Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Top 25 Hip-Hop Beats of 2016

While it wasn't a particularly noteworthy year for hip-hop on the whole, 2016 was a banner year for production. Combing through the nearly 50 hip-hop releases I heard from this past year to find the finest achievements in beatmaking was a brutal task and I can honestly say that there was about 60 beats that were worthy of making this list. After weeks of re-listening to tracks and tinkering with this list, here are my picks for the 25 best hip-hop beats of 2016.

2016 hip-hop releases that I've heard:
2 Chainz-Daniel Son; Necklace Don
2 Chainz-Hibachi for Lunch
2 Chainz and Lil Wayne-Collegrove
21 Savage and Metro Boomin-Savage Mode
Aesop Rock-The Impossible Kid
A$AP Ferg-Always Strive and Prosper
Chance the Rapper-Coloring Book
Danny Brown-Atrocity Exhibition
Dave East-Kari Chanel
Drake-Views
D.R.A.M.-Big Baby D.R.A.M.
Flatbush Zombies-3001: A Laced Odyssey 
Future-EVOL
Future-Purple Reign
Gucci Mane-Everybody Looking
Gucci Mane-The Return of East Atlanta Santa
Gucci Mane-Woptober
Gucci Mane and Future-Free Bricks 2: Zone 6 Edition 
Gucci Mane and Lil Uzi Vert-1017 vs. the World
Injury Reserve-Floss
Isaiah Rashad-The Sun's Tirade
J. Cole-4 Your Eyez Only
Juicy J-#MustBeNice
Kanye West-The Life of Pablo
Kendrick Lamar-untitled unmastered
Kodak Black-Lil B.I.G. Pac
Lil Uzi Vert-Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World
Lil Uzi Vert-The Perfect Luv Tape
Lil Yachty-Lil Boat
Mac Miller-The Divine Feminine
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis-This Unruly Mess I've Made
Michael Christmas-Baggy Eyes EP 
Migos-3 Way EP
Migos-Y.R.N. 2 (Young Rich Niggas 2)
Rae Sremmurd-SremmLife 2
Riff Raff-Peach Panther
Riff Raff and DJ Afterthought-Balloween
Run the Jewels-RTJ3
ScHoolboy Q-Blank Face LP
Travi$ Scott-Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
A Tribe Called Quest-We Got It From Here.. Thank You 4 Your Service
TWENTY88-TWENTY88
Vic Mensa-There's Alot Going On
Vince Staples-Prima Donna
YG-Still Brazy
Young Thug-I'm Up
Young Thug-Jeffrey
Young Thug-Slime Season 3 

25.Rae Sremmurd-Set the Roof (Producers: Mike Will Made It and DJ Mustard)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkClJp0jSgA 
24.ScHoolboy Q-Ride Out (Producer: Sounwave)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o65asqixosk (Note: This isn't the studio version, but it's one of the rare covers that sounds just about exactly the same as the real song).
23.ScHoolboy Q-Big Body (Producer: Tyler, the Creator)
(No YouTube link available)
22.Young Thug-Future Swag (Producer: Wheezy Beats)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeI_aHM3Xuw
21.YG-Gimme Got Shot (Producer: Swish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-COysL4pH4
20.2 Chainz and Lil Wayne-Bounce (Producers: Infamous and T@)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB_W7wzk3Xw 
19.Lil Uzi Vert-Hi Roller (Producer: Maaly Raw)
18.Kanye West-Feedback (Producer: Kanye West)
17.Flatbush Zombies-Trade-Off (Producer: Erik “Arc” Elliott)
16.Danny Brown-When It Rain (Producer: Paul White)
15.Future-Seven Rings (Producers: TM88 and MP808) 
14.Run the Jewels-Call Ticketron (Producer: El-P)
13.Gucci Mane-Multi Millionaire Laflare (Producer: Southside) 
12.Danny Brown-Dance in the Water (Producer: Paul White)
(No YouTube link available)
11.Gucci Mane-Bales (Producers: Bangladesh and Trabeatz)
10.Migos-Can't Go Out Sad (Producer: Ricky Racks)
9.Run the Jewels-Panther Like A Panther (Producer: El-P)
8.Future-Photo Copied (Producers: Metro Boomin and Southside)
7.Lil Uzi Vert-Canadian Goose (Producer: Maaly Raw)
6.Danny Brown-Ain't It Funny (Producer: Paul White)
5. Travi$ Scott and Young Thug-Pick Up the Phone (Producers: Vinylz and Frank Dukes)
4.ScHoolboy Q-Dope Dealer (Producers: Metro Boomin and Southside)
3.Gucci Mane-Wop (Producer: London on Da Track) 
2.Young Thug-With Them (Producer: Mike Will Made It) 
1.Travi$ Scott-Sweet Sweet (Producers: Murda Beatz and Cubeatz) 
(No YouTube link available)
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