*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* This was my first time listening to a Mac Miller album, and I was pleasantly surprised by this kid. He isn’t the stereotypical, gimmicky white-boy rapper who I thought would treat rap music like a comedy sketch;…
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My #22 Favourite Album of 2013: Talib Kweli – Prisoner of Conscious
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* Never one to disappoint, Talib Kweli is back with another addition to one of the most consistent discographies in hip-hop. This album is filled with just really pleasant-sounding hip-hop from front to back, that hip-hop you can…
My #23 Favourite Album of 2013: J. Cole – Born Sinner
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* J. Cole’s love for hip-hop is probably the one thing that keeps him on that thin line between successful emcee and mainstream mockery. The lead singles for this album (“Power Trip” and “Crooked Smile”) just weren’t for…
My #24B (tied) Favourite Album of 2013: Childish Gambino – Because The Internet
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* I haven’t had a lot of time to listen to this album because technically it doesn’t come out until this Tuesday, but my gut feeling based on the first few listens is that this is where it…
My #24A (tied) Favourite Album of 2013: Tyler, The Creator – Wolf
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* Sonically speaking, if you’ve heard one of Tyler’s albums, you’ve heard all of them, but that’s because they’re all seemingly connected through a continuous narrative which he has left up to the listener to interpret. On every album he portrays a character with many split…
My #25 Favourite Album of 2013: YelaWolf – Trunk Muzik Returns
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* Before I get into this, I have to say that I have not heard the original Trunk Muzik mixtape, so I can’t compare this one to the original (I know, I’ve been sleeping). All I can say is YelaWolf sounds a lot more comfortable…
My #26 Favourite Album of 2013: Crooked I – Apex Predator
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* Ever since Slaughterhouse became a group in 2009, I’ve recognized Crooked I as one of the most competitive rappers in the current hip-hop landscape. Verse for verse, bar for bar, he’s given the likes of Eminem and his fellow Slaughterhouse members a run for…
My #27 Favourite Album of 2013: Snow Tha Product – Good Nights & Bad Mornings 2: The Hangover
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* Even though this pretty much takes the first Good Nights & Bad Mornings mixtape and adds new songs to it, I’ll still include it in the countdown because I was late becoming a fan of Snow Tha Product, and didn’t include the original in…
My #28 Favourite Album of 2013: Kanye West – Yeezus
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* This album was so confusing, it’s almost as if Kanye set out to make an art out of offending people. He offends consumers by putting the bare minimum into his CD packaging and artwork. He offends hip-hop fans by rapping some of his weakest,…
My #29 Favourite Album of 2013: Natti – Still Motion
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* Natti is the one member of the CunninLynguists crew that wasn’t allowed into my country when they went on their Canadian tour last year. I consider CunninLynguists to be my second-favourite southern hip-hop group, only behind OutKast, and Natti has been a huge part…
My #30 Favourite Album of 2013: U-God – Keynote Speaker
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* U-God is often considered by many to be the Ringo Starr of the Wu-Tang Clan, usually playing a supporting role for the legendary group, and not having as much of an impact with his solo albums as his fellow Clan members. I think he…
The Countdown: My Top 30 Favourite Albums of 2013 (Honorable Mentions)
When I first started this blog, this annual countdown is the main thing I had in mind for it. For the past few years I’ve done a countdown of my favourite albums/mixtapes of the year each December on my personal Facebook page. It started as a top 15 for fun, then a top 30 to…
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