The Carters musically rekindled.  Ariana spilled the tea in her exes.  Pusha-T took a giant dump on Drake and Drake rejuvenated one of Lauryn Hill’s most beloved songs. 2018 was a wild year for music; the year female artists fearlessly pronounced the word “pussy” with absolute power and the long-awaited albums of Lil Wayne and Nas released into the open mouths of rap fiends.  Here are some of my favorites of the year.


Mitski "Nobody" from Be the Cowboy

 

 

BROCKHAMPTON "Thug Life" from Iridescence

 



Little Dragon "Lover Chanting" from Lover Chanting EP

 


Murs "G Lollipops" from A Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable

 



Cypress Hill "Locos" from Elephants On Acid

 



Tierra Whack "Pretty Ugly" from Whack World

 



Meshell Ndegeocello "I Wonder If I Take You Home" from Ventriloquism

 



Rome Fortune and Toro y Moi "Hoodrich Disco" from Toro Y Rome Vol. 1


 


Noname "Blaxploitation" from Room 25

 


Joji "Yeah Right" from Ballads 1

 



Kelela featuring Princess Nokia, Junglepussy, cupcakKe & Ms. Boogie 

"LMK_WHAT'S REALLY GOOD REMIX" from TAKE ME A_PART, THE REMIXES

 


Anderson .Paak featuring Kadhja Bonet "The Chase" from Oxnard

 


Ruby Ibarra "You Can't Judge A Book By the Cover"

 


cupcakKe "Crayons" from Ephorize

 



Ladytron "Far From Home"

 



Nao "Drive and Disconnect" from Saturn


 


RINI "For How Long"

 


J. Cole "BRACKETS" from KOD

 





Awkwafina "Pockiez" from In Fina We Trust

 





Ian Isiah "Killup" from Shugga Sextape Vol. 1


 


Karen O & Danger Mouse "Lux Prima"

 


Mint Field "Quiero Otoño De Nuevo" from Pasar de las Luces


 


Jean Grae & Quelle Chris "Gold Purple Orange" from Everything's Fine


 



Yaeji "One More"

 


Azealia Banks "Anna Wintour"

 





Kadhja Bonet "Thoughts Around Tea" from Childqueen

 



Bbymutha "BBC" from Bbyshoe

 


Yuno "No Going Back" from Moodie

 





Blonde Redhead "We Should Be Holding Hands"

 



Kamasi Washington "Street Fighter Mas" from Heaven and Earth

 



Toro y Moi "Ordinary Pleasure"

 


Bambu "Might Go Psycho"

 





Ladi6 "Diagonals"

 





Lizzo "Fitness"

 





Cuco "Summertime Hightime" from Chiquito

 


Sa-Roc "Goddess Gang"

 





TALA "labi

 





The Go! Team "The Answer's Now What's the Question?" from Semicircle

 





Janelle Monáe featuring Grimes "PYNK" from Dirty Computer

 






Leikeli47 "Full Set (A New Style)" from Acrylic

 





Mark Redito "Everything Felt Right"

 



Gorillaz featuring George Benson "Humility" from The Now Now

 





Jay Som "O.K., Meet Me Underwater"

 


Big Freedia featuring Erica Falls 
"
3rd Ward Bounce" from 3rd Ward Bounce

 





Junglepussy "Trader Joe" from Jp3

 


Tropa Magica "Soñabas" from Tropa Magica

 





Jorja Smith "Blue Lights" from Lost & Found

 





Rocky Rivera "Best Shot" from Rocky's Revenge

 


Shopping "Asking For A Friend" from The Official Body


 





Tinashe featuring Little Dragon "Stuck With Me" from Joyride

 





Tyler, the Creator featuring Ryan Beatty and Santigold 
"Lights On" 
from 
Music Inspired by Illumination & Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch

 





Death Grips "Dilemma" from Year of the Snitch

 


Peggy Gou "Shero" from Mixmag Presents Peggy Gou

 





The Internet "Come Over" from Hive Mind