Best of 2017

[whoolio]

hip-hop:

1. Kendrick Lamar - .DAMN
2. Migos - Culture
3. Run The Jewels - RTJ 3
4. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
5. Jay Z - 4:44
6. 2 Chainz - Pretty Girls Like Trap Music
7. Future - FUTURE x HNDRXX
8. Joey Bada$$ - All Amerikkkan Bada$$
9. Goldlink - At What Cost
10. Drake - More Life

non hip-hop:

1. Sampha - Process
2. The XX - I See You
3. Thundercat - Drunk
4. Lorde - Melodrama
5. Mac DeMarco - This Old Dog
6. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
7. SZA - CTRL
8. Calvin Harris - Funk Wav Bounce Vol. 1

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UPDATE: so these were my pics halfway through 2017. here's an updated list...

hip-hop:

1. Kendrick Lamar - .DAMN
2. Migos - Culture
3. Run The Jewels - RTJ 3
4. Tyler The Creator - Scum Fuck Flower Boy
5. Brockhampton - Saturation I x II x III
6. Jay Z - 4:44
7. Future - FUTURE x HNDRXXX
8. Joey Bada$$ - All Amerikkkan Bada$$
9. Action Bronson - Blue Chips 7000
10. 21 Savage x Offset x Metro Boomin - Without Warning

honorable mentions (in hip-hop):

Travis Scott x Quavo - Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
2 Chainz - Pretty Girls Like Trap Music
XXXTENTACION - 17 x Revenge
Lil Uzi Vert - Luv Is Rage 2
Lil Pump - Lil Pump
21 Savage - Issa Album
Gucci Mane - Droptopwop x Mr. Davis x El Gato The Human Glacier

non hip-hop:

1. Sampha - Process
2. The XX - I See You
3. King Krule - The OOZ
4. Lorde - Melodrama
5. Mac DeMarco - This Old Dog
6. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
7. SZA - CTRL
8. Thundercat - Drunk
9. LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
10. Ariel Pink - Dedicated to Bobby Johnson

honoroable mentions (in non hip-hop):

Calvin Harris - Funk Wav Bounce Vol. 1
Kelela - Take Me Apart
Jlin - Black Origami
Khalid - American Teen
Syd - Fin

[jr]

DAMN
4:44
You Only Live 2wice
aLL aMERIKKKAN Badass
Rather You Than Me

[Lil Be]

Hip-Hop/Rap
1. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
2. Migos - Culture
3. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
4. Future - FUTURE/HNDRXX
5. Drake - More Life
6. Jay-Z - 4:44
7. Joey Bada$$ - ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$
8. Joyner Lucas - 508-507-2209
9. 2 Chainz - Pretty Girls Like Trap Music
10. Young Thug - BEAUTIFUL THUGGER GIRLS

Honorable Mentions
21 Savage - Issa Album
Big Sean - I Decided.
Rick Ross - Rather You Than Me
Kodak Black - Painting Pictures
BROCKHAMPTON - Saturation
Gucci Mane x Metro Boomin - Droptopwop
Problem x DJ Quik - Rosecrans

Other Genres
THEY. - Nu Religion: Hyena
SZA - Ctrl
PLAZA - Shadow
PARTYNEXTDOOR - COLOURS 2
Bryson Tiller - True To Self
JMSN - Whatever Makes U Happy
Cashmere Cat - 9
SiR - Her Too
Sampha - Process
Khalid - American Teen
Calvin Harris - Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1

[corpz]

Not a top 10. In no particular order.

Hip Hop
Kendrick Lamar - Damn
Joyner Lucas - whateverphonenumberthatis
BROCKHAMPTON - Saturation
Joey Bada$$ - All Amerikkkan Bada$$
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
Oddisee - The Iceberg
G Yamazawa - Shouts To Durham
Run The Jewels - RTJ3 (it dropped the last week of 2016, im throwing it on here)
smino - blkswn
J.I.D. - The Never Story
Nick Grant - Return Of The Cool
Problem x DJ Quik - Rosecrans
Jidenna - The Chief

Other genres
Sampha - Process
SYD - Fin
Khalid - American Teen
THEY. - Nu Religion: HYENA
Spoon - Hot Thoughts
Stolas - Stolas
Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
White Reaper - The World's Best American Band (my undisputed favorite album this year so far)
JSMN - Whatever makes you happy
Benjamin Booker - Witness
Dan Auerbach - Waiting On A Song
Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark?

[xhairxjordanx]

If Kendrick Lamar didn't drop DAMN. my album of the year would be A$AP Twelvyy ~ 12. That album is phenomenal.

Otherwise you got:

A$AP Ferg ~ Still Striving
Joey Badass ~ All Amerikkkan Badass
Underachievers ~ Renaissance

and that's really it for me.

[distortionz]

1. Cunninlynguists- rose azura njano
2. Rtj3
3. Kendrick-damn
4. Brockhampton-saturation
5. Jay z- 4:44
6. joey bada$$- all Amerikkkan bada$$
7. jarron benton- mink coat killa
8. Joyner Lucas- 508-507-2209
9. Russ- there really is a wolf
10. Vince Staples- big fish theory


Looking forward to this krit though.. hoping it can crack the top 4.. tbh it's not been a great year.. my top 3 are all incredible. Outside of that just good releases

[xhairxjordanx]

Everyone can just go ahead and feel free to add Big K.R.I.T. ~ 4eva Is a Long Time to their lists.

[whoolio]

first post updated.

i decided to reuse the same thread instead of making a new one. lol

[distortionz]

Cunninlynguists AOTY in a landslide for me


1. Cunninlynguists- rose azura njano
2. Rtj3
3. Kendrick-damn
4. krit- 4Eva is a mighty long time
5. Brockhampton-saturation
6. Jay z- 4:44
7. joey bada$$- all Amerikkkan bada$$
8. jarron benton- mink coat killa
9. Joyner Lucas- 508-507-2209
10. Russ- there really is a wolf

[cantcme88]

Here's what I came up with but in no particular order

Hip-Hop:
Cyhi the Prynce - No Dope On Sundays
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN
XXXTentacion - 17
Scarface - Deeply Rooted Lost Files
Metro Boomin/21 Savage/Offset - Without Warning
Joey Badass - All-Amerikkan Bada$$
Big KRIT - 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time
Yelawolf - Trial By Fire
Boosie Badazz - BooPac
Future - HNDRXX

Other Genres:
Miguel - War & Leisure
Khalid - American Teen
JMSN - Whatever Makes You Happy
DVSN - Morning After
SZA - ctrl