I know I’m a little late with this one, but let’s take a look at the top 10 shows I went to last year. I wrote a few concert reviews for some of them, but I missed a lot because I only had the idea to start this blog during the final quarter of the…
Category: 2013 Countdown
The Countdown (In Review): My Top 30 Favourite Albums of 2013
For those who couldn’t keep up, here is a list of my entire Top 30 Albums of 2013 Countdown. Click on the links to read the reviews. Honourable Mentions #30: U-God – Keynote Speaker (C+) #29: Natti – Still Motion (C+) #28: Kanye West – Yeezus (C+) #27: Snow Tha Product – Good Nights &…
My #1 Favourite Album of 2013: R.A. The Rugged Man – Legends Never Die
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* *Click here to go back to #20* *Click here to go back to #15* *Click here to go back to #10* *Click here to go back to #5* R.A. The Rugged Man has had a long, legendary…
My #2 Favourite Album of 2013: Killer Mike & El-P – Run The Jewels
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* *Click here to go back to #20* *Click here to go back to #15* *Click here to go back to #10* *Click here to go back to #5* This collaboration looked weird on paper at first, but with…
My #3 Favourite Album of 2013: Demigodz – KILLmatic
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* *Click here to go back to #20* *Click here to go back to #15* *Click here to go back to #10* *Click here to go back to #5* Years in the making, The Demigodz have finally come…
My #4 Favourite Album of 2013: Inspectah Deck, 7L & Esoteric – Czarface
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* *Click here to go back to #20* *Click here to go back to #15* *Click here to go back to #10* This album has some of the coolest CD packaging in my entire collection (those who bought…
My #5 Favourite Album of 2013: Shad – Flying Colours
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* *Click here to go back to #20* *Click here to go back to #15* *Click here to go back to #10* This is another album I did a more in-depth review of when it first came out,…
My #6 Favourite Album of 2013: Deltron 3030 – Event 2
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* *Click here to go back to #20* *Click here to go back to #15* *Click here to go back to #10* Thirteen years later, Deltron 3030 has returned with the sequel to their self-titled classic album. As…
My #7 Favourite Album of 2013: Earl Sweatshirt – Doris
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* *Click here to go back to #20* *Click here to go back to #15* *Click here to go back to #10* It’s amazing how much a person can mature between ages 15 and 19, and how immature…
My #8 Favourite Album of 2013: Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge/Apollo Brown – Twelve Reasons To Die/The Brown Tape (tied)
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* *Click here to go back to #20* *Click here to go back to #15* *Click here to go back to #10* The reason I have both of these in the same post is they’re essentially the same…
My #9 Favourite Album of 2013: Tech N9ne – Something Else
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* *Click here to go back to #20* *Click here to go back to #15* Some may say that Tech N9ne has been reaching to the mainstream audience over the past couple years, but it seems more like…
My #10 Favourite Album of 2013: The Godfathers (Kool G Rap & Necro) – Once Upon A Crime
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* *Click here to go back to #20* *Click here to go back to #15* This right here is a prime example of why any new rapper claiming to be the “King of New York” sounds ridiculous. New…