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2014 in Review: Our Favorite EPs

blame it on Shake January 5, 2015
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Now that 2014 is over it’s time for us to highlight OUR favorite projects. After weeks of thought, Meka and I have finally completed our respective lists of EPs, mixtapes and albums.

Kicking things off, we’re focusing on the extended-play – which has seen a recent resurgence due to the dwindling attention span of fans. No specific order was used as most choices interchange day to day, but Isaiah Rashad’s Cilvia (Demo) definitely takes my top spot.

SHAKE’S TOP 10 EPs

Isaiah Rashad - Cilvia (Demo)
Goldlink - The God Complex
Rapsody - Beauty & The Beast
Dizzy Wright - State Of Mind
Grouch, Eligh & CunninLynguists - The Winterfire EP
Curren$y - Saturday Night Car Tunes
Bas - Last Winter
Fashawn & Alchemist - FASH-ionably Late
Vince Staples - Hell Can Wait
THURZ - Designer

HONORABLE MENTIONS: *deep breath* Joe Budden’s Some Love Lost, Jon Waltz’s Alyss, Jonah Cruzz’s Ordinary N*gga, Tonedeff’s Hunter, Chuuwee’s The Chuuwee Channel, De La Soul & Dilla’s smell the Da.I.S.Y., G-Unit’s Beauty of Independence, Your Old Droog’s Your Old Droog, Zumo Kollie’s You’re A Good Sport, Zumo Kollie, Chaz French’s Happy Belated, Khary Durgans’ Swim Team, Christian Deshun’s Simplicity, eMC’s The Turning Point, L’Orange’s After the Flowers and Childish Gambino’s Kauai.

MEKA’S TOP 10 EPs

Melat & Jansport J - Move Me
SZA - Z
Majid Jordan - A Place Like This
Your Old Droog EP
Jean Grae - Jeannie
Teedra Moses - Cali Vibes
2 Chainz - Free Base
Mary Hruby - Archaic Rapture
Big Sean EP
Cam'ron - 1st of the Month

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Isaiah Rashad’s Cilvia (Demo), Hus Kingpin & Chuck Strangers’ Kingpin Meets Pro Era and Lucille Ghatti’s Bad Manners.

SHAKE’S TOP 5 (NON RAP) EPs

Melat & Jansport J - Move Me
SZA - Z
Majid Jordan - A Place Like This
Jeremih - No More

The-Dream - Royalty: The Prequel

Hate it or love it, that’s up to you and we welcome your opinion in the comment section. Feel free to leave your own respective lists as well and be sure to check out our favorite mixtapes – the album list arrives Wednesday.