Complex magazine published its Top 50 albums of the year, and didn’t include Eminem’s “Kamikaze” in it.
“Kamikaze”, objectively, is not the best album of the year, but it’s definitely one of 10 or even 5 best albums. At least, it’s the most commercially successful release of 2018 (in just 3,5 month). In “Kamikaze” Eminem, among others, criticized mass media for negative attitude towards his album “Revival” and himself. (Do you remember his word play “media fingers” from track “The Ringer”?). May it be the answer from mass media?
Complex’s Top-50 makes us doubt their objectivity:
1. Pusha-T — “DAYTONA”
2. Travis Scott — “ASTROWORLD”
3. J. Cole — “KOD”
4. Ariana Grande — “Sweetener”
5. Jay Rock — “Redemption”
6. Nipsey Hussle — “Victory Lap”
7. The Carters — “Everything Is Love”
8. Kendrick Lamar — “Black Panther: The Album”
9. Blood Orange — “Negro Swan”
10. Cardi B — “Invasion of Privacy”
11. Mac Miller — “Swimming”
12. Lil Baby and Gunna — “Drip Harder”
13. Janelle Monáe — “Dirty Computer”
14. Kids See Ghosts — “Kids See Ghosts”
15. Saba — “CARE FOR ME”
16. Tierra Whack — “Whack World”
17. Currensy, Freddie Gibbs, and the Alchemist — “Fetti”
18. Lil Wayne — “Tha Carter V”
19. Noname — “Room 25”
20. J.I.D — “DiCaprio 2”
21. The Internet — “Hive Mind”
22. Smino — “NØIR”
23. Post Malone — “Beerbongs & Bentleys”
24. Robyn — “Honey”
25. 6lack — “East Atlanta Love Letter”
26. Jacquees — “4275”
27. Royce 5’9 — “Book of Ryan”
28. Meek Mill — “CHAMPIONSHIPS”
29. Denzel Curry — “TA13OO”
30. Rae Sremmurd — “SR3MM”
31. Vince Staples — “FM!”
32. Jeremih and Ty Dolla Sign — “MihTy”
33. Roc Marciano & DJ Muggs — “KAOS”
34. Drake — “Scorpion”
35. 03 Greedo — “God Level”
36. Kacey Musgraves — “Golden Hour”
37. Teyana Taylor — “K.T.S.E.”
38. Empress Of — “Us”
39. J Balvin — “Vibras”
40. Metro Boomin — “Not All Heroes Wear Capes”
41. Popcaan — “Forever”
42. Westside Gunn — “Supreme Blientele”
43. SiR — “November”
44. Anderson .Paak — “Oxnard”
45. Playboi Carti — “Die Lit”
46. The Weeknd — “My Dear Melancholy,”
47. Kamasi Washington — “Heaven and Earth”
48. Mariah Carey — “Caution”
49. Earl Sweatshirt — “Some Rap Songs”
50. Migos — “Culture II”
