Finally, here are the best full-length projects this year had to offer. As the album format continues to valiantly fight onwards against a seemingly impending demise, many of the most innovative artists used the form to tell striking stories from front to back, flip the structure upside down, or simply load it up with the … Continue reading BensBeat Top 25 Albums of 2021
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BensBeat Top 50 Songs of 2021
A sentiment I've seen crop up a couple times as year-end lists are published is that the year 2021 had such a consistent stream of great music, it was difficult to really sit with and connect to the best material like in years past before the next great thing came along. It's a strangely agreeable … Continue reading BensBeat Top 50 Songs of 2021
Silk Sonic – An Evening With Silk Sonic
What do you get when you combine one of the music industry’s most reliable hitmaking machines with a golden voice and an underrated and versatile rising star brimming with charisma? One of the year’s most anticipated projects that still somehow managed to exceed expectations. Give the credit to funk legend Bootsy Collins for creating this … Continue reading Silk Sonic – An Evening With Silk Sonic
Gucci Mane – Evil Genius
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane’s output since being relased from jail in 2016 has been so prolific that the timespan of just under a full year since his last project is an unusually long gap for him. It’s certainly given him some of his best sales in a while. He’s stated that he was trying to … Continue reading Gucci Mane – Evil Genius
BensBeat Top 25 albums of 2016
2016 was absolutely stacked with high-profile album releases. Somehow, it seems like everyone who matters managed to drop an album, and here are the best of the best: Honourable mentions: A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here ... Thank You 4 Your Service DJ Khaled - Major Key DJ Snake - Encore … Continue reading BensBeat Top 25 albums of 2016
Bruno Mars – 24k Magic
Earlier this year, Bruno Mars gave an interview in which he essentially stated that he was unable to stop listening to his own music because of how good it was. With the release of 24k Magic, I now understand exactly what he was talking about. I almost didn't need to give this one a re-listen before … Continue reading Bruno Mars – 24k Magic
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