I’ve enjoyed the r&b releases more than rap this year.

Several good picks in here but Donda 2 is definitely not out now lmao

Been an amazing year so far, so many fantastic albums.

It's also trash

very much yes

drake and weeknd saving this year

This yr has been more interesting then most for me. I haven't automatically written off alot of s*** and actually gave albums a listen lol. I sense more creativity in music then in the past

I’ve gravitated away from hip-hop overall (on another note electronic has been f***ing crushing it this year) but it does seem like I’ve found less hip-hop that I’ve felt the desire to return to this year than usual.

MMBS
Non-Perishable by Tobi Lou
It’s Almost Dry
I Never Liked You
7220
Ramona Park Broke My Heart
Melt My Eyez See Your Future
Alien by Beam

Are the only ones on my AOTY list so far. Dawn FM and Honestly, Nevermind are great but not hip-hop even if they keep getting mentioned in the same discussions.

2alive has been my saving grace

donda 2

out now on stemplayer.com

I JUS WALKED IN WIT THE FYE SITTIN INSIDE MY BAG

niggas do not read past the title

2022 easily been the best year in music in over 6/7 years, I feel like if you think it’s been stale you just aren’t listening to / seeking out enough music

2022 has been the best year for music since 2019 imo

Hip Hop is all hype these days.

Fewtch and Gunna was the only ones that actually got hyped and delivered. Sprinkle in Yak too.

The rest of these niggas straight hype. Albums were big mid. R&B niggas too highkey. Just all Stan wars these days lol

The only hiphop artists that I think have slowed/staled are those still doing what they have always been good and know what works. Outside of that, there are hella new sounds and approaches to rapping that I’ve never heard and some unbelievable beats just this year. It’s not stale, maybe just expand your artists. Anytime I find a new artists, I always listen to the artists they feature and that has helped me find so much new good music

This thread gets made every 3-6 months

Honestly this is one of the more interesting years for mainstream music in a while because there have been some interesting new directions from artists who could have played it safe, not to mention the prominence of the international market shaking things up.

I'd go as far back as 2016.

im sorry but as much fire as u listed, theres a whole lotta garbage on that list as well

your p**** is calling my name op

my brudda