Top 25 Hip Hop Songs: 2009

by Justin on December 31, 2009

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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!

NOTE: This list was compiled by myself & Thomas.

1. Jay Electronica – Exhibit C
2. CunninLynguists ft. Killer Mike & Khujo Goodie – Georgia Remix
3. Jay-Z ft. Alica Keys – Empire State of Mind
4. Cyne – Pretty Apollo
5. Raekwon – Surgical Gloves
6. Mos Def ft. Slick Rick – Auditorium
7. Lil’ Wayne, Eminem, Drake & Kanye West – Forever
8. Max Minelli – Louisiana Sky
9. Alchemist ft. Twista & Maxwell – Smile
10. Brother Ali – The Preacher
11. Clipse – Freedom
12. K-Rino – Grand Deception
13. Blitz The Ambassador – Something To Believe
14. Method Man & Redman – Ayo
15. Finale – Heat
16. Pill – Glass
17. G-Side – This Is Life
18. Raekwon ft. Jadakiss & Styles P – Broken Safety
19. Fashawn – Freedom
20. Blakroc ft. Raekwon – Stay Off The Fuckin Flowers
21. Sean Price & Buckshot – The Feeling
22. Guilty Simpson & Madlib – Coroner Music
23. Diamond District – Streets Won’t Let Me Chill
24. Dynas ft. Slick Rick – Family Jewels
25. Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah & Method Man – New Wu

Honorable Mentions:

  • Willie Isz – In The Red
  • Royce da 5’9 – Gun Harmonizing
  • J Dilla ft. Black Thought – Reality TV
  • Grip Plyaz – Fuck Dat Hipster Shit
  • O.C. & A.G. – Oasis
  • UGK – Everybody Wanna Ball
  • Finale ft. Invincible – Waiting Game
  • Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Rock
  • Sha Stimuli – My Soul
  • CunninLynguists ft. Slug – Don’t Leave (When Winter Comes)
  • Skyzoo – Dear Whoever
  • Sean Price – Figure Four
  • Rakim – Holy Are You
  • Elzhi – The Crowd
  • Souls of Mischief – Proper Aim
  • Lyrikill – I’m That Dude
  • Focus ft. Phonte, Royce da 5’9 & Stat Quo – Homage to Premier
  • Drake & Lil’ Wayne – My Darlin’
  • Zion I ft. Brother Ali – Caged Bird Part 1

Related posts:

  1. Top 10 Hip Hop Albums: 2009
  2. Top 10 Most Sampled Songs in Hip Hop
  3. Top 100 Hip Hop Songs in History
  4. Top 25 Hip Hop Songs of 2008
  5. Top 10 Emcees: 2009

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  • http://www.myspace.com/psymunsays Psymun

    this list is very good

  • http://rareandclassichiphopsingles.blogspot.com Decapitatah

    I love Exhibit C but it should be number 1 IMO. It would definitely be top 10 tho.

  • http://da-what.com Ben

    props on making this list, i dont even know how to start with something like this. my personal fav Finale joint is “Jumper Cables” and Fashawn’s “Ecology” but im feelin this list.
    any chance yall can link up a .zip file or something? just a thought…

  • Thomas

    I had 60 songs on my original solo list, but to keep it at 25 Justin and I combined the best of our list.

    Jay Electronica is and should be number one. Dope, dope, dope, dope song.

  • timm2014

    Where’s Sean Deez on all of this?! Doesn’t he contribute here anymore?

  • http://hiphopblog.com dsfgfds

    I love Exhibit C but it should be number 1 IMO. It would definitely be top 10 tho

  • http://rareandclassichiphopsingles.blogspot.com Decapitatah

    lmao i didnt even realize lol. i meant it shouldn’t be no. 1 lol

  • GambinoAffiliate

    Overall I agree with this list but…

    1. I disagree with some of the Raekwon joints on this list. “Surgical Gloves” is a hot song, but IMO “House of Flying Daggers” was the best track on the album. That Dilla beat was tailor-made to sound like a wu banger. “Broken Safety” is also hot, but Styles’ verse was lackluster (surprising because he is usually on top of his game) and threw off the song IMO. Also… “Catalina” wasn’t included on the list??????

    2. No “Double Barrel”? The intensity on that track was ridiculous

    3. No “So Damn Down”? Tanya Morgan’s “Brooklynati” was one of the best hip hop releases of ’09 and this was this was a great single off that album (the video was also great).

    4. No Slaughterhouse… at all? “Microphone” was lyrically the most impressive thing I’ve heard all year

  • Thomas

    Justin and I merged our list together. Tanya Morgan’s Plan B was my pick from them. I think I had Mircophone or Sound Off from SH and I think I had Double Barrel…I’ll have to check my list.

  • Thomas

    Bishop Lamont feat. Xzibit – Hallelujah
    Mos Def feat. Talib Kweli – History
    Jay-Z – D.O.A.
    50 Cent – Death to My Enemies
    J. Cole – Lights Please
    Wu-Tang Clan feat. Sean Price & Cormega – Radiant Jewelz
    Wale feat. Gucci Mane – Pretty Girls
    Jay-Z feat. Kid Cudi – Already Home
    Buckshot & KRS-One feat. Immortal Techinque
    Kam Moye feat. Phonte – Hello Karma
    Don Notz feat. Ali Vegas & Torae – Lost
    Rick Ross – Mafia Music
    Slaughterhouse – Microphone
    Cormega – Journey
    Fashawn – Ecology
    O.C. & A.G. – Keep It Going
    Kid Cudi – Solo Dolo (Nightmares)
    DOOM – Gazzillion Ear
    Raekwon feat. Cappadonna & Ghostface Killah – 10 Bricks
    Marco Polo & Torae feat. DJ Revolution – Double barrel
    M.O.P. feat. Rell – What I Wanna Be
    Freddie Gibbs – The Wrong One
    Beanie Sigel – The Ghetto
    Ghostface Killah – Forever
    Nobody Famous – King
    MaG & G.C. – Dopeman
    Tonya Morgan – Plan B
    DJ Spinna feat. Torae – Lyrics is Back
    Busta Rhymes feat. Jamie Foxx, Mary J Blige, John Legend & Common – Decision
    CunninLynguists feat. Sean Price – Streets
    L.E.G.A.C.Y. feat. Phonte, Chaundon & Sean Price – TKO
    Skyzoo – Beatiful Decay
    Eminem – 3am
    Drake – Successful
    Royce Da 5’9″ – Street Hop 2010
    Phat Kat – F.A.N.S.
    Random Axe – Monster Babies

    There were many more.

  • skeme

    here is a list of a few more DOPE songs from 2009
    DJ MUGGS feat. SELF SCIENTIFIC “good evening los angeles”
    CHINO XL “nahh”
    DJ HONDA feat. MOS DEF “magnetic arts”
    MAG & GC “rich and famous”
    PUGS ATOMZ & RASHID HADEE “back again”
    APATHY feat. PHONTE “true love”
    SICK JACKEN feat. TOOMER, 2 MEX & B-REAL “death or retirement”
    SLAUGHTERHOUSE “cut you loose”
    BROTHER ALI, TOKI WRIGHT & EVIDENCE “the freshest kids”
    FRESH DAILY “untucked nunchucks”
    RAS KASS “amazing”
    DJ JS-ONE feat. OC & PHAROAHE MONCH “ridiculous”
    BIG SPROXX feat. TONA, THEOLOGY 3, IGNAY, FRANKI PAYNE, JD ERA & ADAM BOMB “groundwork”
    SOULSTICE & SBE feat. KEV BROWN “birds eye view”
    JR & PH7 feat. ODDISEE “fast lane”
    BIG TONE feat. BLU “a song called triumph”
    ROYCE DA 5’9″ “gimme money” (original version)
    MICKEY FACTZ “here i am”
    NOTES TO SELF feat. EVIDENCE “nobody”
    SKYZOO “under pressure”
    STAHHR, SA-ROC, BOOG BROWN & KHALILAH ALI “breakdown” (remix)
    REFLECTION ETERNAL feat. JAY ELECTRONICA, J COLE & MOS DEF “just began”
    EMILIO ROJAS “sympathy for the devil”
    RECORDKINGZ feat. GUILTY SIMPSON “hip hop throwback”
    im sure there is more dope songs that came out this year

  • skeme

    PROPS..justin & thomas

  • Jigsaw

    This list is on point, personally Sketch’s “Your Mamma Used to Say” has been hitting me in that spot. That Carly Simon sample and lead in at the beginning is classic…

  • OHini Jonez

    man… I got an addition

    ANYTHING FROM THE PLEXIGLASS FOUNDATION… you know I put on for the fam, may have been unheard by alot but if they haven’t they should… check out Cyclops and my folk Tokyo Cigar on the tracks…

    peace

  • http://www.casejones.com Case Jones

    pretty good list

  • Ben

    1. Can’t believe NOBODY included Masta Ace & EdO.G.’s “Lil Young” in their lists… Song is a banger!
    2. Clipse “Kinda Like A Big Deal” anyone? Kanye’s verse was sick!

  • Thomas

    I fux with Kinda Like a Big Deal……however it is 3 steps below “Freedom” and “Footsteps.”

  • Victor

    Brave attempt to try and reduce it to 25 tracks. It just shows how ill this year was, i definitely couldn’t distill my fav tracks from this year into a top 25 and i have still got a lot of music to catch up on. I think everyone had different favourites on cuban linx 2, nothing got my head boppin like “10 bricks” for me. Oh and pyrex vision was flawless for its brevity and its execution.

  • Victor

    Oh and btw did exhibit A drop this year as well cos imo it is defo AS good as exhibit c. Cant stop listening to either. Oh and that Bishop Lamont joint got me re-interested in Dr dre production!

  • Carles

    Wiz Khalifa’s ‘Who I Am’ as well…jej

  • NickSalv

    i think you guys should do a Top Beats list for ’09…

    Surgical Gloves was BANANAS. just for the beat alone! crazy street wordplay too though by the Chef..

  • Greg Smith / Brooklyn USA

    Exhibit C … no-brainer #1. Everything else can be up for debate …

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  • http://www.bf3ars.blogspot.com bfears

    no charles hamilton? #fail

  • True

    pretty good list, didn’t expect to see any dead pez but Holy are You and Death of Autotune should have been on there. do female mcs even exist anymore though?

  • mblu713

    K-rino – Grand Deception is the song to listen to, is a song whit a message to the world. LiSTEN! to K-rino People every single verse hes put out is freaking genius. Hes nearly 50 years old so you know i aint bullshitting abot how good this guy is, im not diK ridin’, he the TRUTH

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