DAMN – THE TOP 10 HIP-HOP ALBUMS OF THE YEAR! This is the hardest post of the year for two main reasons: First, it’s nearly impossible for me to list the ten best albums of the year – there’s just too much dope hip-hop out there; And second, it’s always annoying how everybody gets all heated because my list does not match up perfectly with theirs – and all decide to leave negative comments on the blog.  

So this year, I just said ‘Fuck It’ and decided to try to prevent these challenges. Instead of calling this post “The Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 2008,” I’ve decided to just call it “My Favorite Hip-Hop Albums of 2008.” Hopefully all you argumentative motherfuckers will realize that everyone can have different favorites and let it slide. In addition, I decided not to limit it to ten this year. (more…)

If you still think that the only place to find dope hip-hop videos is on TV, you weren’t paying enough attention in 2008. Everybody was droppin’ Internet-only videos last year, and many of them were off the hook!

The following list of videos is not likely to include anything you’ll be familiar with. I created this list specifically to introduce you to videos you won’t see on TV or other hip-hop websites. Check out the following videos if you didn’t catch them in 2008: (more…)

Yeah, boyee! We take this whole ‘Hip-Hop Linguistics’ thing seriously here, and that means lyrics homie! Every week, we feature one quotable track with lyrics, so that our visitors can listen along and follow the words and meaning of the song. And in 2008, rappers definitely had something to say!

The following list is my ten favorite lyrical tracks featured on HHL. I highly recommend checking them all out, and following along with the lyrics: (more…)

PEACE. Every year, Hip-Hop Linguistics creates two lists. One list contains the top hip-hop albums from major mainstream, underground and independent record labels. The other list contains the top hip-hop albums from minor independent labels and unsigned hip-hop artists. The first list contains artists you’ve likely heard of, while the second list contains artists you’ve probably not heard of.

This is that first list – the overall top picks for 2007. The list below represents the best albums hip-hop had to offer in the year 2007 from what we consider major record labels – whether mainstream, underground or independent. We highly recommend checking them all out! (more…)

PEACE. Every year, Hip-Hop Linguistics creates two lists. One list contains the top hip-hop albums from major mainstream, underground and independent record labels. The other list contains the top hip-hop albums from minor independent labels and unsigned hip-hop artists. The first list contains artists you’ve likely heard of, while the second list contains artists you’ve probably not heard of.

This is that second list – our favorite hip-hop albums from cats you’ve probably never heard of. The list below represents the best albums underground hip-hop had to offer in the year 2007 from what we consider minor independent record labels and unsigned artists. We highly recommend checking them all out! (more…)

In celebration of the MTV Brain Trust’s newest debate over the “Greatest Hip-Hop Groups of All Time,” I’ve decided to pick my top ten groups of all time with two or more MCs. Ten bucks says MTV doesn’t even mention half. Either way, check out the broadcast Sunday, March 4 on MTV2.

1. Black Star
2. Living Legends
3. The Roots
4. Outkast
5. Fugees
6. Dead Prez
7. Digable Planets
8. Public Enemy
9. Blackalicious
10. A Tribe Called Quest

Honorable Mention: Wu Tang Clan, De La Soul, Gangstarr, Goodie Mob, Jurassic 5, NWA, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Dilated Peoples, X Clan.

Alright, so I’m a liar. I honestly had the best intentions of picking my ten favorite underground hip-hop albums of 2006. However, I didn’t realize how difficult that would be.

There were so many great underground hip-hop albums released last year that I couldn’t pick just ten. Therefore, this list is best titled “The Fifteen Best Underground Hip-Hop Albums of 2006.” (more…)

Although my goal with HipHopLinguistics.com is to give underground and independent hip-hop a forum, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like a lot of the hip-hop major record labels are putting out these days.

Therefore, I have created the below list of my top ten hip-hop albums of 2006. I’d recommend checking them all out for real representations of hip-hop. (more…)