Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Top 25 Hip-Hop Beats of 2017

Every year I like to celebrate the golden age of hip-hop production that we're currently blessed to be living in by painstakingly sifting through the vast collection of top-shelf dishes these beat chefs cook up over a 12-month period and selecting my absolute favorites. Here are the 25 beats from 2017 that made me smile uncontrollably,  want to run through walls, and contemplate the beauty of life on Earth.

2017 hip-hop releases that I've heard:
2 Chainz-Pretty Girls Like Trap Music
21 Savage-Issa Album
21 Savage, Offset and Metro Boomin-Without Warning
Action Bronson-Blue Chips 7000
A$AP Ferg-Still Striving 
Big K.R.I.T.-4eva is a Mighty Long Time
Big Sean-I Decided
BROCKHAMPTON-Saturation 
BROCKHAMPTON-Saturation 2
BROCKHAMPTON-Saturation III
Denzel Curry-13
Drake-More Life
Freddie Gibbs-You Only Live 2wice
Future-Future
Future-HNDRXX
Future and Young Thug-SUPER SLIMEY
Gucci Mane-El Gato: The Human Glacier 
Gucci Mane-Mr. Davis
Gucci Mane and Metro Boomin-Drop Top Wop
Huncho Jack (Quavo + Travi$ Scott)-Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho
IDK-IWASVERYBAD
Jay-Z-4:44
Joey Bada$$-All-Amerikkkan Bada$$
Juicy J-Rubba Band Business 
Kendrick Lamar-DAMN.
Kodak Black-Painting Pictures
Kodak Black-Project Baby 2
Lecrae-All Things Work Together 
Lil Pump-Lil Pump
Lil Uzi Vert-Luv is Rage 1.5
Lil Uzi Vert-Luv is Rage 2
Lil Yachty-Teenage Emotions
Migos-Culture
N*E*R*D-No_One Ever Really Dies
Open Mike Eagle-Brick Body Kids Still Day Dream 
Playboi Carti-Playboi Carti
Tyler, the Creator-Flower Boy
Ugly God-The Booty Tape
Vince Staples-Big Fish Theory
XXXTENTACION-17
XXXTENTACION-Revenge
Young Thug-Beautiful Thugger Girls
Young Thug and Carnage-Young Martha

25.Future-"Outta Time" (Producers: Southside and Jake One)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCjdvcFKLJc
24.Vince Staples-"Crabs in a Bucket" (Producers: Zack Sekoff and Justin Vernon)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa4vBlzMaeQ
23.Drake-"Portland" (Producers: Murda Beatz and Cubeatz)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtR-WKpDRIQ
22.Playboi Carti-"Magnolia" (Producer: Pie'rre Bourne)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLYksQvr5zY
21.Big K.R.I.T.-"Big Bank" (Producer: Big K.R.I.T.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLoDQR4Vawk
20.Playboi Carti-"Other Shit" (Producer: Hit-Boy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS3DSfygfdw
19.Playboi Carti-"New Choppa" (Producer: Riera)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fApnRYRdgME
18.Vince Staples-"Yeah Right" (Producers: Sophie and Flume)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6iAzyhm0p0
17.21 Savage, Offset and Metro Boomin-"Ric Flair Drip" (Producers: Metro Boomin and Bijan Amir)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwbI9IY9Roo
16.Young Thug-"Killed Before" (Producer: London on Da Track)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djf9es4rnXY
15.Future-"Mask Off" (Producer: Metro Boomin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMCwYdTJ_PE
14.2 Chainz-"Rolls Royce Bitch" (Producer: Honorable C.N.O.T.E.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPlpRRhqgTY
13.Lil Uzi Vert-"Neon Guts" (Producer: Pharrell Williams)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOj3UQhkLA
12.BROCKHAMPTON-"Sister/Nation" (Producer: Romil Hemnani)
(No YouTube link available)
11.Future-"POA" (Producer: Southside)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z64wIi1gw7I
10.Vince Staples-"Big Fish" (Producer: Christian Rich)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEi9pZ0k6lQ
9.Vince Staples-"Homage" (Producer: Zack Sekoff)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geAzhqGSJYo
8.Migos-"Call Casting" (Producers: Buddhah Bless and Bron Bron)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpEI40b3mvo
7.Kodak Black-"Patty Cake" (Producers: Ben Billions, Ness and Nick Seeley)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2onvlhD7X4
6.21 Savage, Offset and Metro Boomin-"Rap Saved Me" (Producer: Metro Boomin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK9rgGmrH7I
5.Future-"Draco" (Producer: DJ Spinz)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y64nUw1wwc
4.BROCKHAMPTON-"Gummy" (Producers: Romil Hemnani, Q3 and Joba)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okG374CFWFc
3.2 Chainz-"Sleep When U Die" (Producer: Buddhah Bless)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JkOi-vBhWQ
2.21 Savage, Offset and Metro Boomin-"Ghostface Killers" (Producer: Metro Boomin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmc890o0yYY
1.2 Chainz-"OG Kush Diet" (Producer: FKi)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8j51OPA-Qc

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