Top Projects 2021

 

 
 

Here we are at the end of anotha year. Not too sure what it is about this year, but didn’t have the urge to make a large index of year-end material for 2021. Used to be rather fixated on rankings, but this year there was a major transition. Not really into ranking art like I used to be. Shit is too personal and subjective.

 

However, it is still quite enjoyable to preserve favorites from a calendar year for archiving’s sake. Simply to behold as one beautiful whole. One sonic moment in time. So, this year the list season shit is going to be a tad different. Just going to list my ten favorite records as of typing this. They go as follow, unranked:

 
 
 
 

Mach-Hommy – Pray For Haiti
 
R.A.P. Ferreira – the Light Emitting Diamond Cutters Scriptures
 
Westside Gunn – Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sides A + B
 
THERAVADA – Xenophon
 
Pink Siifu – Gumbo’!
 
Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon x Navy Blue – Beautifully Black
 
Armand Hammer x The Alchemist – Haram
 
YL – It Never Entered My Mind
 
Pink Navel – Epic
 
Ka – A Martyr’s Reward

 
 

Appreciate y’all understanding the change in energy this year. Art, words and music are too important to be forced. We tryna be authentic out here. We’ll see what next year brings. See y’all in 2022…

 
 
 
 

image via R.A.P. Ferreira, Mach-Hommy & Rightful artists

 
 
 
 
 
 

– Benny P