Best of 2016: P&P Staff Picks

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Albums:

1. Solange - A Seat at the Table

2. Frank Ocean - Blonde

3. Anderson .Paak - Malibu

4. The Weeknd - Starboy

5. Kaytranada - 99.9%

6. Rihanna - ANTI

7. Beyoncé - Lemonade

8. Isaiah Rashad - The Sun's Tirade 

9. Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!

10. Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight

Songs:

1. Solange - "Cranes in the Sky"

2. Aminé - "Caroline"

3. Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & Quavo - "Pick Up The Phone"

4. Kanye West ft. Chance The Rapper - "Ultralight Beam"

5. Frank Ocean - "Nights"

6. Popcaan - "Ova Dweet"

7. The Weeknd - "I Feel It Coming"

8. Beyoncé ft. Jack White - "Don't Hurt Yourself"

9. 6LACK - "PRBLMS"

10. Chance The Rapper - “All Night”

New Artists:

6LACK

21 Savage

Ravyn Lenae

Aminé

Brent Faiyaz

Albums:

1. Anderson .Paak - Malibu

2. Frank Ocean - Blonde

3. Solange - A Seat At The Table

4. Noname - Telefone

5. Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book

6. ScHoolboy Q - Blank Face

7. Isaiah Rashad - The Sun’s Tirade

8. Travis Scott - BITTSM

9. Night Lovell - Red Teenage Melody

10. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition

Songs:

1. Frank Ocean - “Self Control”

2. ScHoolboy Q - “JoHn Muir”

3. Anderson .Paak - “The Dreamer”

4. Denzel Curry - “Knotty Head”

5. Kamaiyah - “How Does It Feel” 

6. Danny Brown - “Ain’t It Funny”

7. The Weeknd - “Reminder”

8. Kendrick Lamar - “untitled 03”

9. Blood Orange - “Best To You”

10. Giggs - “Lock Doh”

New Artists:

Noname

​6LACK

THEY.

Bonzai

Hare Squead

Albums:

1. NxWorries - Yes Lawd!

2. Solange - A Seat At The Table 

3. BADBADNOTGOOD - IV

4. Noname - Telefone​

5. Kendrick Lamar - untitled unmastered.

6. Khary - Intern Aquarium

7. Jalal Salaam x ewonee - Past Lives

8. J Cole - 4 Your Eyez Only

9. Keysha Freshh - In Samadhi​

10. Terrace Martin - Velvet Portraits

Songs:

1. Joey Purp ft. Saba & theMIND - "Cornerstore"

2. Chance the Rapper ft. Jay Electronica - "How Great"

3. Kanye West - "Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1"

4. Joyce Wrice - "Home Alone" 

5. Dom Kennedy - "96 Cris"

6. Ab Soul ft. Schoolboy Q - "Beat the Case"

7. Snoh Aalegra - "In Your River"

8. DUCKWRTH ft. Georgia Anne Muldrow - "Get Uugly"

9. LEX - "Doin What I Can"

10. UFO Fev - "Mister Nice Guy"

New Artists:

Noname

UFO Fev

Cheakaity

Tish Hyman

Mach Hommy​

Albums:

1. Kaytranada - 99.9%

2. Frank Ocean - Blonde 

3. Beyoncé - Lemonade 

4. Anderson .Paak - Malibu 

5. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book

6. J Balvin - Energía 

7. Rihanna - ANTI

8. Kanye West - The Life of Pablo 

9. Solange - A Seat at the Table

10. YG - Still Brazy

Songs:

1. Frank Ocean - "Solo"

2. Kaytranada & Craig David - "Got It Good"

3. Kanye West ft. Chance The Rapper - "Ultralight Beam"

4. Travis Scott, Quavo, & Young Thug - "Pick Up The Phone"

5. Anderson .Paak ft.  ScHoolboy Q - "Am I Wrong"

6. J Balvin, Pharrell, & BIA - "Safari"

7. Joey Purp ft. Chance The Rapper - "Girls @"

8. Rihanna ft. SZA - "Consideration"

9. Kendrick Lamar - "Untitled 07 | Levitate"

10. Skepta ft. Pharrell - "Numbers"

New Artists:

Smino

Noname

D.R.A.M.

Jorja Smith

Kamaiyah

Albums:

1. Frank Ocean - Blonde

2. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book

3. Noname - Telefone

4. 21 Savage & Metro Boomin - Savage Mode

5. Giggs - Landlord

6. The Weeknd - Starboy

7. Skepta - Konnichiwa

8. Young Thug - Slime Season 3

9. Kanye West - The Life of Pablo

10. K9 - Mad In The Cut 2

Songs:

1. Chance The Rapper ft. Ty Dolla Sign, Raury, BJ The Chicago Kid & Anderson .Paak - "Blessings"

2. Frank Ocean - "Nights"

3. 21 Savage & Metro Boomin - "No Heart"

4. Dave - "Six Paths"

5. Kanye West ft. Chance The Rapper - “Ultralight Beam”

6. Travis Scott & Young Thug ft. Quavo - "Pick Up The Phone"

7. Jorja Smith - "Blue Lights"

8. The Weeknd - "Party Monster"

9. Rae Sremmurd - "Swang"

10. Giggs ft. CasIsDead - "501 (Hollow & Heston)"

New Artists:

Noname

​Obongjayar

Khalid

Aminé

Dave

Albums:

1. Solange - A Seat at the Table

2. Rihanna - ANTI

3. Beyoncé - Lemonade

4. Frank Ocean - Blonde

5. Wet - Don't You

6. Mitski - Puberty 2

7. Whitney - Light Upon The Lake

8. Blood Orange - Freetown Sound

9. Local Natives - Sunlit Youth

10. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book

Songs:

1. Solange - “Cranes In The Sky”

2. Kanye West - “Fade”

3. Jacques Greene - "You Can't Deny"

4. The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk - “I Feel It Coming"

5. Blood Orange - “Best to You”

6. Mitski - “Your Best American Girl”

7. Diiv - “Dopamine”

8. Rihanna - “Yeah, I Said It”

9. Frank Ocean - “Self Control”

10. Noname ft. Cam O'bi & Raury - "Diddy Bop"

New Artists:

Noname

Terror Jr

Leikeli47

Kelsey Lu

pnkblnkt

Albums:

1. The Weeknd - Starboy

2. Blood Orange - Freetown Sound

3. Frank Ocean - Blonde

4. Young Thug - Slime Season 3

5. Kaytranada - 99.9%

6. Nipsey Hussle - Slauson Boy 2

7. Solange - A Seat At The Table

8. Rihanna - ANTI

9. Kamaiyah - A Good Night In The Ghetto

10. 21 Savage & Metro Boomin - Savage Mode

Songs:

1. Frank Ocean - “Nights”

2. Young Thug - “Drippin”

3. The Weeknd - “Die For You”

4. DJ Mustard ft. Young Thug, YG - “Party”

5. Nova ft. Pollari - “Magic City Act II”

6. Ro Ransom - “Doppelganger”

7. Kendrick Lamar - “untitled 02”

8. Dutchboy - “Like This”

9. Just Mills - “Pressure”

10. Shia Labeouf - “Five Fingers Of Death Freestyle”

New Artists:

Twelve’Len

21 Savage

XXXtentacion

Kamaiyah

Kaiydo

Albums:

1. Beyoncé - Lemonade

2. Young Thug - Slime Season 3

3. Frank Ocean - Blonde

4. Solange - A Seat At The Table

5. 21 Savage and Metro Boomin - Savage Mode

6. Angel Olsen - My Woman

7. Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo

8. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book

9. Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!

10. D.R.A.M. - Big Baby D.R.A.M.

Songs:

1. Young Thug - “Drippin’”

2. Solange - “Mad”

3. 21 Savage - “No Heart”

4. Amine - “Caroline”

5. Frank Ocean - “Ivy”

6. Kanye West ft Chance The Rapper - “Ultralight Beam”

7. Kevin Abstract - “Empty”

8. BANKS - “Gemini Feed”

9. Maggie Rogers - “Alaska”

10. Liss - “Sorry”

New Artists:

Aminé

21 Savage

Maggie Rogers

Skott

6LACK

Songs:

1. Frank Ocean - “Nights”

2. Young Thug - “Drippin”

3. D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty - “Broccoli”

4. Kanye West ft. Chance The Rapper - “Ultralight Beam”

5. Noname - “Diddy Bop”

6. Rihanna - “Needed Me”

7. Travis Scott ft. Kendrick Lamar - “Goosebumps”

8. SAINt JHN - “Reflex”

9. Young Thug and Travis Scott ft. Quavo - “Pick Up the Phone”

10. Rae Sremmurd - “Swang”

Albums:

1. Frank Ocean - Blonde

2. Anderson .Paak - Malibu

3. NoName - Telefone

4. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service

5. Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight

6. The Weeknd - Starboy

7. Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book

8. Rihanna - ANTI

9. Young Thug - Slime Season 3

10. 21 Savage & Metro Boomin - Savage Mode

New Artists:

Noname

Khalid

Aminé

Kaiydo

Twelve'Len

Albums:

1. Frank Ocean - Blonde

2. Anderson .Paak - Malibu

3. Solange - A Seat at the Table

4. ​Kanye West - The Life of Pablo 

5. Beyoncé - Lemonade

6. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service

7. ScHoolboy Q - Blank Face

8. ​Blood Orange - Freetown Sound

9. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition 

10. Angel Olsen - My Woman

Songs:

1. Kanye West ft. Chance The Rapper - "Ultralight Beam"

2. Frank Ocean - "Nikes"

3. Solange - "Cranes in the Sky"

4. Anderson .Paak - "The Season / Carry Me"

5. Frank Ocean - "Self Control"

6. Blood Orange - "Augustine"

7. A Tribe Called Quest - "The Killing Season"

8. ScHoolboy Q ft. Vince Staples - "Ride Out"

9. Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Freedom"

10. Aminé - "Caroline"​

New Artists:

Aminé

Jorja Smith

Noname

Kamaiyah

Albums:

1. Frank Ocean - Blonde

2. Takeshi Furukawa - The Last Guardian OST

3. Night Lovell - Red Teenage Melody

4. Lontalius - I’ll Forget 17

5. Bon Iver - 22, A Million

6. Yung Lean - Warlord

7. Kevin Abstract - American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love Story

8. Gold Panda - Good Luck and Do Your Best

9. 2814 - Rain Temple

10. Huerco S - For Those of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)

Songs:

1. Jonatan Leandoer127 - “Hotel in Minsk”

2. Kanye West - “Real Friends”

3. Frank Ocean - “Seigfried”

4. Brockhampton - “Palace”

5. Burial - “Young Death”

6. Bon Iver - “8 (Circle)”

7. Yung Lean - “Miami Ultras”

8. Ro Ransom - “Doppelgänger”

9. Lontalius - “I Was More Than”

10. Meishi Smile - “Hate Floods Slow”

New Artists:

Lil Yachty

Busu

Syringe

Bloom

Meltycanon

Albums: 

1. Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!

2. Warpaint - Heads Up

3. Mallrat - Uninvited

4. Kanye West - The Life of Pablo

5. Anderson .Paak - Malibu

6. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book

7. Pinkshinyultrablast - Grandfeathered

8. The Weeknd - Starboy

9. Bayonne - Primitives

10. DIIV - Is The Is Are

Songs:

1. Mallrat - “Uninvited”

2. Warpaint - “New Song”

3. Daughter - “Fossa”

4. DJ Shadow ft. Run The Jewels - “Nobody Speak”

5. Frank Ocean - “Nikes”

6. Pat Hull - “Louise”

7. Chance The Rapper - “Blessings (ft. Ty Dolla Sign, Raury, BJ The Chicago Kid & Anderson Paak.)”

8. Kanye West - “Ultralight Beam (ft. Chance the Rapper)”

9. Metallica - “Atlas, Rise!”

10. David Bowie - “Lazarus”

New Artists:

Aminé

Bayonne

D.R.A.M.

Mallrat

Noname

Albums:

1. Frank Ocean - Blonde

2. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition 

3. Frank Ocean - Endless 

4. Blood Orange - Freetown Sound

5. Noname - Telefone

6. Solange - A Seat at the Table 

7. Kevin Abstract - American Boyfriend

8. Bon Iver - 22, A Million

9. Ravyn Lenae - Moon Shoes

10. Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Stranger Things 

Songs:

1. Blood Orange - "Best To You"

2. Kanye West - "Real Friends" 

3. Chance the Rapper - “Summer Friends” 

4. Frank Ocean - "Slide On Me" 

5. Childish Gambino - "Redbone"

6. Kevin Abstract - "Seventeen" 

7. Allan Kingdom - "I Feel Ya"

8. dvsn - "Hallucinations"

9. Roy - "Thunder"

10. A Boogie - "Money Over Everything"

New Artists:

Noname

Ravyn Lenae 

6LACK

Maggie Rogers

theMIND

Albums:

1. Frank Ocean - Blonde

2. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book

3. Anderson .Paak - Malibu

4. Beyoncé - Lemonade

5. Lewis Del Mar - Lewis Del Mar

6. Noname - Telefone

7. ScHoolboy Q - Blank Face

8. Kanye West - The Life of Pablo

9. James Blake - The Colour In Anything

10. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service

Songs:

1. Kanye West ft. Chance The Rapper - “Ultralight Beam”

2. Frank Ocean - “Self Control”

3. Anderson .Paak - “Celebrate”

4. Kweku Collins - “Stupid Rose”

5. D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty - “Broccoli”

6. Solange ft. Lil Wayne - “Mad”

7. Travis Scott & Young Thug ft. Quavo - “Pick Up The Phone”

8. Francis and the Lights ft. Bon Iver - “Friends”

9. Aminé - “Caroline”

10. Hare Squead - “Herside Story”

New Artists:

Kaiydo

Hare Squead

Saint JHN

Aminé

Noname

Albums: 

1. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service

2. Schoolboy Q - Blank Face LP

3. Solange Knowles - A Seat At The Table

4. Anderson Paak - Malibu

5. Kanye West - The Life of Pablo

6. Frank Ocean - Blonde

7. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition

8. Vince Staples - Prima Donna

9. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor’s Guide to Earth

10. Nessly - Solo Boy Band

Songs:

1. Schoolboy Q ft. Vince Staples - “Ride Out”

2. Frank Ocean - “Nights”

3. Rihanna - “James Joint”

4. Kanye West ft. Post Malone & Ty Dolla $ign - “Fade”

5. Frank Ocean - “Seigfreid”

6. Bearcubs - “Chroma”

7. Sampha - “Blood On Me” 

8. Trapo - “Chicago”

9. Adam Vida & Mr. Carmack - “I’m Juiced”

10. Cousin Stizz - “500 Horses”

New Artists:

Khalid

24hrs

Elevator Jay

Hare Squead

​Jorja Smith

Albums:

1. Young Thug - Slime Season 3

2. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book

3. Frank Ocean - Blonde

4. The Weeknd - Starboy

5. Kanye West - The Life of Pablo

6. Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight

7. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service

8. 21 Savage & Metro Boomin - Savage Mode

9. Future - Purple Reign 

10. Rihanna - ANTI

Songs:

1. Young Thug - “Drippin”

2. 21 Savage - “No Heart”

3. Frank Ocean - “Nights”

4. FLACO - “New Things”

5. Will Tha Rapper - “Pull up Hop Out”

6. Solange ft Lil Wayne - “Mad”

7. Lil Yachty - “Intro”

8. 6LACK - “PRBLMS”

9. Khalid - “Let’s Go”

10. Migos - “Bad and Boujee"

New Artists:

Khalid

Kaiydo

Noname

6LACK

Aminé