Music Tracking 2022

These are 2022 releases that I've taken note of, listed alphabetically by artist, with VA comps at the bottom. My grades, where available, are in brackets at the end of the line (stars in B+ range). Lines in blue indicate that I have a physical copy (albeit sometimes just a promo CDR); in green are records that I graded based on a Rhapsody stream or other such source. Most records have release dates and a brief generic note.

Unheard records are prioritized 0-3 (graded records are 4-5). The priotization is based subjectively on personal interests, reviews I've noticed, reviewers I particularly respect, what I know about the artists, etc. Roughly speaking: 0 is something I have no reason to consider (default page omits 0); 1 has been noted as having some cred somewhere; 2 is something I have some specific reason to search out; 3 is something I'll listen to ASAP.

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New Releases

  • 2 Chainz: Dope Don't Sell Itself () [02-04] - trap
  • ArrDee: Pier Pressure (Island) [03-18] - UK hip-hop
  • Babyface Ray: Face (Empire) [01-28] - trap
  • Bad Boy Chiller Crew: Disrespectful (Relentless) [02-18] - hip house
  • Benny the Butcher: Tana Talk 4 (Griselda/Empire) [03-11] - hip-hop
  • Big KRIT: Digital Roses Don't Die (BMG) [02-18] - hip-hop [**]
  • Tom Caruana: Strange Planet (Tea Sea) [03-04] - hip-hop
  • Central Cee: 23 (self-released) [02-25] - UK drill [***]
  • Che Noir: Food for Thought (DMG) [01-21] - hip-hop
  • Chief Keef: 4Nem (Glo Gang/RBC -21) [2021-12-17] - hip-hop
  • Conway the Machine: God Don't Make Mistakes (Griselda/Interscope) [02-25] - hip-hop [***]
  • The Cool Kids: Before Shit Got Weird (Sounds Like Fun/Empire) [03-03] - hip-hop
  • Cordae: From a Bird's Eye View (Atlantic) [01-14] - hip-hop
  • Curren$y & the Alchemist: Continuance (Jet Life) [02-18] - hip-hop [*]
  • Denzel Curry: Melt My Eyez, See Your Future (PH/Loma Vista/Concord) [03-25] - hip-hop
  • Cypress Hill: Back in Black (MNRK) [03-18] - hip-hop
  • Iann Dorr: On to Better Things (10k) [01-21] - pop rap
  • EarthGang: Ghetto Gods (Dreamville/Interscope) [02-25] - hip-hop [**]
  • Fly Anakin: Frank (Lex) [03-11] - hip-hop
  • Gunna: DS4EVER () [01-07] - trap
  • Homeboy Sandman: There in Spirit (Mello Music Group -EP) [02-25] - hip-hop [**]
  • Junglepussy: JP5000 (self-released -EP) [02-04] - hip-hop [*]
  • Willow Kayne: Playground Antics (Columbia -EP) [02-01] - pop rap
  • Kyle: It's Not So Bad (self) [01-28] - pop rap [*]
  • Latto: 777 (RCA) [03-25] - pop rap
  • Lil Durk: 7220 (Alamo/Sony) [03-11] - hip-hop
  • Vic Mensa: Vino Valentino (Roc Nation -EP) [02-14] - hip-hop [*]
  • NLE Choppa: Me Vs Me (Warner) [01-28] - trap
  • ERR: stream no grade: Rich Pellegrin: Passage: Solo Improvisations II
  • Kojey Radical: Reason to Smile (Atlantic) [03-04] - hip-hop [***]
  • Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk: Laminated Skies (Def Presse) [03-18] - hip-hop [**]
  • RXK Nephew: Slitherman Activated (Towhead -21) [2021-05-28] - hip-hop [**]
  • Saba: Few Good Things (Saba Pivot) [02-04] - hip-hop [A-]
  • Scuti: Intoxication (-EP) [01-21] - UK drill
  • Earl Sweatshirt: Sick! (Tan Cressida/Warner -EP) [01-14] - hip-hop [*]
  • Kanye West: Donda 2 (self-released) [02-24] - pop rap
  • Young T & Bugsey: Truth Be Told (Black Butter) [01-21] - UK hip-hop
  • Yung Kayo: DFTK (Sevensevenseven/YSL) [02-04] - trap [**]

Reissues, Etc.

  • ERR: stream no grade: Charles Mingus: The Lost Album: From Ronnie Scott's

Priority Counts

  • Priority 1: 22
  • Priority 2: 0
  • Priority 3: 0
  • Priority 4: 15
  • Priority 5: 0

Total: 37