Top 10 Rap Albums of 2015 - Part 2

You should check out Part 1 for the other 5 albums that make up this top 10 list. Today we're going to look at the last 5 albums on the top ten list.

Lupe Fiasco - Tetsuo and Youth

Lupe Fiasco, sometimes known as Loopy Fiasco had a hard time getting this album out, as he always does with albums. However he may have delivered one of his best albums in years. The album received almost zero publicity from Atlantic and only sold 24,000 copies in it's first week but is closer to 2 million when adjusted for streams but streams don't get plaques, yet. Either way Lupe was out to show that he hadn't fallen off as people had thought. The track "Mural," features Lupe just spitting for eight minutes straight in case anyone had forgotten who he was or thought he was just "Kick Push." The album sounds like the mature Lupe Fiasco that everyone was waiting on. Here's Luke James full review of the album.


Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like Shit I Don't Go Outside

If you've seen Earl Sweatshirt's twitter account you would know he doesn't like shit. Therefore he doesn't go outside. The album is as simple as that. The album has Earl giving an honest look at his life without being anywhere as emotional as a Drake album. I think it's an album a lot of people can relate to. Sometimes you just don't want to be bothered with shit. The world gets too much to handle. Also, it's kind of crazy that this whole album is produced by Earl with help from Left Brain on only one track, because most people don't think of Earl when they say producer. The only downside is the album is around 30 minutes so you could listen to it instead of watching Friends or 2 and a half man reruns that seem to plague TV. Luke James full review.


Scarface - Deeply Rooted 

Houston music is in a strange spot right now. There's clearly people making the classic style of Houston music, but at the same time a new style of Houston music is emerging. If you heard Sauce Walka then Scarface you would question if Sauce was from Houston. Deeply Rooted shows Scarface is deeply rooted in Houston culture: then, now and forever. Scarface doesn't try to fit into new styles. He does what made him a legend and he does it well. It's the slow music with Scarface's classic slow rapping, almost talking to the listener like your uncle trying to give you some game. It remains as braggadocios and openly emotional as Scarface's music has ever been. Now buy a copy and help him pay off this child support. Luke James full review.


The Game - Documentary 2

"Homie it's Game time, that was Dre favorite line," isn't a lyric from this album but it's relevant because it's Game Time. Everyone expected this album to be horrible because it doesn't always work doing a sequel album over a decade later. However Game manages to create an album with some really great work. Interludes and skits before and after tracks help depict his life before rap. The story of how he became gang affiliated and the new fame. He also touches on some of the crazy things that happen in LA: friends committing murder-suicides, hits being put out on other rappers, friends no longer becoming trustworthy. It's continuation of the first Documentary album and only time will tell if it's better. Luke James and Anthony Fantano's review.


The Game - Documentary 2.5 

I know what you're thinking: "Did he really put The Game on this list twice," and the answer is hell yeah I did. Technically, Documentary 2.5 is a separate album than Documentary 2. I actually like 2.5 better and now I'm wondering why he tried to hide the good stuff. 2.5 is filled with stories of poverty and gangs as well as the effects on his life and the track "Like Father Like Son 2" is the only direct sequel to anything on the original Documentary album. It features some of the tracks with better quality features like "The Ghetto," "From Adam," and "Gang Bang Anyway." There's also some funk on this album which is a cool change for Game but he does it well. You can watch Luke James and Anthony Fantano review. Subscribe to Luke too.

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