bassie2 said:
I thought MNIMN was really disappointing - it's basically a two tracker for me. I was hesitant with Darkest, too, but I rate it high now.
It was a really good year for rap, what was good was excellent...and varied. Vince Staples, Jay Rock, Jadakiss, Yo Gotti, Travis Scott, Jeezy, Dave East and Pusha are my top lps this year and they are all super different from each other.
OK really good to know thanks; MNIMN was so underwhelming as to disappear from my memory as soon as I heard it and I assumed that future GOOD releases would follow a similar path. I will check it out (along with the Jay Rock which entirely slipped by me).
Yes, it was a really, strong year for rap and, particularly, consistently good whole albums/mixtapes It was also great to see people like Vince Staples follow up their promise with strong albums.
In addition to your list I'd personallyadd the beautifully morose Earl Sweatshirt album which got me really excited for what he does next along with Future's mixtapes, Denzel Curry, Milo, and various Young Thug. Just looking at that list underlines the variety of the releases I enjoyed and I wasn't even really digging deep last year. Would really welcome another year like that.