Thursday, 9 December 2021

The obligatory best Rap songs of 2021 list

Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro
(From Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches album; 1990)



Sonnnnnnn, I'm over 40
I don't wanna hear Rap that sounds like Playboi Carti
And I don't have a no-drums boner in me
What I love are songs by Eatem and Ezale, yeah
Sooooo, gimme new shit by Mac J, Mic T and Max B
Plus Cellski, Cootie and Cookiee
I'd never be seen dead wearing any Yeezys
Come on and read me...

Best Rap songs of 2021 IMHO:
Ezale - Raised Like This
Nino Man - 5-0
Eatem - Go Get Yo F*ckin' Brotha
Max B - Mountains
P-Lo - Going Off
Duke Deuce - WTF!
City Girls - Twerkulator
Solemn Brigham - Dirty Whip
Stunnaman02 & QuakeBeatz - Big Steppin'
Mic Terror - OJ Simpson
Ballout - Lift It Up
Dru Down - Everywhere I Go
Homeboy Sandman - Yup, Do It!
Remble - Touchable
Mouse On Tha Track - Stop Playin'
CeeFineAss ft. MoneyBagg Yo - Payback 2.0
Uncle Murda - Bro Shit
Travis Porter - Same Hoes
Cellski - Still Clappin'
Saweetie - Fast (Motion)
TREE - For Y'all
Mac J - Gotta Grudge
AZ ft. Keffa - Keep It Real
Rio Da Yung OG - Last Call
Reese Youngn - Warrior
DJ Fresh & Nef The Pharoah - Giggerz
Baby Keem - South Africa
CupcaKKe - Mosh Pit
DaBoii - Too Hard 4 The Radio
Cootie & BiC Fizzle - Supafly
YN Jay - Better Days
Bruiser Wolf - Chess Move$
Danny Brown - Dylon

Best old Rap songs which saw the light of day in 2021 IMHO:
KMD - Scrambled Eggs (1992 or 1993)
Sporty Thievz - Hot Pursuit (1998)
KLC ft. Mannie Fresh - No Place Like Home (2006)

Best Other Genres™ songs of 2021 IMHO:
Pa Salieu ft. Slowthai - Glidin'
Cookiee Kawaii - Relax Your Mind
UNiiQU3 - Microdosing
DAWN - Boomerang
Cajmere - So Happy
Jazmine Sullivan ft. H.E.R - Girl Like This
PinkPantheress - Break It Off
Donae'O - She Belongs To The Night
SAULT - Bitter Streets
Children Of Zeus - I Know
Beabaadoobee - Last Night On Earth
Olivia Rodrigo - Brutal
Anna Taylor-Joy - Downtown (Downtempo)

No order of preference, one song per artist blah blah blah. Remember Rappin' Duke? Duh-ha duh-ha, I never thought I'd enjoy Slowthai or Olivia.

Who'll be a dear and link me this list on Twitter AKA the last social media platform which allows blogspot links.

35 comments:

Spartan said...

Shaun Ryder really did look like Luka Modrić back then.

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

Must be a Mancunian thing. Also see Gail Platt.

GGGGGG said...

When is Ezale going to drop that other song?

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

No idea. I was hoping Ezale singles were gonna be like Jay Electronica albums: you wait years for one and then two turn up in quick succession.

Yohan said...

2021: the first year I heard the word "lunchable" used in rap and didn't hate it.

Hate to be that guy, but one glaring omission is Flo Milli's "Roaring 20's".

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

That was one of those songs I liked when it dropped but then never really returned to.

Sidenote, I don't necessarily enjoy listening to Back Pack (Flora The Explorer) but I respect that she took her whole Hoodrat Angelica from Rugrats vibe to another level on that song.

Jmil843 said...

Mic Terror was so good this year “OJ Simpson” wasn’t even in my top 5.

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

Middle Of The Map is accidental Beserker-Bounce.

Smell Rell said...

Lurking for a zippy

con said...

Sooo whats the best album?

Anonymous said...

That Saweetie song is the most “Bay” I’ve ever heard her

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

It's the first song of hers I've liked.

I'm not an album guy.

Ray Garraty said...

No Young Slo-be?

Anonymous said...

It's been an interesting year on the albums front:
Th1rt3n "A magnificent day for an exorcism"
Killah Priest "Lord Sun: Heavy mental 1.1"
Dr Syntax "Crumbs"
McKinley Dixon "For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her"
Number 2 "Rape whistle"
Elemental & Mister Frisbee "Good Dad Club"
Uncommon Nasa "Only Child"

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

There's one Slo-Be song I quite like (Slime Ball) but I've probably listened to it 5 times in total.

Dank said...

What's the beef against Yeezys?

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

They're all ugly, and any kicks with any official affiliations to rappers are for teenage fanboys.

Dank said...

I have a soft spot for the Boosts haha

Fred said...

Some stuff I'd like to add:

Bruiser Wolf - Dope Game Stupid, my most listened to mixtape from 2021, definitely check out the title track as well as Mama Was A Dopefiend.

Devin The Dude - Soulful Distance (great song to start a great album).

Ka - I Need All That (best song off the new album)

Also enjoyed some various songs from Sada Baby, Boldy James or Curren$y, but I'm gonna actually just gonna leave this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYd0AFePjy4&ab_channel=JetLifeRecordings

Came across it while looking for some Fiend music on the jetlife channel.

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

Strong Bolo Tie game.

To Each His Own was my shit from that last Devin album.

Spartan said...

Best Films of 2021?

Still waiting on Mad God but Verhoeven's Bendetta effectively gatecrashed the party.

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

Fave movies:
Last Night In Soho
Censor
Pirates

Fave TV:
Neighbours
What We Do In The Shadows series 3
Wentworth final season
Ghosts series 3

Spartan said...

Not seen Yates' Pirates yet, but the other two would make my list.

Squid Game and Mastermind were the only TV shows I bothered with.

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

Beat The Chasers and Only Connect for me on the quiz tip.

Got REALLY into Ben Fogle: New Lives In The Wild during lockdown 3.0 😆

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

Sod it, I'm switching my Sandman pick to Yup, Do It!

Yohan said...

The Great had a surprisingly good first season.

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

Heard good things about that but not seen it.

Omnnicron 2001 said...

Fuck the rap list, I'm here for the What We Do In The Shadows and Ghosts love

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

It's time you got back into Neighbours.

Woadie Rebecchi said...

The very idea that Neighbours is still going is mind-blowing to me.

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

Legends never die.

Spartan said...

Seeing everyone's best films of 2021 lists and it's got me feeling like the Principal Skinner, "Am I so out of touch?" meme.

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

Best to follow your own path anyway.

I only saw about 4 new movies in 2020.


Anonymous said...

Props for listing DAWN, i still feel like she is slept on. I never get tired of the beat on "Voodoo (Outermission)"

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

Lotta good stuff on that album.