December 2009

DJ Grain: The Past Decade As I See It

by DJ Grain December 31, 2009 Misc

As this 1st decade of the 2000′s comes to a close hip hop has experienced many things and has taken on many different faces and the following things stand out to me: Check for the rest of the article after the jump

Bekay: 2009 In Review

by Kevin December 31, 2009 Singles

2010 here we come!! As today marks the last day of 2009, Bekay continues his annual tradition of recapping the highs and lows of another year gone by in his annual ‘Year In Review’. Hit the jump to download and check out how Bekay breaks down our wacky world of news, entertainmnet, sports & politics [...]

Top 25 Hip Hop Songs: 2009

by Justin December 31, 2009 Lists

It was very tough to narrow these down but here we have the top 25 songs of 2009. The one thing we definitely agreed on – Jay Electronica’s “Exhibit C” is #1. We have a wide range of artists making the list here so check out our picks and let us know what you think! [...]

Reflection Eternal: The RE:Union [Mixed by Statik Selektah]

by Kevin December 31, 2009 Hot Download

Here it is… the official Reflection Eternal mixtape, hosted and mixed by Statik Selektah! Courtesy of Showoffhiphop.com & Yearoftheblacksmith.com. The Refection Eternal Album, Revolutions Per Minute, Coming Soon. Nuff said!

Top 10 Hip Hop Albums: 2009

by Kevin December 31, 2009 Lists

Kevin: This list was sort of tough for me as most of the music I listened to this year were actually free releases. Because we have a separate list for those, I didn’t want to include any here. Then we also have a separate list for smaller releases, so this list is more or less [...]

Top 10 Most Disappointing Albums: 2009

by Thomas December 31, 2009 Lists

Kevin: There may be a lot of albums Justin, Thomas and myself disagree on, but one that we do agree with is that Rakim had the most disappointing album of 2009. Rounding out the rest of my Top 10 were albums that I was eagerly awaiting but ended up being very disappointing at the end [...]

Top 10 Posse Cuts: 2009

by Justin December 31, 2009 Lists

2009′s Top 10 Posse Cuts is clearly dominated by Raekwon and with OB4CL2 full of them, that’s no surprise. Sean Price also makes a major presence with 3 songs he is featured on included in the list. Alchemist & L.E.G.A.C.Y.‘s posse tracks were the shining moments on both their albums and each lands in the [...]

Top 10 Emcees: 2009

by Thomas December 31, 2009 Lists

Thomas: Joell Ortiz has ripped every song he has been featurned on this year. From his guest spots, freestyles, Slaughterhouse group album, to his own mixtapes; he hasn’t dropped a wack verse yet this year. If you don’t believe me peep: “Sound Off” and “Crime Wave Freestyle.” Sean Price, Sha Stimuli, Raekwon, and Fashawn all [...]

Top 10 Producers: 2009

by Thomas December 31, 2009 Lists

Kevin: This is a list that I hold near and dear to my heart. It was a close call between Exile and Oddisee for me. Oddisee was obviously one of the hardest working producers this year with his own solo album, his work as Diamond District, and his numerous instrumental EPs. Exile on the other [...]

Top 10 Comebacks: 2009

by Justin December 31, 2009 Lists

2009 brought a lot of successful comebacks to the hip hop game. This year gave us the reemergence of Mos Def & Souls Of Mischief as well as the return of southern mainstays like B.G., Big Mike & Trick Daddy. Slick Rick made it known he’s still got it with show stealing verses on The Ecstatic & Dynas’ The [...]

Top 10 EPs: 2009

by Kevin December 31, 2009 Lists

Kevin: Most of these EPs just left me wanting for a full length album… the music was that good. For me, Statik Selektah gets the top spot for coming through after his full length album, 100 Proof, got delayed til next year. If this is just the Pre Game, I can’t wait to hear what [...]

Top 10 Free Albums: 2009

by Kevin December 31, 2009 Lists

Kevin: If anything killed the music industry in 2009, it was the free album. I mean, why pay for mediocre music, when there is an abundance of quality music available legally for free? Every single album on my list, I would personally pay the artist money for it. Justin: 09 was the year of the free [...]

Top 10 Smaller/Slept On Releases: 2009

by Kevin December 31, 2009 Lists

Kevin: Every album in my Top 10 deserves the number one spot, as they all stayed in constant rotation all year long; most more than other major releases. Justin: New Orleans emcee Lyrikill made the best album you didn’t hear. Al Great teamed with Heist for a prized release that went under the radar. Longtime [...]

Top 10 New/Breakthrough Artists: 2009

by Justin December 31, 2009 Lists

A string of new artists emerged this year led by the success of Fashawn. Arriving on people’s radar last year with guest appearances & mixtapes, Fashawn teamed with producer Exile for his debut & one of the best albums of the year - Boy Meets World. Baltimore’s Al Great may not have been well known but [...]

Top 10 Mixtapes: 2009

by Thomas December 31, 2009 Lists

Kevin: Though the term “mixtape” is still used, the actual product behind it has actually changed so much through the years. A lot of mixtapes these days consist of new music and are often unmixed. A lot of hard work goes into today’s mixtapes and some artists spend just as much money on them as [...]

2009: Let’s Say Goodbye

by Kevin December 31, 2009 Lists

As 2009 comes to a close, let’s take a look back and pay our respects to all the great music that we’ve been blessed with. Throughout the course of today, we will be presenting you with our 2009 year end lists. I know a lot of you have been waiting for these and we have [...]

Nas: It Was Remixed

by J. Rizzle December 31, 2009 Thursday Throwback

The folks at SteadyBloggin’ compiled this compilation of some of the illest Nas remixes. What a way to close out 2009 it was a great year. We would like to say Thank You to all of you that have supported the site and in 2010 the fun is about to begin. Hit the jump and [...]

Common Unreleased

by J. Rizzle December 31, 2009 Thursday Throwback

We come to the end of the year and it’s Throwback Thursday and today we gonna hit you off with some unreleased Common joints compiled by the homies over at quality time website. Hit it at the jump and enjoy!!! We know some of these have been released just in case someone says “this is [...]

Aime: Cigar Music (Remix)

by Justin December 30, 2009 Singles

Aime is back with a new track “Cigar Music Remix” to close out 2009. Aime is also prepping his new EP When It’s Cold Outside to release in early 2010. Make sure you download his Class Act mixtape if you’ve been sleeping.

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