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Category: End-of-Year Lists

By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 26, 2022March 4, 2023

Best Albums of 2022

The fifty best albums of 2022, featuring Kendrick Lamar, Rosalìa, Vince Staples and more.

Categories: All, End-of-Year Lists, Lists

By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 26, 2022March 4, 2023

Best Songs of 2022

The fifty best songs of 2022, featuring Pusha T, Steve Lacy, Benny the Butcher, and more.

Categories: All, End-of-Year Lists, Lists

By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 31, 2021December 10, 2022

Best Albums of 2021

The twenty best albums of 2021, featuring Mach-Hommy, Nas, Skyzoo and more.

Categories: All, End-of-Year Lists, ListsTags: Best Albums of 2021

By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 30, 2021December 11, 2022

Best Songs of 2021

The fifty best songs of 2021, featuring Tyler, The Creator, Little Simz, Kanye West and more.

Categories: All, End-of-Year Lists, ListsTags: Best Songs of 2021

By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 31, 2020May 3, 2022

Best Albums of 2020

The twenty best albums of 2020.

Categories: All, End-of-Year Lists, Lists

By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 26, 2020May 3, 2022

Best Songs of 2020

The best songs of 2020, brought to you by Mic Cheque.

Categories: All, End-of-Year Lists, ListsTags: 070 Shake, 21 Savage, 38 Spesh, Ab-Soul, Abra Cadabra, Ariana Grande, Benny the Butcher, Blu & Exile, Boldy James, Che Noir, Chris Brown, Christine and the Queens, CJ, Drake, Dua Lipa, Dutchavelli, Fivio Foreign, Freddie Gibbs, Future, Gunna, Headie One, J Hus, James Blake, Jay Electronica, Juice WRLD, K-Trap, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Lianne La Havas, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, Logic, Lowkey, M Huncho, Mac Miller, Metro Boomin, Miraa May, Mnelia, Nafe Smallz, Nas, Nines, Olivia Dean, Pa Salieu, Pak-Man, Pop Smoke, Potter Payper, Rina Sawayama, Smoove'L, Snoh Aalegra, Terrace Martin, The Alchemist, The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Unknown T, Wewantwraiths, Young Thug, Yung Bleu

By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 31, 2019May 3, 2022

Best Songs of 2019: 50–1

The best songs of 2019, counting down from 50 to 1, along with honourable mentions.

Categories: All, End-of-Year Lists, ListsTags: Assume Form, Best Songs of 2019, Dave, FKA Twigs, Freddie Gibbs, Future, Headie One, James Blake, K-Trap, Lil Uzi Vert, Music, Rosalia, Songs, Travis Scott

By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 30, 2019May 3, 2022

Best Albums of 2019

The 20 best albums of 2019, including honourable mentions.

Categories: All, End-of-Year Lists, ListsTags: Best Albums of 2019, Blade Brown, Dave, Denzel Curry, Drill, Drill Music, FKA Twigs, Freddie Gibbs, Headie One, James Blake, Jme, K-Trap, Kano, Lana Del Rey, Little Simz, M Huncho, MadGibbs, Madlib, Polo G, Roddy Ricch, Sabrina Claudio, Slowthai, Snoh Aalegra, Top Boy, UK Drill, Youngs Teflon

By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 31, 2018October 4, 2022

Best Albums of 2018

The year-end list for the best albums of 2018, ranked from 15–1, including honourable mentions.

Categories: All, End-of-Year Lists, Lists, UK Rap, US RapTags: 2018 Albums, 2018 Hip Hop, 2018 Rap, 2018 Rap Albums, 6LACK, 6LACK East Atlanta Love Letter, Ard Adz, AstroWorld, Best Albums 2018, Best Albums of 2018, Crop Circle Nines, Denzel Curry, Denzel Curry Ta13oo, Denzel Curry Taboo, DiCaprio 2, East Atlanta Love Letter, Fredo, Fredo Funky Friday, Fredo Tables Turn, GRM Daily, Jay Rock, Jay Rock Redemption, JID, Kanye West, Kanye West and Kid Cudi, Kid Cudi, Kids See Ghosts, Kids See Ghosts Album, LD, LD The Masked One, Lil Durk, Lil Wayne, Link Up TV, Meek Mill, Meek Mill Championships, Metro Boomin, My Dear Melancholy, Nines, Not All Heroes Wear Capes, Pusha T, Pusha T Daytona, Saba Care for Me, Signed to the Streets 3, Tha Carter v, The Weeknd, Tierra Whack, Travis Scott, Travis Scott Astroworld, XXXTentacion

By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 27, 2018May 3, 2022

Best Songs of 2018: 50–1

The year-end list of Best Songs of 2018, ranked from 50–1. Including honourable mentions.

Categories: All, End-of-Year Lists, ListsTags: 2 Chainz, 21 Savage, 33rd Blakk Glass, 6ix9ine, 6ix9ine Kooda, 6LACK, AJ Tracey, Ambush Buzzworl, Ard Adz, ASAP Rocky, Asco, AstroWorld, Bad Bunny, Bad Bunny and Drake, Bad Bunny MIA, Best Hip Hop Songs, Best Rap Songs, Best Rap Songs 2018, Best Rap Songs of 2018, Best Songs of 2018, BlocBoy JB, C5, City Morgue, Dave, Denzel Curry, DigDat, Drake, Drake Sicko Mode, Gunna, Headie One, Hip hop, Hip Hop Songs 2018, If You Know You Know, J Hus, J. Cole, Jay Rock, Juice WRLD, K-Trap, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Kid Cudi and Kanye West, Kids See Ghosts, Kodak Black, Kooda, LD, Lil Baby, Lil Wayne, Loski, Lyrical Rap, M Huncho, Mac Miller, Malamente, Meek Mill, Meek Mill What's Free, Metro Boomin, Music, Not3s, Novelist, Offset, Paris, Pusha T, Rap Song of the Year, Rap Songs 2018, Rosalia, Sheck Wes, SIcko Mode, Skepta, Slowthai, Song of the Year, Tekashi 69, Tekashi 6ix9ine, Testing, Tha Carter v, The Story of Adidon, The Weeknd, Tiggs Da Author, Trap, Trap Music, Travis Scott, Travis Scott Sicko Mode, Trippie Redd, UK Rap, UK Rap Songs, Vegedream, Wordpress, XXXTentacion, YG, Yosemite, Young Thug, Zillakami

By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 30, 2017October 4, 2022

Best Albums of 2017

The best albums of 2017, ranked from 20–1, alongside honourable mentions.

Categories: All, End-of-Year Lists, ListsTags: 2017 Albums, 21 Savage, 4:44, Album Lists, Album Review, Albums, Beautiful Thugger Girls, Best Albums of 2017, Beyonce, Big Fish Theory, BROCKHAMPTON, BTG, Charli XCX, Common Sense, Culture, DAMN., Daniel Caesar, Dave, Donald Trump, EBBTG, Flower Boy, Fraser T Smith, Freddie Gibbs, Future, Game Over, Giggs, Godfather, Google, Grime, HNDRXX, J Hus, Jaden Smith, Jay Z, Jeffery, Joey Badass, Kali Uchis, Kanye West, Krept & Konan, Krept and Konan, Lil Peep, Link Up TV, Metro Boomin, Migos, Mostack, Music, Nines, Number 1 Angel, Offset, One Foot Out, Process, Quavo, R&B, Rap, Rap Albums, Rap Music, Rap Review, Rap Reviews, Rappers, Rapping, Rather You Than Me, Review, Rick Ross, Rihanna, Sampha, Saturation, Saturation III, Scum Fuck Flower Boy, Skepta, SYRE, SZA, Takeoff, Top Dawg, Travis Scott, Tyler The Creator, U2, UK Albums, UK Mixtapes, UK Music, UK Rap, Vince Staples, Wamp 2 Dem, Wiley, Will Smith, Wordpress, Young Thug

By Hamza Riaz Posted on December 25, 2017May 3, 2022

Best Songs of 2017: 50–1

My personal favourite hip hop and R&B songs of 2017, ranking them from 50–1; alongside honourable mentions.

Categories: All, End-of-Year Lists, ListsTags: 2 Chainz, 50 Cent, Albums, Anthony Fantano, BBC Radio 1, BBK, Best Music 2017, Best Rap Songs, Best Songs of 2017, Beyonce, Bodak Yellow, Bonkaz, Cardi B, Charlie Sloth, Coke Boys, Common Sense, Daily Post, DAMN., Devlin, Dot Rotten, Drake, Eminem, Freddie Gibbs, French Montana, Future, Gang Signs & Prayer, Giggs, GKMC, Harlem Spartans, J Hus, Jay Z, Juicy J, Kendrick Lamar, Kyle, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, Meek Mill, Migos, Millie Go Lightly, MIST, Mostack, Music, Music Lists, Nas, Nines, P Money, PartyNextDoor, Post Malone, Process, Rich Chigga, Rihanna, Sampha, Skepta, Stormzy, Swae Lee, Tee Grizzley, Trap, Trap Music, Travis Scott, UK Rap, Unforgettable, US Rap, Vince Staples, Waps, Wiley, Wins and Losses, Wordpress, XO Tour Life, XO Tour Llif3, XXXTentacion, Young Thug

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