2019 year is slightly different. I actually wrote about some of the projects lol. I’ll link to those posts where appropriate. Same standards as the 2018 Projects List. But in case you need a reminder…
Trying to rank projects doesn’t work for me. Some days I wanna listen to “Die Lit” and others I wanna listen to “Reasonable Doubt.” Maybe the day I rank albums I’ll have “Daytona” at #7 and "Squidtastic” at #20. Could listen to these albums three years later and decide I like “Squidtastic” more. Thoughts and feelings change over time. If I have three different areas to place projects, it gives them a bit more flexibility to climb up and down. They’re not restricted to a number for eternity.
2019 was a year from hell for me mentally. I was in 13 round bouts with my depression. Spent more hours laying in bed sleeping than living. Most of these projects helped get me through it. I think this was the year I really started to understand my own taste and what I wanted to get out of music. To be honest, 2019 felt like a weaker year for music and I’m not entirely sure why.
That being said, it’s a larger list than the year prior lol.
Top Projects
Project - Artist // Sample Song // Project Links
The Life of Pi’erre 4 - Pi’erre Bourne // Routine // Spotify Apple Music
Top 10 album all time. Might even be top 5.
Everything’s for Sale - Boogie // Live 95 // Spotify Apple Music
Boogie’s song writing is so much better than people think. I’ve seen so many reviews talk about the shallow writing but it’s not even that shallow. I can’t tell if these people are pretentious or I’m a literary idiot.
Uknowhatimsaying¿ - Danny Brown // Combat // Spotify Apple Music Bandcamp
The beats are real hip hop. Shout out Q-Tip. Danny Brown is a great rapper.
Gilda - Kemba // Last Year Being Broke // Spotify Apple Music
So Much Fun - Young Thug // I’m Scared // Spotify Apple Music
Took a couple years but I go back and listen to this so often. He’s floating on these beats. The varied styles of rapping. Production is clean. Amazing project. More songs. Bad Bad Bad. Mannequin Challenge. What’s The Move.
All My Heroes Are Cornballs - JPEGMAFIA // Papi I Missed U // Spotify Apple Music Bandcamp
I couldn’t decide between Papi I Missed U and Beta Male Strategies for the song.
Bandana - Freddie Gibbs // Palmolive // Spotify Apple Music
Madlib and Gibbs. More songs. Fake Names. Situations. Cataracts.
Wap Konn Jój! - Mach Hommy // Mozambique Drill // Spotify Apple Music
Wouldn’t surprise me if these links don’t work in the future.
Dyn-O-Mite - Zelooperz // The Boys // Spotify Apple Music Bandcamp
Still Summer in the Projects - 03 Greedo & DJ Mustard // Change Your Mind // Spotify Apple Music
Love 03 Greedo. Love the out of tune singing. So much emotion. More songs. Twisting the Lens. In the Morning.
Guns - Quelle Chris // Guns // Spotify Apple Music Bandcamp
A Quiet Farewell, 2016 - 2018 (Crater Speak) - Slauson Malone // Off Me! “The Wake” Pt. 1 & 2 // Spotify Apple Music Bandcamp
Honorable Mentions
Project - Artist // Sample Song // Project Links
The WZRD - Future // Baptiize // Spotify Apple Music
tears of joy - MIKE // stargazer pt. 3 // Spotify Apple Music
Own Pace - Medhane // Whispers // Spotify Apple Music
Jim Crow the Musical - Add-2 // Souls 4 Sale // Spotify Apple Music
Party Pack Vol. 2 - Shoreline Mafia // Wake Me Up in Traffic // Spotify Apple Music
More songs. Carribean. Pour Two 4’s. Chandelier.
The Recipe - Villain Park // Visions // Spotify Apple Music
Zuu - Denzel Curry // RICKY // Spotify Apple Music
DIE FOR MY BITCH - Baby Keem // ORANGE SODA // Spotify Apple Music
The Plugs I Met - Benny the Butcher // 18 Wheeler // Spotify Apple Music
Hiding Places - Billy Woods & Kenny Segal // A Day in a Week in a Year // Spotify Apple Music
May the Lord Watch - Little Brother // Black Magic // Spotify Apple Music
Netflix & Deal - 03 Greedo & Kenny Beats // Disco Shit // Spotify Apple Music
LIL BIG MAN - Maxo // In My Penny’s // Spotify Apple Music
When I Get Home - Solange // Dreams // Spotify Apple Music
Pretty Face - Deem Spencer // been // Spotify Apple Music
let the sun talk - Mavi // eye, i and i, and nation // Spotify Apple Music
MAGDALENE - FKA twigs // mary magdalene // Spotify Apple Music
Drip or Drown 2 - Gunna // Outstanding // Spotify Apple Music
Aged like fine wine to me.
These Were Solid Too
Project - Artist // Sample Song // Project Links
Bin Reaper - Babytron // Punch God 2 // Spotify Apple Music
Bubba - Kaytranada // Gray Area // Spotify Apple Music
Sincerely, Detroit - Apollo Brown // Deception & Woes // Spotify Apple Music
The linked song has Clear Soul Forces rapping their asses off.
Xool Summer - Flee & StupidXool // SWISH/USE 2 // Spotify Apple Music
Trying to Find My Next Thrill - Cousin Stizz // Anonymous // Spotify Apple Music
Spilled Milk 1 EP - Bas // Jollof Rice // Spotify Apple Music
Brandon Banks - Maxo Kream // Meet Again // Spotify Apple Music
Nür - Dua Saleh // Albany // Spotify Apple Music
Emergency Raps, Vol. 4 - Tuamie & Fly Anakin // Murray’s // Spotify Apple Music
Still - Clear Soul Forces // Diamond Rhymin’ // Spotify Apple Music
Trouble in Paradise - Elhae // Fxxx // Spotify Apple Music
Grey Area - Little Simz // Offence // Spotify Apple Music
Anger Management - Rico Nasty // Relative // Spotify Apple Music
Angel’s Pulse - Blood Orange // Gold Teeth // Spotify Apple Music
It Wasn’t Even Close - Your Old Droog // RST // Spotify Apple Music
Shea Butter Baby - Ari Lennox // New Apartment // Spotify Apple Music
Save Me - Future // Please Tell Me // Spotify Apple Music
Future the only one that understands me
43va Heartless - Moneybagg Yo // Dior // Spotify Apple Music
Sli’merre - Young Nudy & Pi’erre Bourne // Gas Station // Spotify Apple Music
Chasing Summer - SiR // That’s Why I Love You // Spotify Apple Music
Nebulous EP - Chester Watson // Time Traveler // Spotify Apple Music
Yacht Rock 2 - The Alchemist // Stugots // Spotify Apple Music
Reign Supreme - ANKHLEJOHN // Paul Janssen // Spotify Apple Music
Kill Em All - Kill Em All // Force Majuere // Spotify Apple Music
Blowing Candles - PG RA // How You Did It // Spotify Apple Music
I’m Him - Kevin Gates // Push It // Spotify Apple Music
Over It - Summer Walker // Playing Games // Spotify Apple Music
Endless Summer - bLAck pARty // 4AM in NY // Spotify Apple Music
That’s the World - Anti-Lily & Phoniks // Can’t Stop // Spotify Apple Music
Nothing Great About Britain - Slowthai // Gorgeous // Spotify Apple Music
AI Youngboy 2 - Youngboy Never Broke Again // Makes Sense // Spotify Apple Music
Happiest People In the World Wide Web - Ade Hakim // Friend of Mine // Spotify Apple Music
Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds - Vegyn // Nauseous / Devlish // Spotify Apple Music
gangway for navy EP - Navy Blue // deathmask… // SoundCloud
Day B4 EP - Lucki // Hush Skit // Spotify Apple Music
Freewave 3 - Lucki // Peach Dream // Spotify Apple Music
Soul Trash - Toro Y Moi // zeiss_hifi_v2 // Spotify Apple Music
Retropolitan - Skyzoo // It’s All Good // Spotify Apple Music