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Last year was so weird. It wasn't until the year was over than I actually started to see some of the albums in a more favorable light.
Like, Cellar Door was my top hip-hop record of the year almost by default, mostly because I loved Indigoism SO much, and because Piñata didn't fully make sense to me until the very end of the year. In retrospect, as good as Cellar Door was, it was not as nuanced as I would have liked. Piñata was definitely the best hip-hop album of the year.. a modern day street rap masterpiece. Gibbs is such a strong emcee that he stole the show from madlib, which I resented at first, but now I just fucking love that record. #1 with a bullet. Underachievers ... Sorry bros, but you're #2. Next time try putting all your energy into one 15 track LP instead of two solo EP's and a 10 track LP. That was a rookie misuse of time and energy.
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