As a Nigerian, I can't express my disbelief of the growth of Afrobeats across the globe and The growth of Asake's production to the extent its making number 9 of a Shawn cee list
AFUT Is literally deserving of that number 1 spot. It’s such a good album! It’s a heavy and emotional listen for sure, but it is still such an amazing listen at the same time!
I think it's fascinating how AFUT has been snubbed from pretty much every music publication year end list yet has been so beloved everywhere else. Definitely feels like a record that will only reveal it's importance over time. Instant classic material honestly.
There's music sites that concentrate on rock and indie and they haven't even listed it at all it's insane, like it's literally in the top 10 on metacritic how are you not listening to it
@@coo3ies266 I didn't like his voice when i first heard him on their debut album For The First Time, but it really grew on me and now he's one of my favorite vocalists.. I love the voice cracks, it sounds so raw and it brings the emotions better than if it was sung in perfect pitch. ua-cam.com/video/VbLbfD0y_G4/v-deo.html
2022 was just as good for music as I thought it could be. So many artists dropped, and so many of them dropped great projects. A lot of people that haven’t released an album in years like Joey Badass, Kendrick, Beyoncé, JID, Ab-Soul, Lupe and Saba all dropped albums that were worth the wait. Pusha, Black Country New Road, Metro, the list goes on. This was my favorite year for music in my entire lifetime possibly and I’m 23.
My Top 15 Albums of 2022 1. black midi - Hellfire 2. Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes 3. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There 4. Lupe Fiasco - DRILL MUSIC IN ZION 5. Quadeca - I Didn’t Mean To Haunt You 6. Beach House - Once Twice Melody 7. Conway The Machine - God Don’t Make Mistakes 8. JID - The Forever Story 9. Little Simz - NO THANK YOU 10. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 11. Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE 12. Billy Woods - Aethiopes 13. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez, See Your Future 14. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You 15. Silvana Estrada - Marchita
Honorable Mentions 2022 - Pusha T: It’s Almost Dry - Nas: Kings Disease III - Björk: Fossora - Weyes Blood: And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow - Kohta Yamamoto & Hiroyuki Sawano: Attack On Titan The Final Season Original Soundtrack 02 - Various Artists: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Soundtrack - FKA Twigs: CAPRISONGS - Metro Boomin: HEROES & VILLIANS - SZA: SOS - Joey Badass: 2000 Note: many great projects came out it this year and I had a lot of other favorites that couldn’t make it but I loved these albums
Album list best year 2022 1. the weeknd dawn fm 2. Alvvays - Blue Rev 3. Lupe Fiasco - Drill Music in zion 4. MUNA's self-titled album 5. andrew bird inside problems 6. lizzy mcalpine five seconds flat 7. Domi and JD Beck NOT TiGHT
Ants From Up There is not only my album of the year but I can see it being my album of the decade, it seriously blew me away on first listen and still manages to blow me away now. Top 5 albums of all time for me personally
After a less-than-stellar year for Jack Harlow, I was pleasantly surprised to see your placement of the album “Come Home The Kids Miss You” at #3 on your list. I feel like you were correct to say Jack Harlow “truly hasn’t hit his peak, yet.” It’s been amazing to witness your complete 180° switch from being a hater to a Harlow aficionado. Shawn, your growth in 2022 hasn’t gone unnoticed.
My favorites: 10. Gemini Rights 9. It's Almost Dry 8. Renaissance 7. Caprisongs 6. Dawn FM 5. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 4. SOS 3. I Didn't Mean To Haunt You 2. The Forever Story 1. Ants From Up There (so I'm really glad that you love it too)
@@slimjohnny9209 alright that’s fair. Personally I wasn’t a fan of SOS and I think Gemini Rights is very good but not better than Denzel. However I could totally see that. W list overall
I have 5 of these in my top 10 as well. I encourage you to listen to Hellfire by black midi and Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief.
Gemini Rights is one of the most unique experiences I've ever had listening to an album this year aside from Rosalia's Motomami. Love seeing it on Shawn's list.
Top 20 Albums 20. Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy 19. Dawn FM by The Weeknd 18. MOTOMAMI by ROSALIA 17. Cheat Codes by Black Thought & Danger Mouse 16. Aeithopes by Billy Woods 15. Few Good Things by Saba 14. HEROES & VILLAINS by Metro Boomin 13. Tana Talk 4 by Benny The Butcher 12. eviscerated by funeral 11. You Can’t Kill Me by 070 Shake 10. NO THANK YOU by Little Simz 9. Luv 4 Rent by Smino 8. Kings Disease III by Nas 7. RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé 6. hellfire by Black MIDI 5. i didn’t mean to haunt you by Quadeca 4. The Forever Story by J.I.D 3. Melt My Eyez See Your Future by Denzel Curry 2. Mr Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar 1. Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road
Ants From Up There is one of my new all time favorite albums. And it's being severely overlooked on critics list. It's been my #1 the whole year and it was never dethroned
@@mocapcow2933 I know it's highly critically acclaimed. What I'm saying is that if you go on metacritic and check out the year end critics list for albums, you'll notice that it's not nearly as high up as it is should
I have tried so so hard to get into Ants From Up There, but I just can't do it. Isaac Wood's vocal style really irritates me, and I don't think the lyrics are nearly as poignant or deep as people make them out to be. Concorde is the only song on the album that really does something for me. Maybe it's my age, I feel like zoomers especially love Ants From Up There. I'm 33, and this album just reminds me of similar indie rock albums that came out 10 or 15 or 20 years ago that I think were so much better. Apologies to the Queen Mary, Funeral, The Moon and Antarctica, etc.
@@MisterHoodrich89 I see older people love this album too. The lyrics are really poignant is you actually look at them and break them down. Not even up for debate. But the vocal style, nothing you can do about that. You don’t gotta listen. Maybe if you liked the voice, you would see then lyrics are poignant.
When AFUT came out in february I was doing very well so I only listened to it once and I didn't really care about it. I went back to BCNR and especially to AFUT in october after a really bad breakup a few months earlier and naturally its my favourite album of this year now. Many tears have been cried to The Place Where He Inserted The Blade and Basketball Shoes for sure
My Top 10: 1. Quadeca - I Didn‘t Mean To Haunt You 2. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There 3. JID - The Forever Story 4. OG Keemo - Mann beisst Hund 5. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 6. Brakence - Hypochondriac 7. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future 8. RY X - Blood Moon 9. The 1975 - Being Funny In A Foreign Language 10. rei brown - Xeno
I gotta say, Rock music really killed it for me this year. Black Country New Road, black midi, Soul Glo, King Gizzard, Petrol Girls, Automatic, Jerry Paper, and more I haven't checked out yet.
My top 20 favorite albums of 2022 20. WHO CARES? by Rex Orange County 19. Entergalactic by Kid Cudi 18. Her Loss by Drake & 21 Savage 17. RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART by Vince Staples 16. I NEVER LIKED YOU by Future 15. CAPRISONGS by FKA twigs 14. SICK! by Earl Sweatshirt 13. King’s Disease III by Nas 12. Candydrip by Lucky Daye 11. Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy 10. SOS by SZA 9. Luv 4 Rent by Smino 8. The Forever Story by JID 7. 2000 by Joey Bada$$ 6. Melt My Eyez See Your Future by Denzel Curry 5. Mr Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar 4. It’s Almost Dry by Pusha T 3. WASTELAND by Brent Faiyaz 2. HEROES & VILLAINS by Metro Boomin 1. Dawn FM by The Weeknd
W good list My top 10 best album list is: 10. Ravyn Lenae - HYPNOS 9. Future - I NEVER LIKED YOU 8. Pusha T - It’s Almost Dry 7. Vince Staples - RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART 6. The Weeknd - Dawn FM 5. Ari Lennox - age/sex/location 4. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future 3. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 2. Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE 1. JID - The Forever Story
Great album choices! This was actually a year with really great records and super hard to make a list. I feel like any given day this top 10 could be different but as of now for me as a person who mainly listens to hip hop, my top 10 albums of 2022 would be: 1) The Weeknd - Dawn FM 2) Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 3) Vince Staples - Ramona Park Broke My Heart 4) Boldy James & Real Bad Man - Killing Nothing 5) JID - Forever Story 6) Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future 7) Conway The Machine - God Don't Make Mistakes 8) Earl Sweatshirt - Sick! 9) Pusha T - It's Almost Dry 10) Joey Bada$$ - 2000
my top 10 1. ghais guevara - there will be no super slave 2. cities aviv - working title for the album secret waters 3. nas - kings disease 3 4. danger mouse and black thought - cheat codes 5. billy woods - aethiopes 6. cities aviv - man plays the horn 7. conway - god dont make mistakes 8. billy woods - church 9. benny the butcher - tana talk 4 10. ka - woeful studies/languish arts
so pleasantly surprised to see AFUT on the list. the best way i can explain what that album has been to me since it was released is there has never been anything else i’d rather be listening to. art is meant to evoke emotion and that record brings me the most emotion any piece of art ever has
Having Honestly Nevermind as the best album of this year is just a statement of the milestones Drake continues to break as he masters any genre he sets his mind to.
Great albums he missed: K dot: Mr morale and the big steppers Sza: sos Pusha t: it's almost dry Lupe fiasco: drill music in zion Drake and 21: her loss Future: i never liked you Freddie gibbs: $oul $old $eparately Black thought: cheat codes Nas: kd3 Joey bada$$: 2000 Saba: few good things Vince staples: ramona park broke my heart
Hell yes your #1 was my #1. To me Ants From Up Here feels like you're listening through the wall to someone reading their diary out loud. You know you shouldn't be eavesdropping, and you're ready to break away and mind your own business at any moment, but you never do. Something keeps you there, listening.
FKA Twigs is in my Top 3 albums of this year. And I feel the same way about Tears in the Club. At first I was like, oh this is the song made for the radio. But it's just so fucking banging, it doesn't even matter
My very based top 20 in no order It’s Almost Dry - Pusha T Hellfire - Black Midi SICK! - Earl Sweatshirt God Save The Animals - Alex G Ants From Up There - Black Country, New Road The Forever Story - JID I Didn’t Mean To Haunt You - Quadeca Tana Talk 4 - Benny the Butcher There Will Be No Super-Slave - Ghais Guevara Get Fucked - The Chats Hypochondriac - Brakence Quinn - Quinn Sing Me a Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation - $uicideboy$ Heroes & Villains - Metro Boomin Ramona Park Broke My Heart - Vince Staples 2000 - Joey Bada$$ The Elephant Man’s Bones - Roc Marciano, The Alchemist Cheat Codes - Black Thought, Danger Mouse 2Million Blunts - BONES Eviscerated - funeral
i really loved your list this year!! Here’s mine! 1. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There 2. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You 3. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future 4. Weyes Blood - And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow 5. Cheekface - Too Much To Ask 6. foxtails - fawn 7. Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems 8. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever 9. Maggie Rogers - Surrender 10. Pencil Legs - Pencil Legs
My personal list: 6. Love, Damini by Burna Boy 5. Who is Nardo Wick? by Nardo 4. Left on Read by Eli Derby 3. It's Not Me its You by DDG 2. SOS by SZA 1. Give or Take by Giveon
1. Ants from up there - Black Country New Raod 2. Preachers daughter - Ethel Cain 3. I didnt mean to haunt you - Quadeca 4. Forever story - JID 5. Hypochondriac - Brakence 6. Melt my eyez see your future - Denzel Curry 7. Hellfire - Black Midi 8. God dont make mistakes - Conway The Machine 9. Being funny in a foreign language - The 1975 10. Kiss The Ring - Rome Streetz 11. Cave World - Viagra boys 12. Smithereens - Joji 13. Caprisongs - FKA Twigs 14. And in the darkness hearts aglow - Weyes Blood 15. MOTOMAMI - Rosalia 16. Heroes and villains - Metro Boomin 17. Jamie - Montell Fish 18. Mr Morale - Kendrick 19. Crest - Bladee & Ecco2k 20. Renaissance - Beyonce 21. De Todas Las Flores -Natalia Lafourcade 22. Tana Talk 4 - Benny The Butcher 23. Skinty Fia - Fontaines D.C 24. Dawn FM - The Weeknd 25. Chaos now - Jean Dawson
it makes me happy to see Weyes Blood ranked so high. I really wasn't prepared for how much the lyrics and the sonic atmosphere on that album were going to hit me like a ton of bricks.
My personal top 20 20. Jean Dawson - Chaos Now 19. SZA - SOS 18. Joey Bada$$ - 2000 17. Black Thought & DangerMouse - Cheat Codes 16. Marco Plus - Tha Soufside Villain LP 15. Ravyn Lenae - HYPNOS 14. Freddie Gibbs - $$$ 13. Little Simz - NO THANK YOU 12. Nas - KD3 11. billy woods - aethiopes 10. FKA Twigs - CAPRISONGS 9. 070 Shake - You Can’t Kill Me 8. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale 7. Redveil - Learn 2 Swim 6. Hollie Cook - Happy Hour 5. Sofie Royer - Harlequin 4. Saba - Few Good Things 3. Smino - Luv 4 Rent 2. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez, See Your Future 1. MAVI - Laughing So Hard it Hurts So many albums I loved this year (especially in the hh, rnb, & reggae field) got into a lot of hyper pop and glitch music this year too. We’ll be looking back at 2022 as a legendary year for music one day.
@Afro Shinobi Yea idk how someone can have that low of an attention span that they can't even listen to 25 albums in a whole year, I prolly listen to 25 albums per month
“It’s inviting, but I feel as though I’m being pushed away, by a hand that never lets me go.” Perfectly said! Black Country New Road’s ability to create the parallel between the substance of their album and the experience the listener has with their music is amazing!
My top 10 albums of the year are 10. The Garden - Horseshit on Route 66 - I love it’s got my favorite type of punk it’s fun it’s heavy it’s great 9. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes Forever - a great album from an artist I never heard of until this year am I’m hooked and can’t wait to see what happens next 8. Wet Leg - Wet Leg - it’s another great alt album and It’s great to soften up hand it’s a fun 90s sound with modern tones 7. SZA - SOS - it’s an album that takes you on a ride and it’s a great experience 6. JID - The Forever Story - Because if you heard it you get it 5. Jean Dawson - CHOAS NOW - another album that mixes blends that I can’t get enough of 4. Pusha T - it’s almost dry - because if you know ya know 3. Richard Dawson - The Ruby Cord - it’s like a bard from D&D came to life and I love it 2. Kendrick Lamar - The Big Steppers - I love it it’s not his best album but I love it 1. BCNR - Ants From Up There - I am watching the video as I’m writing this and me and Shawn both have this as our number one which is shocking but not and he explains why I think it’s great it’s not a 10/10 for me but it’s as close as you can get Merry Christmas Happy Holidays And I Hope we can have another great year for music in 2023
Top 8: 1. Quadeca - I Didn't Mean to Haunt You 2. Kendrick - MMATBS 3. Stella Donnelly - Flood 4. Brockhampton - The Family 5. JID - TFS 6. Little Simz - NO THANK YOU 7. Black Country, New Road - AFUT 8. Earl - SICK!
Damn I gotta listen to more music from this year, but I absolutely loved these few: Black Thoughts & Danger Mouse-Cheat Codes JID-The Forever Story Anna Von Hausswolf-live at the Montreux Jazz Festival (NeoClasical/Darkwave/Experimental rock masterpiece, go check it out) Conway-God Don't Make Mistakes Denzel Curry-MMESYF Nas-King's Disease III Black Midi-Hellfire Rome Streetz-Kiss The Ring Pusha T-It's Almost Dry Westside Gunn-10
I have finally found my people, I never would've thought anyone, let alone my favorite music analysis youtuber, would appreciate AFUT for the masterpiece that it is. That album has made me tremble and transported me to god knows where too many times. It's a shame that their lead singer quit the band, and they won't be performing any music for AFUT or FTFT. I need more music from them regardless.
Didn't expect to see Black Country, New Road #1. Well deserved though, I can't stop listening to it. I'm sad that Isaac had to step away from the band but curious how their next project will turn out without him on vocals.
My top 10 albums this year: Beach House- Once Twice Melody, Denzel- MYESYF, Kendrick - MMATBS, Bad Bunny- UVST, Abel- Dawn FM, AM- The Car, Freddie Gibbs- SSS, Drake and 21- Her Loss, Steve Lacy- Gemini Rights, Ab-Soul- Herbert
My top 25: 1. Saba - Few Good Things 2. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There 3. Quadeca - I Didn’t Mean To Haunt You 4. brakence - hypochondriac 5. MIKE - Beware of the Monkey 6. JID - The Forever Story 7. Ghais Guevara - There Will Be No Super-Slave 8. Little Simz - NO THANK YOU 9. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 10. Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes 11. funeral - Eviscerated 12. MAVI - Laughing so Hard, it Hurts 13. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You 14. DC The Don - My Own Worst Enemy 15. Kenny Beats - LOUIE 16. Moor Mother - Jazz Codes 17. Smino - Luv 4 Rent 18. Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems 19. black midi - Hellfire 20. quinn - Quinn 21. Earl Sweatshirt - SICK! 22. redveil - learn 2 swim 23. Billy Woods - Aethiopes 24. Conway the Machine - God Don’t Make Mistakes 25. DOMi & JD BECK - NOT TiGHT
It's crazy how he won't even give Nas albums a listen even with the Grammy nominations 2 years in a row and with all the high reviews and ratings for KD3 this year. How does he not even give it a listen and expect us to take him seriously
My top 10 (exclusively rap/hip-hop): 10-In Dimes We Trust by Mike Dimes (super underrated and my Trap album of the year) 9-Her Loss by Drake and 21 Savage (surprise pick but this is solely for the last 2 tracks, 3am in glemwood and I guess its fuck me are genuine song of the year contenders and reminds me of NWTS Drake) 8-Drill music in Zion by Lupe Fiasco (Lupe hasn't skipped a beat) 7-2000 by Joey Badass (Joey didn't pull no punches and Survivors guilt is my 2nd place for song of the year) 6-More Black Superheroes by West side Boogie (just a really good listen, nothing more) 5-Mr Morale and The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar (grew on me after initial listen, still a bit disappointed but Father Time is a masterpiece) 4- Soul Sold Seperately by freddie Gibbs (slightly bias as I love Fred but he kept the momentum from Alfredo going) 3- Cheat Codes by Black Thought (probably some of the best production of the year by Danger Mouse and Black Thought just floats on these beats) 2- Melt My Eyes See Your Future by Denzel Curry (Denzel just does what he does, Walkin is the undisputed Song of the year and Denzel really reached into his bag for this) 1-The Forever Story by JID ( this is literally flawless. This is what I wanted MMTBS to be and much more. JID not only delivers the best rapping performance of the year on all of his songs, but also Christo might be a sneak pick for producer of the year. Also JID CAN SING? Damn. If you haven't listened to this work of art, please do. It's an undisputed number 1 and anyone who argues is as blind as Stevie wonder)
Kendrick: releases album about trauma and emotional pain Shawn: L Black Country New Road: releases album about trauma and emotional pain Shawn: #1 album/song of the year
I think it's because K dot tackled those topics in more depth than Black Country New Road and was brutally honest so he might feel a bit awkward sometimes while listening to it as it's way too personal
A good concept doesn’t mean that an album is perfect in it’s essence. It’s not an essay, it’s music, so you still need to be able to execute it well otherwise what’s the point of music?
My list is gonna repeat a lot of the other comments, but... 1. De Todas Las Flores 2. The Forever Story 3. Drill Music in Zion 4. Renaissance 5. Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers 6. Melt My Eyez See Your Future 7. Aethiopes 8. Dawn FM 9. No Thank You 10. MOTOMAMÍ . . Honestly this was a really close list. Aside from 1 (that album clears), you can generally mix the order around. This is just what I was feeling today. And obviously some honorable mentions are Gemini Right, Dance Fever, I Didn't Mean to Haunt You. Keep in mind I haven't heard Caprisongs, Hostile Architecture, Ants From up There, or the new SZA project which likely would have been in contention as well. It was a good year, but kind off feel off because it feel like the biggest names, Bjork, Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepson, Drake, and Harry Styles (Lizzo too if you want though I never really liked her music and while kinda just okay this is Style's best album) weren't really hitting the same. Good year overall though.
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As a Nigerian, I can't express my disbelief of the growth of Afrobeats across the globe and The growth of Asake's production to the extent its making number 9 of a Shawn cee list
yeah I herd hes crushing it
Naija on top ✊🏾
Me and my best friend been playing it non stop since it came out. We’re from windsor Ontario Canada
im as shocked as you are lmao omo
I am glad the genre is getting recognition
Shawn putting BCNR at number 1 is the last thought I would think that he would put. Glad to see him loving it as much as I am!
Very brave of you to put Come Home, The Kids Miss You on here 25 times, Shawn.
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This comment format stopped being funny three years ago.
AFUT Is literally deserving of that number 1 spot. It’s such a good album! It’s a heavy and emotional listen for sure, but it is still such an amazing listen at the same time!
I think it's fascinating how AFUT has been snubbed from pretty much every music publication year end list yet has been so beloved everywhere else. Definitely feels like a record that will only reveal it's importance over time. Instant classic material honestly.
i think the same, the only list i've seen it is rolling stone and pitchfork at #49, these people really don't understand internet kids and the scene
the only places i’ve seen AFUT get praise was on Fantano’s channel and rateyourmusic lol
Probably cause of Isaac’s departure. Really cut into the hype.
There's music sites that concentrate on rock and indie and they haven't even listed it at all it's insane, like it's literally in the top 10 on metacritic how are you not listening to it
The YT music community might honestly be better. Both Shawn and Jon Denton having it at #1 shows how they relate to the listeners like us so much more
AFUT became my favorite album of all time. It's beyond beautiful.
Definitely top 3 of the year it's a instrumental and lyrical treasure 💐🌼🔥
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i dont get why its good, his voice seems monotone to me and unbearable to listen to
@@coo3ies266 it's honestly preference 😂 I overstand why you wouldn't enjoy it tho😅
@@coo3ies266 I didn't like his voice when i first heard him on their debut album For The First Time, but it really grew on me and now he's one of my favorite vocalists.. I love the voice cracks, it sounds so raw and it brings the emotions better than if it was sung in perfect pitch. ua-cam.com/video/VbLbfD0y_G4/v-deo.html
Black Country New Road fr dominating all the lists. Love to see it. Its so sad to see the lead singer leave the band so early in his carreer.
their new vocalists are still good, saw them live a couple of months ago and they sounded great, but yeah nothing really compares with isaac's singing
@@dyoung6003 I heard it but its just hard to replace Isaac raw vocals and of course his lyrica
2022 was just as good for music as I thought it could be. So many artists dropped, and so many of them dropped great projects. A lot of people that haven’t released an album in years like Joey Badass, Kendrick, Beyoncé, JID, Ab-Soul, Lupe and Saba all dropped albums that were worth the wait. Pusha, Black Country New Road, Metro, the list goes on. This was my favorite year for music in my entire lifetime possibly and I’m 23.
2015 >>>>>>
@@chrisalves11 bruh stop always make everything compete, appreciate 2022 for what it was, a crazy ass year for music
There’s also a lot of great artists becoming more mainstream. Like look at JID, yeah i knew who he was but now everyone listens to him
Ants from up there is a life changing record
@@iyoiyo270 definitely a crazy yr for music, just added the fact i think 2015 was better since he said 2022 is the best yr in his opinion
So beyond happy to see AFUT at #1! Easily the best album in years
My Top 15 Albums of 2022
1. black midi - Hellfire
2. Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes
3. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
4. Lupe Fiasco - DRILL MUSIC IN ZION
5. Quadeca - I Didn’t Mean To Haunt You
6. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
7. Conway The Machine - God Don’t Make Mistakes
8. JID - The Forever Story
9. Little Simz - NO THANK YOU
10. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
11. Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE
12. Billy Woods - Aethiopes
13. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez, See Your Future
14. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
15. Silvana Estrada - Marchita
Honorable Mentions 2022
- Pusha T: It’s Almost Dry
- Nas: Kings Disease III
- Björk: Fossora
- Weyes Blood: And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
- Kohta Yamamoto & Hiroyuki Sawano: Attack On Titan The Final Season Original Soundtrack 02
- Various Artists: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Soundtrack
- FKA Twigs: CAPRISONGS
- Metro Boomin: HEROES & VILLIANS
- SZA: SOS
- Joey Badass: 2000
Note: many great projects came out it this year and I had a lot of other favorites that couldn’t make it but I loved these albums
Album list best year 2022
1. the weeknd dawn fm
2. Alvvays - Blue Rev
3. Lupe Fiasco - Drill Music in zion
4. MUNA's self-titled album
5. andrew bird inside problems
6. lizzy mcalpine five seconds flat
7. Domi and JD Beck NOT TiGHT
Great list man
That Danger Mouse project is excellent.
Beach house number one for me
Ants From Up There is not only my album of the year but I can see it being my album of the decade, it seriously blew me away on first listen and still manages to blow me away now. Top 5 albums of all time for me personally
On god.
If Kanye Dick riders can say that MBDTF is album of the decade early into 2010… I can do it for AFUT
After a less-than-stellar year for Jack Harlow, I was pleasantly surprised to see your placement of the album “Come Home The Kids Miss You” at #3 on your list. I feel like you were correct to say Jack Harlow “truly hasn’t hit his peak, yet.” It’s been amazing to witness your complete 180° switch from being a hater to a Harlow aficionado.
Shawn, your growth in 2022 hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Fantano comment section typa beat
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@@perplexed1783 bro ik i see it way too much on here
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My favorites:
10. Gemini Rights
9. It's Almost Dry
8. Renaissance
7. Caprisongs
6. Dawn FM
5. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
4. SOS
3. I Didn't Mean To Haunt You
2. The Forever Story
1. Ants From Up There (so I'm really glad that you love it too)
W Quadeca but where is Denzel
@@coastercraziness Melt My Eyez is great, but I simply prefer the aforementioned albums
@@slimjohnny9209 alright that’s fair. Personally I wasn’t a fan of SOS and I think Gemini Rights is very good but not better than Denzel. However I could totally see that. W list overall
No Nas? KD3 was his best of his current run
I have 5 of these in my top 10 as well. I encourage you to listen to Hellfire by black midi and Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief.
Gemini Rights is one of the most unique experiences I've ever had listening to an album this year aside from Rosalia's Motomami. Love seeing it on Shawn's list.
Sorry to be a shill buy you should listen to i didnt mean to haunt you by quadeca if you want a banger experimental atmosphere album
Top 20 Albums
20. Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy
19. Dawn FM by The Weeknd
18. MOTOMAMI by ROSALIA
17. Cheat Codes by Black Thought & Danger Mouse
16. Aeithopes by Billy Woods
15. Few Good Things by Saba
14. HEROES & VILLAINS by Metro Boomin
13. Tana Talk 4 by Benny The Butcher
12. eviscerated by funeral
11. You Can’t Kill Me by 070 Shake
10. NO THANK YOU by Little Simz
9. Luv 4 Rent by Smino
8. Kings Disease III by Nas
7. RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé
6. hellfire by Black MIDI
5. i didn’t mean to haunt you by Quadeca
4. The Forever Story by J.I.D
3. Melt My Eyez See Your Future by Denzel Curry
2. Mr Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar
1. Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road
Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny‽
@@marvinortega4337 #37
yess you cant kill me is incredible
Where is destroy lonely
@@jeighstar mid
I was surprised when you put Donda 2 as your #1 pick, but I respect it
Why wouldn't he? The name obviously implies that it's twice as good as Donda
Ants From Up There is one of my new all time favorite albums. And it's being severely overlooked on critics list. It's been my #1 the whole year and it was never dethroned
Agree with everything except if being overlooked. It’s one of the most critically well regarded albums this year.
@@mocapcow2933 I know it's highly critically acclaimed. What I'm saying is that if you go on metacritic and check out the year end critics list for albums, you'll notice that it's not nearly as high up as it is should
@@highwind1991 it’s 3rd for critics
I have tried so so hard to get into Ants From Up There, but I just can't do it. Isaac Wood's vocal style really irritates me, and I don't think the lyrics are nearly as poignant or deep as people make them out to be. Concorde is the only song on the album that really does something for me.
Maybe it's my age, I feel like zoomers especially love Ants From Up There. I'm 33, and this album just reminds me of similar indie rock albums that came out 10 or 15 or 20 years ago that I think were so much better. Apologies to the Queen Mary, Funeral, The Moon and Antarctica, etc.
@@MisterHoodrich89 I see older people love this album too. The lyrics are really poignant is you actually look at them and break them down. Not even up for debate. But the vocal style, nothing you can do about that. You don’t gotta listen. Maybe if you liked the voice, you would see then lyrics are poignant.
MMESYF is my favourite album this year. I'm in love with every song in that album.
Auntie diaries is my personal song of the year
Bru
@@perplexed1783 trash
@@perplexed1783 lmao don't know if your serious or not
@@iyoiyo270 why wouldn’t he be serious?
When AFUT came out in february I was doing very well so I only listened to it once and I didn't really care about it. I went back to BCNR and especially to AFUT in october after a really bad breakup a few months earlier and naturally its my favourite album of this year now. Many tears have been cried to The Place Where He Inserted The Blade and Basketball Shoes for sure
realest comment i've ever seen
Hope you're doing good today
I had the honor of hearing Denzel's project live, it was an amazing experience and all round one of the best live performances i've heard period.
Happy for your experience man sounds like a hell of a time
A decent number of albums I still need to get to here, but man I'm so happy seeing how many people are putting Black Country, New Road at number 1
Happy you put Dawn FM in here. Completely agree with you that Jim carried that album.
I see what you did there
that lowkey makes sense from a narrative point cuz in the album Abel is dead 💀
My Top 10:
1. Quadeca - I Didn‘t Mean To Haunt You
2. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
3. JID - The Forever Story
4. OG Keemo - Mann beisst Hund
5. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
6. Brakence - Hypochondriac
7. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future
8. RY X - Blood Moon
9. The 1975 - Being Funny In A Foreign Language
10. rei brown - Xeno
w. idmthy aoty
The Forever Story, learn 2 swim, Melt My Eyez See Your Future, MM&TBS, Caprisongs, Luv 4 Rent to me are some of the best albums of 2022.
I gotta say, Rock music really killed it for me this year. Black Country New Road, black midi, Soul Glo, King Gizzard, Petrol Girls, Automatic, Jerry Paper, and more I haven't checked out yet.
My top 20 favorite albums of 2022
20. WHO CARES? by Rex Orange County
19. Entergalactic by Kid Cudi
18. Her Loss by Drake & 21 Savage
17. RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART by Vince Staples
16. I NEVER LIKED YOU by Future
15. CAPRISONGS by FKA twigs
14. SICK! by Earl Sweatshirt
13. King’s Disease III by Nas
12. Candydrip by Lucky Daye
11. Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy
10. SOS by SZA
9. Luv 4 Rent by Smino
8. The Forever Story by JID
7. 2000 by Joey Bada$$
6. Melt My Eyez See Your Future by Denzel Curry
5. Mr Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar
4. It’s Almost Dry by Pusha T
3. WASTELAND by Brent Faiyaz
2. HEROES & VILLAINS by Metro Boomin
1. Dawn FM by The Weeknd
Good list
Valid
Imo number 4 should be top 2 but good list
W list
W good list
My top 10 best album list is:
10. Ravyn Lenae - HYPNOS
9. Future - I NEVER LIKED YOU
8. Pusha T - It’s Almost Dry
7. Vince Staples - RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART
6. The Weeknd - Dawn FM
5. Ari Lennox - age/sex/location
4. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future
3. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
2. Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE
1. JID - The Forever Story
Great album choices! This was actually a year with really great records and super hard to make a list. I feel like any given day this top 10 could be different but as of now for me as a person who mainly listens to hip hop, my top 10 albums of 2022 would be:
1) The Weeknd - Dawn FM
2) Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
3) Vince Staples - Ramona Park Broke My Heart
4) Boldy James & Real Bad Man - Killing Nothing
5) JID - Forever Story
6) Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future
7) Conway The Machine - God Don't Make Mistakes
8) Earl Sweatshirt - Sick!
9) Pusha T - It's Almost Dry
10) Joey Bada$$ - 2000
WOW didn’t expect AFUT to be here but I was hoping. Incredible album, their debut is amazing too but a very different style
my top 10
1. ghais guevara - there will be no super slave
2. cities aviv - working title for the album secret waters
3. nas - kings disease 3
4. danger mouse and black thought - cheat codes
5. billy woods - aethiopes
6. cities aviv - man plays the horn
7. conway - god dont make mistakes
8. billy woods - church
9. benny the butcher - tana talk 4
10. ka - woeful studies/languish arts
my #1 is same as yours! glad you liked it and showed your appreciation that much to them
Shawn I got much love for you and I respect your list but KD3 deserved to be here bro. Salute, happy holidays!
so pleasantly surprised to see AFUT on the list. the best way i can explain what that album has been to me since it was released is there has never been anything else i’d rather be listening to. art is meant to evoke emotion and that record brings me the most emotion any piece of art ever has
Having Honestly Nevermind as the best album of this year is just a statement of the milestones Drake continues to break as he masters any genre he sets his mind to.
Yes. Drake is the 🐐
😂😂😂😂
The pushing and pulling on afut is the clamps that they talk about on snow globes and basketball shoes.
Great albums he missed:
K dot: Mr morale and the big steppers
Sza: sos
Pusha t: it's almost dry
Lupe fiasco: drill music in zion
Drake and 21: her loss
Future: i never liked you
Freddie gibbs: $oul $old $eparately
Black thought: cheat codes
Nas: kd3
Joey bada$$: 2000
Saba: few good things
Vince staples: ramona park broke my heart
5. Pusha t- Its almost dry
4. Quadeca- IDMTHY
3. Yeule- Glitch princess
2. Alvvays- Blue rev
1. BCNR- Ants from up there
Ants from up there is so incredible. Genuinely one of my favorite albums ever already.
Was just making sure JID was in the top 10.
Solid list 🔥
Hell yes your #1 was my #1.
To me Ants From Up Here feels like you're listening through the wall to someone reading their diary out loud. You know you shouldn't be eavesdropping, and you're ready to break away and mind your own business at any moment, but you never do. Something keeps you there, listening.
This description of The Place Where He Inserted The Blade is so poignant and beautiful and really opens the song up for me
Kiss the Ring is hands down my favorite album this year. Great to see it high on the list.
Huge W for BCNR at #1. Such an amazing album. This year has been fantastic for music. All the grisleda projects this year were really great too.
Glad to see Weyes Blood on the list 🙌🏾❤️
Yea she's great. Been bumping her for about a year and a half now and glad to see her ascend
that Asake placement is so necessary, i haven’t seen a single music critic even acknowledge that album this year
It's absolutely incredible.
God Ants From Up There sweeping peoples lists is what I fucking live for. 10/10 album.
Deep Cuts and SC having the same album of the year is wild. Super deserved tho, AFUT is bloody powerful.
Love the rome streetz and boldy selections!!!!
FKA Twigs is in my Top 3 albums of this year. And I feel the same way about Tears in the Club. At first I was like, oh this is the song made for the radio. But it's just so fucking banging, it doesn't even matter
Holy W, Fka twigs too goated
so addictive, I love The Weekend verse
LOVE TO SEE THE KISS THE RING LOVE!!! Def my fav album from the year, most impressive rapping overall for the year for me.
My very based top 20 in no order
It’s Almost Dry - Pusha T
Hellfire - Black Midi
SICK! - Earl Sweatshirt
God Save The Animals - Alex G
Ants From Up There - Black Country, New Road
The Forever Story - JID
I Didn’t Mean To Haunt You - Quadeca
Tana Talk 4 - Benny the Butcher
There Will Be No Super-Slave - Ghais Guevara
Get Fucked - The Chats
Hypochondriac - Brakence
Quinn - Quinn
Sing Me a Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation - $uicideboy$
Heroes & Villains - Metro Boomin
Ramona Park Broke My Heart - Vince Staples
2000 - Joey Bada$$
The Elephant Man’s Bones - Roc Marciano, The Alchemist
Cheat Codes - Black Thought, Danger Mouse
2Million Blunts - BONES
Eviscerated - funeral
I'm so happy to see Asake here, I haven't seen a lot of conversation of his album but holy fuck is it beautiful
i really loved your list this year!! Here’s mine!
1. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
2. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
3. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future
4. Weyes Blood - And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
5. Cheekface - Too Much To Ask
6. foxtails - fawn
7. Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems
8. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever
9. Maggie Rogers - Surrender
10. Pencil Legs - Pencil Legs
These vids always put me on to artists I’ve never even heard of a lot of times
Love to see more people getting into Rome Streetz, kiss the ring was such a solid project
My personal list:
6. Love, Damini by Burna Boy
5. Who is Nardo Wick? by Nardo
4. Left on Read by Eli Derby
3. It's Not Me its You by DDG
2. SOS by SZA
1. Give or Take by Giveon
1. Ants from up there - Black Country New Raod
2. Preachers daughter - Ethel Cain
3. I didnt mean to haunt you - Quadeca
4. Forever story - JID
5. Hypochondriac - Brakence
6. Melt my eyez see your future - Denzel Curry
7. Hellfire - Black Midi
8. God dont make mistakes - Conway The Machine
9. Being funny in a foreign language - The 1975
10. Kiss The Ring - Rome Streetz
11. Cave World - Viagra boys
12. Smithereens - Joji
13. Caprisongs - FKA Twigs
14. And in the darkness hearts aglow - Weyes Blood
15. MOTOMAMI - Rosalia
16. Heroes and villains - Metro Boomin
17. Jamie - Montell Fish
18. Mr Morale - Kendrick
19. Crest - Bladee & Ecco2k
20. Renaissance - Beyonce
21. De Todas Las Flores -Natalia Lafourcade
22. Tana Talk 4 - Benny The Butcher
23. Skinty Fia - Fontaines D.C
24. Dawn FM - The Weeknd
25. Chaos now - Jean Dawson
Deep cutz and now Shawn Cee. People really love the BCNR record
it makes me happy to see Weyes Blood ranked so high. I really wasn't prepared for how much the lyrics and the sonic atmosphere on that album were going to hit me like a ton of bricks.
My personal top 20
20. Jean Dawson - Chaos Now
19. SZA - SOS
18. Joey Bada$$ - 2000
17. Black Thought & DangerMouse - Cheat Codes
16. Marco Plus - Tha Soufside Villain LP
15. Ravyn Lenae - HYPNOS
14. Freddie Gibbs - $$$
13. Little Simz - NO THANK YOU
12. Nas - KD3
11. billy woods - aethiopes
10. FKA Twigs - CAPRISONGS
9. 070 Shake - You Can’t Kill Me
8. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale
7. Redveil - Learn 2 Swim
6. Hollie Cook - Happy Hour
5. Sofie Royer - Harlequin
4. Saba - Few Good Things
3. Smino - Luv 4 Rent
2. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez, See Your Future
1. MAVI - Laughing So Hard it Hurts
So many albums I loved this year (especially in the hh, rnb, & reggae field) got into a lot of hyper pop and glitch music this year too. We’ll be looking back at 2022 as a legendary year for music one day.
Few Good Things is definitely one of my top albums this year
agreed
Always appreciate your end of lists. I always get a handful of albums, or more, to check out that just blew right by me. Thank you 👍🏻
It is still impressive to me that you made it a top 25. There is no way that I listened to that many albums that came out this year in full.
You can't listen to 25 albums in a year? Damn 💀
@@perplexed1783 I easily listen to damn near double that amount lol
@Afro Shinobi Yea idk how someone can have that low of an attention span that they can't even listen to 25 albums in a whole year, I prolly listen to 25 albums per month
@@perplexed1783he probably can some people just don’t feel like it 🤷🏿♂️
@@perplexed1783 wow you’re so great you’re great, you psychoanalysed him based on one comment you totally got him you’re the best!
Crazy that you givin funeral so much love, love to see it!
KD III is my favorite album this year.
“It’s inviting, but I feel as though I’m being pushed away, by a hand that never lets me go.”
Perfectly said! Black Country New Road’s ability to create the parallel between the substance of their album and the experience the listener has with their music is amazing!
My top 10 albums of the year are
10. The Garden - Horseshit on Route 66 - I love it’s got my favorite type of punk it’s fun it’s heavy it’s great
9. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes Forever - a great album from an artist I never heard of until this year am I’m hooked and can’t wait to see what happens next
8. Wet Leg - Wet Leg - it’s another great alt album and It’s great to soften up hand it’s a fun 90s sound with modern tones
7. SZA - SOS - it’s an album that takes you on a ride and it’s a great experience
6. JID - The Forever Story - Because if you heard it you get it
5. Jean Dawson - CHOAS NOW - another album that mixes blends that I can’t get enough of
4. Pusha T - it’s almost dry - because if you know ya know
3. Richard Dawson - The Ruby Cord - it’s like a bard from D&D came to life and I love it
2. Kendrick Lamar - The Big Steppers - I love it it’s not his best album but I love it
1. BCNR - Ants From Up There - I am watching the video as I’m writing this and me and Shawn both have this as our number one which is shocking but not and he explains why I think it’s great it’s not a 10/10 for me but it’s as close as you can get
Merry Christmas Happy Holidays
And
I Hope we can have another great year for music in 2023
U need to relisten to dawm FM of u even listened to it at all
Top 8:
1. Quadeca - I Didn't Mean to Haunt You
2. Kendrick - MMATBS
3. Stella Donnelly - Flood
4. Brockhampton - The Family
5. JID - TFS
6. Little Simz - NO THANK YOU
7. Black Country, New Road - AFUT
8. Earl - SICK!
ants from up there's impact is deep on him this year
Gemini rights and Dawn fm are my favourite albums of this year
A Afrobeats album making a Shawn Cee list is a good sight to see
So happy to see BCNR as #1!! Only so long until he listens to Black Midi lmao
It's funny how my list is very different from yours and yet we both have the same number one spot. BKNR did something very special on this record.
Wow! Never would have expected for Shawn Cee and Deepcuts to have the same AOTY.
Wasn’t expecting God Did to be number 1, but you do you, Shawn.
Deserved all 25 spots
Great list Shawn, bit surprised to see God Did at #1, but you do you
Damn I gotta listen to more music from this year, but I absolutely loved these few:
Black Thoughts & Danger Mouse-Cheat Codes
JID-The Forever Story
Anna Von Hausswolf-live at the Montreux Jazz Festival (NeoClasical/Darkwave/Experimental rock masterpiece, go check it out)
Conway-God Don't Make Mistakes
Denzel Curry-MMESYF
Nas-King's Disease III
Black Midi-Hellfire
Rome Streetz-Kiss The Ring
Pusha T-It's Almost Dry
Westside Gunn-10
Seeing Caprisongs at number 3 made me so happy. I adore that album
I really loved the record hugo from Loyle Carner.Its personal and the songs on this are great. Personally in my top 10
I have finally found my people, I never would've thought anyone, let alone my favorite music analysis youtuber, would appreciate AFUT for the masterpiece that it is. That album has made me tremble and transported me to god knows where too many times. It's a shame that their lead singer quit the band, and they won't be performing any music for AFUT or FTFT. I need more music from them regardless.
Jack Harlow at number 1 is downright outrageous
💀💀💀
Damn Fantano comment section is merging with Shawn's comment section now
@@perplexed1783 it’s lowkey cringe now
Your description of the place where he inserted the blade is amazing
glad to see lucki finally getting the respect he deserves FLM was such a good album, he’s been my most streamed artist for years
AFUT IS A CLASSIC
Didn't expect to see Black Country, New Road #1. Well deserved though, I can't stop listening to it. I'm sad that Isaac had to step away from the band but curious how their next project will turn out without him on vocals.
That number 1 pick threw me off so hard
How it’s universally praised
glad we agree on ants, such a good album
my favourite of the decade so far
My top 10 albums this year: Beach House- Once Twice Melody, Denzel- MYESYF, Kendrick - MMATBS, Bad Bunny- UVST, Abel- Dawn FM, AM- The Car, Freddie Gibbs- SSS, Drake and 21- Her Loss, Steve Lacy- Gemini Rights, Ab-Soul- Herbert
The Liz 2 and age/sex/location are my 2 favorite female projects of the year. Little Simz also released another great listen with No Thank You.
The Liz 2 and No Thank You were both great, Griselda signing Armani Caesar was a great move.
NOSTYLIST #1!!!, W list Shawn
My top 25:
1. Saba - Few Good Things
2. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
3. Quadeca - I Didn’t Mean To Haunt You
4. brakence - hypochondriac
5. MIKE - Beware of the Monkey
6. JID - The Forever Story
7. Ghais Guevara - There Will Be No Super-Slave
8. Little Simz - NO THANK YOU
9. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
10. Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes
11. funeral - Eviscerated
12. MAVI - Laughing so Hard, it Hurts
13. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
14. DC The Don - My Own Worst Enemy
15. Kenny Beats - LOUIE
16. Moor Mother - Jazz Codes
17. Smino - Luv 4 Rent
18. Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems
19. black midi - Hellfire
20. quinn - Quinn
21. Earl Sweatshirt - SICK!
22. redveil - learn 2 swim
23. Billy Woods - Aethiopes
24. Conway the Machine - God Don’t Make Mistakes
25. DOMi & JD BECK - NOT TiGHT
Add Ka - Woeful Studies & Languish Arts, my AOTY imo
@@mehdi-les-termes W
Quadeca - I Didn’t Mean to Haunt You
or
Black Country New Road - Ants From Up There
the BCNR really is the one.
9:50 every year you keep surprising me with an African album,W
Only 30 seconds in and King's diesease 3 I HOPE ITS ON HERE
For some reason Shawn hasn’t reviewed the KDs or Magic. Idk why 🤷🏽♀️
@@YagirlLia22 Sean don’t fuck with good rap
It's crazy how he won't even give Nas albums a listen even with the Grammy nominations 2 years in a row and with all the high reviews and ratings for KD3 this year. How does he not even give it a listen and expect us to take him seriously
@@jaredthomas6698 I’m starting to see this!!!
@@mickey10jb80 that’s a very good point! And I’m sure KD3 will get a nom this year. It’s the highest rated rap album of the year!
My top 10 (exclusively rap/hip-hop):
10-In Dimes We Trust by Mike Dimes (super underrated and my Trap album of the year)
9-Her Loss by Drake and 21 Savage (surprise pick but this is solely for the last 2 tracks, 3am in glemwood and I guess its fuck me are genuine song of the year contenders and reminds me of NWTS Drake)
8-Drill music in Zion by Lupe Fiasco (Lupe hasn't skipped a beat)
7-2000 by Joey Badass (Joey didn't pull no punches and Survivors guilt is my 2nd place for song of the year)
6-More Black Superheroes by West side Boogie (just a really good listen, nothing more)
5-Mr Morale and The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar (grew on me after initial listen, still a bit disappointed but Father Time is a masterpiece)
4- Soul Sold Seperately by freddie Gibbs (slightly bias as I love Fred but he kept the momentum from Alfredo going)
3- Cheat Codes by Black Thought (probably some of the best production of the year by Danger Mouse and Black Thought just floats on these beats)
2- Melt My Eyes See Your Future by Denzel Curry (Denzel just does what he does, Walkin is the undisputed Song of the year and Denzel really reached into his bag for this)
1-The Forever Story by JID ( this is literally flawless. This is what I wanted MMTBS to be and much more. JID not only delivers the best rapping performance of the year on all of his songs, but also Christo might be a sneak pick for producer of the year. Also JID CAN SING? Damn. If you haven't listened to this work of art, please do. It's an undisputed number 1 and anyone who argues is as blind as Stevie wonder)
Kendrick: releases album about trauma and emotional pain
Shawn: L
Black Country New Road: releases album about trauma and emotional pain
Shawn: #1 album/song of the year
I think it's because K dot tackled those topics in more depth than Black Country New Road and was brutally honest so he might feel a bit awkward sometimes while listening to it as it's way too personal
Why I don’t watch most of this niggas music opinions. Invalid smh
@@perplexed1783 : or he may just not have liked the song composition.
A good concept doesn’t mean that an album is perfect in it’s essence. It’s not an essay, it’s music, so you still need to be able to execute it well otherwise what’s the point of music?
LOVE to see the rome streetz love, that album was nothing short of a masterpiece, not unlike another solid griselda album
My list is gonna repeat a lot of the other comments, but...
1. De Todas Las Flores
2. The Forever Story
3. Drill Music in Zion
4. Renaissance
5. Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers
6. Melt My Eyez See Your Future
7. Aethiopes
8. Dawn FM
9. No Thank You
10. MOTOMAMÍ
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Honestly this was a really close list. Aside from 1 (that album clears), you can generally mix the order around. This is just what I was feeling today. And obviously some honorable mentions are Gemini Right, Dance Fever, I Didn't Mean to Haunt You. Keep in mind I haven't heard Caprisongs, Hostile Architecture, Ants From up There, or the new SZA project which likely would have been in contention as well. It was a good year, but kind off feel off because it feel like the biggest names, Bjork, Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepson, Drake, and Harry Styles (Lizzo too if you want though I never really liked her music and while kinda just okay this is Style's best album) weren't really hitting the same. Good year overall though.
Damn, I forgot Pusha T. I don't know if he would have made the top ten, but definitely an honorable mention
Great list. Idk that a lot of people would put this in their top albums, but you can’t kill me by 070 is one of my favorite albums
Kojey Radical is slept on way too heavy. Reason to smile is absolutely incredible. Him, smino, and Saba are in my top 5 of the year.
The UK had some great albums this year for sure. Kojey is great
@@ryzmckenzie UK doing their thing. I’m glad he does decent numbers, but he deserves wayyyy more