9 yr. ago These complex lists piss me off so here: Love - Forever Changes Nas - Illmatic System of a Down - Toxicity Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever Joy Division - Closer Dizzee Rascal - Boy in da Corner The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free When the world opens back up again in full,YHLQMDLGwill have its day, but for now well have to settle for dancing alone. Jessica McKinney, Label:Victor Victor Worldwide/Republic Records, Less than two weeks before his tragic death, Pop Smoke releasedMeet the Woo 2, a project that showcasedhis endless potential and proved he had plenty more to offer after the breakout success of Welcome to the Party and Dior. His hauntingly low register anchored the project, as he effortlessly rapped over gliding-bass-heavy production in a way that couldnt be duplicated, even while a growing number of mainstream artists were attempting to ride the wave of Brooklyns exploding drill scene. Will Schube, When 2020 began, SAINt JHN had no plans to make While The World Was Burning. Strictly speaking, Im still on track, so tell everyone Ill be alright/Cause strictly speaking, Ive got my whole life. Its the soundtrack of convincing yourself as much as youre trying to convince others. We just had to capture it. He codified the personal project in " Perfect Sound Whatever ," a 2019 book in which he claims that 2016 was the best ever year for music, and explains why. Choosing just 50 of the best albums of all time is an incredibly hard task. I literally just rediscovered it like a week ago. I dont know why. Spotify. Just like that, he lowered the stakes and gave himself achance to share some ideas that wouldnt have made sense on a conventional album. We hear Drake playing around with SoundCloud-era sounds (From Florida With Love, Pain 1993), drill (Demons, War), introspective raps (Losses, Chicago Freestyle), and dance records (Toosie Slide) on the same project. There are no true standout tracks here, or an anthemic performance that sets the tone (think No Tears Left to Cry" or Thank U, Next). Thats Why is woozy and dreamy enough that Nudys threat of pulling a Freddie Kreuger lands especially hard. His songs resonated in a way incalculable by streaming numbers or chart-toppers. Will Schube, You motherfuckers don't understand where the fuck I'm coming from, Young Nudy laments on Understanding, the opening track ofAnyways. Like most of his catalog, this album will age well, and considering the state America is in 2020, it already has. Like so many other projects weve received this year, its incredibly frustrating we couldnt enjoy this album on roofs and dance floors. Top, YoungBoys second release of the year, is a gritty project that finds the Baton Rouge rapper delivering melodic, high energy flows over throbbing beats. Funny enough, it was the former pop powerhouse Katy Perry who eased Duas fears about dropping this kind of album when were all at the crib: These songs are going to have legs after the quarantine, Katy told Dua, according to the New York Times. While there are moments like the menacing No Suburban, Pt. When we look back on this list in 10 years, after finally getting the chance to hear these albums in more ordinary circumstances, we may contextualize them differently. Listening to ATLiens now, they kind of have these different panning to the left and the right in the vocals. Jessica McKinney, When scholars look back on 2 Chainzs career hundreds of years from now, theres bound to be a chapter on So Help Me God! From underground workhorse bands who finally made the leap to superstar status to longtime craftsmen operating at the . By the albums end, time has elapsed from a year to an hour. From the perverse feeling of being praised by a bully (Shameika) to the weight of depression (Heavy Balloon) to the cyclical nature of pain and hurt (Relay) and even the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh (For Her),Fetch the Bolt Cuttersgrapples with all the messiness of life today. For me, thats summer vacation., Logic: Californication is my childhood. While searching for New York State of Mind I found Illmatic. Kind of just finding different flows and rhyme schemes and patterns. Exile is a heartbreaking duet with Bon Iver about the vitriol a pair of exes have for one another. Hes ruthless on songs like Rehab (Winter in Paris) and Fuck the World (Summer in London), which illustrate his detachment in romantic flings, but hes gentle and soothing on ethereal records like Clouded. OnF*ck the World, Brent Faiyaz continues to push the boundaries of what R&B in 2020 can sound like, and we love what we hear. Thats best showcased in the second half of Dough & Damani, after Bishop lets you know why he has to hold the gun. On the blistering Supah Mario-produced Silly Watch, he nimbly cartwheels his way through a round of hilarious shots directed at brands like Baccarat, Crocs, and Fashion Nova, all while finding the time for hilarious one-liners like, Im a hare all on my bike, bitch, I bunny hop/Hugh Hefner died, so I cant get bunny top. No one on Earth (or in outer space) raps like Lil Uzi Vert. Here are Complex's picks for the best albums of 2021, ranging from Hip-Hop and R&B to Pop. Logic: I didnt find that until 2009. I did as much homework as I could do, and I found out that Eminem at that time was extremely inspired by Nas, and I could hear it. Maybe thats why were just getting that debut studio now; who knows what this project would have sounded like years back. It was clearly an olive branch to fans, but they wanted the real thing. I think the features and the samples are out of this world. Eric Skelton, Last year was about branding, this ones about expanding is one of the best lines to open an album with, especially when you realize how Griselda has moved over the years. 4:21The Day After Method Man [2006] Method Man wanted RZA to produce the entirety of 4:21, but he only had time to contribute about half of the beats, so the album is only half good. And thats not even counting the tracks he added to the deluxe. I think I loved that because its the beginning of a thing, its the introduction to the Tribe. RELATED: The 25 Greatest Songwriters of All Time For me, I saw a lot of myself. Youve got your food staples like PB&J, your hybrids like whiskey and cold weather, and your musical pairs like Pusha-T and cocaine. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. 20. It was my theme music to and from the studio for a year., Logic: The funny thing is I wish I could have discovered Nas back when Illmatic first came out. It wasn't easy, but we did it. Will Schube, Few saw Flo Milli coming, and that made the success of Ho, Why Is You Here? Angel Diaz, The comparisons would be inevitable, butDetroit 2 isnt the same album asDetroit. Music. ", Label: Roc-A-Fella Records, Priority Records, Logic: That is the epitome of fun, braggadocious hip-hop. Released: September 24, 1991 Label: Jive Singles: "Check the Rhime", "Jazz (We've Got)", "Scenario" Honourable mentions: Gang Starr - Step in the Arena, Main Source - Breaking Atoms, Naughty by Nature - Naughty by Nature, Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill, Ice Cube - Death Certificate 87. Most of the rappers in those areas collaborate often, resulting in much better music. Dugg ispart of a wildly diverse crop of Detroit MCs who are quietly dominating the rap landscape, and Young & Turnt 2 is a welcomed introduction to those who may have missed the first edition in March 2019. Hes always been in tune with the now in hip-hop, and he wants in. Eminem, Recovery (2010) Image via Complex Original. Check out Logic's 25 Favorite Albums , listed in chronological order. Music From Dr. Dre to Jay-Z: Nas' 25 favourite albums of all time Joe Taysom Thu 4th Feb 2021 20.00 GMT In 1994, Nas announced himself to the world in the grandest way possible; by dropping an all-time masterclass album that would change hip-hop forever when he released his seminal debut, Illmatic. In a vacuum, its an immaculate body of work, and that alone warrants its place on this list. As ScHoolboy Q gears up for the February 25 release his full-length debut album Oxymoron, Q named his 25 favorite albums of all time in a Complex list with Oxymoron being one of them. Label:300 Entertainment/1501 Certified Ent. These are Complex's picks for the 50 best albums of 2020. He just talks, describing his life like a documentary narrator, viewing his exploits from his own POV and relaying the tales to his eager audience. He already hadvery little to prove, yet continuedto push the sound of reggaeton further than anybody before him. Grant Rindner, Fuck the Worldwastes no time. If I want something I can relate to as a young man in todays world I listen to How I Got Over. Both Curry and Kenny have proved themselves chameleonic in their careers thus far, and they consistently complement each other here. Nudy has always been a natural collaboratorstrong guest verses and an acclaimed mixtape with Pierre Bourne prove as muchbutAnywaysis the project that establishes him as a true solo star. The GOATconfirms the fact that Polo G has firmly arrived as one of raps bestnew artists. As if to prove he hadnt lost a step during his quiet stretch, Uzi cameout swinging on the very first song, Baby Pluto. Rapping his ass off over hard-hitting drums, he acknowledged, I aint fuck a bitch in so long, Id do it in a Honda Accord, and you get the feeling he felt the same way about making music after such a long break. Jackson and all that stuff. One and Only, though, is only nominally a drill album. That was pretty devastating to me, to find out that my favorite rapper at the time had died six years previously from discovering him. Lucas Wisenthal, Dua Lipa, whose momentum feels like a freight train that hasnt slowed for a second since 2017s New Rules, dropped off the years best example of escapism pop music with Future Nostalgia. It reminds me of the outside. People always seem to be talking about how brilliant Ty is, but still, the recognition is never enough. Not even creating words. Edwin Ortiz, Bad Bunny always tries to work with everybody in his lane, whether it be veteransin the genre like engo Flow and Daddy Yankee or peers like Sech and Myke Towers. Big Sean is a totally different artist than the one who recorded the first edition, so why should we expect him to sound the same? The songwriting is tighter, the production is more dynamic, and his worldview has grown a little more mature. I didnt get to hear how it all started., Logic: That was actually one of the first hip-hop records I was ever introduced to. She managed to give us an underground R&B classic in 2020 that sounds like home. The drum kick, the bass, and just everything about those albums is the epitome of quality. Jessica McKinney, Its still hysterical that Gunnathought to callhis new albumWunna. The Clark Sisters recorded the song and album live at Bailey Cathedral Church of God in Christ in Detroit, Michigan. Angel Diaz, What makes YoungBoy Never Broke Again such a force in rap is his ability to touch the streets no matter how big he gets. Will Schube, Ariana Grandes ability to channel her personal experiences of love and heartbreak and package it into compelling moments reached new heights with the one-two punch of Sweetener and thank u, next. You know exactly what youre gonna get with Run the Jewels, and on the fourth installment of the project, El-P and Killer Mike have turned in a monumental fuck you to oppressors, haters, and anyone with the bullshit. The unrest happening this year is a theme Jay Elechas weaved into his music since he blew the doors off the industry with Exhibit C. Farrakhan speeches, surahs from the Quran, and Black Power raps is what one would expect from Mr. Hisfavorite LP selectionspresented here in chronological order of releasereveal a mixture of music from and about hishometown andrecords that show a particular sort of musical curiosity. D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah. I dont even want to single out a couple records because this whole tape is an experience. Frazier Tharpe, What a beautiful record thisis. As told to Insanul Ahmed ( @Incilin) A Tribe Called Quest, The Low End Theory (1991) Image via Complex Original Label:. Instead, they understood they had each reached new stages of their careers, and made the wise decision to execute everything on a much grander scale. Id like to nominate Action Bronson and drums for this list, please. It doesnt matter what time period or physical setting you consume After Hours initll still resonate. A list of the top albums of the year from Complex. Follow him onTwitter, Instagram, Tumblr,and on hiswebsite. Time will tell if he needs to. The album oozes pain as he recites agonizing stories about his fallen friends, including the late Juice WRLD. I loved it. 2, elsewhere, the Flatbush native switches modes, turning introspective over more conventional production on songs like Fear Over Love and Once Im Gone, as he experiments with deliveries. When Abel Tesfaye recorded these songs, the world was very different than it waswhen he actually released them. Waiss Aramesh, For an imprint that floods the streets on the regular, its still amazing to hear Conway say that From King to a GOD is his debut studio album. That half is quite good, though, and is enough to counterbalance Meth's lackluster performances on beasts by Scott Storch and Kwam. Whenever a song features Ty DollaSign, he figured, people know its going to be a hit. We might never hear Uzi sound as hungry as he does on Eternal Atake. I had some production for the brother, and I knew that if he did what he was supposed to do, we would put him right on the fast track, Roc told Complex. His track with Thug, Compensating, is one of the best on the album, and it occasionally seems like Amin needs these guest contributions to keep himself from growing bored. Complex Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The genre is ready for another shift and I think KeiyaA is the person the games been missing. It just so happens that Burden of Proof is made out of solid gold. I didnt know what I was getting into, or what I was going to listen to, but it still remains my favoritewell, How I Got Over was a really big one too. We likely wont be getting another Fiona Apple album for a long time, butFetch the Bolt Cuttersis the kind of record that will feel as vital and urgent a decade from now as it did the day it was released. I love that album. Released: March 27. But Recovery, the biggest selling . On the outro of Runnin, Morgan Freeman questioned, Are things better or worse the second time around? Jay Electronica gets vulnerable on here, too, an underrated quality of his, as he touches on his reluctance to climb the mighty high ladder he built for himself. On Christopher Walking, he makes a point of uttering the phrase King of New York, which was beginning to feel like a realistic title whenMeet the Woo 2arrived. This list is ordered by the ratings Complex awarded albums throughout all. Songs like Breathe Deeper use funk for encouragement, and the calming odyssey of Tomorrows Dust espouses kill the past energy. Oct 24, 2012 Image via Complex Original The. This year has been nothing short of a roller-coaster ride for Megan Thee Stallion, but shewas able to turn the attention back to her musicwith the release of herdebut studio album in late November. She further shows her versatility on Crown, which pairs a joyous gospel beat with hard-hitting lyrics about depression and self-doubt, as well as Songs About You, a breezy, neo soul-tinged record about manifestation and success. Polos music isnt for the weak-hearted. Hopefully they dont sit the game out for too long, because even at this excess, I cant wait to see what they try next. And the fact he brought Jigga along for the ride made this project well worth the wait. He moves freely from alt-rock sounds on Metal Wings to soaring melodies on Anti-Gravity to pure rap flows on HIT. Combining so many genres and sounds on a 14-track project could be chaotic, but he never loses focus here. The album has a curious amount of smoke for women, especially in lieu of much criticism of men, but its overall a solid addendum to the Nas canon. Hes throwing his hat in the ring, and while he might not be considered by all to be in true A-listterritory quite yet, his chapeau certainly aint getting stomped on. Kendrick Lamar's 25 Favorite Albums By David Drake Freelance writer living in Chicago. Its weird. Bout a week ago!, Logic: What I love about it is the analog sound because they recorded everything on tape. Id heard other stuff before that like Everything In Its Right Place and all different stuff. Westside Gunns got everything under control. KeiyaA, 'Forever, Ya Girl'. I love I Gave You Power. Its one of the dopest conceptual records I have heard in hip-hop. Do yourself a favor and listen to it now. The almost-casual announcement (albeit followed by an extensive first-week sales plan) set the tone for a project that avoids feelinglike too little and doesnt try to be too much. Though the songs all share a cacophonic quality that has long been part of Apples sound, each feels wholly its own. Follow him on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr , and on his website. Savage is still delivering icy raps laced with an understated sense of humor, and Metro is still making hard-hitting beats that wouldnt sound out of place on a horror film soundtrack. Lupe Fiasco, Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor (2006) Singles: "Kick, Push," "I Gotcha," "Daydreaming" 23. I was 19 years old, and I was just doing my homework, and I came across it, and I loved it. Angelic Hoodratis an exceptionally compelling listen, with no skips. Complex Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This was a year of listening to albums in headphones. 19. We havent yet experienced the energy of Lil Uzi Verts Eternal Atake blasting from a festival soundstage, and we still have no idea what its like to hear Drakes Dark Lane Demo Tapes in a club at 2 a.m. For a big chunk of the year, most of us werent able to listen to new projects on our daily commutes. But, as he explained to Complex, the universe aligned in such a way that he ended up working with a star-studded cast of collaborators throughout the year. I mean everybody had heard of Dre, but this was the first album where I went, Im fucking with this. That was the soundtrack to my summer that year. Frazier Tharpe, Label:Slaughter Boomin/Epic/Boominati/Republic, 21 Savage and Metro Boomin didnt attempt to replicate 2016s Savage Mode when they cooked up the sequel. I was first introduced to Big L by my mentor Solomon Taylor back in Maryland. Freelance writer living in Chicago. is a great introduction to what she has to offer. But amidthe challenges, there is a sense of hope that prevails as he looks to his newfound lifestyle among the palm trees in California. Healys penchant for experimentation is often a criticism when it should be heralded as a thrillIf Youre Too Shy is a romcom music supervisors wet dreamandstealth Prince homage. Bars like, Sometimes I was held down by the gravity of my pen/Sometimes I was held down by the gravity of my sin/Sometimes, like Santiago, at crucial points of my novel/My only logical option was to transform into the wind, tryto explain why this took so long. Flowers. You can only throw the ball against the wall so many times before you get sick of playing alone. Her latest album, positions, continues to shine on a light on this, but less so than its predecessors. Here, the beats are polished and epic in scope. This is like the Marcberg of R&B albums. This is the music that either helped us reflect on the circumstances around us or provided a much-needed escape from reality. Logic: Its funny because people give me shit because Midnight Marauders is my favorite. The Chicago rapper, who is one of the faces of the citys post-drill movement raps from a traditional blueprint but does it with a specificity that separates him from the pack. The answer is nobody. On the very first song, following an art-auction intro, Gunn raps about having bulletproof Bentleys parked outside the Whitney, and the dichotomies keep going from there. As a result, Ungodly Hour is a chillingly beautiful second project. Thats why he linked with Hit-Boy and started off the producers stellar run in 2020 with Kings Disease, an album aimed to appease Nas fans of all ages and address the biggest criticism of his catalog: beat selection. Six tracks later, onSlow Rushs centerpiece On Track, its nearly August and the knife has firmly twisted. Sean takes pride in his bars, and on this album, he sounds like someone wholly confident in their skillset. And he did. Jessica McKinney, Lil Babys My Turn deserves to be anointed as the crowning achievement it is, but Id like to use this space togive 42 Dugg an honorary shout-out for his work on Babys breakthrough. After one listen toIndustry Games,its clear why hip-hop legends are paying attention to CHIKA. An album this infectious and this exemplary of what successful pop music is in 2020, Katy isnt wrong. It wasnt Kim or Stan, it was just him, and it was an Eminem that was just finding himself. Mad Woman is a thinly-veiled but passionate retort at those who see her rebuttals to Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta as hysterical. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive. Method Man throwing the ski mask on to show folks that his pen still works extremely well on Lemon? GOD level movements, ya dig? About 10 or 11? She can flat-out rap, and shes just as vicious and precise as she was a year ago. Ty is a singular hit-maker and theres a reason why so many artists go to him for features. I kind of went backwards, but I love Wu-Tang., Logic: Thats a big one. I love it. He pulls from his brooding, early-era mixtapeaestheticon songs like Snowchild and Escape From LA while also reaching for the mountaintop of pop success with radio-friendly anthems like Blinding Lights, Heartless, and In Your Eyes. Somehow, hes able to successfully scale his Trilogy-era soundup to an arena-size capacity by doubling down on his favorite tropesoverindulgence, toxic relationships, and drugsin a more refined way than hes ever pulled off. khal, With a title likeThe GOAT, it was imperative that Polo G bring his A-game. They are like an indie rock group, but their sonics are just so amazing. Can we really do anything more than once? When it comes to Savage Mode II, the answer is an emphatic yes. Sure, Dugg has an advantage, seeing that hes signed to Babys 4PF label, but when hes given a chanceon album cut Grace and deluxe edition highlight We Paid, he steals the show. Surprise. An understatement. Whoever said R&B is . It may be the year of the rabbit, but this list is all about the tortoise. Stream ad-free with Amazon Music Unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Its always dope to watch a young rapper turn into a bona fide star. And Pops performance on the project showed why hewas set to rival 50 culturally, if not commercially. Download our mobile app now. Handling the bulk of the production, KeiyaA delivered something special with Forever, Ya Girl. And he told no lies. This feature is a part of Complex's "good kid, m.A.A.d city" Week. With each Griselda project, legacy is being formed, brick by brick. Im still listening to that album currently. When I first discovered Nas, it was through I Am. Cat Stevens - Matthew and Son (1967) 26. Weve never consumed albums like we did in 2020. In 2020, he started making music . The last couple of albums were a little bit more consistent in whatever that feeling was being the majority of the album, producer Nineteen85told Complex Canada. Everything that encompasses Big L for me, personally, and why hes one of my favorites, is definitely on The Big Picture., Logic: I remember being on a school bus and listening to Ms. Understanding the power of restraint, though, Savage and Metro figured out ways to fold these bells and whistles into a cohesive album that played to each of their strengths. In a year when Twitter is obsessed with finding cultural resets, Taylor offers her fans a musical one, punctuated by the strongest songwriting of her career. COMPLEX participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means COMPLEX gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites. While that youthful light that attracted fans years ago is still present, their second studio album shows growth, both in lyrical content and sound. Theres even a Kool Keith feature on here. Kendrick Lamar Covers Complex's "good kid, m.A.A.d city" Week! I mean obviously it was him, but it was really fun and lighthearted. OK Computer might be Radiohead's best album, and Kid A their most musically innovative, but In Rainbows shook the music industry's very infrastructure. Designer begins as a trap song with CHIKA rapping in pristine triplets, but a beat change creeps up, turning the track into a soul-sampling mission statement. Throughout the album, Ty tries to establish his place within raps upper echelon, and he achieves this goal on track after track. Puerto Rico is like Atlanta that way. Its music that stays with you, which is a consolation prize none of us wanted. Flo Milli is still figuring out her place in the industry, but Ho, Why Is You Here? Come for the bars, stay for visions the beats provide. But nothing about this group is formulaic. This was around 2013. Like much of Griseldas 2020, you can feel the growth. A beautifully sequenced body of work,After Hours flows from one song to the next with no skips, as Abel shows off his knack for world-building. Image via Victor Victor Worldwide/Republic Records. Burden of Proof is a textbook for block boys who know that theres a better life for them, but cant see the forest for the trees. Its been five years since Tame Impalas psychedelic funk-rock-alt sounds exploded in a particle accelerator and gave usCurrents, which spawned sold-out stadium tours, festivals, Rihanna covers, and Travis Scott collaborations. Jessica McKinney, The dynasty continues. 25. A Nudy Story is a breathtaking, richly detailed autobiography in which he recalls meeting and making peace with his estranged father, and affirms his loyalty to those whove stuck with him this long. His death in December of 2019 feels like a million years ago and yesterday at the same time, and while his departure is impossible to separate from Legends Never Die, its a testament to the team that put the album together that it stands on its own at all. 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