Before we head full swing into 2022, Big Duck runs down our ranking of the best Singaporean albums and EPs worth celebrating from 2021.

Teaming up with his brother Beansprouts, BGourd made one of the year’s best records so far in Veggie Wraps Vol. 3, channeling a free-flowing, experimental edge into his ever-dynamic verses. Big Duck caught up with the pair for a little conversation about their stories, and what went behind the rapper’s third venture into the sonic wilderness.

Coming to the halfway point of the year, Big Duck presents 10 of our best Singaporean albums and EPs that have impressed us so far, with both creativity and range.