{"id":711,"date":"2023-07-31T18:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2023\/07\/the-best-hip-hop-albums-of-2023-so-far\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T18:25:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T18:25:00","slug":"the-best-hip-hop-albums-of-2023-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2023\/07\/the-best-hip-hop-albums-of-2023-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Hip Hop Albums of 2023 So Far"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We\u2019ve reached that point in the year where the hip-hop community gathers together and compares different releases in effort to establish what the best record of the year is, so far. 2023 has moved at a much slower pace than the previous years in the decade, but if one digs deep, you\u2019ll find that the year has brought us more gems than dregs. The first half of the year drastically lacked a catalyst driven by a major name release, but it seems now that 2023 is beginning to pick up the slack with big names like Lil Uzi Vert and Travis Scott beginning to roll out their projects.<\/p>\n

In typical Mic Cheque fashion, we\u2019re here to sort through the year\u2019s various hits and misses in effort to build our case for the best offerings of 2023.<\/p>\n

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Larry June & The Alchemist, The Great Escape<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
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After hearing the two perfectly mesh on an album cut, the hip-hop world began anxiously anticipating a full-fledged collaborative project between Larry June & The Alchemist. It took a while but the combined effort between the two most dedicated names in music felt just as advertised \u2013 a relaxing cruise while staring down the oceanside. The two fed off of each other\u2019s energy perfectly, pushing one another outside of their individual domains to nurture a new extension of the underground sound, even getting Al to rap for the first time since the Step Brothers days with Evidence. Larry and Al hit it out of the park with The Great Escape<\/em>, forming a new dynamic duo in the process of the record\u2019s creation. <\/p>\n

Best tracks:<\/strong> \u201cPorsches in Spain\u201d, \u201c60 Days\u201d, \u201cOcean Sounds\u201d<\/p>\n

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