Another month, another album. This month’s winner goes to an album that was released March 1, so you could say it was destined from day one. There was a significant number of hip-hop/rap albums that came out this month, which makes it easy for me to choose a winner. “Shelby” by Lil Skies is my winner for the month of March.

Kimetrius Foose, known as Lil Skies, became known in early 2018 when he released his debut studio album, “Life of a Dark Rose.” Many hit singles were part of that album, and the same thing can be said with his newest album. Skies has a unique voice, and his deep lyrics engage listeners and keeps them listening.

“Shelby” is a tremendous album with many solid songs. My favorite song on the album is “Name in the Sand.” It differs from Foose’s traditional style of tone and really allows him to go deeper into his feelings. I felt a futuristic vibe when I listened to it. It’s almost like that’s what the future of hip-hop and rap is going to sound like.

“Nowadays, Pt. 2” also makes for a good listen. This comes after the preceding “Nowadays” on Skies’ previous album. This is more of a song you’d listen to in order to get hyped for something. A couple more songs I really liked from this album are “I,” “Stop the Madness” and “No Rainy Days.”

This is one of the few albums I noticed where there really isn’t a bad song. All of them are good in their own way, but I feel as if the ones I suggested stand out the most.

As always, I need to give out some notable mentions for people looking for even more music to listen to. NAV’s new album, “Bad Habits,” was released only about a week ago. I love NAV and this album. You’re going to want to listen to songs like: “To My Grave” and “Price On My Head” featuring The Weeknd.

Other than that, there really wasn’t a lot of other genres that released good music in my opinion. As always, give these albums and songs a listen.