Our Top 10 Albums of 2026 (So Far)
About this episode
AJ and Antonio discuss their top ten albums of 2026 so far and reflect on the current state of the music industry.
Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/RealRandR AJ and Antonio run their ten favorite albums of the year — Tierra Whack, Drake, Vince Staples, Jules, Uncle Waffles, Alex Isley — then get into why the year felt dead: no anticipation, no mega-artists, and hip-hop becoming one crayon in a much bigger box. 0:00 – One word for the year: smooth vs. sporadic 0:30 – Antonio's 10 7:45 – AJ's 10 (and a deluxe, unfortunately) 9:45 – Wax Museum is the album of the year 10:30 – Honorable mentions 10:45 – Was this year dead? 12:00 – Why there are no mega-artists anymore 14:00 – Hip-hop is a crayon in the crayon box 16:45 – Russ: nobody makes music for the iPod anymore 17:45 – Competing with Scorsese, not with other music 18:15 – What drops off the list by December 20:00 – Playlist adds
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