*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #15* I know, this isn’t a hip-hop album. Linkin Park is one of the few rock bands I really love, and there is enough hip-hop influence here for my regular readers, but more on that later. While their…
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My #8 Favourite Album of 2014: Army of the Pharaohs – Heavy Lies The Crown
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #15* Heavy Lies The Crown is the most recent of two albums Army of the Pharaohs released in 2014, and sixth album overall. Since the last time I wrote about them, the roster has mostly remained the same,…
My #9 Favourite Album of 2014: Ghostface Killah – 36 Seasons
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #15* One week after releasing A Better Tomorrow with the Wu-Tang Clan, Ghostface Killah returned with another addition to his solo discography. 36 Seasons is another concept album similar to 2013’s Twelve Reasons To Die, as it sounds…
My #10 Favourite Album of 2014: Eminem & Various Artists – Shady XV
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #15* Shady Records is celebrating fifteen years in the music industry with Shady XV, a double-disc album that features previously released hits from the past on one disc (which I won’t cover here), and new music from the…
My #11 Favourite Album of 2014: Wu-Tang Clan – A Better Tomorrow
*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…
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…
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