Lamont's Lists

He showed us what grace under fire looks like. He showed us what true love looks like. He showed us that both swagger and humility could co-exist. He showed us that you could be the leader of the free world AND have a wicked jumpshot. He showed us how to look cool in a pair of shades, under the glare of white hot lights. He moved us with his intellect. He dazzled us with his elegance. He challenged us with his audacity. He inspired us with his optimism. But most of all, he served. He represented. He got in the arena. And he fought. Someday, I hope to tell stories to my grandchildren about this great man. I hope they will marvel at my seemingly tall tales and find it remarkable that I got to see him in his prime.   As if I was alive when dinosaurs walked the earth. Next to a framed poster of him beside Dr. King and Malcolm X, I’ll talk about the awesome speeches he gave. Like the way we reminisce about Jordan’s Flu Game and AI’s crossover. Like that ...

As an interesting exercise in looking at the year in music, I asked Evan and Reese to complete their 2016 top 10 Hip Hop Album's lists in order to compare them to mine. Evan (22) represents Gen Y and Reese (13) reps Gen Z. Below are their lists alongside mine, and some analysis on what I think this says about the state of contemporary hip hop and its future. THE TOP 10 HIP HOP ALBUMS OF 2016 Lamont Generation X Evan Generation Y Reese Generation Z 1 A Tribe Called Quest We Got It From Here Kanye West The Life Of Pablo Chance The Rapper Coloring Book 2 Chance The Rapper Coloring Book Kendrick Lamar untitled unmastered Drake Views 3 Kanye West The Life Of Pablo ScHoolboy Q Blank Face LP Future Evol 4 ScHoolboy Q Blank Face LP Curren$y & Alchemist The Carrollton Heist Lil Yachty ...