It's that time of year again, when you're hit with a ton of year end, best of lists. We're going to keep it simple. We have 2 lists: best hip-hop albums/mixtapes of the year and songs of the year. First up, here are our picks for the best hip-hop albums/mixtapes... Read more

Links to buy each album are below, as well as a mini-playlist featuring songs from each album. Click here for J. Cole's Cole World:  The Sideline Story. Click here for Evidence's Cats & Dogs. Click here for Phonte's Charity Starts at Home. Click here for 9th Wonder's The Wonder Years.... Read more

Here's a pretty dope track-by-track review of J. Cole's Cole World:  The Sideline Story by Complex, particularly given that they weren't allowed to name song titles or quote lyrics.  The intro to the article is below and you can read the whole thing here. Here's the intro: After releasing several... Read more