best albums of year so far?

[JASPER BEARDLY]

for me i gotta say step brothers and pinata
haven't heard enough else

[check two]

Onyx -Wakedafucup has been getting a lot of recommendations.

[main_man]

so far this is #1 for me...


other dope albums...







^^^^^^ Black Milk "Glitches in The Break"

and...


fuck what you heard, officer ricky came correct this year.

[hashashin]

I'd say Step Bros as well

[Durag]

I really havent heard much nu shit, im still tryna catch up on last years releases. This 'saving your money for the future' thing fuckin sucks.

So far its Cunninlynguists

[KoolGenius]

Another dope album that hasn't been mentioned....Dag Savage (Johaz & Exile) - E&J

[SHEEPISH LORD OF CHAOS]

for me i gotta say step brothers and pinata
haven't heard enough else

onyx -wakedafucup has been getting a lot of recommendations.

both of these so far

[claaa7]

it's hard to say but a few of my absolute favorites so far

AUDESSEY & A CAT CALLED FRITZ - "Beats Per Minute"
(this is just so fucking good it's unbelivable yet i doubt most of y'all have heard it - you can stream it here, vinyl coming soon - http://beatspermin.bandcamp.com/album/beats-per-minute)


L'ORANGE - "The Orchid Garden"
(this guys beats is just out of this world, and there's a few vocal apperances from Blu and Ken Woods too)


DE LA SOUL - "Smell The D.A.I.S.Y."
(I know this is a mixtape but it's almost 40 minutes long, and hearing De La Soul in amazing form over nothing but banging J Dilla beats is just out of this world. TURN IT UP!!!)


SHABAAM SAHDEEQ - "Keepers Of The Lost Art"
(the album Shabaam Sahdeeq fans have been waiting for since the Rawkus days. He finally got it right!! crazy production by Lewis Parker, DJ Spinna and more)


MADLIB & FREDDIE GIBBS - "Cocaine Pinata"
(Freddie Gibbs is easily one of my favorite emcees from this era, though many times he rhymes over beats i don't care at all for. with the help of Madlib he for the first time managed to deliver a full-length LP i can listen to front-to-back)

[claaa7]

these two Kev Brown releases are THE SHIT too... one he is just the presenter of and the other the producer. check 'em out:

EARLY REED FT. J SCIENIDE - "The Dose (The MFN Files)"
(presented by Kev Brown as it was released on his Low Budget Records; it's a 7 track EP featuring J. Scienide on vocals while Early Reed handle production. check it out here - http://l0wbudgetrecords.bandcamp.com...ing-j-scienide)


KEV BROWN & MINDSONE - "Pillars EP"
(produced by Kev Brown, very chill laid-back hip-hop music, can't find a bandcamp link)

[The Hound]

The De La Soul mixtape has been I heavy rotation for me so far this year, That Marvin Jaye track is my song of the year so far

PTSD probably my top album so far a long with Mobb Deep

What do people think of Oxymoron? I heard Schoolboy Q was lackin lyrically on this album

[rainbow]

has to be the Gibbs/Madlib album for me..... did Marci Beaucoup come out this year?

don't know, nothing much has stood out. i like that smoke dza album. Isaiah Rashad thing was pretty disappointing i thought as was Oxymoron, both mediocre at best really.

[MASTER PAI MEI]

PTSD. So far for me.

Freddie Gibbs - Pinata, has a few skippable tracks.

[ShaDynasty]

Pinata is classic already.

Oxymoron is dope too, but i guess it doesn't have that unified feel to the production. The individual songs are incredible though. Hoover Street, His and Her Fiend, Prescription, Purge especially.

Also Kid Cudi, Living Daylights, Mobb Deep, Future.

[Reiko]

gotta check that pinata

[MASTER PAI MEI]

The De La Soul mixtape has been I heavy rotation for me so far this year, That Marvin Jaye track is my song of the year so far

PTSD probably my top album so far a long with Mobb Deep

What do people think of Oxymoron? I heard Schoolboy Q was lackin lyrically on this album

Please point me in the direction of the De La mixtape