There’s a theory somewhere that suggests that the more of something you have together in one place, the easier it is for everyone to see. Austin TX hip hop has been on a particularly prolific bent in 2015, so with that in mind, here’s a comprehensive discography of every EP, LP, mixtape, or beat tape released by an #ATXHipHop artist this year. Now, people often complain that Austin doesn’t have a “sound”, but I would argue that “sounds” put artists in a box, and Austin proved that this year with a body of work of consistent quality and envelope-pushing musical ideas. Whether you’re looking to party, meditate, revolt, or go on a psychedelic trip, I promise you’ll find something in this list you can do it to.
Austin’s population just hit 2 million people, and there’s no stopping the force of hip hop now. Explore the list of over 50 albums below and see if you don’t agree. – Adam Protextor
[editor’s note: We would love to feature more hip hop more regular, so please e-mail us at morgan@ovrld.com and tell us when you have new albums and singles and videos]
January
Goldschool- Goldschool Mixtape
Mike DWuT Medina- Wake Up Music Mixtape
RNAtheMESSENGER- Here Cometh the Dreamer
Alexander St. Clair- Avenue to Broken Dreams
Curbside Jones- Boom Bapparitions
(Ovrld coverage here)
February
takeOne- Adrift
KB the Boo Bonic- Farah Flossitt
(Ovrld coverage here)
March
Squad- SouthsideSpittaz Vol. 2 (Mouth of the Souf)
King ART- Infinite Reign
MR. GRAY- “The Life and Grind”
Adino tha Classic- Kush and Coke
Curbside Jones- Gruve (EPisode 1ne)
LNS Crew- LNS Mixtape Vol. 2
(Ovrld coverage here)
April
JOEY Maurice- Return of the Heartless 2: #TheMeIntroduction
The Weird Project- The First Beat Tape
MODAL- Unfolding
Chief and thedoomsdaydevice- Slow Burnout
Cap ‘n’ Kirk x Mikulak- FMBO e’klektic
(Ovrld coverage here)
Various Artists- Exploded Drawing SXSW Compilation
(Ovrld coverage here)
ike & h+- The Paradise Lost Tapes
Phranchyze- The Anime Tape
(Ovrld coverage here)
May
Tuk Da Gat & S-Dot- Green Room
Tee Double- Gas Mask
(Ovrld coverage here)
colblamin- e-ratic
June
Thorough Henry- I’ll Be Here Until I’m Not
Space Camp Death Squad- Space Camp Death Squad
(Ovrld coverage here)
Malik- The Principium
(Ovrld coverage here)
Salvasquared- Peleamos
July
Doogie Fresh- Doogie Fresh
L-Theanine- Cap Metro 7
(Ovrld coverage here)
Notably Proficient Music- Newborn: An Instrumental Journey Into a New Life
Available on iTunes
Scan Reason- Circuit Board A
Tosin- Don’t Mess wit’ Texas Vol. 22
Order here
Soopafrendz- SoopaMix Vol. 1
August
Spike Wharton- Whitestone V
Chief and thedoomsdaydevice- Transition Man
(Ovrld coverage here)
Tone Royal- Rushing Greatness
Flobama- Beat Tape
Various Artists- Blaqman Records Presents Austin Underground
September
JOEY Maurice x Phraynkh P- Blunt Brotherz
Arez Cobain- Apocalypto
October
Crew 54- Wyld Gentlemen
Woody Woods- Beat Tape
Gwap Kartel- StrghtFrmBss
Reinforced Steel- The Dictator
Doogie McDuff & Madd Angler- Madd McDuff
L-Theanine- Fudge Circles Circles
Butcher Bear- This is How the Game Gets Played
(Ovrld coverage here)
November
Jontae Slaughter- Things Change
JOEY Maurice- Blue 2
The Undergrind- World Renown
Money Network- The Social Network Mixtape
Notes Floats- Same Boat
Azatat- Serpentine
Bigg John- Jungle Musicc
Bateau-Bateau
(Ovrld coverage here)
Protextor- Shift
(Ovrld coverage here)
Bankreaux Aces- Benny Banks
Braylay- B.R.A.Y (Been Ready All Year)
Download here
December
Click-Clack- untitled
Suicide Notes- Suicide Notes
Clova- UniverSoul Language
Clemits- Crush
Full album for order here
Kilmatik- Regular
Will be released Dec. 17th, pre-order here. Ovrld coverage here
Curbside Jones- Digital Boogeyman
(Ovrld coverage here)