10 Most Underrated Hip Hop Albums Of The 2010s

To say that Quelle Chris is prolific is something of an understatement.

At the time of writing, Quelle has nine albums out and that's not taking into consideration the compilation albums and mixtapes he's appeared on, and that's over the course of only nine years. You'd expect there to be at least one or two misfires with this kind of output, but not with Quelle Chris. Every album is gold and, arguably, the best of the best is Guns.

It should go without saying that the innumerable deaths in the black community due to police brutality are a key topic on Guns, but this album goes much further and much deeper. Quelle is concerned with exploring - and criticising - America's passionate and problematic relationship with firearms in general.

Quelle not only explores police brutality but also violence within the black community itself, the hypocrisy of legislators sending 'thoughts and prayers' yet failing to impose stricter laws and the title itself refers not only to literal firearms but also how language, one's background and the law are weaponised against others.

Quelle isn't concerned with making jokes on Guns - he directly addresses this on one track - his lyrics and flow are harsh, jagged and angry, and the production complements this by feeling intentionally jittery and off-kilter, almost atonal at times. The last decade wasn't short of protest albums, but Guns is one of the best and most important out of all of them.