Best Rap Albums of 2023 So Far + Verses, Songs, MVPs, Features of Year | Ep. 157

We bring you a behemoth of an episode breaking down hip hop in
the year 2023 (so far) We bring the ruckus with some awesome
convos with some equally awesome people, this week we have:


 


Rohan from The Rap Music Plug Podcast, beat maker and writer,
SonRaw, and our very own Boom Bap Crusader, Ray Ridge. Enjoy this
smorgasbord of nerdy rap chat, as well as Kam’s Top 40 albums of
the year so far below…


 
Maps by billy woods + Kenny Segal Beware of the Monkey by MIKE
Notorious Dump Legends: Volume 2 by Mach-Hommy + The God Fahim From
Whence It Came by YUNGMORPHEUS To What End by Oddisee Parthian
Shots by AJ Suede + Televangel Let’s Start Here by Lil’ Yachty
MICHAEL by Killer Mike Glorious Game by Black Thought + El Michels
Affair The Great Escape by Alchemist + Larry June Indiana
Jones by Boldy James + RichGains Neutral Milc Motel: Extended
Stay by Milc + Televangel Conductor We Have a Problem by Conductor
Williams Rise & Shine by Jay Nice + Dough Networkz Nothing
Bigger Than The Program by Roc Marciano + Jay Worthy Ritual by Stik
Figa + The Expert The Devil’s Playground by MidaZ the Beast
Champagne for Breakfast by Meyhem Lauren, DJ Muggs + Madlib
Mourning Due by Nappy Nina Won’t He Do It by Conway the Machine
Serpent by Kool Keith + Real Bad Man Ignorant Art by Ayo Shamir +
Fabeyon + J.Arr Pangea by Gabe Nandez So Many Other Realities Exist
Simultaneously by Atmosphere Gunsmoke by 38 Spesh It Means a Lot by
Brainorchestra Painting Houses by Spanish Ran + Ufo Ev Hand Painted
Realities by Knowitall + Barton100 Ways of Knowing by Navy Blue
Scaring the Hoes by JPEGMAFIA + Danny Brown Art of the Craft by
JustVIBEZ The Structural Dynamics of Flow by Alaska Atoms + Steel
Tipped Dove Die Wurzel by Neak Pookey: Stick Figa Finds Himself by
Stick Figa + DJ Sean P Mind of a Saint by Skyzoo College Park by
Logic Fullmetal Kaiju by Kill Bill: The Rapper Another Planet 4 by
Phik F65 by IDK Glockoma 2 by Key Flock

 


Show Notes


Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00)

Great Escape - Larry June and Alchemist (12:22)

To What End - Oddisee (24:31)

Gunsmoke - 38 Spesh (37:32)

He Left Nothing for the Swim Back - SKECH185 + Jeff Markey
(48:59)

From Whence It Came by YUNGMORPHEUS (1:08:24)

Kilómetros - Crimeapple (1:20:55)

'Til I'm Dead - RXK Nephew (1:25:55)

Parthian Shots by AJ Suede + Televangel (1:32:07)

Notorious Dump Legends: Volume 2 by Mach-Hommy + The God
Fahim (1:40:42)

Glorious Game by Black Thought + El Michels Affair (1:51:11)

Leather Blvd. - B. Cool-Aid + Pink Siifu + Ahwlee (1:56:37)

To See a Sunset - Kota the Friend + Statik Selektah (2:05:31)

Beware of the Monkey by MIKE (2:14:29)

Round Trip - Statik Selektah (2:24:27)

Scaring The Hoes - JPEGMafia + Danny Brown (2:31:32)

Maps by billy woods and Kenny Segal (2:41:28)

Verses of the Year (3:19:31)

Songs of the Year (3:27:24)

Artwork of the Year (3:39:21)

Feature of the Year (3:43:11)



 


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