![]() ![]() Yet rather than trying to replicate the style of grime or drill, Alpha Placeis an album filled to the brim with lowkey, jazzy instrumentals, and features some of the best technical rapping from a UK artist to date. Artists such as Knucks prove there is a new generation ready to fill that void. ![]() When you pass the success of Dave and Slowthai over the past few years, there’s largely been a void of credible rap coming out of the nation since the grime trend petered out. 23 Alpha Place, KnucksĪlpha Place is proof that the UK rap scene is shifting. Combine that with soulful samples and Boogie’s unique voice and delivery, More Black Superheroes is an earnest look inside the rapper’s mind. Whilst the content is largely a continuation of 2017’s Everything’s For Sale, the project is still varied enough to feel authentic. He admits as much on ‘Stuck’: “I love the hood, I know I’m stuck.” A concept album that acts as a therapy session for Boogie, the record sees him grappling with problems from his past that he can’t escape. Westside Boogie stays within the realms of what he knows on More Black Superheroes. 24 MORE BLACK SUPERHEROES, Westside Boogie Once you look past some of Drake’s glaring misogyny scattered throughout, you get one of the best rapping efforts of his career, supported by 21 Savage in full flow. 21 Savage has always brought out the rapper in Drake, and nothing makes that more apparent than their relentless back-and-forths on this project, albeit if at times it sounds like a Drake record featuring 21. It’s therefore a genuinely pleasant surprise to hear Drake actually sound like he’s hungry with something to prove when he raps on Her Loss. The combination of lazy writing, searching for radio hits, and his strange venture into house musicearlier this year has led to me viewing Drake less as a musician, and more of a brand. Every project, in fact, since 2015’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, has been quite underwhelming. Travis Scott)ĭrake’s numbers over the past few years don’t exactly represent where he stands musically. Here, we look at the best rap albums of this year. 2022 has been a notable year for rap and hip-hop, with some all-time greats going toe-to-toe with rappers making their first seminal projects. ![]()
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