Hip-Hop | Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 2013
Posted by admin on December 20, 2013
Ah, yes. It’s that time of the year again and although I’m sure your iTunes and Spotify playlists have been inundated with “Top Albums, Videos, Remixes, Puppy GIFS” etc. I figured, “why not add to the mix?”
With that go get ’em attitude in my mind, let me lay out some ground rules for how I decided and debated on this list. First off, this is the top hip-hop albums of 2013, that means no “Acid Rap”, no “Blue Chips”, no “1017 Thug”. There will be a list and a time for those to make their appearance, however, this collection of projects is strictly for artists who released their music in the form of a paid album.
I’m looking forward to sharing this collection with you all, but to be honest, I’m even more excited to have you all criticize me, and make me feel like a worthless nobody because of the albums I missed. So, be sure to toss in some offensive comments below!
Let’s get right in to it…
Hip-Hop | Mac Miller – Missed Calls (ID Labs/ “Nobody’s Home Yet” Remix)
Posted by Grubeats on July 9, 2012
While Mac dropped the visuals for one of the most popular tracks off his debut album, Blue Slide Park, just last week, Pittsburgh producer, E. Dan, of ID Labs tossed together a remix to “Missed Calls”, well, because he can. Although ID Labs produced more than half of Mac’s album, Ritz Reynolds can be credited with the original production on this track. E. Dan amps up the beat but doesn’t waste time rearranging Mac’s love-story laced lyrics. If the original was too slow for your liking, try this remix.
Hip-Hop | Mac Miller – Of The Soul (Remix) ft. Posdnous & Raekwon (Prod. by ID Labs)
Posted by Grubeats on March 11, 2012
There’s no doubt Mac has a cosign and respect of several of the games OG’s. Here is evidence of just that. Mac’s reference on the original Blue Slide Park track,
“A little soul like De La do, they say I’m new
It’s nothing but some Deja Vu” – Mac Miller
was smooth enough to land a feature from De La Soul’s “Posdnous” as well as Wu’s own Raekwon. Mac goes acapella with a new verse to cap the remix off and it just may be one of his dopest ever. Soak up this soul because Macadelic is expected to be a eclectic blend of funk, hip-hop, & whatever else Mac is feeling.
“Musically, it’s definitely a lot of different stuff than what people are used to. It’s honest. I think that I just let my guard down and opened up,” he continued. It’s a process to do as an artist to get to a point where you really open up in your music and really speak your mind for real. So I think this is my step in that direction.” – Mac Miller on ‘Macadelic’ Mixtape
Hip-Hop | Mac Miller – Jerry’s Record Store
Posted by LoffyG on January 11, 2012
Can’t help but cheese from cheek to cheek when you get a new joint from Mac Miller. This is some of the first music we have heard from him since the release of Blue Slide Park. The song has a really chill sound to it and is dope nonetheless. Mac even called it ” the illest bars ive spit in a long time.” This track was recorded earlier tonight and delivered fresh off the vinyl. Fitting, considering it’s dedicated to Mac’s favorite record store, Jerry’s, in Pittsburgh.
DOWNLOAD: Mac Miller – Jerry’s Record Store
If you missed Mac’s last video for “Of The Soul”, catch that below as well.
Hip-Hop, Mixtapes | Mac Miller – Black Friday (Mixtape)
Posted by LoffyG on November 26, 2011
Mac dropped this free mixtape in light of Black Friday. As he stated in the tweet above, this tape is full off old unreleased music from his younger days. Taking into consideration that the music is pretty old there are still a handful of nice tracks on this. Definitely worth the download if you’ve had too much of Blue Slide Park.
Download: Mac Miller – Black Friday (Mixtape)