2020 “Best Of” Lists

 

Holy shit we survived 2020. Give yaself a pat on the back one time. Just like last year’s “best of” lists, we’re going to compile all categories into this one post for time’s sake. I don’t think a lot of us would have gotten through this year like we did without music. Thankful for this art heavy, shoutout these artists one more time. Let us begin.

 
 

Non-Hip Hop Albums
Khruangbin – Mordechai
Nick Hakim – WILL THIS MAKE ME GOOD
Yves Tumor – Heaven to a Tortured Mind
Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
Soccer Mommy – color theory
Fleet Foxes – Shore
Jerry Paper – Abracadabra
Eyedress – Let’s Skip to the Wedding
King Krule – Man Alive!
Tom Misch & Yussef Days – What Kinda Music

 
 

Verses
Stove God Cooks – ‘Jose Canseco’
MAVI – ‘SMH’
Estee Nack – ‘Shhhhhhhhhhhh’
Black Thought – ‘Pravda’
Ka – ‘Old Justice’
Monday Night – ‘Green Rose’
Amir Bilal – ‘BURDOCK’
R.A.P. Ferreira – ‘Suede Yacht’
Earl Sweatshirt – ‘Soon Jah Due’
Qari – ‘Retrospective’

 
 

Singers
Liv.e
keiyaA
Brent Faiyaz
Moses Sumney
Thundercat
Fousheé
The Weeknd
Giveon
Burna Boy
Don Toliver

 
 

MCs
Boldy James
YL
ANKHLEJOHN
Navy Blue
Mach-Hommy
R.A.P. Ferreira
Pink Siifu
AKAI SOLO
Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon
Al.Divino

 
*Honorable Mention: Billy Woods, Starker, Rome Streetz, Fly Anakin and Your Old Droog*

 
 

Producers
Knxwledge.
The Alchemist
Jansport J
Kaelin Ellis
Tuamie
Roper Williams
Won Pound
JWords
Kenny Segal
Riley Lamarre

 
 

Songs
Liv.e – ‘LazyEaterBetsOnHerLikeness’
Quelle Chris x Chris Keys – ‘Sudden Death’
Curren$y x Harry Fraud – ‘Gold & Chrome’
Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire x Madlib – ‘Black Mirror’
Your Old Droog x Mach-Hommy x Tha God Fahim x El-P x Black Thought x Roper Williams – ‘Pravda’
keiyaA – ‘Do Yourself a Favor’
Elijah Bank$y – ‘SAZÓN / EVRYTHNG2ME’
R.A.P. Ferreira – ‘Leaving Hell’
MIKE – ‘weight of the word*’
Ovrkast. x Navy Blue – ‘Face’

 
 

Albums
Ka – Descendants of Cain
Liv.e – Couldn’t Wait to Tell You
keiyaA – Forever, Ya Girl
R.A.P. Ferreira – Purple Moonlight Pages
Pink Siifu x Fly Anakin – FlySiifu’s
Your Old Droog – Dump YOD: Krutoy Edition
Armand Hammer – Shrines
Mach-Hommy – Mach’s Hard Lemonade
Navy Blue – Àdá Irin
Quelle Chris x Chris Keys – Innocent Country 2

 
*Honorable Mention: Westside Gunn – Pray For Paris and Roc Marciano – Mt. Marci*
 
 
 
 
 
 

Let’s keep some faith in our hearts for 2021. Here’s to making it a better year. Love. – Benny P