A Hip Hop Snob's Guide to the Best Music of 2019


Raps and Beats (mostly in order of release date)
Mach Hommy - Saturday Night Lights Vol. 1 and 2
DJ Muggs and Eto - Hell's Roof
Elcamino - Don't Eat the Fruit
Vic Spencer - Spencer for Hire 2
Maxo - Lil Big Man
DJ Muggs and Mach Hommy - Tuez-Les Tous
Bill Woods - Hiding Places
Your Old Droog - It Wasn't Even Close
Roc Marciano - The Prequel
Pistol Mcfly - Road Trip
Big Tone and House Shoes - Big Shoes
Benny the Butcher - The Plugs I Met
Mach Hommy - Wop Kon Joy
Madlib and Freddie Gibbs - Bandana 
Billy Woods - Terror Management
Westside Gunn - Flygod Is an Awesome God
DJ Muggs and Crimeapple - Medallo
Kill em All (DJ Muggs and Mach Hommy) - Kill em All
Kool Keith - KEITH
Little Brother - May the Lord Watch
Guilty Simpson - Actus Reus
Gang Starr - One of the Best Yet
Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermes 7
Stalley - Reflection of Self: The Head Trip
DJ Muggs and Tha God Fahim - Dump Assassins
Roc Marciano - Marcielago

Beats, Hold the Raps (mostly in order of release date)
Jansport J - Stay True
Ras G - Down 2 Earth Vol. 3
Ras G - Down 2 Earth Vol. 4
Pete Rock - Return of the SP-1200
Ghost McGrady - Industry Plant
Daringer - Baker's Dozen
Dibia$e - Bonus Levels
The Koreatown Oddity - That's A No From Me Dog
Jazzsoon - The Sex Tape
Jansport J - Solo Sport
Sadhu - Gold Room
Jazzsoon - Heavy Archives 2 

Beats Lead, Raps Follow (mostly in order of release date)
Alchemist - Yacht Rock 2
J. Rocc - Remixes
Czardust (Ohbliv and Sadhugold) - The Ra(w) Material 

On Some Other Sh*t (mostly in order of release)
Solange - When I Get Home
Ras G - Dance of the Cosmos
Sun Ra - Haveford College,  Jan. 25, 1980 (Solo Rhodes Piano)
Miles Davis - Rubberband 


Thought You'd Make the List, but You Didn't Award
Pete Rock and Skyzoo - Retropolitan
Blackmoon - Rize of Da Moon

Stay Away From My Favorite Artist Award
J. Cole (Drake, and whoever else Primo was trying to get on the Gang Starr album to be current)
Crimeapple (He's not horrible, but pretty sure Muggs will be able to use Medallo as a tax deduction)
Anderson Paak (I love Nx Worries and Anderson Paak, but I could do without 99% of his features)

Doesn't Your Neck Hurt from Sucking Yourself Off on Social Media Award?
Westisde Gunn
Camoflauge Monk
Pete Rock

Future Looks Bright Award
Maxo
Sadhugold
Ghost McGrady

The Fine Wine Award
DJ Muggs
DJ Muggs
DJ Muggs

I Want to Make a Mix That Sounds Like This Award
Czardust (Ohbliv and Sadhugold) - The Ra(w) Material 
The Koreatown Oddity - That's A No From Me Dog 
Jazzsoon - Heavy Archives 2 

Lil Mixes Award (Music Most Enjoyed by My Daughter)
Solange - When I Get Home
Ras G - Down 2 Earth Vol. 3
Ras G - Down 2 Earth Vol. 4
Pete Rock - Return of the SP-1200

Just On-Some Real Life Sh*t Award
Big Tone and House Shoes - Big Shoes
Solange - When I Get Home
Maxo - Lil Big Man
Little Brother - May the Lord Watch

You May Not Have Heard it Yet, But You Absolutely Should Award
Czardust (Ohbliv and Sadhugold) - The Ra(w) Material 

Album of the Year
Madlib and Freddie Gibbs - Bandana
Roc Marciano - Marcielago

4 comments:

C Selectah said...

It's been a damn good year for hip hop. That's about the only good thing I can say about 2019.

pipomixes said...

Agree

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RPorio said...

I love your year's end lists. I have very similar tastes, so I always check to see if I missed something. (it seems I didn't this year!) ....It took a little for Crimeapple to click with me, but I find him really dope now. (There's a reason he was on Supreme Blientele). maybe you should give him another try. I'd advice to start with Metralleta or Arguadiente and go from there... Anyway, great list as always!