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The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: John Papadopoulos

John Papadopoulos

album of the year

  1. Kevin Gates - Islah
  2. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book
  3. Blood Orange - Freetown Sound
  4. Young Thug - Jeffery
  5. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
  6. Lil Yachty - Lil Boat
  7. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
  8. Solange - A Seat At The Table
  9. Schoolboy Q - Blank Face
  10. Maxwell - blackSUMMERS'night

song of the year

  1. Future feat The Weeknd - Low Life
  2. 21 Savage & Metro Boomin feat Future - X
  3. French Montana feat Kodak Black - Lockjaw
  4. Rae Sremmurd feat Gucci Mane - Black Beatles
  5. Lil Uzi Vert - Money Longer