As promised, a new poll has been added to the blog. In the last one, it was established that Wiley is the current 'king' of Grime. Can he repeat this by taking the 'Best Mixtape/Album of the year'? Each one has been given a brief review/breakdown with it's own chickenkormapilauandnaan rating.
Wiley followed up his Tunnel Vision mixtapes with his second album. People within the scene questioned whether a major label would support an artist who produced an album which contained pure grime music, so credit goes to Big Dada for supporting the Godfather.
Tracks to look out for: No Qualms, Bow E3 and My Mistakes
Rating: 5/5
Durrty Goodz had been away from the scene for quite sometime so people were anxious to find in what direction Goodz had taken in his long awaited musical return. To put it simply, Goodz returned as if he had never been away with an EP containing nothing but nine tracks of pure fire.
Tracks to look out for: Keep Up, Take Back The Scene and Switching Songs II
Rating: 4/5
This is Ghetto's long awaited follow up to his debut mixtape '2000 & Life' and it doesn't disappoint. This is full of quality tracks from start to finish.
Tracks to look out for: Top 3 Selected Remix, CPB and Biker's Anthem
Rating: 4/5
By his own admission, this is not purely a grime album but deserves to be included due to Kano's self involvement within the scene (Top 3 Selected remix, Kano mixtape).
Tracks to look out for: Grime Mc, Buss It Up and This Is The Girl
Rating: 3/5
This is Tinchy's first album and follows the mixtapes I'm Back You Know and Lost And Found. Although predominately an underground hit, this album has the potential to also be a commercial success due to the use of female vocals and catchy hooks.
Tracks to look out for: Something About Your Smile, Breakaway and Stereotype
Rating: 4/5
Rules and Regulations is the follow up to the commercially successful 'In At The Deep End'. However, this is a more darker offering more suited to their style prior to this. It contains massive tracks produced by Target, Danny Weed and Wiley.
Tracks to look out for: Flame Grilled Whopper, Celebrate Dat and Babylon Burner
Rating: 5/5 
After years of waiting, Skepta finally release his debut album entitled 'Greatest Hits'. Although described as a Grime album, it contains tracks which cover numerous genres of music and displays Skepta's diversity as an artist.
Tracks to look out for: In A Corner, Blood, Sweat and Tears and I'm Doing It Again (Duppy)
Rating: 4/5
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