You probably wanna read another opening blurb about The Year None Of Us Will Ever Forget™ about as much as I wanna write one so let's just get on this this eh? In no particular order of preference, here's the songs which are soundtracking my 2020, including a handful of songs from the dying days of 2019. The list also features a handful of artists I don't particularly like for whom the stars aligned briefly on one glorious song I couldn't resist; however, please believe this doesn't mean that the list contains any Drake, Griselda, Lil' Baby, Gunna, Run The Jewels, London Drill songs, or Pitchfork poptimism - a man's gotta have some standards.
Duke Deuce - Bad News
Max B - Phenomenon
Flo Milli - Not Friendly
Mic Terror - Ride
Gzus Piece - Hot Tub TIme Machine
YG - Swag
79rs Gang - 79rs Bout To Blow
Mozzy - Big Homie From The Hood
Trap Beckham ft. Flo Milli - Back It Up
Homeboy Sandman - Waiting On My Girl
Eatem - Spent It All
Rio Da Yung OG - Groovy
Mick Jenkins - Carefree
Mac J - Free Bris
Bris - First 42 Hours Freestyle
Boldy James & The Alchemist - Speed Demon Freestyle
Dee-1 - Corona Clap (O.G video version)
Heavy Steppers - Whateva
Megan Thee Stallion - Savage
Yhung T.O - You Know
DJ Preservation ft. TREE - Money In The Wild
P-Lo - Get Me Lit
GetEmTree - Opp Watching
AZ - Different
Quelle Chris & Chris Keys - Sudden Death
NHale - Dealin' Wit A Hoe
Sada Baby - Whole Lotta Choppas
Nefew - Blockaholic
Open Mike Eagle ft. Video Dave - Headass (Idiot Shinji)
Ka - I Love (Mimi, Moms, Kev)
YN Jay & Louie Ray - Reflection
Pop Smoke - Armed N Dangerous
DJ Chose ft. BeatKing - Thick
DB Tha General - Upgrade Em 3
Ether Da Connect ft. Mr. Swipey & Waka Flocka Flame - WAKA (Remix)
Nef The Pharaoh - ABC
Sleepy Hallow ft. Sheff G - Molly
Yung Cat - Ya Know
Cuzin Jiggy - Cadillac Slidin'
ShuggyBo - What I Like
Best non-Yank Rap songs of 2020 IMHO:
J Hus ft. Burna Boy - Play Play
S1mba ft. DTG - Rover
Pa Salieu ft. BackRoad Gee - My Family
M1llionz - B1llionz
Best Other Genres™ songs of 2020 IMHO:
Dua Lipa - Good In Bed
SAULT - Wildfires
Jenevieve - Baby Powder
Usher ft. Ella Mai - Don't Waste My Time
Khruangbin & Leon Bridges - Texas Sun
Koffee - Lockdown
UNiiQU3 - UNiiQU3'S Groove (Get Down)
Moodymann - Just Stay A While
Maurice Fulton & Peggy Gou - Jigoo
Beabadoobee - Care
Juiceboxxx - Deal With The Dream
Archers Of Loaf - Rayleigh Days
The Chats - The Clap
Bonus beats: the obligatory 2020 late pass list.
and here we go! you have your standards! no black metal again
ReplyDeleteI have a blanket ban on Norwegian men in make-up going bluurgh-bluurgh-bluurgh over chugga-chugga-chugga Metal.
ReplyDeleteIt's time for you to embrace Uzi.
ReplyDeleteNah. Hate his voice.
ReplyDeleteFair enough lol.
ReplyDeleteI really got into Abracadabra this year. All his singles banged.
My mate loves On Deck.
ReplyDeleteThree trends I hope go away in 2021 is songs that barely break the 2 minute mark, every single producer using the exact same drum kits, and all these snoozefest Roc Marci copycats.
ReplyDeleteYes
DeleteAgree X 3.
ReplyDeleteRap needs more hooks across the board too. So many songs this year that sound, at best, half-finished and, at worst, half-arsed.
Waiting on French guys with zipfiles.
ReplyDeleteWhat’d you think about that Ka album?
ReplyDeleteRandom but I don’t get why Jay Electronica gets all this love when Ka has been bodying his lane for years now.
ReplyDeleteJmil, I never checked the rest of the Ka album. I've heard nowt but good things about it but I'm happy with just that 1 song ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ReplyDeleteLast time they weren't so French!
ReplyDeleteAnother trend I'd like to see reversed: more coherent songs centered around one topic instead of the constant stream of consciousness we currently see.
ReplyDeleteRe: the list, choice as always.
I wanna see a 2020 songs list which includes Max B's Didn't Mean To Kill A Man.
ReplyDelete^ Which would be on mine if he also didn't release Phenomenon and Goodman this year.
ReplyDeleteI wish he'd put Phenomenon on the EP. Peak Wavy/Jiggy hybrid music.
ReplyDeleteWorst thing was to see it show up on French's CB5 with a weaksauce verse bolted on to it.
ReplyDeleteUugh glad I managed to avoid that.
ReplyDeleteLeave Griselda alone!!
ReplyDeleteWSG is annoying tho I agree lol.
Added AZ's Different to the list.
ReplyDeleteAnd just realised I missed Rover from the non-Yank Rap list, so I've added that too.
no love for Cuzin Jiggy?
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn_3_RVuYC0
Nice find that.
ReplyDeleteAdded Cuzin Jiggy and Beabadoobee's Care since I've spent the past week jamming them. Last songs I will add though. Onwards and upwards to 2021.
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