Best Rap Albums of 2023 So Far + Verses, Songs, MVPs, Features of Year | Ep. 157

The Crate 808 Podcast

We bring you a behemoth of an episode breaking down hip hop in the year 2023 (so far) 🍿 We bring the ruckus with some awesome convos with some equally awesome people, this week we have:

Rohan from The Rap Music Plug Podcast, beat maker and writer, SonRaw, and our very own Boom Bap Crusader, Ray Ridge. Enjoy this smorgasbord of nerdy rap chat, as well as Kam’s Top 40 albums of the year so far below…

1. Maps by billy woods + Kenny Segal
2. Beware of the Monkey by MIKE
3. Notorious Dump Legends: Volume 2 by Mach-Hommy + The God Fahim
4. From Whence It Came by YUNGMORPHEUS
5. To What End by Oddisee
6. Parthian Shots by AJ Suede + Televangel
7. Let’s Start Here by Lil’ Yachty
8. MICHAEL by Killer Mike
9. Glorious Game by Black Thought + El Michels Affair
10. The Great Escape by Alchemist + Larry June
11. Indiana Jones by Boldy James + RichGains
12. Neutral Milc Motel: Extended Stay by Milc + Televangel
13. Conductor We Have a Problem by Conductor Williams
14. Rise & Shine by Jay Nice + Dough Networkz
15. Nothing Bigger Than The Program by Roc Marciano + Jay Worthy
16. Ritual by Stik Figa + The Expert
17. The Devil’s Playground by MidaZ the Beast
18. Champagne for Breakfast by Meyhem Lauren, DJ Muggs + Madlib
19. Mourning Due by Nappy Nina
20. Won’t He Do It by Conway the Machine
21. Serpent by Kool Keith + Real Bad Man
22. Ignorant Art by Ayo Shamir + Fabeyon + J.Arr
23. Pangea by Gabe Nandez
24. So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously by Atmosphere
25. Gunsmoke by 38 Spesh
26. It Means a Lot by Brainorchestra
27. Painting Houses by Spanish Ran + Ufo Ev
28. Hand Painted Realities by Knowitall + Barton100
29. Ways of Knowing by Navy Blue
30. Scaring the Hoes by JPEGMAFIA + Danny Brown
31. Art of the Craft by JustVIBEZ
32. The Structural Dynamics of Flow by Alaska Atoms + Steel Tipped Dove
33. Die Wurzel by Neak
34. Pookey: Stick Figa Finds Himself by Stick Figa + DJ Sean P
35. Mind of a Saint by Skyzoo
36. College Park by Logic
37. Fullmetal Kaiju by Kill Bill: The Rapper
38. Another Planet 4 by Phik
39. F65 by IDK
40. Glockoma 2 by Key Flock

Show Notes

• Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00)
• Great Escape - Larry June and Alchemist (12:22)
• To What End - Oddisee (24:31)
• Gunsmoke - 38 Spesh (37:32)
• He Left Nothing for the Swim Back - SKECH185 + Jeff Markey (48:59)
• From Whence It Came by YUNGMORPHEUS (1:08:24)
• Kilómetros - Crimeapple (1:20:55)
• 'Til I'm Dead - RXK Nephew (1:25:55)
• Parthian Shots by AJ Suede + Televangel (1:32:07)
• Notorious Dump Legends: Volume 2 by Mach-Hommy + The God Fahim (1:40:42)
• Glorious Game by Black Thought + El Michels Affair (1:51:11)
• Leather Blvd. - B. Cool-Aid + Pink Siifu + Ahwlee (1:56:37)
• To See a Sunset - Kota the Friend + Statik Selektah (2:05:31)
• Beware of the Monkey by MIKE (2:14:29)
• Round Trip - Statik Selektah (2:24:27)
• Scaring The Hoes - JPEGMafia + Danny Brown (2:31:32)
• Maps by billy woods and Kenny Segal (2:41:28)
• Verses of the Year (3:19:31)
• Songs of the Year (3:27:24)
• Artwork of the Year (3:39:21)
• Feature of the Year (3:43:11)

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