting post-2010s talents, and he finally delivered an album that would cement his status as one of the best of his generation. Production is diverse but not messy, J.I.D. does excellent job, and features add extra flavor to this album.
Even I prefer its follow-up Church to this, I still love it and consider it AOTY contender. Preservation’s experimental production and billy woods’ unique style of rapping/lyricism blend really well.
Ghettosocks and DK crafted traditional boom-bap flavored gem this year. DK’s production steals the show here, with Pete Rock-inspired jazzy boom-bap beats that are all dope from start to finish. Ghettosocks is little bit more than a typical rapper, but flamboyant features do more than making up for his deficiency.
TCOI was the unexpected, but surprisingly great return album from G-Unit veteran Lloyd Banks. Its 2022 follow-up is even better than its predecessor, with tremendous skill and lyricism from Lloyd and dark neo boom-bap beats (not really memorable but…) that complement it well.
Kind of forgettable compared to Vince’s best works, but not necessarily terrible either. Vince’s performance is not really interesting on many spots, but he managed to write dope lyrics, which is complemented by laid-back production.
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