We’re still out here. Happy holidays and a healthy and prosperous New Year to all my vatos on here.

I didn’t listen to as much new music as usual this year, I listened to a lot of old music and didn’t really post that much this year as I would have liked to, but there was still plenty to be thankful for. The Boldy James album was probably my favorite/most listened to album of the year. I also liked the Young Nudy food-themed album a lot.

I don’t know if leaks should be included on a year-end like this but I really like a lot of the leaks from the new Kanye album. I was never into Kanye when he was at the height of his popularity but I’ve found him more intriguing after he took his heel turn and also feel like his music has become more interesting/compelling, 3-4 leaks from his Vultures album with Ty Dolla $ign all warrant a spot here; the hook and Freddie Gibbs verse on Back to Me are fire. He’s still pretty hit or miss for me, but when he hits they hit hard.

The Lil Yachty album was about as strange as one would expect but I really liked ‘The Ride’ and found myself singing the hook in my head a lot. Yachty also makes another appearance here for his cameo on the Veeze album, which has a few entries here.

I continued to listen to a lot of Detroit/Flint/Milwaukee rap, with SME Taxfree probably being my favorite of the year, with literally like seven projects, my favorite being Standin on Bidness.

Carti’s 2024 is an absolute banger I love the aesthetic of it and it’s a fun song to blast in the car.

Lastly, it was good to see Max B keeping his head up and continuing to release gems, literally turning lemons to lemonade

Happy New Year and see you all in 2024

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Boldy James – Electric Blue

Boldy James – Frozen

Max B, DJ Drama – Lemonade (shoutout to the big homie TM!)

Playboi Carti – 2024

Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign ft. Freddie Gibbs – Back to Me 

Lil Yachty – The Ride 

Veeze – GOMD 

Babyface Ray ft. Los, Nutty – Luh Tyler Flow

Unicorn151 aka Killa Kherk Cobain & DJ 809 – War 

Jay Worthy, Roc Marciano, A$AP Ant, Bart Oatmeal – My Own Two 

Young Nudy ft. Key Glock – Pot Roast 

Young Nudy – McChicken 

Earl Sweatshirt ft. Vince Staples – Mancala 

SME Taxfree – Smack Gramz

SME Taxfree – Last Warning

Veeze ft. Lil Yachty – Boat Interlude 

Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign ft. Playboi Cardi, Quavo – Fuck Sumn

Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign ft. Charlie Wilson, Lil Baby – Everybody 

Veeze – Safe 2

Veeze – No Sir Ski 

38 Spesh, Conway, Elcamino – Been Through

38 Spesh, Conway, Benny the Butcher – Goodfellas

38 Spesh, Conway, Lloyd Banks – Latex Gloves  

Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign ft. Bump J, Lil Durk – Vultures 

Mugga Mack – Hit Em All 

SME Taxfree – Family Guy

Steve Da Stoner x Rubberband Bootsy – KING

MarijuanaXO x Joe Pablo x Big Haulin x Trapbaby – Opp Dropper

Cash Cobain x Chow Lee – Slizzy Like

Joe Pablo ft. Jaiswan x Juicester – Know Sumn

Cash Click Boog x Rio Da Yung OG – Masterminds

Cash Cobain x Chow Lee – Just Blick It

MarijuanaXO x Bally Slatt x Big Haulin x Trapbaby – Boogeyman

Lil Yachty – Poland

Kendrick Lamar ft. Summer Walker, Ghostface Killah – Purple Hearts

Young Bleed – Dat’ Water (s/o Martorialist for this one!)

MarijuanaXO x Joe Pablo x Big Haulin x Trapbaby – Folks N Em

Real Boston Richy ft. Future – Bullseye 2

Cash Cobain x Chow Lee – Wavy Lady / Wavy Lady 2

Earl Sweatshirt ft. Armand Hammer – Tabula Rasa

38 Spesh, Harry Fraud, Conway – Two 23’s

Ralfy the Plug ft. Peezy – Fight the Force

Kendrick Lamar ft. Kodak Black – Silent Hill

Young Bleed – Divinity

38 Spesh, Harry Fraud, Ransom, Benny the Butcher – Band of Brothers

Benny the Butcher ft. J. Cole – Johnny P’s Caddy

Hellboy Rodd – Clout

Earl Sweatshirt – 2010

Cash Click Boog x Young Slo-Be – Pick a Side

Ralfy the Plug ft. $tupid Young – Ain’t For Me

MarijuanaXO x Joe Pablo – 9/10

Benny the Butcher ft. Stove God Cooks – Back 2x

Rio Da Yung OG – My Story (end of 2021 but still including it here)

Boldy James x Nicholas Craven – Designer Drugs

Bizarre – FN (More fire than I would have expected, s/o Ray Garraty)

Boldy James – 5 Mississippi

MarijuanaXO x Young Fayne x Buck Gotti – Rex

Steve Da Stoner, Lil V, Mook G, Mack Daddy Gorjis, ABM Keke, Big 4, J Clay, Richkid Avery, Rubberband Bootsy, Big Jay, Baby Montana – Still Champions Cypher