Black women have been making great music for literally hundreds of years, and this year has been no different.

Here are 21 of the best projects of 2021, all of which happen to come from Black women. Be sure to post any others and give all these a listen as the year winds down.

1. John Glacier - SHILOH: Lost for Words

2. Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

3. Joyce Wrice - Overgrown

4. maassai - With The Shifts

5. Valerie June - The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers

6. VanJess - Homegrown

7. Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales

8. Loraine James - Reflection

9. diani - Dopamine

10. Moor Mother - Black Encyclopedia of the Air

11. Yola - Stand For Myself

12. L’rain - Fatigue

13. Spellling - The Turning Wheel

14. Nappy Nina & JWords - Double Down

15. bbymutha AKA BIGMUTHA- B****** Tapes Vol. 3

16. Jenevieve - Division

17. Nao - And Then Life Was Beautiful

18. Kari Faux - Lowkey Superstar Deluxe

19. Tinashe - 333

20. Backxwash - I Lie Here Buried With My Rings and My Dresses

21. Dawn Richard - Second Line: An Electro Revival

Some great albums in here

John Glacier and VanJess especially

Gonna check out some of the others

Will look into the albums I haven't heard yet.

Nice

KTT produces some quality threads once in a while

Appreciate this list.
Liv.e dropped a great EP this year as well that’s worth checking out

OP always so real

Gonna peep some of these

In af

L’Rain album is my joint lately

Can someone tell me why first album artist name is John Glacier, I keep seeing this one pop up

in

Yeah the hoes been working 💯

Fire thread thanks

One of these is not like the others.

Tinashe?

Joyce and VanJess
Add Play With The Changes by Rochelle Jordan

Because she’s icy

roughtrade.com/us/john-glacier/shiloh-lost-for-words/lp

Ry Ry World by Mariah The Scientist as well

Georgia Anne Muldrow dropped something dope earlier this year too VWETO III

No Chloe Hotline

No Tkay Maidza? Crazy

Backxwash

Hoping Doechii got something dropping this year too

Need like one YouTube video per project

Artwork insane