2025 Hip Hop Log
Not just 2025 releases tho |
| 1 |  | Rated X (Hip Hop)
Will Rap 4 Sex
NEW DISCOVERY
Had this in my library for a while. C-Funk/ProHoezak's early group from when he was named Cap'n Crunch. Very crude but fun album
3.5 |
| 2 |  | Slick Rick
The Art Of Storytelling
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
Listen to Adults Only
3.5 |
| 3 |  | Rascalz
Cash Crop
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
Dope af Canadian boom bap
4 |
| 4 |  | T-Love
Long Way Up [The Basement Tapes]
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
3.5 |
| 5 |  | Big Daddy Kane
Taste Of Chocolate
REVISIT (never finished)
Taste of Cheese
3 |
| 6 |  | Big Daddy Kane
It's A Big Daddy Thing
NEW DISCOVERY
Feel like this is as sprawling as an 80s Golden Age Hip Hop album can be. Lowkey feels like a fever dream with all the directions it goes in.
3.5 |
| 7 |  | Double Trouble
Rated PG
REVISIT (didnt finish)
909 Boyz but cut down to just Seo Loc and MC Freeze. Love it cause I love them. It took a bit to grow on me but I'm coming to adore this album. Same producer who did Royal Flush by the 909 Boyz and though the beats aren't as exquisite as those they're very reminiscent. Very punchy baselines with a toy drum set. Also MC Freeze is as MC Freeze as ever.
"i be the sack dropper offer slash cap peeler"
4 |
| 8 |  | MC Eiht
Revolution In Progress
NEW DISCOVERY
Finally finished checking his 2020's releases. They're all very similar and end up kinda losing my attention but not in a totally bad way. Very easy to throw on for some solid meat and potatoes hip hop and MC Eiht's voice and flow in his later years has become one of my favorites. A consolidated version of his last 4 or so releases would be incredibly strong but the albums on their own are in no ways bad or weak at all. Just kinda samey.
3.5 |
| 9 |  | MC Eiht
Which Way Iz West
NEW DISCOVERY
I've wanted to check this for years and it's pretty much what I expected. Great to hear a Lady of Rage feature and the production is nice and consistent being done by one producer. I believe Premier mixed this whole album.
3.5 |
| 10 |  | Swindle
No More Normal
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
3.5 |
| 11 |  | All Natural
Second Nature
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
Icy positive uplifting underground hip hop 2001
4 |
| 12 |  | Royal Flush
Ghetto Millionaire
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
Dope mix of underground boom bap and mainstream east coast sounds. Right down the middle of both sounds. Returns imminent!!
4 |
| 13 |  | Ronnie Bosh
All People Expect
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
I feel like it always takes me til near the end of a UK hip hop album to get accustomed to the voice. Always been my biggest barrier but this album's good. It's criminal the title track is only 2 minutes. Favorite song easily.
3.5 |
| 14 |  | CVD
Elsewhere Nowhere
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
Instrumental goodness. I don't love the whole thing but those lush tracks like Dog Voices and Feeling Lotus are so good to my ear.
3.5 |
| 15 |  | Red Hot Lover Tone
#1 Player
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
How have I never heard of this album featuring Biggie in 1995?
3.5 |
| 16 |  | Bassi Maestro
Contro gli estimatori
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
Italian hip hop
3 |
| 17 |  | The High and Mighty
Home Field Advantage
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
3 |
| 18 |  | Akinyele
Aktapuss
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
Fucking amazing at times
4 |
| 19 |  | Flipmode Squad
The Imperial
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
3.5 |
| 20 |  | KRS-One
Return Of The Boom Bap
NEW DISCOVERY
Copped the CD last month on clearance for $1.99. Insanity for this classic
4 |
| 21 |  | Busta Rhymes
Extinction Level Event
NEW DISCOVERY
Also copped the CD last month. Not as good as his album before but still nice to have in the collection.
3.5 |
| 22 |  | Too $hort
Can't Stay Away
REVISIT
Never finished this years ago and honestly didn't need to. He lost his sauce by this point and didn't get it back until 2006
3 |
| 23 |  | Lyrics Born
Goodbye, Sticky Rice
NEW DISCOVERY
This guy is just like Suga Free but all clean lyrics. Super smooth and funky beats
4 |
| 24 |  | Ultra
Big Time
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
3 |
| 25 |  | MC Lyte
Bad As I Wanna B
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
3.5 |
| 26 |  | Smif-N-Wessun
Dah Shinin'
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec // Revisit?
I think I heard this years ago but this is so incredible. One of the best boom bap albums of all time.
4.5 |
| 27 |  | Mr. Complex
The Complex Catalog
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
3 |
| 28 |  | Babbletron
Mechanical Royalty
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
So many great songs on here. Super good early 00's alternative hip hop.
4 |
| 29 |  | Poor Righteous Teachers
The New World Order
NEW DISCOVERY // LordePots Rec
Good but didn't strike me as much as the consensus.
3.5 |
| 30 |  | Pete Rock and CL Smooth
The Main Ingredient
NEW DISCOVERY
Just bought this yesterday (1/21) and it's so sick. I've had this sick box set of Mecca and the Soul Brother for years but finally got to this one.
4 |
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