Mid-Years: Best Albums of 2024 so far… / June 2024 Recap-ish

The Grey Area

June 2024 Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3tvcPTZdmoBI7YX2GZaleo?si=455ed5a9c4e94c7b

Order of play:

• Discuss top, recurring picks
• Highlight some of our individual, non-recurring selections
• Kendrick Lamar's performance ‘The Pop Out: Ken & Friends’ concert in Los Angeles
• More Drake Vs. Kendrick Talk (sorry it's still going on)
• Touch upon this weekend’s/June’s releases - KAYTRANADA, Action Bronson, MAVi Album pending?, The return of Chip?, Central Cee is Versatile?
• Glastonbury 2024 (Right at the end)

Other:

• Share some of our favourite non-rap albums of the year so far
• Most anticipated for the remainder of the year (e.g. Em, Bashy, Common & Pete Rock, Denzel Curry, Mustard, Rakim, A$AP Rocky…)

Our top 5s:

Sam:

1. Vince Staples - Dark Times

2. Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN

3. Don Toliver - HARDSTONE PSYCHO

4. ScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPS

5. Big Hit, Hit-Boy & The Alchemist - Black & Whites

Sean:

1. Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN

2. ScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPS

3. Vince Staples - Dark Times

4. Nicholas Craven & Boldy James - Penalty of Leadership

5. Boldy James & Conductor Williams - Across the Tracks

Kiran:

1. Lupe Fiasco - Samurai

2. Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN

3. Boldy James & Conductor Williams - Across the Tracks

4. Vince Staples - Dark Times

5. ScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPS

Theo:

1. Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN

2. ScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPS

3. Vince Staples - Dark Times

4. Nicholas Craven & Boldy James - Penalty of Leadership

5. Big Hit, Hit-Boy & The Alchemist - Black & Whites

Neil:

1. J. Cole - Might Delete Later

2. Tierra Whack - World Wide Wack

3. Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN

4. Ghetts - On Purpose, with Purpose

5. ScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPS