10 Most Underrated Hip Hop Albums Of The 2010s
9. Rapsody - Eve
A while ago Rapsody was asked if she felt that she was a successor to Nina Simone and Roberta Flack. Her response was to record the absolutely astounding concept album Eve. Every track on Eve is named after one of Rapsody's personal heroes and each track is absolute gold and every one is a beautiful love letter to these women.
Rapsody is, without a doubt, one of the best rappers going today. Her flow just seems so utterly effortless whilst also conveying the incredible amount of power she possesses and this has never been more apparent or more appropriate than it is on Eve. Rapsody goes from silk smooth delivery to aggressive, anger-laced spitting in the blink of an eye.
Over the course of the album, Rapsody draws from personal experiences and decries the countless injustices that she sees black women having to face: her own rejection within the hip hop community due to her appearance, the fact that black women are still reduced to only their bodies in rap, the expectation levied against women to remain silent, and their refusal to. Rapsody utilises the traits of her heroes not only to praise these women, but to also praise all black women for possessing these traits and that strength. Eve is a powerful, inspirational album, but also a sombre and sobering one.