So.

First off, you can still download Acid Rap for free since it's a mixtape. Off of datpiff. It's just a really high quality mixtape to the point that it's almost an album. So go with that, because it's his best album in my opinion anyways (you can tell from my snapchat).

Which narrows us down to two: Childish Gambino and Kendrick Lamar. But really it only narrows us down to one, because Kendrick Lamar is literally the only legitimate choice.

Which means you need to get Good Kid M.A.A.D. City. Like, right fuckin now. And listen to it from end to end, and if you can, don't do anything else while you're listening. Just listen. It's one of the best conceptual albums I've ever listened to, and probably my favorite hiphop album of all time. It's still in my rotation constantly, and I go through music like I go through shirts in a day, so this is saying something.

If you REALLY wanna listen to Gambino still, you can check out his mixtape, also free: STN MTN/Kauai. At least, STN MTN is free, you can listen to Kauai on Spotify. Pretty hype at first, not all that memorable in retrospect. Which is how most of Gambino's stuff goes, to be honest.

Second question: Yes, I think 1989 is definitely that good. But I could also be biased from exhaustion. Because I fuckin love Run the Jewels 2. Hell, that shit got a 9.0 on Pitchfork. Pitchfork.

That being said. Even though the verse:

"A revolutionary bangin' on my adversaries

And I love Dr. King but violence might be necessary

Cause when you live on MLK and it gets very scary

You might have to pull your AK, send one to the cemetery"

with a RIDICULOUS beat in the background that makes me want to flip cars over, forty minutes of that shit gets exhausting.

1989 is just damn fun and catchy in comparison. Genuine entertainment. It's not revolutionizing music, but I wouldn't give it a pass just because it isn't.

Also I love pissing my roommate off by playing it don't judge me-

CLASS IS STARTING GOTTA GO. Also to make sure you know I wrote all this shit down, _refugee_