*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #15* The album meant to celebrate the Wu-Tang Clan’s 20th anniversary has finally come out a year after they wanted it to. A Better Tomorrow had a lot of weight on its shoulders, as the Clan had to…
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My #12 Favourite Album of 2014: Tech N9ne – Strangeulation
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* Back with another addition to his Collabos series, Tech N9ne has recruited the entire Strange Music roster to work with him on this album. The idea behind this album is that it’s time for Strange Music to put a choke hold on the music…
My #13 Favourite Album of 2014: Pharoahe Monch – P.T.S.D.
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* Always one to take his time between albums, Pharoahe Monch has returned with possibly his best album since 1999’s Internal Affairs. He’s touching on various important social issues, most notably mental health awareness, and also flexing his lyrical muscles to remind us why he’s…
My #14 Favourite Album of 2014: Logic – Under Pressure
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* Logic’s debut album has drawn a lot of attention this year, as it was one of the better major-label hip-hop albums of 2014. I reviewed this album for CulturedVultures.com when it came out, and my thoughts are still the same. Logic is definitely talented…
My #15 Favourite Album of 2014: J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* Earlier this week J. Cole released his third official studio album, and it may be his best one yet. With seemingly no label pressure to put pop-radio hits on the album, J. Cole seems to be in full control and sounds more confident. …
My #16 Favourite Album of 2014: Bishop Nehru & MF DOOM – NehruvianDOOM
Underground legend MF DOOM’s latest project is a collaboration with young, up-and-coming emcee, Bishop Nehru. DOOM is one of my favourite artists, but for this album he barely raps and mostly handles the production. Most of the rapping is handled by Bishop Nehru, as this is probably the biggest project of his young career. It’s…
My #17 Favourite Album of 2014: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Pinata
This album has that gangster feel to it like Scarface (the movie) or Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (the rap album). Freddie Gibbs raps about his experience living the street life before being a full-time rapper, and Madlib’s production gives the story a real cinematic feel. When you think of a gangster-rap album, you think…
My #18 Favourite Album of 2014: The Roots – …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
The Roots have continued on their experimental path, making another concept album with more characters in the plot than 2011’s Undun. This time around, The Roots have a more negative theme, as it’s more of a satire with the basic idea that people looking to help themselves can’t help each other. After Undun, it’s tough…
My #19 Favourite Album of 2014: Joell Ortiz – House Slippers
After spending the past couple years putting in work with Slaughterhouse, Joell has returned with a follow-up to his 2011 solo album, Free Agent. While Joell likes to go off with his braggadocios freestyle raps with Slaughterhouse or on his mixtapes, he tends to use his solo albums to be a little more introspective, and…
My #20 Favourite Album of 2014: Ab-Soul – These Days…
This album threw some fans off, as it sounds very different from Ab-Soul’s previous album, 2012’s Control System. Just when you thought Ab-Soul established his style, he went and switched things up on this album. There are still glimpses of his old style, with his focus on wordplay and thought-provoking lyrics, but These Days sees…
The Countdown: My Top 20 Favourite Albums of 2014 (Honourable Mentions)
It’s that time of year again! This time around, I’ve shortened the countdown from 30 to 20 of my favourite albums to come out in 2014, and we’ll be counting down to Christmas rather than New Years Eve (I have something different planned for then 😉 ). For my newer readers, what I’ll be doing is writing…
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