Rap 2018: Detroit edition
I was already going to make a regular eoy list (as one does) but then I thought: Fuck it. My list will be different, since what I mostly listened to this year was Detroit rap (+Roc Marci and Z-Ro). So this is going to be my eoy list.
Some observations:
2017: DZ >> Sada. 2018: Sada >> DZ.
Cash Kidd is a stand-up comedy rapper.
Peezy is a king of no hooks rap.
Lonnie is a ghetto John Lennon (self-proclaimed).
Valee is best outsider.
Chief Keef is doing experimental music now.
One track per release. No Eminem. (No streaming either.)
Peezy – Fuck a Hook
FMB DZ feat Cash Click Boog and Cash Kidd – 2 Clips
Cash Kidd – I’m On
E-40 feat Sada Baby and Fmb Dz – The Pack Attack
Payroll Giovanni – Invisible
Cash Click Boog feat Rockin Rolla and FMB DZ – Drop That Load
Drego and Beno feat Sada Baby-Bloxk Party
FMB DZ feat Philthy Rich – Dripping
Philthy Rich feat Sada Baby – Robin Hood
Chief Keef – Glatt
Shredgang Mone feat Cash Kidd – From East to West
Tay B feat Peezy – Today
Z Money feat Valee – Still Got Money
9000 Rondae feat FMB DZ and Bryan –Gone Be
Peezy – Duckin Wreck (Feat. Cash Kidd & Big Rizz)
Sada Baby – Buddy Love
Cookie Trel – Shit So Strong feat GT & Peezy
42 Dugg, Peezy, EWM Kdoe, Bagboy Mel, Cashkidd & Ewm Buck – Stfu
Jeno Cashh –Dog Foodfeat Peezy & FMB DZ
Sada Baby – Real Shit feat BandGang
E. Will – Gettin Off feat Sada Baby
BandGang Lonnie Bands – The Get Back
BandGang Lonnie Bands & G.T. – Minding My Business (feat. Sada Baby)
Sada Baby feat FMB DZ –Big Money
BandGang – Narcotics Pt. 2
Valee – Allat
Babyface Ray X Peezy – Fuck Rap
Super solid list here. Can’t think of another rap city as exciting as Detroit in 2018. FMB DZ didn’t quite live up to my expectations (after being one of my favorite rappers of 2017), but him, Sada Baby and Cash Kidd released so many of my favorite songs this year!!
Favorite Raps of 2018
Like we always do around this time:
- Que Almighty ft. Jungle Muzik Larry & 70th Street Carlos- Don’t Start No Shit (prod. TrelItzAHit)
- Innanet James- Bag (prod. ???)
- DJ Skizz ft. Milano Constantine & Nem$- Wild Cats
- Lando Chill ft. Quelle Chris & REY- Peso (prod. The Lasso)
- Starlito- Crying In The Car (prod. Trakksounds)
- CupcaKke- Duck Duck Goose (prod. Def Starz)
- BbyMutha- D.I.Y (prod. Rock Floyd)
- Crimeapple ft. Milano Constantine, Benny the Butcher & Lil Eto- Gorillas (prod. Big Ghost Ltd.)
- milo- stet (prod. The Jefferson Park Boys)
- ALLBLACK & Kenny Beats- 76 Buccaneers
- Nef the Pharaoh & 03 Greedo- Blow-Up Bed (prod. ???)
- lojii- spook who sat by da floor (prod. Thook)
- DJ Taye ft. DJ Lucky- Smokeout
- Meek Mill- Oodles O’Noodles Babies (prod. Kendxll & Butter Beats)
- SOB X RBE- Paid in Full (prod. Quez)
- 70th Street Carlos ft. BBG Baby Joe- Do That (prod. TrelItzAHit)
- Percee P & Chuck Chilla- Percee P & Chuck Chilla*
- Meyhem Lauren ft. Conway- Venetian Loafers (prod. Harry Fraud)
- Denzel Curry ft. GoldLink & Twelve’Len - BLACK BALLOONS | 13LACK 13ALLOONZ (prod. Finatik N Zac & Mickey De Grand IV)
- Hermit and the Recluse ft. Citizen Cope- Hades (prod. AniMoSS)
- Mozzy- Walk Up (prod. Jay P Bangz)
- Nostrum Grocers- medium
- E-40 & B-Legit ft. Prohoezak- So High (prod. Prohoezak)
- Junglepussy- Showers (prod. Shy Guy)
- Earl Sweatshirt- Veins (prod. Randomblackdude)
- Homeboy Sandman & Edan- Rock & Roll Indian Dance (prod. Edan)
- GlokkNine- JailHizeeBlues (prod. illWillBeatz & Yung Tago)
- Busdriver ft. The Underground Railroad- Right Before the Miracle (prod. JMD)
- Roc Marciano- The Sauce (prod. Roc Marciano)
- P-Lo ft. SOB X RBE- Crystal (prod. P-Lo)
- Tay-K- After You (prod. Ahlecks)
- Sada Baby X FMB DZ- Rock Wit Us (prod. Helluva)
- City Girls- Period (We Live) (prod. Shy Grey)
- Saba- HEAVEN ALL AROUND ME (prod. daedaePIVOT, Daoud & Saba)
- Joe Moses ft. RJmrLA- One Time (prod. ???)
- Gunplay & Peryon J Kee ft. Slim400- 360 (prod. ???)
- Anderson Paak- Bubblin (prod. Antman Wonder & Jahlil Beats)
- DJ Premier ft. Casanova- WUT U SAID? (prod. DJ Premier)
- O.T. Genasis- Too Blessed (prod. Yung Lan)
- Vanderslice ft. J-Zone- Chevrolet
- Spitta- New Freezer (prod. ???)**
- Lil Yachty- Worth It (prod. Javar Rockamore)
- Armand Hammer- DETTOL (prod. Small Pro)
- Vintage Rippah ft. Que Almighty & Jungle Muzik Larry- How We Play It (prod. TrelItzAHit)
- Jay Critch- Resort (prod. Laron)
- Peezy- Back End (prod. ???)
- Tobi Lou- Knock Knock (prod. Like)
- Berner ft. Ty Dolla $ign & DJ Quik- Choose Up (prod. DJ Quik)
- SahBabii- Anime World (prod. BasedTi)
- Cardi B- Money Bag (prod. J. White Did It & Laquan Green)***
*Every time I read Chuck Chilla’s name, I keep wanting to read it as “Chuck Chillout” instead. :U
**Not Curren$y. This is another dude from Louisiana called Spitta.
***A.K.A. the only Cardi B song I like. Shout-out to Ms. UNIIQU3 for her remix of this one.
nice selection. no Z-Ro though
Peezy is killing it
Yung Skreww - “If I Wasn’t Gettin Money (feat. Philthy Rich, J Stalin, TD & Yung Getta Dro”
Great day because I finally realized one of my favorite mellow slappers samples Maxwell’s modern R&B classic (and Kate Bush cover) “This Woman’s Work.”
Chippass - Believe Me (ft. Koran Streets & Bandz Talk) [Music Video] Dir…
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