A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here.Thank You 4 Your Service One should expect another Grammy nod for this outstanding release.Ĥ. He may not be the thinking druggie like Ab-Soul, the conflicted poet like Kendrick, or the introverted hustla like Jay Rock, but his niche is simple: the no-frills gangsta that gives no fuck what anyone thinks. Way too many standouts on this one, ScHoolboy Q delivers in so many ways on this album and highly deserves to be mentioned in Album Of The Year talks with any publication or from any fan of TDE.
Even more gritty, the Hoover Crip balances catchy radio hits with vivid tales of street life and drugs. This year, he followed that up with perhaps an even better effort with The Blank Face LP. The album has been heralded as one of the best major label debuts in years, and rightfully so. The Grammy-nominated album delivered heat after heat and we knew this would only be the beginning. Staying the mighty awesome TDE for a second, ScHoolboy Q officially tasted stardom two years ago with his platinum album Oxymoron. Not to mention he made history for being the first unsigned artist to be nominated for a Grammy, much less at least four. With the majority of the mixtape delving into subjects like God, spirituality, and overcoming dark moments, this was arguably the most upbeat and positive albums all year, and it was right on time.Ĭuts like “Angels”, “Blessings”, and “Finish Line/Drown” featuring T-Pain and Kirk Franklin make it accessible for not just the Jesus seekers, but the ones who just want some positivity in their lives musically, and Chance spoke to all of the above. This mixture of hood-hop and early Sunday morning service, Coloring Book showed his star appeal with this triumphant release. Now we have Chance’s this mixtape, Coloring Book, which is a FAR cry from his previous mixtapes, especially the most recent Acid Rap. Attracting the attention of the likes of fellow Chi-town native Kanye West, Chance appeared on West’s aforementioned The Life Of Pablo on the all-star gospel fest “Ultralight Beam”. The most surprising breakout act of 2016 is Chance The Rapper, a promising emcee from Chicago that has been putting out highly acclaimed material for a few years now.
Experiencing typical high school issues like girls, conflicts with parents, and being bullied, Ace holds well and in a game where the young are really trying to hold down the fort, artists like this thirty-year vet show that they can still put it down. Now he gives us The Falling Season, which goes back to the conceptual album and this time, this takes us through his high school years. Since then, he’s released bangers like his MF Doom-assisted MA DOOM: Son Of Yvonne, his collaborated album with Ed O.G., and his group eMC (their album The Show was especially sizzling). He followed it up with A Long Hot Summer, which was basically every bit as fantastic. His earlier albums like Takes A Look Around and Slaughtahouse were some good releases, it wasn’t until he dropped Disposable Arts in 2001 where his career took a turn, in a very acclaimed fashion.ĭeemed a classic, Disposable Arts reintroduced the art of the concept album in a narrative form, delivering one of the new millennium’s most prized gems. Legendary Juice Crew member Masta Ace has put out some incredible material.
Without further ado, let’s get this show started. More than any year prior, this has been a dominant year for them. Here’s one thing you’ll notice about this list: TDE put out the most exceptional material from one label/group this entire year. Of course, Hip Hop usually comes very much alive in the fourth quarter as it is, but December is when everyone likes to get in that last minute rush to drop material, and what a December we’ve had (and it’s not over yet). Then November comes around and MAN!!! Releases from Common, A Tribe Called Quest, Czarface, and others who came out with CRAZY albums. However, once August and September came around, the tide started to turn to where we started to get more and more blazing releases. There were some here and there that showed greatness, but overall, on a consistent level, nothing was enormously substantial. There was a period during this year with a lot of material being released that was just average or sub-par. This year, up until recently, has been somewhat stale. It’s time to review the best Hip Hop releases of this year.
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