You can learn about someone from their year-end lists. You already know our opinion, so we thought we’d ask some of our favourite homegrown artists what their favourite songs and albums of 2015 are. No surprise, there’s some solid support here for Torontonian father figure Drake, and lots of acknowledgement for 2015’s runaway critical success, Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly. Obvious favourites aside, the coolest takeaway from these lists is that the Canadian music scene is, as it has from day one, supporting itself—there’s plenty of love for Jazz Cartier, Daniel Caesar, High Klassified, Da-P, Allan Rayman...the list goes on. Two artists even included themselves on their own rankings. Bold move, but you can't hate on self love.
Check out 2015 year-end lists by Clairmont The Second, HRMXNY, The Posterz, Deebs, Naadei, Pryde, Rainer + Grimm, Keita Juma, Muneshine, Pusher, Wasiu, DCF, Humans, Free N Losh, and Skratch Bastid below.
Clairmont The Second
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1. Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
2. GoldLink – And After That We Didn’t Talk
3. Clairmont The Second – A Mixtape by Clairmont The Second
4. Tyler, The Creator – Cherry Bomb
5. D.R.A.M – GAHDAMN
6. Jay Rock – 90059
7. Little Simz – A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons
8. Vince Staples – Summertime '06
9. King Los – God, Money, War
10. Dr. Dre – Compton
The Posterz
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1. The Game – Documentary 2
2. Bankroll Fresh – Bankroll Fresh
3. Tame Impala – Currents
4. Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
5. Hiatus Kaiyote – Choose Your Weapon
6. J. Cole – Forest Hill Drive
7. Drake & Future – What A Time To Be Alive
8. The Weeknd – Beauty Behind The Madness
9. The Internet – Ego Death
10. Tyler, The Creator – Cherry Bomb
Deebs
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1. Kelela – Hallucinogen
2. Future – DS2
3. Zora Jones – 100 Ladies EP
4. Tory Lanez – Cruel Intentions
5. Milk & Bone – Little Mourning
6. Lapalux – Lustmore
7. Various Artists – shh#000000
8. Richelle – That’s My Shit Part 1
9. Chindamo – ai27
10. Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Pryde
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Pryde’s favourite songs of 2015:
1. Jazz Cartier – “Dead or Alive”
2. The 1975 – “Love Me”
3. Tory Lanez – “Say It”
4. Bryson Tiller – “Rambo”
5. Drew Howard – “You're Not My Mans”
6. The Game – “El Chapo”
7. Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
8. Borgore ft. G-Eazy – “Forbes”
9. Ramriddlz – “Sweeterman”
10. A$AP Rocky – “Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2”
Rainer + Grimm
Keita Juma
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Keita Juma’s favourite songs of 2015:
1. Alabama Shakes – “Give Me All Your Love”
2. Section Boyz – “Trapping Aint Dead”
3. Janet Jackson – “No Sleeep”
4. Spek Won – “Black Body” ft. Shi WIsdom
5. Erykah Badu – “Hello” ft. Andre 3000
6. Brendan Philip – “Ghostface”
7. Keita Juma – “H O L Y”
8. Kendrick Lamar – “Wesleys Theory”
9. Ty Dolla $ign – “Miracle” ft. Big TC & D-Loc
10. Skepta – “Shutdown”
Muneshine
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1. Tame Impala – Currents (Album)
2. Rufus Du Sol – "You Were Right" (Single)
3. Panama – "Jungle" (Chrome Sparks Remix) (Single)
4. The Internet – Ego Death (Album)
5. Jungle – "Time" (Darius Remix) (Single)
6. NVOY – Higher (EP)
7. Justin Bieber – Purpose (Album)
8. Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (Album)
9. Sundara Karma – "Flame" (Roosevelt Remix. (Single)
10. Toro Y Moi – "Buffalo" (Single)
