Posted by Rob Critical
A couple of things I’d like to mention…
- I’m late for a dinner, so I gotta keep this brief.
- Nas is forever in my Top 5 MCs. I’ll enjoy anything he releases.
- I really do miss the efforts into crafting a mixtape.
Peace everyone and I hope the New Year is treating everyone proper.
Posted by Rob Critical
It was supposed to be a top fiver list. But as I was compiling, I couldn’t choose the specific number and single out a lot of the releases. So, here goes forty-two of my favorite albums, mixtapes, EPs and weekly series from last year, listed alphabetically. I know, I probably forgot a few. But, gotta stick with forty-two.
1. Bambu & DJ Muggs – Los Angeles, Philippines
2. Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
3. Big K.R.I.T. – K.R.I.T. Wuz Here
4. The Black Keys – Brothers
5. Black Milk – Album of the Year
6. Bun B – Trill O.G.
7. Carlitta Durand & Vaughn Garcia – The Doug & Patty EP
8. Cee-Lo – The Lady Killer
9. Christian Rich – The Decadence
10. Corinne Bailey Rae – The Sea
11. Curren$y – Pilot Talk
12. Curren$y – Pilot Talk II
13. CyHi Da Prince – Royal Flush
14. Dom Kennedy – From The Westside With Love
15. The-Dream – Love King
16. Eminem – Recovery
17. Fashawn – Ode To Illmatic
18. Freddie Gibbs – Str8 Killa No Filla
19. Ghostface – Apollo Kids
20. Girl Talk – All Day
21. Heather Victoria – Victoria’s Secret
22. J. Cole – Friday Night Lights
23. Janelle Monae – The ArchAndroid
24. Johnny Polygon – Rebel Without Applause
25. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
26. Kanye West – G.O.O.D. Fridays
27. Kendrick Lamar – Overly Dedicated
28. Mac Miller – K.I.D.S.
29. The Morning Benders – Big Echo
30. N*E*R*D – Nothing
31. Nasir Jones & Damian Marley – Distant Relatives
32. Nina Sky – The Other Side
33. Phantogram – Eyelid Movies
34. The Roots – Dilla Joints
35. Strong Arm Steady – In Search Of Stoney Jackson
36. Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
37. Telephoned – Off The Hook Mixtape
38. Theophilus London – I Want You
39. Trackademicks – The [Re]mixtape, Vol. 3
40. Vampire Weekend – Contra
41. White Denim – Last Day Of Summer
42. Wiz Khalifa – Kush & Orange Juice
Posted by Rob Critical
Gorillaz got an album stream for their latest offering. From the website:
From Montreal to Vancouver via Seattle, Texas and Toronto, over 32 days on their North American Tour this autumn, Gorillaz recorded a musical diary. The result is a collection of 15 tracks, some with vocals, some without, some combined performances and some solo.
The 15 track sonic journal, titled The Fall, produced by Gorillaz and Stephen Sedgwick, will be available to download for free by Sub Division fan club members on Christmas Day and will also be streamed on Gorillaz.com from Christmas Day.
The music was recorded during spare time while on the road. “I did it because there’s a lot of time that you just spend staring at walls essentially. And it was a fantastic way of doing it” says Damon Albarn. “I found working in the day, whether it’s in the hotel or in the venue, it was a brilliant way of keeping myself well.” Adding that the collection is “..like a diary, I literally wrote everything on the day in each place and there’s a strange sort of sound of America and its musical traditions that comes through. It feels like a journey through America.”
LINK: Gorillaz – The Fall (Album Stream) »
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And here I go with a bonus, for this Monday. Erk the Jerk with “Ha Ha”. C’mon, the title itself means it needs to get put on our Music Mondays. This might have to be a posse anthem for us! High five to you, Erk, for this one. On another note, bet none of you knew that I am a fan of Chopped and Screwed. So, I dig the additive touch at the end. Sorry for the spoiler if you never heard the track or seen the video.
Posted by Rob Critical
A little something from the Weatherman, Evidence. Nine tracks inspired by the Beatles in his EP entitled I Don’t Need Love. Download link is below…
DOWNLOAD: Evidence – I Don’t Need Love »