THE #GEEKSWAG AWARDS [Best Hip-Hop of 2016]: Soundtrack 4 Tha Geekz.

1. Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid - In addition to the brunt of Aesop Rock’s stilted, often second-person conversations (“you’re dreaming of Arcadia, you’re feeling like a baby tooth/ Awaiting panacea, channeling your inner Beowulf”) the rapper seems to be having a lot more fun behind the boards, too. Tracks like “Kirby”, “Waters Tower” …

CHANCE the RAPPER / HOMEBOY SANDMAN / ODDISEE / KAYTRANADA [#GeekSwag Reviews]: Book of Steel.

All jokes aside, I've never heard an album like this. There are countless "debut" albums of indie artists or underground artists breaking into the major realm of fame. They're not necessarily being signed to a major label, just reaching the 1st stage of major level fame. These albums are usually fueled by the joy of …