It's about time for this thread for this year. Don't post any of that pseudo-tough guy on overused classical samples bullshit. Gotta thank Andres for showing me this guy. Dunno if this one came out this year. Again, thanks Andres. Most importantly, Lupe is back to save mainstream hip hop.
But seriously, El-P's Cancer for Cure is one of my favorite albums from this year. i'll listen to some of the stuff posted here
Marcus D is becoming one of my favorite producers. his style is similar to Nujabes (my favorite producer), and I think he's carrying on his flame by working with the same emcees. He's also coming out with a new album called "Retro'd", which is just all remixes of SNES music. SNES had some games that had great music, so I'm looking forward to it
We live in a world where Nicki Minaj sells millions on records, but Jean Grae can't even get 20k views on youtube on a new single. And despite all of this, we still are surprised when people kill themselves.
Had to give a retro like for this because cancer for cure became one of my favorite albums last year after you posted this.