Let’s be honest and say it was lucky this was released this year. It may not have topped so many lists otherwise. It’s not that…

Guy Sebastian is on this album. Ok? We got that out of the way,  stop talking about it. Cohesion requires a force to unite…

I read a review that described this album as someone stuck in the past holding onto a genre that was dead. So essentially I…

TDE can easily become one the greatest firework labels to ever have flown towards the stars. When you have the likes of Schoolboy Q…

Chance the Rapper isn’t for everyone. In fact his debut divided many in terms of classification. Personally i feel that spoken word is the…

Gutter Rainbows made it into top 10s a couple of years ago because Talib had managed to cross over from independent King to a space…

Michigan has something in the water i reckon. Eminem , Dilla, Xhibit, Black Milk, Big Sean etc . Young Red Pill may not be…

For those that have listened to UK hip-hop a name like Roots Manuva carries with it a history most artists dream about. There are few artists…

It’s taken a very long time but I can honestly say Fashawn has finally hit the mark across an entire piece. The ecology is…

What the , How does this man keep making better music? If you had asked me 6 years ago if i would be talking…

I sometimes find artists that i listen to on a bad day and unfortunately never go back to. This pile is usually full of…

Another UK entrant to the Top 10. Its hard to release an album from 1994 in 2014 , even harder for it to sound…

I don’t really care if this is considered a Grime release or a hip hop one. I was so impressed with it that I…

Undun is a masterpiece so it was always going to be tough to follow up. The roots continue the cinematic theme and composition of…

A late entrant but an important one. I think Funk died through 2008-2012 in modern mainstream hip-hop which didn’t make a whole lot of…

Not too many people want to hear about modern day slavery, catholic genocide or the state of an economic imbalance crippling the dreams of…

Highly anticipated was an understatement, before this released I really hoped Q would to rise to the challenge of his label mate K-Dot and…

10 years ago Australian Hip Hop was to most people not an art worthy of their ears. It began like most things do –…

There aren’t many artists like Pharoahe, wordplay , insight and stage presence make him a pillar of the golden age and as we enter…

This is the first time an Australian album has been given my number 1 and probably somewhat predictable given the amount of hyping I…

I fought with myself putting this in the 10 considering production on it is pop at best. Then I listened to the album again,…

Killer Mike is probably my favourite true hip hop emcee in the states. Uncompromising in his production and lyrics you will never see him…

Every year I do these lists I find myself slowly watching the net that was the hip hop genre split in all parts. This…

The first Australian on the list and also an extremely powerful debut. Production constructed with rock and indie beds fused with the stock hip…

I met Logic 9 years ago just before he dropped his first album at a Skinnyman show. Even then he had this presence about…

Tech n9ne has been in the top 10s before for purely lyrical ability. He is in my opinion the most technical emcee on the…

Signing to a heavy major worried me and I was concerned the hype, like always, would crush the free spirit that makes this guy’s…

So to top off the list is the one and only hoods. Left Foot Right Foot was to me a turning point in my…

The last of the US on the list but certainly 2nd is no first loser . Killer Mike has been around since back then…

Oh my woorrd , the last of the UK on the list but what a heavy heavy release. I stumbled on this album by…

Ahhh goood ol Ben, This guy is another i feel somewhat connected to over the years. Ive seen him from acoustic boom bap in…

Well shit, i know you must think whaaa? above Kendrick? The answer is simple, No gimmicks, no front, real lyrics , genuine music. The…

Alot of people are going to disagree or wonder how this only got to 6 but to me Kendrick released sub Kendrick. So for…

I dont usually listen to this style , i find at times the production to be hollow of anything that makes you want to…

Another album well under the radar with its Sep release, These guys bring out a composition which doesn’t break any molds but to me…