Finally we have our "Favorite Hip Hop Album of 2022" list as we said we would discuss on our Out Da Box TV YouTube live show yesterday. Check out the video discussion at this link. Below are the selections from our awesome #OutDaBoxTalks Panel, including lists from yours truly Cril, also from Out Da Box Co hosts A-Level and Mark. Check it out below along with some honorable mentions. I will be adding more to my list but these are my solid top 14 for now. A-Level gives his Top 5 and Mark gives his Top 10 with honorable mentions below as well. Check it out!
Favorite Hip Hop Albums of 2022 (Cril's list):
1. Black Thought & Danger Mouse - Cheat Codes
2. Lord Kayso - MOOR CHORES
3. Black Star - No Fear of Time (Prod. Madlib)
4. Ka - Languish Arts/ Woeful Studies (2 Albums)
5. Elzhi & Georgia Anne Muldrow - Zhigeist
6. Phife Dawg – Forever
7. MidaZ the BEAST & Delle Digga - 8487 (Two EPs)
8.Mrk Sx & Clint Taylor - Nrmlz Grwth 2: The Search for Zen
9.Middle Clash - Clash Course (on Bandcamp)
10. Sy Ari Da Kid – Shadow in the Shade 2
Honarable Mentions (Cril's list):
11. billy woods & DJ Preservation - Aethiopes
12. Nas - KD3
13. Lupe Fiasco - Drill Music in Zion
14. Divine Dynasty - Future Ancestors
15. Sy Ari Da Kid - Shadow in the Shade 1
16. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
17. Apollo Brown & Philmore Greene - Cost of Living
18. Es - You Want A Piece of Me
19. ILL Conscious & Mute Won - Acres of Diamonds
20. Wordsworth & Kelzwiththaheat - The Fragility of Life
21. The North Star - Love Of The Art
22. SNICK Foley - STAY WISE
23. Scienz of Life - Change Ya Views
24. King Author & Haleem - Through and Through EP (Bandcamp)
25. Jorai & DJ Ambush - For the $oul
26. Your Old Droog - YOD Stewart
Favorite Hip Hop Albums of 2022 (Mark's list):
1.Elzhi & Georgia Anne Muldrow - Zhigeist
2. Black Star - No Fear of Time (Prod. Madlib)
3. Black Thought & Danger Mouse - Cheat Codes
4. Nas - KD3
5. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
6. Curren$y & The Alchemist - Continuance
7. Freddie Gibbs - $oul $old $eparately
8. Roc Marciano & The Alchemist - The Elephant Man's Bones
9. Westside Gunn - 10
10. Vince Staples - Ramona Park Broke My Heart
Honorable Mentions (Mark's list):
11. Little Simz - No Thank You
12. Cril - Growth and Balance (CD)
Favorite Hip Hop Albums of 2022 (A-Level's list):
1. Black Star - No Fear of Time (Prod. Madlib)
2. Nas - KD3
3.Elzhi & Georgia Anne Muldrow - Zhigeist
4. Black Thought & Danger Mouse - Cheat Codes
5. Pete Rock - Petestrumentals 4 (Instrumental Album)