*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* Jay Z is one of the very few people who can come out of nowhere and release an album with nothing but a one-time airing of a TV commercial featuring…
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My #19 Favourite Album of 2013: Danny Brown – Old
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* It’s taken me a while to become a Danny Brown fan, you could even say I’m not fully there yet. While he doesn’t necessarily have the rhymes that typically draw me in to most rap music, his style,…
My #20 Favourite Album of 2013: Pusha T – My Name Is My Name
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* Looking at the track list to this album on paper, I initially thought it was going to be a disaster. 10 out of the 12 songs had guest features, and with only a couple exceptions, most of…
My #21B (tied) Favourite Album of 2013: Action Bronson & Party Supplies – Blue Chips 2
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* While I haven’t heard the original Blue Chips album/mixtape, I can say I enjoy Action Bronson’s music based on projects like Rare Chandeliers and SAAAB Stories. I think this is my first time hearing any Party Supplies…
My #21A (tied) Favourite Album of 2013: Mac Miller – Watching Movies With The Sound Off
*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;…
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…
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