Za nami je turobno in precej impotentno hiphop leto. Protagonisti prejšnjih let (Roc Marciano, Kendrick Lamar, Sparkmaster Tape, Big Boi, Action Bronson, Ka, Danny Brown, Earl Sweatshirt, Billy Woods, Joey Badass, Killer Mike oz. El-P v solo podobi, ASAP Rocky, Underachivers) so - vsaj kar se tiče izdaj dolgometražcev počivali. Tudi "veliki brandnami" hiphopa so bolj kot ne molčali (Jay-Z, Nas, Eminem...), zato so izstopala nekatera nova in ne tako znana imena, po drugi strani pa so svoj kos smetane pobrali praktično vsi prvokategorniki, ki so leta 2014 vseeno izdali albume. 



Med založbami izstopata konsistentnost Mello Music Group (letošnji streak z začetkom pri kompilacijskih zbirkah Mandala ter nadaljevanjem z Verbal Kentom, Castlom, L'Orange, Apollom Brownom, Open Mike Eaglom, 7even Thirty,  Has-Lojem & Castlom, Black Opero, Apollo Brownom & Ras Kassom, 1978eri in Diamond Districti je paša za ušesa throwback hiphop publike) in albumi Top Dawg Entetainmenta (odličen demo Isaiae Rashada, albumi Schoolboy Q-ja, Ab-Soula, SZE). Za njimi gre izpostaviti leglo podtalnih mogotcev RhymeSayers, za katerimi prihaja cel kup samozaloženih albumov. 



Razprave o tem, da je bilo leto 2014 eno najbolj groznih za hiphop so vsekakor legitimne in potrebne, saj je albumov, ki bodo ostali z nami čez recimo 5 let resnično malo. Dobili smo sicer paleto zanimivih singlov, hiphop se je razmahnil še v večje širine. Od eksperimentalnega in abstraktnega hiphopa, kjer so sijali Shabazz Palaces, Clipping, Chimurenga Renaissance, razpadli Death Grips in drugi, v živo odigranega hiphopa, klasičnega boom bap hiphopa, nemalokrat zmešanega z nešteto drugimi prvinami, do komercialnega pop rapa, trapa in retardiranega "troll rapa", kjer prednjači Riff Raff, klubskega hiphopa ter novodobnega veliko založniškega, k mladini uperjenega hiphopa (Young Thug, I Love Makonnen, Rae Sremmurd, Bobby Shmurda, Shy Glizzy, OT Genasis ), ki ustreza vsaj vsem definicijam od komercialnega rapa dalje. Razmahnila sta se tudi cloud rap, ki prodaja zgodbo o "ubogih geto modelčkih", ki povečini ne znajo kaj prida rapati ter "gayevski ballroom hiphop (Le1f ter Mykki Blanco v prvi vrsti). V revitalizirani obliki pa se vračata tudi westcoasterski gangsta rap, ki ga letos še kako presenečajočih starost (Too Short, Dj Quik, Kurupt, E-40), tvori cela plejada mladeničev, na čelu z odličnim YG-jem ter umazani newyorški hiphop. Nekaj solidnih albumov je tako izšlo v vseh različnih derivatih in poljih hiphop, od sodobne hiphop produkcije, prav v vseh plasteh pa se je povečini pojavil problem beatov (večina raperjev je boljših od svojih podlag in ne obratno). 



Za razliko od prejšnjih let znova na sceni prednjačijo albumi, zelo malo je bilo konkretno dobrih mixtapov, ki so v večini zadnjih let postali merilo za vrhunske stvaritve kasneje. 



PLAYLISTA: 

1. UNCOMMON NASA ft. ELUCID: This Bodega (Is Trying To Kill Me), iz albuma New York Telephone, izdanega za Uncommon Records (26.8.2014)

2. BLUEPRINT: Respect The Architect, iz albuma Respect The Architect, izdanega za Weightless/RhymeSayers (13.5.2014)

3. CHIMURENGA RENAISSANCE ft. PALACEER LAZARO: It's Bigger Than You, iz albuma riZe vadZimu riZe, izdanega za Bricklane (25.3.2014)

4. COMMON ft. VINCE STAPLES: Kingdom, iz albuma Nobody's Smiling, izdano za Def Jam Records (22.7.2014)

5. FUTURE ft. PHARRELL, PUSHA T & CASINO: Move That Dope, iz albuma, izdanega za A1/Epic (22.4.2014)

6. BADBADNOTGOOD & GHOSTFACE KILLAH ft. DANNY BROWN: Six Degrees, iz albuma Sour Soul, izdanega za Lex Records (23.2.2015)

7. VINCE STAPLES: Hands Up, iz ep-ja Hell Can Wait, izdanega za Def Jam Records (7.10.2014)

8. RUN THE JEWELS ft. GANGSTA BOO: Love Again (Akiyele Back), iz plate Run The Jewels 2, izdane za Mass Appeal (24.10.2014)

9. CLIPPING ft. GANGSTA BOO: Tonight, iz plate CLPPNG, izdane za Sub Pop (10.6.2014)

10. YG ft. JEEZY & RICH HOMIE QUAN: My Nigga, iz plate My Krazy Life, izdano ya Pushaz Ink/Def Jam (18.3.2014)

11. YOUNG THUG: Stoner, singl Stoner, izdan za 1017 Records/Atlantic (4.2.2014)

12. RAE SREMMURD: No Flex Zone, iz plate SremmLife, izdano za EarDrummers/Interscope (6.1.2015)

13. O.T. GENASIS: CoCo, singl CoCo, izdano za založbo The Conglomerate Entertainment/Atlantc Records (27.11.2014)

14. ILOVEMAKONNEN ft. DRAKE: Club Goin Up on a Tuesday, iz epja ILoveMakonnen, izdanega za OVO Sound/Warner (15.12.2014)

15. OG MACO: U Guessed It, singl U Guessed It, izdan za Quality Control/OG Maco (25.9.2014)

16. KA & PRESERVATION: Still Heir, iz ep-ja 1200 BC, izdanega za Iron Works Records/Mon Dieu Music (16.6.2014)



RHYME KICKERZ 

TOP 15 ALBUMI



1. RUN THE JEWELS - Run The Jewels 2 (Mass Appeal)

2. FREDDIE GIBBS & MADLIB - Pinata (Madlib Invazion)

3. CLIPPING - CLPPNG (Sub Pop)

4. YG - My Krazy Life (Def Jam Records)

5. SHABAZZ PALACES - Lese Majesty (Sub Pop)

6. ANTWON - Heavy Hearted In Doldrums (Aesop)

7. PRHYME - PRhyme (PRhyme Records)

8. OPEN MIKE EAGLE - Dark Comedy (Mello Music Group)

9. MEYHEM LAUREN & BUCKWILD - Silk Pyramids (Thrice Great Records)

10. PHAROAHE MONCH - PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

11. SCHOOLBOY Q - Oxymoron (Top Dawg Ent./Aftermath)

12. DJ QUIK - Midnight Life (Mad Science Recordings)

13. HAIL MARY MELLON - Bestiary (RhymeSayers)

14. ISAIAH RASHAD - Cilvia Demo (Top Dawg Ent.) 

15. RATKING - So It Goes (HXC Recordings)

nujne omembe vsaj še COMMON - Nobody's Smiling (Def Jam Records), APOLLO BROWN & RAS KASS, GHOSTFACE KILLAH - 36 Seconds, STEP BROTHERS - Lord Steppington (Stones Throw) in HOMEBOY SANDMAN, MOBB DEEP, DIAMOND D, 



RHYME KICKERZ EP 



1. VINCE STAPLES 

2. KA

3. YOUR OLD DROOG

4. GANGSTA BOO 

5. M.O.P.

6. ARMAND HAMMER - Furtive Movements



RHYME KICKERZ MIXTAPES



1. VINCE STAPLES

2. MICK JENKINS

3. KEVIN GATES

5. DOMO GENESIS

RHYME KICKERZ RAZOČARANJA LETA 2014

1.) WU-TANG CLAN - A Better Tomorrow (razen Necklace, je cela plata prekleto zanič. Očitno pošiljanje tekstov prek maila brez resnega fokusa)

2.) THE ROOTS - ... And Than You Shoot Your Cousin (samo na dveh komadih zaslišimo Back Thoughta)

3.) NEHRUVIANDOOM - NehruvainDoom (Doom potrebuje boljše partnerje v zločinu). 



RHYME KICKERZ TOP 25 KOMADOV LETA



- TOO SHORT - 19,999 

- RUN THE JEWELS - Oh My Darling Don't Cry

- FREDDIE GIBBS & MADLIB - Real

- J-ZONE - Mad Rap

- ISAIAH RASHAD - RIP Kevin Miller

- SCHOOLBOY Q - Break The Bank

- VINCE STAPLES - Blue Suede

- TRAGEDY KHADAFI - Free Thinkers 2

- OPEN MIKE EAGLE - Qualifiers

- FUTURE ft. PHARRELL, PUSHA T & CASINO - Move That Dope

- PHAROAHE MONCH ft. BLACK THOUGHT - Rapid Eye Movement

- RUN THE JEWELS - Blockbuster Night part 1

- MEYHEM LAUREN & BUCKWILD ft. HEEMS - Narcotics Anonymus

- ANTWON & LIL UGLY MANE - Rain Song

- YG - Bicken Back Being Bool

- FREDDIE GIBBS & MADLIB ft. DANNY BROWN - High

- GHOSTFACE KILLAH ft. KOOL G RAP, AZ & TRE WILLIAMS - Battlefield

- DJ QUIK ft. SUGA FREE, TWEED CADILLAC - Broken Down

- BADBADNOTGOOD & GHOSTFACE KILLAH ft. ELZHI - Gunshowers

- ASAP ROCKY ft. JUICY J - Multiply

- KEVIN GATES - Out The Mud

- ACTION BRONSON - Easy Rider

- CLIPPING - Body & Blood

- FLYING LOTUS ft. KENDRICK LAMAR - Never Catch Me

TOP 11 KITIC LETA



- CHIMURENGA RENAISSANCE ft. PALACEER LAZARO: It's Bigger Than You, raper: Palaceer Lazaro

- RUN THE JEWELS: Jeopardy, raper: Killer Mike

- FLYING LOTUS ft. KENDRICK LAMAR: Never Catch Me, raper: Kendrick Lamar

- FUTURE ft. ANDRE 3000: Benz Friendz, raper: Andre 3000

- RICK ROSS ft. SCARFACE & Z-RO: Blesssing In Disguise, raper: Scarface

- PHAROAHE MONCH ft. BLACK THOUGHT: Rapid Eye Movement, raper: Black Thought

- JAY ELECTRONICA ft. JAY-Z: We Made It (Freestyle), raper: Jay Electronica 

- GHOSTFACE KILLAH ft. KOOL G RAP & TRE WIILLIAMS: The Battlefield, raper: AZ

- STATIK SELEKTAH ft. ACTION BRONSON, ROYCE DA 5 9 & BLACK THOUGHT: The Imperial, raper: Black Thought

- YG ft. KENDRICK LAMAR: Really Be, raper: Kendrick Lamar

- RUN THE JEWELS: Early, raper: Killer Mike



Kaj pravijo drugi: 



2DOPEBOYZ

Top albumi 



J. COLE - 2014 Forest Hills Drive

PRHYME - PRhyme

SCHOOLBOY Q - Oxymoron

YG - My Krazy Life



BIG K.R.I.T. - Cadillactica

COZZ - Cozz & Effect

DAG SAVAGE - E & J

FREDDIE GIBBS & MADLIB - Pinata

LOCKSMITH - A Thousand Cuts

LOGIC - Under Pressure

MOBB DEEP - The Infamous Mobb Deep

ROOTS - ... Then You Shoot Your Cousin

RUN THE JEWELS - Run The Jewels 2



HIPHOPDX



Top 25



AB-SOUL - These Days...

BIG K.R.I.T. - Cadillactica

BLACK MILK - If There's A Hell Below

COMMON - Nobody's Smiling

CORMEGA - Mega Philosophy

COZZ - Cozz & Effect

DAMANI NKOSI - Thoughtful King

DILATED PEOPLES - Directors Of Photography

DJ QUIK - Midnight Life

FREDDIE GIBBS - Pinata

GHOSTFACE KILLAH - 36 Seasons

ISAIAH RASHAD - Cilvia Demo

J. COLE - 2014 Forest Hills Drive

LOGIC - Under Pressure

MICK JENKINS - The Water(s)

MOBB DEEP - The Infamous Mobb Deep

PHAROAHE MONCH - PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

PRHYME - PRhyme

RAPSODY - Beauty And The Beast

ROOTS - ... And Then You Shoot Your Cousin

RUN THE JEWELS - Run The Jewels II

SCHOOLBOY Q - Oxymoron

STEP BROTHERS - Lord Steppington

VINCE STAPLES - Hell Can Wait

YG - My Krazy Life



Top 10 singlov



BIG K.R.I.T. - King of the South

BOBBY SHMURDA - Hot Nigga

DRAKE - 0-100/The Catch Up

FUTURE ft. PHARRELL, PUSHA-T & CASINO - Move That Dope

ILOVEMAKONNEN - Tuesday

LIL WAYNE ft. DRAKE - Believe Me

RAE SREMMURD - No Flex Zone

RICH GANG - Lifestyle

O.T. GENASIS - Coco

YG ft. DRAKE - Who Do You Love

SPIN 

Top 40 



1. RUN THE JEWELS - Run The Jewels II

2. YG - My Krazy Life

3. FREDDIE GIBBS & MADLIB - Pinata

4. HOMEBOY SANDMAN - Hallways

5. YOUNG THUG/BLOODY JAY - Black Portland

6. AZEALIA BANKS - Broke With Expensive Taste

7. SHABAZZ PALACES - Lese Majesty

8. SCHOOLBOY Q - Oxymoron

9. VINCE STAPLES - Hell Can Wait

10. FUTURE - Honest

20. RATKING - So It Goes

23. ISAIAH RASHAD - Cilivia Demo

28. HAIL MARY MALLON - Bestiary

34. OPEN MIKE EAGLE - Dark Comedy

37. MICK JENKINS - The Water(s)



RAP.ABOUT.COM

Top 10 albumi



1. RUN THE JEWELS - Run The Jewels 2

2. MADLIB & FREDDIE GIBBS - Pinata

3. ISAIAH RASHAD - Cilvia Demo

4. VINCE STAPLES - Hell Can Wait Ep

5. AZEALIA BANKS - Broke with Expensive Taste

6. OPEN MIKE EAGLE - Dark Comedy

7. SHABAZZ PALACES - Lese Majesty

8. SCHOOLBOY Q - Oxymoron

9. YG - My Krazy Life

10. MILO - A Toothpaste Suburb 

Top 10 singli



1. DEJ LOEF - Try Me

2. VINCE STAPLES - Hands Up

3. SCHOOLBOY Q ft. BJ THE CHICAGO KID - Studio

4. OPEN MIKE EAGLE - Qualifiers

5. ACTION BRONSON - Easy Rider

6. ISAIAH RASHAD - RIP Kevin Miller

7. BIG K.R.I.T. - Soul Food

8. RUN THE JEWELS - Oh My Darling Don't Cry

9. LeCRAE - Welcome To America

10. TROY AVE - Your Style



ALLHIPHOP



BIG K.R.I.T. - Cadillactica

COMMON - Nobody's Smiling

FREDDIE GIBBS & MADLIB - Pinata

J. COLE - Forest Hills Drive

JEEZY - The Autobiography

PRHYME - PRhyme

SCHOOLBOY Q - Oxymoron

RUN THE JEWELS - Run The Jewels 2

T.I. - Paperwork

YG - My Krazy Life



POTHOLES IN MY BLOG

Top 10 albumi (samo rap)



1. RUN THE JEWELS - Run The Jewels 2

2. OPEN MIKE EAGLE - Dark Comedy

3. FREDDIE GIBBS & MADLIB - Pinata

4. VINCE STAPLES - Hell Can Wait Ep

5. MILO - A Toothpaste Suburb

6. RATKING - So It Goes

7. YG - My Krazy Life

8. PHAROAHE MONCH - P.T.S.D.

9. SHABAZZ PALACES - Lese Majesty

10. KEVIN ABSTRACT - MTV1987



11. SCHOOLBOY Q - Oxymoron

12. MICK JENKINS - The Water(s)

16. ISAIAH RASHAD - Cilvia Demo



Top 10 komadi (samo rap)



1. RUN THE JEWELS ft. ZACK DE LA ROCHA - Close Your Eyes

2. FLYING LOTUS ft. KENDRICK LAMAR - Never Catch Me

3. JAY ELECTRONICA ft. LaTONYA GIVENS - Better In Tune With The Infinite

4. COZZ - Dreams

5. VIC MENSA - Down On My Luck

6. DRAKE - 9-100/The Catch Up

7. TRAVIS SCOTT - Drugs You Should Try It

8. DONNIE TRUMPET & THE SOCIAL EXPERIMENT - Sunday Candy

9. J. COLE - Be Free (Live Version)

10. PHAROAHE MONCH - Broken Again

STEREOGUM 

Top 10 album



1. RUN THE JEWELS - Run The Jewels 2

2. YG - My Krazy Life

3. RICH GANG - Tha Tour Part 1

4. VINCE STAPLES - Hell Can Wait

5. FREDDIE GIBBS & MADLIB - Pinata

6. ILOVEMAKONNEN - ILoveMakonnen

7. LIL BOOSIE - Life After Deathrow

8. YOUNG THUG & BLOODY JAY - Black Portland

9. DJ QUIK - The Midnight Life

10. GANGSTA BOO & BEATKING - Underground Cassette Tape Music



16. ISAIAH RASHAD - Cilvia Demo

21. CLIPPING - CLPPNG

25. SCHOOLBOY Q - Oxymoron

29. SHABAZZ PALACES - Lese Majesty

33. MICK JENKINS - The Water(s)

38. YOUR OLD DROOG - Your Old Droog Ep



XXL

Top 14 albumi



COMMON - Nobody's Smiling

FREDDIE GIBBS & MADLIB - Pinata

GHOSTFACE KILLAH - 36 Seasons

J. COLE - 2014 Forest Hills Drive

JEEZY - Seen It All

KID INK - My Own Lane

LOGIC - Under Pressure

NICKI MINAJ - The Pinkprint

PRHYME - PRhyme

RICK ROSS - Mastermind

RUN THE JEWELS - Run The Jewels 2

SCHOOLBOY Q - Oxymoron

T.I. - Paperwork

YG - My Krazy Life

Top 14 komadi



BIG SEAN ft. E-40 - I Don't Fuck With You

BOBBY SHMURDA - Hot Nigga

CHRIS BROWN ft. LIL WAYNE and TYGA - Loyal

DRAKE - 0 To 100/The Catch Up

FETTZ WAP - Trap Queen

ILOVEMAKONNEN ft. DRAKE - Tuesday Remix

JEEZY ft. JAY-Z - Seen It All

KENDRICK LAMAR - I

NICKI MINAJ ft. LIL HERB - Chiraq

OT GENASIS - CoCo

RAE SREMMURD - No Type

RICH GANG - Lifestyle

T.I. ft. YOUNG THUG - About The Money

WIZ KHALIFA - We Dem Boyz

HIPHOPWIRED

Top 10 albumi



1. FREDDIE GIBBS & MADLIB - Pinata

2. RUN THE JEWELS - Run The Jewels 2

3. PRHYME - PRhyme

4. J. COLE - 2014 Forest Hills Drive

5. RATKING - So It Goes

6. PHAROAHE MONCH - PTSD 

7. YG - My Krazy Life

8. SCHOOLBOY Q - Oxymoron

9. COMMON - Nobody Smiling

10. JEEZY - Seen It Al. The Autobiography



Top 10 komadi



1. RAE SREMMURD - No Flex Zone

2. T.I. ft. YOUNG THUG - About The Money

3. BOBBY SHMURDA - Hot Nigga

4. CHRIS BROWN ft. LIL WAYNE, TYGA & FRENCH MONTANA - Loyal

5. BIG SEAN - IDFWU

6. BEYONCE ft. JAY-Z - Drunk In Love

7. IGGY AZALEA - Fancy

8. DRAKE - 0 To 100/The Catch Up

9. WIZ KHALIFA - We Dem Boyz

10. RAE SREMMURD - No Type