It's time....your official top 10 of 09!

The year comes to an end tonight so before you start partying tonight, give us your official top 10 of the year. Here's mine:

1. Slaughterhouse "Self-titled"
2. Tanya Morgan "Brooklynnati"
3. Royce Da 5'9 "Street Hop"
4. Diamond District "In The Ruff"
5. Raekwon "OB4CL2"
6. Brother Ali "Us"
7. Dela "Changes of Atmosphere"
8. Joe Budden "Escape Route"
9. Fashawn "Boy Meets World"
10. La Coka Nostra "A Brand You Can Trust"


Honorable Mention:

Krs/Buckshot "Survival Skills"
Muggs/Asia "Pain Language"
Eminem "Relapse"
Blame One "Days Chasing Days"
Tech N9ne "K.O.D."
Marco Polo/Torae "Double Barrel"
Wu tang Clan "Chamber Music"
The Jacka "Tear Gas"


Haven't heard enough of and don't know when i will get to so had to leave these out:

Grouch & Eligh "Say G & E"
Rakim "Seventh Seal"
Ace & Edo
K-Rino "Solitary Confinement"
OC & AG "Oasis"
Souls of Mischief "Montezuma's Revenge"

Statik Selektah and Saigon-All In a Days Work
OC & AG-Oasis
Lee Bannon-The Checkpoint
Tanya Morgan-Brooklynatti
Apathy-Wanna Snuggle
Raekwon-OBFCL II
Marco Polo & Torae-Double Barrel
Pac Div-Church League Champions mixtape
Jay Z-Blueprint III...gets in because it's a down year I guess.Empire State of Mind was crack though.
Jay Electronica-random released songs...Exhibit C,Holiday ft. Mos Def, Reflection Eternal ft. Jay Elec-Begun, Shut Shit Down, Naledge ft. Jay Elec-Cool, Relax, Suckas (prod. J Dilla) + Act II RELEASING TONIGHT!!!

Honorables:
K. Sparks-Definition...just picked this one up and skimmed through it.The beats are craazy.Some Swedish producer made them.

I still gotta spin that Diamond District all the way through.
Streets Wont Let me chill is my shit.

This not even hip hop but Asteroids Galaxy Tour-Fruit is fuuuuuuunky.They re-do Marvin Gayes-Inner City Blues and kill it.

Not necessarily in order except the top two....

1. Souls Of Mischief- Montezuma's Revenge
2. Skyzoo- The Salvation
3. Masta Ace & Ed O.G.- A&E
4. KRS-One & Buckshot- Survival Skills
5. Royce Da 5'9''- Street Hop
6. Raekwon- OB4CL2
7. Marco Polo & Torae- Double Barrel
8. Joe Budden- Padded Room
9. Eminem- Relapse
10. O.C. & A.G.- Oasis

Honorable Mentions- Any of these could have made my Top 10, and just might end up doing so in hindsight.....

Rakim- The 7th Seal
UGK- 4 Life
K-Rino- Solitary Confinement
Tanya Morgan- Brooklynati
Alchemist- Chemical Warfare
M.O.P.- Foundation

hmm in no particular order

Grand Puba-Retroactive
X-Clan-Mainstream Outlawz
Jay-Z-Blueprint 3
Jadakiss-The Last Kiss
Mobb Deep-The Safe Is Cracked
KRS-One&Buckshot-Survival Skills
Ghostface-Ghostdini
Masta Ace&Ed O.G.-Arts And Entertainment
Raekwon-OB4CL2
Tanya Morgan-Brooklynati

I'm loving the Grand Puba pick. it's definitely in my top 10. It simply has not lost replay value to me at all. I'm not sure why the album came and went so quickly around here. It's definitely an album i expected more people would feel.

1. Slaughterhouse
2. Pulse Of The People- dead prez
3. UGK4Life- UGK
4. Blueprint 3- Jay-Z
5. Solitary Confinement- K-Rino
6. US- Brother Ali
7. OB4CL 2- Raekwon
8. Relapse- Eminem
9. Truth Is Here- Bro Ali
10.Loso's Way- Fabolous

Honorable Mention
Last Kiss- Jada Kiss
Cocaine- Z-Ro
Half Women Half Amazin'- Tiye
Retroactive- Puba
Before I Self Destruct- 50 Cent

Are those albums in order Kev? I thought you weren't feeling BP3.

Raekwon - OBFCL (4.5-4.75)
Tech N9ne - KOD (4.5)
Souls of Mischief - Montezuma's Revenge (4.35-4.5)
La Coka Nostra - A Brand You Can Trust (4.25)
Eminem - Relapse (4-4.25)
OC & AG - Oasis (4-4.25)
Rakim - 7th Seal (4-4.25)
U-God - Dopium (4)
J Dilla - Jay Stay Paid (4)
Mos Def - Ecstatic (4) (this can be substituted with any of the next ones listed for the 10th spot)

Others:
Wu Tang Chamber Music (4.5 for the songs, but theres only 8 )
MOP - Foundation (4)
The Jacka - Tear Gas (4)
Cormega - Born and Raised (4)

T. Myers wrote:

Are those albums in order Kev? I thought you weren't feeling BP3.

Naw they are not in order and that was KJ who was not feeling it. I wasn't thrilled about it on first couple of listens but i'm digging it a lot now. I only skip 2-3 trks on the whole album.

KRob86 wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

Are those albums in order Kev? I thought you weren't feeling BP3.

Naw they are not in order and that was KJ who was not feeling it. I wasn't thrilled about it on first couple of listens but i'm digging it a lot now. I only skip 2-3 trks on the whole album.

Word! I thought you only gave it around 3.5 stars too. I actually think KJ has it lower than that.

Hey that Oasis is on deck so we'll see how that fairs. I'm excited about hearing it.

T. Myers wrote:

I'm loving the Grand Puba pick. it's definitely in my top 10. It simply has not lost replay value to me at all. I'm not sure why the album came and went so quickly around here. It's definitely an album i expected more people would feel.

Damn!! I completely forgot about the Puba album because I haven't spun it in a while. It's dope as hell though. Definitely an honorable mention for me.

D.Powell wrote:

hmm in no particular order

Grand Puba-Retroactive
X-Clan-Mainstream Outlawz
Jay-Z-Blueprint 3
Jadakiss-The Last Kiss
Mobb Deep-The Safe Is Cracked
KRS-One&Buckshot-Survival Skills
Ghostface-Ghostdini
Masta Ace&Ed O.G.-Arts And Entertainment
Raekwon-OB4CL2
Tanya Morgan-Brooklynati

Have you heard Oasis yet Powell? If not check it out sometime.

Why the fuck do I have to get negative marks every time I fuckin post!!! It's fucking queer!!! Whoever's doing that shit should just go back to Amazon if that like that gay ass feature. Bitch ass motherfuckers!

Alex King-Reincarnated
Liquid Assassin-Apocolypse
Royce Da 5'9"-Street Hop
Tech N9ne-KOD
Masta Ace & Edo.G-A&E
Blitz The Ambassador-Stereotype
Eminem-Relapse
Wildstyle-That Was Then This Is Now
Coo Coo Cal & Baby Drew-Kokaine Kowboyz
POS-Never Better

Honoable Mentions-
Tragedy/Trez-Lethal Weapon
Guerilla War Tactix-The Invasion
La Coka Nostra-Brand You Can Trust
Sick Jacken-Stray Bullets
RA The Rugged Man-Legendary Classics Vol 1
William Cooper-Beware A Pale Horse
OC & AG-Oasis
Slaughterhouse
Critical Madness-Bring Out Your Dead
Stevie Stone-New Kid Comin
Haystak/Oktaine-Double Jeporady
K Rino-Solitairy Confinement
Krizz Kaliko-Genius
Ap.9-I Am Legend
The Jacka-Tear Gas
The Dogg Pound-That Was Then This Is Now
Jared Evan-Radio In My Head

Those are pretty close to being in order

1. P.O.S. - Never Better
2. D-Sisive - Let the Children Die
3. Mos Def - The Ecstatic
4. Brother Ali - Us
5. Slug & Murs - Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez
6. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
7. k-os - Yes!
8. Willie Isz - Georgiavania
9. Fashawn - Boy Meets World
10. Tanya Morgan - Brooklynati

Jason you the 1st cat I have seen say they even like Willie Isz yet alone rank it that high. Did it have to grow on you?

Jeff you feeling that Dogg Pound already?

That Dogg Pound album is dope. Kurupt is spitting better on this then he did on the Kurupt album and Daz's beats bang like it's 1994. Obviously it could slide down a lil bit, but it's really REALLY dope. Easily their best since the fe first DPG album.

KRob86 wrote:

Jason you the 1st cat I have seen say they even like Willie Isz yet alone rank it that high. Did it have to grow on you?

Yeah. I downloaded a sampler of it early in the year, listened to it and thought, "What the fuck?" Then I saw the whole album up for download on some blog, decided to give it another try, and thought, "Oh, that's what the fuck." It's like Still Standing jammed together with Gnarls Barkley, and it's kind of ragged at parts, but at other times it really works.

If I recollect correctly, Norf like Willie Isz a lot too.

1. Solitary Confinement
2. UGK 4 Life
3. Street Hop
4. Slaughterhouse
5. KOD
6. The Boss of All Bosses
7. Escape Route
8. Let The Children Die
9. AP.9 - Reality Check
10. Tear Gas


This is the DEFINITIVE LIST RIGHT HERE! Give yourself 1 point for every album on this official list that is also on your list and that will be your score for the year. Let's see how you all match up!

http://www.amazon.com/Best-Rap-LP-s-of-2009/lm/RF8XGTVFIHAFP/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full

1 or 2 are missing, but nothing in my top 10 has changed since I updated it...I don't think.

T. Myers wrote:

I'm loving the Grand Puba pick. it's definitely in my top 10. It simply has not lost replay value to me at all. I'm not sure why the album came and went so quickly around here. It's definitely an album i expected more people would feel.

Cosign. While I have it sitting at #20, I still play it quite a bit. In the 4-4.25 star range IMO.

1. UGK-UGK 4 Life
2. Mos Def-The Ecstatic
3. Raekwon-Cuban Linx 2
4. Fashawn-Boy Meets World
5. Cunninlynguists-Strange Journey Vol. 1
6. PUTS-Carried Away
7. Wu-Tang Clan-Chamber Music
8. J Dilla-Jay Stay Paid
9. Lushlife-Casette City
10. Freddie Gibbs- Miseducation of Freddie Gibbs/Midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik

1. K-Rino- Solitary Confinement
2. UGK- UGK 4 Life
3. Royce Da 5'9"- Street Hop
4. Cormega- Born & Raised
5. Slaughterhouse- Slaughterhouse
6. Tech N9ne- K.O.D.
7. Diamond District- In Tha Ruff
8. Eminem- Relapse
9. Joe Budden- Escape Route
10. J-Dilla- Jay Stay Paid

Wow... this year wasn't too bad. I had a difficult time deciding spots 8, 9, and 10.

EDIT: Yeah... I forgot Diamond District...

Masta Ace&Ed O.G. "Arts And Entertainment"
Diamond District "In The Ruff"
Dela "Changes of Atmosphere"
Grand Puba "Retroactive"
Brother Ali "Us"
Oddisee "Mental Liberation"
Krs and Buck "Survival Skills"
Dead prez "Pulse of the people"
Cradle "Orchestra velvet ballads"
Jazz Liberators "Fruit of the past"

Honorable Mentions:
K-Rino "Solitary Confinement"
Kero - Early believers
k-os - Yes!
Fashawn-Boy Meets World
Rakim - 7th Seal
O.C. & A.G.- Oasis
Souls Of Mischief- Montezuma's Revenge
X-Clan-Mainstream Outlawz
UGK- UGK 4 Life
Mos Def-The Ecstatic
Raekwon-Cuban Linx 2
Fake hunters - Blue soul/Jazz is
Dj 411 - Quality jazz

Peace

1) Ace & Edo - Arts & Entertainment
2) Cormega - Born & Raised
3) Raekwon - OB4CL2
4) K'naan - Troubadour
5) X-Clan - Mainstream Outlawz
6) KRS & Buckshot - Survival Skills
7) Marco Polo & Torae - Double Barrel
B-Real - Smoke 'N' Mirrors
9) Q-Tip - Kamaal The Abstract
10) Chali2na - Fish Outta Water

1. A Brand You Can Trust by La Coka Nostra
2. The Ecstatic by Mos Def
3. Arts and Entertainment by Masta Ace & Edo.G
4. Oasis by OC & AG
5. Double Barrel by Marco Polo & Torae
6. Brooklynati by Tanya Morgan
7. Street Hop by Royce Da 5'9"
8. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2 by Raekwon
9. All In A Day's Work by Saigon & Statik Selektah
10. Blaqprint by Blaq Poet

Taken from my amazon list. Strong showing for lyricism but i thought over all the beats were lacking.

Fuck East Canada, indeed

BusDriver-Jhelli Beam
Ugod-Dopium
Super Chron Flight Bros-Indonesia
Abstract Rude-Rejuvenation
Holocaust& The American Poets-Theatre Of Pain
Dead Pres-Pulse of the People
Blame One-Chasing Days
Apathy-Wanna Snuggle?
Cuban Linx2-Rea
Brother Ali-US

What! Me and Trotter actually have two of the same albums in our top 10's! This has to be a first!

Just nabbed my #4 spot of 2009. Honestly, after hearing their other 2 albums, they have become one of my new favorite groups, period. Smooth San Diegon hip-hop.

Don't really have a top 10 yet, still gotta give some albums more spins to get a better feel. My top 5 as of right now:

1. Lushlife- Cassette City (fucking dopeness)
2. Fashawn- Boy Meets World (loving this album more with each spin. Really digging the album's vibe)
3. Slaughterhouse self titled (their chemistry is what sets this album apart from the rest of the collabos)
4. D. Black- Ali'Yah (sure he's from Seattle, and I might be a little bias with this pick, but this album gets mad spins from me. Dope beats, dope rhymes, what else do you need? Stop sleeping!)
5. Royce Da 5'9"- Street Hop- braaaatttt braaaattttt

La Coka Nostra- A Brand..
Mos Def- The Ecstatic
Apathy- Wanna Snuggle?
JAYZ- BP3
Raekwon- Purple Tape
KRS1 & Buckshot Shorty- Survival Skills...Modern Warfare 2 Motherfuckers!!
Q-Tip - Kamaal The Abstract
J-Dilla- Jay Stay Paid
BReal- Smoke n Mirrors
Slaughterhouse- Self-Titled


Sucka my bars if you no like..in no order...you order orange chicken??

Tran, you seriously can't count to ten?

I don't want to rank albums after only a couple of spins.

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GFunk Classics vol.1 and 2- thats my shit man....banging ass album-madd guest artists..but i think thats when he shines the most is when he collabos on a track,,,did a review on amazon...

After spinning Blaq Poet and Fashawn a few times, I think I might have to squeeze them into my Top 10, I'll revise it sometime.

After checking out Amadeus the Stampede, Rite Hook, Hopsin, Endemic, Freddie Gibbs, and Randam Luck, I may have to switch some stuff around.