Am I the only one who is kind of disappointed in this year of Hip Hop so far? I mean 2013 was absolutely amazing with albums such as Born Sinner, Yeezus, The LP2 and Magna Carta, compared to this year there has been no good albums really. What I need is for Kendrick to drop that album in 2 months and for Kanye to just be Kanye and make good music the way he always does. Speaking of Kendrick's album, the title of it is going to be "The United States of A.L.A.R.M." from what I heard.
That Kendrick album title is a rumor, there is no confirmed date or title. The TDE CEO can brag all he wants, but I won't believe that a Kendrick album is releasing this year until it's in my hands.
And I'm looking forward to the Kanye album and whatever Frank Ocean is doing, but I disagree with people saying that it's been a bad year in hip-hop. So far, I've been enjoying:
Ab-Soul - These Days
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata (my favorite so far)
Isaiah Rashad - Cilvia Demo
Mac Miller - Faces
The Roots - And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron
We've also had projects from YG, Rick Ross, Kid Cudi, Pharrell, Riff Raff, etc... I'm still looking forward to what's next from Earl Sweatshirt, Jay Rock, Chance the Rapper, Big Boi, Run the Jewels, Common, Wu-Tang, Lil Wayne, the previously mentioned Kanye/Kendrick/Frank albums, etc. I understand if a lot of those artists don't interest you, though.
In other news,
REST IN PEACE DEATH GRIPS.