*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…
Category: Annual Countdown
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…
My #11 Favourite Album of 2013: Hopsin – Knock Madness
*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* Hopsin took a lot of time to work on this album, with its release coming three years after the critically acclaimed Raw. Right from…
My #12 Favourite Album of 2013: Swollen Members – Beautiful Death Machine
*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 was my first time listening to a Swollen Members album, even though they’ve been around for over a decade. I remember seeing…
My #13 Favourite Album of 2013: Esoteric & Stu Bangas – Machete Mode
*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* If skills sold, truth be told, we’d probably hear Esoteric’s the Emcee of the Year. The reason I say that is this is…
My #14B (tied) Favourite Album of 2013: ¡Mayday! – Believers
*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* I’m gonna just go ahead and say it: ¡Mayday! is the best hip-hop act to ever come out of Miami (although the only…
My #14A (tied) Favourite Album of 2013: Ces Cru – Constant Energy Struggles
*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* Ces Cru, a duo made up of Godemis and Ubiquitous, should be getting nominations for best new artist with this debut album. This is just a really good example of…
My #15 Favourite Album of 2013: Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 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* When this album first came out, I did a more in-depth review of it, which you can read here. What’s changed since then is I’ve been able to hear all…
My #16 Favourite Album of 2013: K-OS – BLack On BLonde
*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* I know I clown a lot on rappers who dive into the pop realm, but K-OS is one of the few who can pull it off and make it sound…
My #17B (tied) Favourite Album of 2013: JJ DOOM – Key to the Kuffs (Butter Edition)
*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* I was conflicted on how I should rank this one, it almost feels like I’m cheating just to write about one of my favourite rappers ever. The original Key to…
My #17A (tied) Favourite Album of 2013: Hieroglyphics – The Kitchen
*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* I can’t believe I only started listening to Hieroglyphics in 2013. I’ve been a big Deltron 3030 fan for years but never put in the time to dig deeper into…