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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 25, 2018June 4, 2022

Review: XXXTentacion, ‘Skins’

Review for XXXTentacion’s posthumous album ‘Skins’.

Categories: All, Reviews, US RapTags: Bad by XXXTentacion, Best of XXXTentacion, Jocelyn Flores, Skins, Skins by XXXTentacion, Skins XXXTentacion, XXXTentacion, XXXTentacion Album, XXXTentacion Album Review, XXXTentacion Bad!, XXXTentacion Blog, XXXTentacion Kanye West, XXXTentacion New Album, XXXTentacion One Minute, XXXTentacion Review, XXXTentacion Sad, XXXTentacion Skins, XXXTentacion Skins Album, XXXTentacion Skins Review, XXXTentacion Wordpress

By Hamza Riaz Posted on October 14, 2018June 4, 2022

Review: Lil Wayne, ‘Tha Carter V’

Review for Lil Wayne’s long-anticipated ‘Tha Carter V’, the fifth installment in Tha Carter series.

Categories: All, Reviews, US RapTags: #CarterV, #ThaCarterV, 2 Chainz, Ashanti, Birdman, C5, Carter 5, Carter V, Carter V Album Review, Carter V Blog Review, Carter V Review, Carter V Review Wordpress, Cash Money, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Lil Wayne C5, Lil Wayne Don't Cry, Lil Wayne Tha Carter 5, Lil Wayne Tha Carter 5 Review, Lil Wayne Tha Carter V, Lil Wayne Tha Carter V Album, Lil Wayne Tha Carter V Review, Lil Wayne XXXTentacion, Metro Boomin, Music, Nicki Minaj, Sampha, Snoop Dogg, Travis Scott, XXXTentacion, YMCMB, Young Money

By Hamza Riaz Posted on June 30, 2018August 7, 2022

Review: Drake, ‘Scorpion’

Review for Drake’s album ‘Scorpion’.

Categories: All, Reviews, US RapTags: BlocBoy JB, Diplomatic Immunity, Drake, Drake Duppy Freestyle, Drake I'm Upset, Drake More Life, Drake Review, Drake Scorpion, Drake Scorpion Album Review, Drake Scorpion Review, Drake Scorpion Wordpress, Duppy Freestyle, God's Plan, Google, I'm Upset, Jay Z, Kanye West, Look Alive, Michael Jackson, More Life, Nice for What, Pusha T, Pusha T Drake, Pusha T Drake Beef, Pusha T Infrared, Scorpion by Drake, Static Major, Tay Keith, The Story of Adidon, Ty Dolla Sign, Wordpress, XXXTentacion

By Hamza Riaz Posted on June 20, 2018May 23, 2022

Best XXXTentacion Songs: 30–1

A list of the late XXXTentacion’s best songs from 30–1, consisting of both SoundCloud songs and commercially-released tracks.

Categories: All, Lists, US RapTags: 17, Bad Vibes Forever, Best of XXXTentacion, Best XXXTentacion Songs, Florida, Jahseh Onfroy, Jocelyn Flores, Ski Mask the Slump God, SoundCloud, XXXTentacion, XXXTentacion 17, XXXTentacion Blog, XXXTentacion Changes, XXXTentacion Fuck Love, XXXTentacion Hope, XXXTentacion I Don't Wanna Do This Anymore, XXXTentacion Jocelyn Flores, XXXTentacion Question Mark, XXXTentacion Sad, XXXTentacion Trippie Redd, XXXTentacion Wordpress

By Hamza Riaz Posted on April 22, 2018August 7, 2022

Review: J. Cole, ‘KOD’

Review for J. Cole’s album ‘KOD’.

Categories: All, Reviews, US RapTags: 4 Your Eyez Only, 4YEO, Album Review, Albums, America, Blog Review, Born Sinner, Cole World, Conscious Rap, Daily Post, DAMN., Donald Trump, Dreamville, Drug Addiction, Drugs, Future, Google, Interscope, Interscope Records, J Cole ATM, J Cole KOD, J Cole KOD Review Wordpress, J Cole Review, J. Cole, J. Cole Kill Our Demons, J. Cole KOD Review, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Heart, Kevin's Heart, kiLL Edward, Kill Our Demons, KOD, KOD Album Review, KOD Review, Kodak Black, Lean, Lil Pump, Lil Uzi Vert, Marijuana, Molly, Mumble Rap, Music, Music Review, Politics, Prescription Drugs, Rap, Rap Albums, Rap Music, Rappers, Rapping, Review, Roc Nation, Trap, Trap Music, Trap Rap, Travis Scott, Wordpress, Wordpress Music, Xanax, XXXTentacion

By Hamza Riaz Posted on March 18, 2018August 7, 2022

Review: XXXTentacion, ‘?’

Review for XXXTentacion’s second album, ‘?’.

Categories: All, Reviews, US RapTags: ? Album, Albums, Alternative Hip Hop, Alternative Rap, Bad Vibes Forever, Culture, Emo Hip Hop, Emo Rap, Google, I Don't Even Speak Spanish LOL, Jocelyn Flores, Joey Badass, John Cunningham, Kodak Black, Lil Peep, Lil Pump, Look at Me, Matt Ox, Music, PnB Rock, Punk Rap, Review, Rio Santana, SAD XXXTentacion, Shawn Cee, Ski Mask the Slump God, SoundCloud, SoundCloud Rap, Trap, Trap Music, Trap Rap, Travis Barker, Viral, Wordpress, XXXTentacion, XXXTentacion 17, XXXTentacion 2018 Album, XXXTentacion Album, XXXTentacion Album Review, XXXTentacion Changes, XXXTentacion Hope, XXXTentacion New Album, XXXTentacion Question Mark, XXXTentacion Review, XXXTentacion Second Album, XXXTentacion Success and Victory

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

By Hamza Riaz Posted on August 26, 2017August 7, 2022

Review: Lil Uzi Vert, ‘Luv Is Rage 2’

Review for Lil Uzi Vert’s highly-anticipated album ‘Luv Is Rage 2’.

Categories: All, Reviews, US RapTags: Album Review, Albums, ASAP Mob, Don Cannon, Future, Google, Hip hop, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, LIR2, Luv Is Rage, Luv Is Rage 2, Maaly Raw, Metro Boomin, Mixtape, Mumble Rap, Music, NAV, P'ierre Borne, Pharrell, Pharrell Williams, Pierre Bourne, Playboi Carti, Rap, Rap Albums, Review, The Weeknd, Trap, Trap Music, Trippie Redd, US Rap, Uzi, Uzi Vert, Wordpress, XXL, XXL Mag, XXXTentacion

By Hamza Riaz Posted on August 25, 2017August 7, 2022

Review: XXXTentacion, ’17’

Review for XXXTentacion’s album ’17’.

Categories: All, Reviews, US RapTags: 17, Acoustic Music, Album Review, Alt Hip Hop, Alternative R&B, Alternative Rap, Bad Vibes Forever, Drake, Emo Rap, Empire Distribution, Hip hop, Lil Yachty, Look at Me, Make Out Hill, Mixtape Review, Mumble Rap, Music, Music Review, Review, Trap Music, Trippie Redd, US Rap, Wordpress, XXXTentacion, XXXTentacion Album, XXXTentacion Review

By Hamza Riaz Posted on July 22, 2017May 3, 2022

Is “Mumble Rap” Killing Hip Hop?

An in-depth analytical piece of commentary on the current state of rap music.

Categories: All, EditorialsTags: 2 Chainz, 4:44, Beyonce, Daily Post, Drake, Future, GOOD Music, Gucci Mane, Hip hop, Jay Z, Kap G, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Pump, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, Madeintyo, Metro Boomin, Migos, More Life, Mumble Rap, Music, Nas, Playboi Carti, Quavo, Rap, Rap Music, Trap, Trap Music, Travis Scott, Ugly God, US Rap, Wordpress, XXL Freshman, XXXTentacion, Young Thug

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