NOR CAL TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2014

Awax wins I think. His cd is a masterpiece

Lol Smoov-E I Funked Her First. Classic

Big Tone sav it out 5

Awax, Mac Reese and Locksmith got the 3 best westcoast albums this year imo

Can't name 10 but two standouts are:

1. awax - pulling strings
2. Pooh hefner - the 16th letter pt 2

Both are amazing from first to last song to me

They come out Dec 9th

Can't say I've listened to 10 new Bay CD's in a year since maybe 2009. Does that make me less credible? I'm set on my fav Bay artists, 40, Stalin, Shady Nate, HD, 600BJ, Lil Rod, Lil Goofy, Philthy, Stevie Joe, Ronald Mack & Joe Blow. A Wax is coo but I'm all too aware of the dick ridin (or hatin) whenever an artist posts on the board. I'm feelin P Lo, Kool John and those boys too.

I'm in line w/ singles not albums these days.

1) 100s - IVRY
2) A.R. - Dear Opposition
3) A-Wax - Pullin Strings
4) Antwon - Heavy Hearted in Doldrums
5) DaVinci & Sweet Valley - Ghetto Cuisine
6) Mozzy - Next Body On You
7) J. Stalin - S.I.D.
8) Souls of Mischief - There Is Only Now
9) GQ - Rated Oakland
10) Blast Holiday - Bobby Drake Vol. 2

Honorable mentions:

Beeda Weeda - Bass Rock Babies
Jay Jonah - The Definition of Mobbin
HD of Bearfaced - Bad Habits (Stuck In My Old Ways)

The Mekaniks - Chop Shop 2 (amazing)
Beeda Weeda - Bass Rock Babies (real good)
A-Wax - Pullin Strings (nice)

Other than those no album really comes close for me. But the year ain't done yet, still waitin' to hear what E-40 cooked for us this year (hope there's more mob music than the last 3)

Petey Mac, a-wax, Mac blast I don't remember if that came out14 or 13, lil blood methadone 2 I think it was called, Mac Reese the CD that was presented by killa Tay.I got a lot more music this year but these all stayed in rotation

Almost forgot that new ronald mack

SOULS OF MISCHIEF-THERE IS ONLY NOW

GOAPELE-STRONG AS GLASS

BABY BASH-UNSUNG: THE ALBUM

LEDISI-THE TRUTH

YUKMOUTH-G.A.S.

MAC MALL-MACNIFICENCE & MALLICIOUSNESS

KILLA TAY-RNS

That's all I can think of

I honestly tried to listen to this album and I thought it was wack. Couldn't get thru a single whole track on the album.

C'mon man, 40 hasn't put out a classic ALBUM in years, just a bunch of really good songs among the really bad ones on the millions of album that he's put out lately. I wish he would just concentrate on putting out just one classic album again. But A-Wax's Pullin' Strings is by far album of the year.

So what it's still gonna be better than A Waxs album to me and gonna have my 10 favorite songs of the year on them.

Im glad someone mentioned 100s IVRY cause that dude got mainstream talent and still keeps it Bay. Probably my favorite artist to emerge in the past 5 years or so.

pulling stings..20 tracks with no features..its a bay area jewel if you ask me..