Best Hip Hop Albums of 2023 ft. Top Songs, Verses, MVP, Artwork + More | Ep. 165

My god, WHAT a twelve months it's been. Hip hop's 50th year delivered some insane music, incredible verses and memorable moments...and we broke it all down for you in this MAMMOTH episode - we went in!

Joining us for this celebration is SonRaw and Rohan (The Rap Music Plug Podcast).

We tackled these categories, and many more...

Top 5 Albums

Songs of the Year

Feature of the Year

Best Album Artwork

MVP of the Year

Verse of the Year

Check out our mid-year summary of 2023, where we spoke a lot about the same artists and work: https://tinyurl.com/ys93mhc6

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Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:

MF DOOM Series 🐐

Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into MF DOOM's collection 📲

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J Dilla Series 🍩

Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into Jay Dee’s collection 📲

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Wu-Tang Chronicles Series 🐝

Our Wu series travels through the entire Clan dynasty, giving you reviews of every solo album from members, including some MARATHON sessions. A must for every Wu-Tang Clan fan 📲

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90’s Hidden Gem Rap Album Reviews 💿

For the heads who wanna travel back to the 1990s golden era and discover the RIDICULOUS hidden gem albums. We're talking Diamond D, Funkdoobiest, Da Lench Mob and more 📲

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00’s Hip Hop Album Reviews 💿

For the heads who wanna travel back to the noughties and discover the hidden gem hip hop albums from that decade. We're talking Nas, Jay-Z, Mos Def, Common and more 📲

Show Notes:

Least hip hop thing in last 24 hours (00:00)
We Buy Diabetic Test Strips - Armand Hammer (10:02)
Guest: Sean Kantrowitz (25:34)
Integrated Tech Solutions - Aesop Rock (30:13)
Guest: Beezy from Dead End Hip Hop (42:36)
HeadSpace - H31R + JWords + maassai (45:23)
Estee Nack - Nacksaw Jim Duggan (54:14)
Guest: Dart Adams (1:04:05)
Faith is a Rock - The Alchemist + MIKE + Wiki (1:06:30)
Guest: E from The Next Movement Podcast (1:25:50)
He Left Nothing for the Swim Back - SKECH185 (1:28:47)
Lukah - Permanently Blackface (1:31:12)
Guest: Defcee (1:38:30)
Death Waits In The Dark - Substance810 + Hobgoblin (1:42:44)
Maps - billy woods + Kenny Segal (1:46:30)
Guest: Tokyo Cigar (1:54:35)
Leather Blvd. - B. Cool-Aid (1:57:54)
RXNephew - Til I'm Dead (2:02:44)
Guest: Yemi Abiade from Rhymes Like Dimes (2:08:09)

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