Best Albums of 2016

Off To See The Lizard · Tue Dec 27, 2016 5:43 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#5 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar

#2 22, A Million by Bon Iver
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#5 Puberty 2 by Mitski

#2 Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#4 A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson

#2 Blackstar by David Bowie
#6 Freetown Sound by Blood Orange

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#4 Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown

#2 The Life of Pablo by Kanye West
#3 Lemonade by Beyonce

tpmorrison · Post by **tpmorrison** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:48 pm

untitled. unmastered
Wildflower

A Moon Shaped Pool
Malibu

Blonde
Blackstar

Atrocity Exhibition
The Life of Pablo

Red Panda Cub · Post by **Red Panda Cub** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:56 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#5 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar

#2 22, A Million by Bon Iver
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#5 Puberty 2 by Mitski

#2 Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#4 A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson

#2 Blackstar by David Bowie
#6 Freetown Sound by Blood Orange

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#4 Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown

#2 The Life of Pablo by Kanye West
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

vinteuil · Post by **vinteuil** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 9:06 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#5 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar

#2 22, A Million by Bon Iver
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#5 Puberty 2 by Mitski (as the person who started the Radiohead thread...yeah)

#2 Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#4 A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson

#2 Blackstar by David Bowie
#6 Freetown Sound by Blood Orange

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#4 Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown

#2 The Life of Pablo by Kanye West
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé (come on guys!?!?)

Wynaut · Post by **Wynaut** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 1:07 am

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#5 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar

#2 22, A Million by Bon Iver
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#5 Puberty 2 by Mitski

#2 Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#4 A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson

#2 Blackstar by David Bowie
#6 Freetown Sound by Blood Orange

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#4 Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown

#2 The Life of Pablo by Kanye West
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

The Unbearable Lightness of Negging · Wed Dec 28, 2016 1:31 am

Chicago Regional
(abstain)

#2 22, A Million by Bon Iver
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#5 Puberty 2 by Mitski

#2 Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest -- Album of the year. A darkly comedic yet perfect compendium of inchoate adult life. This album finds a rare equilibrium between a rugged, guitar-driven classic rock and everything that reminds me that music has progressed since then.

#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
(abstain)

#2 Blackstar by David Bowie
#6 Freetown Sound by Blood Orange

Queens Regional
(abstain)
(abstain)

LHDoroschuk · Post by **LHDoroschuk** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 12:29 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#5 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar

#2 22, A Million by Bon Iver
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#5 Puberty 2 by Mitski

#2 Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#4 A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson

#2 Blackstar by David Bowie
#6 Freetown Sound by Blood Orange

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#4 Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown

- It's a real shame these had to face off so early. Both of these are in my top 5 of the year. But I absolutely love Danny Brown's new album, so I have to go with that.

#2 The Life of Pablo by Kanye West
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

Steeve Ho You Fat · Post by **Steeve Ho You Fat** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:33 pm

#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper

#2 22, A Million by Bon Iver

#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead - A really great album but I'm disappointed I forgot to vote to prevent Big Thief from getting shut out.

#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

#4 A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson

#6 Freetown Sound by Blood Orange

#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest

#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé - but wow, this album had the worst bracket - first against a disappointing album from a great band, then an album whose initial release was disappointing but was modified to be legitimately really good. Lemonade is still one of the two best albums of the year, and it looks like you fools might vote out its competitor.

Thu Dec 29, 2016 2:23 am

Coloring Book
22, A Million

Puberty 2
Teens of Denial- the toughest choice in this round imo

Blonde
Freetown Sound

We Got It From Here... etc.
Lemonade - another tough choice- I think Lemonade is just more consistently great, while TLOP has quite a few stinkers in addition to some of Kanye's best work

El Salvadoreno · Post by **El Salvadoreno** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 12:16 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#5 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar

#2 22, A Million by Bon Iver
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#5 Puberty 2 by Mitski

#2 Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#4 A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson

#2 Blackstar by David Bowie
#6 Freetown Sound by Blood Orange- This group was probably the biggest revelation for me from this bracket.

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#4 Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown

#2 The Life of Pablo by Kanye West- never a true fan of the "living album" concept, I would rather see more "untitled, unmastered" like albums.
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

Maury Island incident · Thu Dec 29, 2016 1:12 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#5 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar

#2 22, A Million by Bon Iver
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#5 Puberty 2 by Mitski

#2 Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#4 A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson

#2 Blackstar by David Bowie
#6 Freetown Sound by Blood Orange

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#4 Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown (Toughest decision I had to make all year.)

#2 The Life of Pablo by Kanye West
#3 Lemonade by Beyonce

Dirty Water · Post by **Dirty Water** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:17 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#5 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar
[This is wholeheartedly a vote for Kendrick and certainly not one against Coloring Book, which I enjoyed but felt didn't meet the expectations I had following Acid Rap.]

#2 22, A Million by Bon Iver
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#5 Puberty 2 by Mitski

#2 Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#4 A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson

#2 Blackstar by David Bowie
#6 Freetown Sound by Blood Orange

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#4 Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown

#2 The Life of Pablo by Kanye West
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

Quinctilius Varus · Post by **Quinctilius Varus** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 9:59 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#5 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar

#2 22, A Million by Bon Iver
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#5 Puberty 2 by Mitski

#2 Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#4 A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson

#2 Blackstar by David Bowie
#6 Freetown Sound by Blood Orange

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#4 Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown

#2 The Life of Pablo by Kanye West
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

Victor Prieto · Post by **Victor Prieto** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:53 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#5 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar

#2 22, A Million by Bon Iver
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#5 Puberty 2 by Mitski

#2 Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#4 A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson

#2 Blackstar by David Bowie
#6 Freetown Sound by Blood Orange

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#4 Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown

#2 The Life of Pablo by Kanye West
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

^are you kidding me with this, Lemonade is fantastic and this is not Kanye's best work (although it is good and better than everything else in the Los Angeles bracket)

vengefulsweatermensch · Sat Dec 31, 2016 2:59 am

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#5 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar

abstain

Oxford Regional

abstain

#2 Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional

#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#4 A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson

#2 Blackstar by David Bowie
#6 Freetown Sound by Blood Orange

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#4 Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown

#2 The Life of Pablo by Kanye West
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

ryanrosenberg · Post by **ryanrosenberg** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 12:46 pm

Results from Round 2:

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper, 10-5
#5 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar

#2 22, A Million by Bon Iver
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches, 9-6

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead, 11-4
#5 Puberty 2 by Mitski

#2 Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak, 11-5

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean, 13-2
#4 A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson

#2 Blackstar by David Bowie, 9-7
#6 Freetown Sound by Blood Orange

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest, 10-5
#4 Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown

#2 The Life of Pablo by Kanye West
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé in a nail-biter, 8-7

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The Elite Eight is below. Voting will close at 11:59 PM EST Tuesday.

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#2 Blackstar by David Bowie

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

gimmedatguudsuccrose · Sat Dec 31, 2016 2:19 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#2 Blackstar by David Bowie

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé[/quote]

tpmorrison · Post by **tpmorrison** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 2:44 pm

Wildflower

A Moon Shaped Pool

Blackstar

We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service

vengefulsweatermensch · Sat Dec 31, 2016 2:52 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#2 Blackstar by David Bowie

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

Off To See The Lizard · Sat Dec 31, 2016 3:08 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#2 Blackstar by David Bowie

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

Red Panda Cub · Post by **Red Panda Cub** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 5:14 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#2 Blackstar by David Bowie

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

vinteuil · Post by **vinteuil** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 5:25 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#2 Blackstar by David Bowie

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

Wynaut · Post by **Wynaut** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 6:03 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#2 Blackstar by David Bowie

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

Steeve Ho You Fat · Post by **Steeve Ho You Fat** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 7:14 pm

#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#2 Blackstar by David Bowie

#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé This continues to be an incredibly rough seeding, since both of these albums are much better than either of the ones above.

Sat Dec 31, 2016 7:37 pm

Coloring Book

Malibu

Blonde

Lemonade

Victor Prieto · Post by **Victor Prieto** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 7:39 pm

The Top Percentage of Rattatas wrote:Coloring Book

Malibu

Blonde

Lemonade

Rococo A Go Go · Post by **Rococo A Go Go** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 8:56 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#2 Blackstar by David Bowie

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

El Salvadoreno · Post by **El Salvadoreno** » Sun Jan 01, 2017 1:04 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#2 Blackstar by David Bowie

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest ("The Tribe be the best in their division"- on "We the People")
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé (I agree w/ Mr. Nutter, this regional was stacked; it had tLoP too)

LHDoroschuk · Post by **LHDoroschuk** » Sun Jan 01, 2017 1:14 pm

So, my favorite already lost, but I'll carry on.

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches - Neither of these albums sat super well with me. Coloring Book was really bright, but I don't think it was as good as Acid Rap, and I didn't have it in my top 25. Wildflower, on the other hand, made me smile all the way through. I really liked this album, even though I actually think it suffered from the inclusion of the rapping, "Because I'm Me" and "Frankie Sinatra" being the exceptions for me. Both super happy albums, but Wildflower easily wins in my mind.

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak - This is tougher than it should be. I had never heard of Anderson .Paak before this album, and I really liked it. It probably impressed me more than A Moon Shaped Pool did at first. But, over time, A Moon Shaped Pool grew on me like crazy, and it's moved up a lot in my mind as far as best records of the year go. It's so quiet, but boy is it powerful.

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#2 Blackstar by David Bowie - I think this is the closest matchup of the round, for me at least. Both of these are very personal albums, and are pretty sad in a lot of ways. The real reason I'm picking Blackstar over Blonde is because I think Blackstar is more complete and consistent. Blonde opens and closes in a pretty lackluster way, whereas Blackstar, I think, does the opposite. Both really good records, in my opinion, both in my top 5 of the year, but Blackstar wins this round.

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé - As much as I love Beyonce, I actually didn't like this album as much as her self-titled album from a few years ago. A Tribe Called Quest absolutely knocked it out of the park on this one. We Got it from Here is in the mix for rap album of the year for me, with RTJ 3 and Danny Brown in their as well.

Dirty Water · Post by **Dirty Water** » Sun Jan 01, 2017 3:04 pm

El Salvadoreno wrote:Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#2 Blackstar by David Bowie

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest ("The Tribe be the best in their division"- on "We the People")
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé (I agree w/ Mr. Nutter, this regional was stacked; it had tLoP too)

Maury Island incident · Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:30 pm

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean
#2 Blackstar by David Bowie

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

ryanrosenberg · Post by **ryanrosenberg** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 4:34 pm

My apologies for forgetting to update the bracket promptly; here are the results:

Chicago Regional
#1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper, 8-7
#6 Wildflower by The Avalanches

Oxford Regional
#1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
#3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak, 10-5

Los Angeles Regional
#1 Blonde by Frank Ocean, 9-6
#2 Blackstar by David Bowie

Queens Regional
#1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest, 10-5
#3 Lemonade by Beyoncé

That means your Final Four is:

Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Blonde by Frank Ocean
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest

Voting closes at 11:59 PM EST Sunday.

Maury Island incident · Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:22 pm

Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Blonde by Frank Ocean
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest

El Salvadoreno · Post by **El Salvadoreno** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:45 pm

Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Blonde by Frank Ocean
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest

P.S. If anyone is interested Metacritic just put out the best albums list for both critics by critics and by fans. I found it interesting to compare the differences between these lists and how the bracket turned out.

gimmedatguudsuccrose · Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:58 pm

Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Blonde by Frank Ocean
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest

Red Panda Cub · Post by **Red Panda Cub** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:59 pm

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein wrote:Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Blonde by Frank Ocean
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest

this

Thu Jan 05, 2017 6:13 pm

Malibu and We Got it From Here...

Wynaut · Post by **Wynaut** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 7:52 pm

El Salvadoreno wrote:Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Blonde by Frank Ocean
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest

Dirty Water · Post by **Dirty Water** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 8:43 pm

Malibu and We got it from Here...

Off To See The Lizard · Fri Jan 06, 2017 12:03 am

Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Blonde by Frank Ocean
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest

A great final four. My thoughts below:
Anderson Paak was a revelation this year and he made some really great catchy, mood-lightening music. Malibu was probably the most underrated album of the year in my opinion and Heart Don't Stand a Chance was one of my favorite songs of the year. But in this matchup of exuberant, joyful performers Chance the Rapper takes the cake. In my mind, no one today is making more relevant, exciting, optimistic and hopeful music than Chance.

Blonde beats out ATCQ, simply because I spent more of the past year listening to Endless, relistening to endless (making sure to skip over the travesty that is Higgs) and then obsessing over almost every song on Blonde after it came out. It's a wonderful album that I will probably continually listen to for a few years just like I did with Channel Orange.

Rococo A Go Go · Post by **Rococo A Go Go** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:12 am

Short-beaked echidna wrote:
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein wrote:Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Blonde by Frank Ocean
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest

this

Steeve Ho You Fat · Post by **Steeve Ho You Fat** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 6:55 pm

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein wrote:Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
Malibu by Anderson .Paak

Blonde by Frank Ocean
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest

Y'all some savages for voting out B. The hive is coming for you.

Post by **Auks Ran Ova** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 8:19 pm

Steeve Ho You Fat wrote:Y'all some savages for voting out B. The hive is coming for you.

Steeve Ho You Fat · Post by **Steeve Ho You Fat** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 9:38 pm

Auks Ran Ova wrote:
Steeve Ho You Fat wrote:Y'all some savages for voting out B. The hive is coming for you.

Thanks for pointing out my good looks, but I don't think they're relevant here.

ryanrosenberg · Post by **ryanrosenberg** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 2:38 pm

In two (surprising) blowouts, Anderson .Paak and A Tribe Called Quest advance to the final, 7-3 and 8-2 respectively. Voting will close at 11:59 PM EST Friday.

Malibu by Anderson .Paak
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest

gimmedatguudsuccrose · Tue Jan 10, 2017 4:31 pm

We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest

Maury Island incident · Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:36 pm

We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest

El Salvadoreno · Post by **El Salvadoreno** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 8:30 pm

Gonzague Truc wrote:We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest

My Vote

P.S I told you so.

Rococo A Go Go · Post by **Rococo A Go Go** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 8:55 pm

We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest

Wynaut · Post by **Wynaut** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:25 pm

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein wrote:We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest