2019 seems like a distant memory now but as always I’ve waited a little while to get my top 100 projects of the year out there. It was a weak year in a lot of people’s eyes and although I’d agree with them to an extent there was still a lot of great music being released.

So join me as I count down my top 100 projects of 2019, playing a track from each then talking a bit about the artists and why I love their music. All of the releases here are great and I definitely recommend checking out all of them. It’s always really hard to rank music so this is a very rough order.

Below is my top 100 in list form along with the 10 podcast episodes counting down the releases. If you just to check out some great music from last year I’ve also made this 185 video long YouTube playlist of my favourite rap videos of the year.

100 The Alchemist – Yacht Rock 2
99 Hus Kingpin x SmooVth – The Connect Tape
98 Nems – Gorilla Monsoon
97 Sleep Sinatra x BodyBagBen – The PeaceMaker
96 Westside Gunn – Hitler Wears Hermes 7
95 Foreign Beggars – Matriarchy
94 Smoovth x Royalz – China White
93 Stack Skrilla x Tha God Fahim – Dump Gawd: Tha Devine
92 Denzel Curry – ZUU
91 Knxwledge – HX.PRT13_

90 Crimeapple – Viridi Panem
89 Lex Talionis – A Noose and a Nudge
88 Cdot Honcho x Camaron Washington – KINGPIN
87 Nolan The Ninja – Sportee
86 Larry June – Product of the Dope Game
85 MIKE – Tears of Joy
84 Tuxedo – III
83 Chris Crack – Crackheads Live Longer Than Vegans
82 Pink Siifu & Yungmorpheus – Bag Talk
81 Jay Nice & Farma Beats – Pompei!

80 Da Flyy Hooligan – Fylpm II
79 DaBaby – Baby on Baby
78 The Alchemist x Action Bronson – Lamb Over Rice
77 Add-2 – Jim Crow The Musical
76 Tha God Fahim x The Architect – Dollars n Sense
75 Homeboy Sandman – Dusty
74 Big Kahuna OG & Graymatter – Strainman Chronicles
73 Maxo Kream – Brandon Banks
72 The Opioid Era – Pills and Needles
71 Slowthai – Nothing Great About Britain

70 Left Lane Didon & Benji Socratre$ – Destini’s Cove
69 Kimyan Law – Yonda
68 Pop Smoke – Meet The Woo
67 Larry June – Out The Trunk
66 Rahiem Supreme – Mackavelii
65 All Hail Y.T. x Benji Socrate$ – Deluxe Drugz Vol. II
64 Billy Woods – Hiding Places
63 ZelooperZ – Wild Card
62 Nymfo – Pictures on Silence
61 Tree – WE Grown NOW

60 Lucki – Freewave 3
59 Rich Homie Quan – Coma
58 Rome Streetz – Noise Kandy 3
57 Benny The Butcher – The Plugs I Met
56 Estee Nack x Giallo Point – Papitas
55 Chris Crack – Never Hated I Just Waited
54 Al.Divino – King Midas
53 Rome Streetz x The Activist – Joyeria
52 Qari – Operation Hennessy
51 Juga-Naut & Giallo Point – Back to the Grill Again

50 JME – Grime MC
49 Tree x Parallel Thought – The Wild End
48 Rahiem Supreme – The Man Wears Moschino
47 Lucki – Days B4 III
46 Wiki – Oofie
45 Fly Anakin & Big Kahuna OG – Holly Water
44 Crimeapple x DJ Skizz – Wet Dirt
43 Young Nudy – Slim’erre
42 Gang Starr – One of the Best Yet
41 P-Money – Money Over Everyone III

40 Sha Hef – The Wolf of Black Wall Street
39 FKA twigs – Magdalene
38 Big Turks – Big Turks
37 BULLIES – いじめっ子
36 Griselda – WWCD
35 LNDN DRGS – Affilialted
34 DJ Muggs & Crimeapple – Medallo
33 Your Old Droog – Transportation
32 Koncept Jack$on – Newport 100s
31 Knowledge The Pirate – Black Cesar

30 $wank x King Draft – TwoFive to Jersey
29 Billy Woods – Terror Management
28 Chase & Status – RTRN II JUNGLE
27 Cashus King – It’s Not You It’s Me
26 Quelle Chris – Guns
25 Mach-Hommy – Wap Konn Joji!
24 Hemlock Ernst – Back At The House
23 Danny Brown – uknowhatimsayin
22 Rome Streetz & Futurwave – Headcrack
21 Young Thug – So Much Fun

20 Oh No & Blu – A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night
19 ZelooperZ – Dyn-O-Mite
18 Mez – Tyrone 2
17 Your Old Droog – It Wasn’t Even Close
16 Little Brother – May The Lord Watch
15 Rahiem Supreme – The Matador
14 Roc Marciano – Marcielago
13 ANKHLEJOHN – Big Lordy
12 Your Old Droog – Jewelry
11 Al.Divino x Raticus – Cryptex Murderous Material

10 Tuamie x Fly Anakin – Emergency Raps Vol. 4
9 All Hail Y.T. – Street Poisoned
8 Tree x Vic Spencer – Nothing is Something
7 Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Bandana
6 DJ Muggs & Mach-Hommy – Tuez-Les Tous
5 Estee Nack & RLX – Renaissance
4 Vic Spencer – Things Change, I Don’t
3 Westside Gunn – Fly God is an Awesome God
2 Estee Nack & al.divino – THE DOOR
1 ANKHLEJOHN – Reign Supreme