Update: Your top 10 for 2009

Any changes? Are there 10 you are feeling? To many to name? Please share.

1. D-Sisive - Let the Children Die
2. Mos Def - The Ecstatic
3. P.O.S. - Never Better
4. Tanya Morgan - Brooklynati
5. Aceyalone - Aceyalone & The Lonely Ones
6. Diamond District - In the Ruff
7. k-os - Yes!
8. Finale - A Pipe Dream and a Promise
9. Blame One - Days Chasing Days
10. Grand Puba - Retroactive

I can't decide on a top 10 but Gutter Tactics by Dalek is still king.

1. Relapse
2. Slaughterhouse
3. Blackout! 2


Everything else could change depending on my mood.

I'm loving '09 so far. I actually just updated my list earlier, but here's my...

Top 10 full-length albums:

Bicasso & DJ Fresh - Rebel Musiq LP (5 stars)
Tanya Morgan - Brooklynati (5 stars)
Cyne - Water For Mars (5 stars)
Lushlife - Cassette City (4.5 stars)
Dela - Changes of Atmosphere (4.5 stars)
Tiye Phoenix - Half Woman Half Amazin' (4.5 stars)
Ayentee - Curiosity Saved The Mouse (4.25 stars)
Rise & The Avid Record Collector - Risen (4.25 stars)
B-Real - Smoke N Mirrors (4.25 stars)
Tash (Tha Alkaholiks) - Control Freek (4.25 stars)

Top 3 EP's:
Brother Ali - The Truth Is Here EP (4.75 stars)
Inverse - So True EP (4.5 stars)
Atmosphere - Leak At Will EP (4.5 stars)

The last inclusion on the full-length albums (Tash - Control Freek) was based off of one listen so far. I actually just bumped J-Ro - Rare Earth B-Boy Funk Vol. 2 after that, and I must say I'm digging Tash a bit more. Mostly because Tash is a better lyricist. Both albums are dope, but that Tash is bangin'. Check it out if you haven't Kev (SRP...Exzakt).

No order

Bro Ali- Truth Is Here
Jadakiss- The Last Kiss
UGK- 4 Life
J-Ro- Rare Earth (sorry Alan but I always liked Ro lyrically and overall more than Tash. But I will check out his cd).
B Real- Smoke and Mirrors
Enimem- Relapse
T KASH- Brains All Over The Street
dead prez- Pulse Of The People
Grand Puba- Retroactive
Fabolous- Loso's Way

Runner's up (with more listens they may move in that top 10)
Tiye P- Half Woman Half Amazin
Meth & Red- Blackout 2
Quik & Kurupt- Blaqkout

Chamber Music
Relapse
Jay Stay Paid
Born Like This
A Brand You Can Trust
Dopium
Tear Gas
The Ecstatic
Blackout 2

i still need to spin alot and im thinking this list will be 90% different come the endof september

I'll just used the same list that I used on the other favorite of 2009 so far thread, with two new inclusion- Lushlife and Slaughterhouse.

Lushlife- Cassette (4.75 stars. My favorite album so far. Really dope stuff here. Standout track- Meridian Sound part 3)

Slaughterhouse- Slaughterhouse (4.75 stars. Dope, dope album. Damn these guys came hard, excellent chemistry. Fix your ears! Standout track- Lyrical Murderes)

La Coka Nostra- A Brand You Can Trust (4.5 stars. Surprising stuff here, "The Stain" is among my favorite songs of the year)

U-God- Dopium (4.5 stars, another album that really surprised me. I never expected a U-God album to be this solid. Standout track- God Is Love featuring Ghostface Killah)

Brother Ali - The Truth Is Here EP (4.5 stars, a really solid EP here. Brother Ali has never let me down. Standout track- Palm the Joker)

Mr. Nemo- Nemomusic (4.5 stars, dopeness! Al, you check this album out yet? I’m loving this album. Standout track- I’ll Be Around featuring Sunspot Jonz)

Alchemist- Chemical Warfare (4.25 stars, damn I wish they didn’t included that Prodigy solo, that shit was terrible. Standout track- Therapy featuring Evidence, Blu, Talib Kweli and Kid Cudi)

AZ- Legendary (4.25 stars, another solid album by AZ. Standout track- Before It's All Said & Done)

G&E (Grouch & Eligh) - Say G&E! (4.25 stars. Standout track- Denial featuring Rick Rock)

The Jacka- Tear Gas (4.25 stars, big ups to SRP for this one, I’m digging it. Standout track- Callin’ My Name featuring Mistah F.A.B.)

Not in any particular order....

Joe Budden- Padded Room
Alchemist- Chemical Warfare
J Dilla- Jay Stay Paid
Marco Polo & Torae- Double Barrel
UGK- 4 Life
Eminem- Relapse
Tanya Morgan- Brooklynati
Slaughterhouse- Slaughterhouse
Grand Puba- Retroactive
Mobb Deep- The Safe Is Cracked

KJ Styles wrote:

Not in any particular order....

Joe Budden- Padded Room
Alchemist- Chemical Warfare
J Dilla- Jay Stay Paid
Marco Polo & Torae- Double Barrel
UGK- 4 Life
Eminem- Relapse
Tanya Morgan- Brooklynati
Slaughterhouse- Slaughterhouse
Grand Puba- Retroactive
Mobb Deep- The Safe Is Cracked

I finally got around to listening to Padded Room again, and I have to say its good. Beats are something different and its pretty fresh IMO.

Man... there's so much I still have to check out from my favorites...

Right now my list would probably look like:

Slaughterhouse- Slaughterhouse: 4.5 stars
UGK- UGK 4 Life: 4.5 stars
Eminem- Relapse: 4.5 stars
Jay Stay Paid- 4.5ish stars
Tanya Morgan- Brooklynatti: 4.25ish stars
Joe Budden- Escape Route: 4.25ish stars
Marco Polo & Torae- Double Barrel: 4 stars
RZA- Chamber Music: 4 stars
Red & Meth- BlackOut! 2: 4ish stars

Spot 10 could go to Jada, Diamond District, Jazz Liberatorz, Quik & Kurupt....

I still haven't heard Puba, Aceyalone, Alchemist, AZ, The Jacka, CYNE, Lushlife... or basically anything good, I guess

Shaun wrote:

Man... there's so much I still have to check out from my favorites...

Right now my list would probably look like:

Slaughterhouse- Slaughterhouse: 4.5 stars
UGK- UGK 4 Life: 4.5 stars
Eminem- Relapse: 4.5 stars
Jay Stay Paid- 4.5ish stars
Tanya Morgan- Brooklynatti: 4.25ish stars
Joe Budden- Escape Route: 4.25ish stars
Marco Polo & Torae- Double Barrel: 4 stars
RZA- Chamber Music: 4 stars
Red & Meth- BlackOut! 2: 4ish stars

Spot 10 could go to Jada, Diamond District, Jazz Liberatorz, Quik & Kurupt....

I still haven't heard Puba, Aceyalone, Alchemist, AZ, The Jacka, CYNE, Lushlife... or basically anything good, I guess

That Alchemist is a BANGER!! Go cop it. Only two skip tracks IMO.

Is Escape Route as good or better than Padded Room?

I like it better than Padded Room, but I know how much you like PR, so I'm not sure if you'd like it better. Definitely download it, though.

Also, I have the Alchemist downloaded; just haven't gotten around to listening, yet

In no particular order:

Mobb Deep-The Safe Is Cracked
Grand Puba-Retroactive
Tanya Morgan-Brooklynati
Jadakiss-The Last Kiss
Red And Meth-Blackout 2
Marco Polo&Torae-Double Barrel
Wu-Tang-Chamber Music
X-Clan-Mainstream Outlawz
Joe Budden-Padded Room
Alchemist-Chemical Warfare


I've heard a few select cuts from KRS and Buckshot "Survival Skills" and that maybe my number one for '09...that shit is bangin from what I've heard...can't wait until it drops

So far...in no order

Haystak & Oktaine-Double Jeapordy
Paleface-Feast Or Famine
Haystak-Natural II
Haystak-Came A Long Way
Bizzy Bone-Back With The Thugz
Bizzy Bone-Back With The Thugz II
Liquid Assassin-Apocolypse
La Coka Nostra-Brand You Can Trust
Alex King-Reincarnation
Jelly Roll-Hate Goes On
POS-Never Better
Tech N9ne-Sickology 101
Sick Jacken-Stray Bullets
Eminem-Relapse
Brother Ali-Truth Is Here EP
King Gordy-King Of Horrorcore 2

Those are my favorites so far...

Still haven't heard but I intend to check out

Slaughterhouse
B Real-Smoke & Mirrors
UGK 4 Life
Joe Budden
Az
T-Kash
Layzie Bone/Big Sloan
D-Sisive
The Jacka
Breez Evahflowin

Heard but not on my list:
Alchemist
Soul Assassins
Cage
Eyedea & Abilities
Twista
Liquid Assassin-Mixtape Vol 1
Liquid Assassin-Lost Chapters
Wildstyle-Natural Disaster

Rise--Present Risen
U-God--Dopium
Abstract Rude--Rejuvenation
Mark Spekt--Guilty Party
SCFB--Indinesia
BusDriver--Jhelli Beam

Theres still stuff I gotta cop like Junclassic Southside Savior

KRob86 wrote:

J-Ro- Rare Earth (sorry Alan but I always liked Ro lyrically and overall more than Tash. But I will check out his cd).

J-Ro's got a dope style too IMO, but I always thought Tash was clearly a technically better rapper. And I do like his style and rhythm more. I'd check it out though. I listened to it a second time last night and am really digging it. Plus, there's a couple of real nice collabs on there with J-Ro, and also other dope guests.

D.Powell wrote:

In no particular order:

Mobb Deep-The Safe Is Cracked
Grand Puba-Retroactive
Tanya Morgan-Brooklynati
Jadakiss-The Last Kiss
Red And Meth-Blackout 2
Marco Polo&Torae-Double Barrel
Wu-Tang-Chamber Music
X-Clan-Mainstream Outlawz
Joe Budden-Padded Room
Alchemist-Chemical Warfare


I've heard a few select cuts from KRS and Buckshot "Survival Skills" and that maybe my number one for '09...that shit is bangin from what I've heard...can't wait until it drops

Brooklynati? You too!? You're dead to me.

Steve wrote:

D.Powell wrote:

In no particular order:

Mobb Deep-The Safe Is Cracked
Grand Puba-Retroactive
Tanya Morgan-Brooklynati
Jadakiss-The Last Kiss
Red And Meth-Blackout 2
Marco Polo&Torae-Double Barrel
Wu-Tang-Chamber Music
X-Clan-Mainstream Outlawz
Joe Budden-Padded Room
Alchemist-Chemical Warfare


I've heard a few select cuts from KRS and Buckshot "Survival Skills" and that maybe my number one for '09...that shit is bangin from what I've heard...can't wait until it drops

Brooklynati? You too!? You're dead to me.

I see it's on 5 people's lists, Steve.

you and jason and kj dont count, but shon and powell disappoint me

Steve wrote:

you and jason and kj dont count, but shon and powell disappoint me

Well obviously they have it on there because it's DOPE!