en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices mhunke's Last.fm Journal http://www.last.fm/user/mhunke/journal The Last.fm journal for mhunke. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. | 2010 | http://www.last.fm/user/mhunke/journal/2010/02/27/3g8e34_%7C_2010_%7C Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:16:37 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/mhunke/journal/2010/02/27/3g8e34_%7C_2010_%7C ---------------------------------------------------------------

Albums

#1: Kidz In The Hall - Land Of Make Believe Hip-Hop
#2: Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot The Son of Chico Dusty Southern Rap
#3: Statik Selektah - 100 Proof (The Hangover) Hip-Hop
#4: Lil' Wayne - ReBIRTH Hip-Hop / Rock
#5: B.o.B - The Adventures of Bobby Ray Hip-Hop / R&B / Alternative Rock
#6: Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid Alternative R&B
#7: Freeway & Jake One - The Stimulus Package Hip-Hop
#8: Nappy Roots - The Pursuit of Nappyness Southern Rap
#9: Raheem DeVaughn - The Love & War MasterPeace R&B
#10: Drake - Thank Me Later Hip-Hop / R&B
#11: Usher - Raymond v. Raymond R&B
#12: Travie McCoy - Lazarus Pop / Rock / R&B
#13: The Roots - How I Got Over Hip-Hop
#14: Shawn Chrystopher - The Audition Hip-Hop
#15: Damien Marley & Nasir Jones - Distant Relatives Rap/Reggae
#16: The-Dream - Love King R&B
#17: M-Phazes - Good Gracious Hip-Hop
#18: Omarion - Ollusion R&B
#19: Little Brother - LeftBack Hip-Hop
#20: Reflection Eternal - Revolutions Per Minute Hip-Hop
#21: Eminem - Recovery Hip-Hop
#22: Rick Ross - Teflon Don Southern Rap
#23: DJ Khaled - Victory Southern Rap / R&B
#24: Collective Efforts - Freezing World Hip-Hop
#25: Curren$y - Pilot Talk Hip-Hop
#26: Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx - The eXXecution Hip-Hop
#27: Bun B - Trill O.G. Southern Rap
#28: Styles P - The Green Ghost Project Hip-Hop
#29: Kevin Rudolf - To The Sky Rock / Pop / Hip-Hop
#30: Lil' Wayne - Rebirth (Deluxe Disc) Hip-Hop / Rock


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Mixtapes

#1: B.o.B - May 25th Hip-Hop
#2: Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik Southern Rap
#3: Reks - In Between The Lines Hip-Hop
#4: Celeb Forever - The Situation Room Hip-Hop / R&B
#5: K-Young - Better Than Yo Album Hip-Hop / R&B
#6: Wiz Khalifa - Kush & Orange Juice Hip-Hop
#7: k-os - The Anchorman Mixtape Hip-Hop
#8: Joell Ortiz & Novel - Defying The Predictable Hip-Hop / R&B
#9: DJ K.O. - Living Out A State of Mind Vol. 6 Hip-Hop
#10: Esso - The Anti-Socialite Hip-Hop
#11: Kali - The Coast Hip-Hop
#12: X.O. - 1.1.10 Hip-Hop
#13: Young Chris - The Network 2 Hip-Hop
#14: The Knux - Fuck You EP Hip-Hop / Electronic / Rock
#15: Donnis - Fashionably Late Hip-Hop
#16: Bun B - No Mixtape Southern Rap
#17: J. Cardim - Dice Music Group: The IN Crowd Hip-Hop
#18: Shanell - Shut Up & Listen R&B / Hip-Hop
#19: JD Era - Th1rt3en Hip-Hop
#20: Curren$y - Smokee Robinson Hip-Hop


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Songs

#1: Usher - Lil' Freak (feat. Nicki Minaj)
#2: Freeway & Jake One - Sho' Nuff Ft. Bun B
#3: Lil' Wayne - One Way Trip (Feat. Kevin Rudolf)
#4: Kidz In The Hall - Fresh Academy feat. Chip Tha Ripper & Donnis
#5: Lupe Fiasco - I'm Beaming
#6: Raheem DeVaughn - Bulletproof feat. Ludacris
#7: Stat Quo - Success (Back To U)
#8: B.o.B - Nothing On You feat. Bruno Mars
#9: Statik Selektah - Fake Love (Yes Men) feat. Reks, Termanology & Kali
#10: Kidz In The Hall - Jukebox feat. MC Lyte
#11: Statik Selektah - So Close, So Far Feat. Bun B, Colin Munroe & Wale
#12: Kidz In The Hall - Take Over the World feat. Just Blaze & Colin Munroe
#13: Lil' Wayne - Drop The World (Feat. Eminem)
#14: Nappy Roots - Ride
#15: B.o.B - Bet I feat. Playboy Tre
#16: Wiz Khalifa - Mezmorized
#17: The Roots - The Fire (Remix) (Feat. B.o.B & John Legend)
#18: Kidz In The Hall - Simple Life feat. Amanda Diva
#19: SUNNI ALI BER - Grammy Melody
#20: The Roots - Right On (feat. Joanna Newsome & STS)
#19: K-Young - Curious
#20: Styles P - Shadows


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Last Updated: August 28, 2010]]> | Favorite Albums of 2009 | http://www.last.fm/user/mhunke/journal/2009/12/31/3at077_%7C_favorite_albums_of_2009_%7C Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:27:22 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/mhunke/journal/2009/12/31/3at077_%7C_favorite_albums_of_2009_%7C ---------------------------------------------------------------

This year, and decade, is finally over and it has been a great one, especially for hip-hop. Because I find it impossible to make a definitive ranking of these albums, I created a point system to determine rank, based on two stats: (1) total # of plays, and (2) average # plays per track (# of plays / # of tracks). I ranked every album based on these two stats and assigned points based on ranking in each category, added them together and ranked them based on their final score.

ie:
Chris Cornell Scream ranked 1st in plays (262) and 4th in average plays (14.56). Therefore, the formula used to calculate points for this album was (101-2) + (101-4) = 196.

This isn't a list of the best albums, but of my favorite albums. The ranking is sorted by plays and moderated by the # of tracks in each album. This compensates for greater # of plays for albums with more tracks (ie: B.o.B vs Bobby Ray [22], Mixtape Messiah 7 [26], etc.). So, here they are...


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#1: Chris Cornell - Scream (197)
#2: Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon: The End Of Day (196)
#3: Saigon & Statik Selektah - All In A Day's Work (195)
Spit | The Rules | My Crew | So Cruel | Lose Her
#4: B.o.B & Bobby Ray - B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray (192)
Hip-Hop / R&B / Rock / Reggae Mixtape
#5:
Wale - Attention Deficit (190)

Hip-Hop Album
Mirrors feat. Bun B | Prescription | Shades feat. Chrisette Michelle | Diary feat. Marsha Ambrosius | 90210


#6:
k-os - Yes! (189)

Hip-Hop Album
Zambony | 4 3 2 1 | The Aviator | Uptown Girl | I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman


#7:
Curren$y - This Ain't No Mixtape (188)

Hip-Hop Album
Sail On (Ft. Young Chris) | Elevator Musik | On My Plane (Ft. Deelow) | Blown away (ft. Jean Lephare & Deelow) | Galaxy (Ft. Whodinsky & Jean Lephare)


#8:
XV - Everybody's Nobody (185)

Hip-Hop Mixtape
In Due Time | Come Back Down | Blinded ft. Harlems Cash, Used To ft. Ne-Yo | Undeniable


#9:
J. Cole - The Warm Up (184)

Hip-Hop Mixtape
Lights Please | Grown Simba | Knock Knock | Dreams ft. Brandon Hines


#10:
Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap (178)

Southern Rap Album
All I Really Want (feat. The-Dream) | Maybach Music 2 (Feat. Kanye West, T-Pain, & Lil' Wayne) | Yacht Club (Feat. Magazeen) | Magnificent (feat. John Legend) | Usual Suspects (Feat. Nas)


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#11:
Drake - So Far Gone (177)

Hip-Hop / R&B Mixtape
November 18th | Best I Ever Had | Successful (feat. Trey Songz & Lil' Wayne) | Uptown (feat. Bun B & Lil' Wayne) | A Night Off (feat. Lloyd)


#12:
Pleasure P - The Introduction of Marcus Cooper (172)

R&B Album
I'm A Beast Ft. Yung Joc | Fire Lovin | Gotta Have You | Boyfriend #2


#13:
The-Dream - Love vs. Money (172)
R&B Album

Rockin That Shit | Mr. Yeah | Love Vs Money | Walkin On The Moon (Feat. Kanye West)


#14:
Slim Thug - Boss Of All Bosses (171)

Southern Rap Album
I Run feat. YelaWolf | My Bitch | Hard feat. J-Dawg & Scarface | Top Drop Feat. Paul Wall


#15:
UGK - 4 Life (168)

Southern Rap Album
Everybody Wanna Ball | The Pimp and The Bun (feat. Ron Isley) | Swishas And Erb (Feat. Sleepy Brown) | Feelin' You | Da Game Been Good To Me


#16:
Mr Hudson - Straight No Chaser (167)

R&B Album
Everything Is Broken (feat. Kid Cudi) | Time | Straight No Chaser | Learning to Live | Supernova (feat. Kanye West)


#17:
Tanya Morgan - Brooklynati (161)

Hip-Hop Album
So Damn Down | She's Gone AKA Without You ft. Phonte & Brittany Bosco | We're Fly ft. Kay & Chop


#18:
Creed - Full Circle (160)

Rock Album
Full Circle | Bread Of Shame | Overcome


#19:
Curren$y - The Jet Files (157)

Hip-Hop Album
Perfect Time | Tokyo Drift | Smoke N Maintain (In and Out) | I'm Just Dope


#20:
Snoop Dogg - Malice n Wonderland (157)

Hip-Hop Album
Gangsta Luv feat. The-Dream | Pimpin Ain't EZ feat. R Kelly | Luv Drunk feat. The-Dream | Special feat. Brandy & Pharrell


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#21:
Ghostface - Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City (154)

R&B / Hip-Hop Album
Paragraphes Of Love feat. Vaughn Anthony And Estelle | She's A Killah feat. Ron Browz (Bonus) | Goner feat. Lloyd | Let's Stop Playin' feat. John Legend | Do Over feat. Raheem DeVaughn


#22:
JR and PH7 - the standard (152)

Hip-Hop Album
Top Rank (feat. Guilty Simpson & Black Milk) | Fast Lane Speedin' (feat. Oddisee) | Best Flow (feat. Pumpkinhead) | I Don't Know Why (feat. Oddisee)


#23:
Shawn Chrystopher - A City With No Seasons (1526)

Hip-Hop Mixtape
On Stage | You're Beautiful at Night | Lose Your Mind | Believer


#24:
Reks - MORE GREY HAIRS (151)

Hip-Hop Album
Goodnight and Goodluck (Produced By Demo) | Bitter (Produced By The Soul Searchers) | Dear Winter (Produced By Timeless)


#25:
Joe Budden - Padded Room (147)

Hip-Hop Album
Don't Make Me (Produced By Blastah Beats) | The Future Ft. The Game (Produced By Fyu-Chur) | Now I Lay (Produced By Blastah Beats) | Exxxes (Produced By The Klasix)


#26:
Fabolous - Loso's Way (146)

Hip-Hop Album
Imma Do It (Feat. Kobe) | Everything, Everyday, Everywhere (Feat. Keri Hilson) | Last Time (Gotta Go) | Makin' Love (Feat. Ne-Yo)


#27:
Ryan Leslie - Ryan Leslie (146)

R&B Album
Addiction (feat. Keri Hilson & Fabolous) | Out Of The Blue | Shouldn't Have To Wait


#28:
Nipsey Hussle - Bullets Ain't Got No Name Vol. 3 (145)

Hip-Hop Mixtape
The Best Rapper | We Gangbangin (Feat. Coby Supreme, Jay Rock & Glasses Malone) | The Hu$$le Way | Rap Music (Feat. June Summers) | Rich Roll (Feat. Taslema)


#29:
Paul Wall - Fast Life (144)

Southern Rap Album
One Hundred Ft. Z-Ro And Yung Redd | Look At Me Now Ft. Yung Chill | I Grind Ft. Marty James Of One Block Radius


#30:
Rock City - PTFAO The Album (141)

Hip-Hop / R&B / Dancehall Mixtape
Rep V.I. | Can I Get On | In And Out of Traffic | I Know


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#31:
Royce Da 5'9" - Street Hop (133)

Hip-Hop Album
Soldier feat. Kid Vishis | Gun Harmonizing feat. Crooked I | Thing For Your Girlfriend Feat. Kay Young | Shake This | Hood Love feat. Bun B & Joell Ortiz


#32:
Asher Roth - Asleep In The Bread Aisle (131)

Hip-Hop Album
As I Em (Ft. Chester French) | La Di Da | His Dream | Perfectionist (Ft. Beanie Sigel & Rock City)

#33:
Kevin Cossom - Hook Vs Bridge (131)

R&B Album
Relax (Feat. Snoop Dogg) | She Got A Boyfriend | I Dare You (Feat. Rick Ross & Lil' Jon) | Late Night


#34:
Emilio Rojas - Recession Proof (126)

Hip-Hop Mixtape
Way She Moves feat. Stat Quo, Marvin Priest (Prod. M-Phazes) | Keys To The City (Prod. Midnite) | Murder feat. Donny Goines, Mela Machinko (Prod. Illmind) | 10 Player Commandments (Prod. Reality)


#35:
J. Holiday - Round 2 (126)

R&B Album
Lights Go Out | Wrong Lover (Featuring Rick Ross) | Sing 2 U


#36:
Donnis - Diary of an ATL Brave (125)

Hip-Hop Mixtape
Here_To_Stay | Gone | Sexytime


#37:
CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Volume Two (124)

Hip-Hop Album
To Be For Real | Close Your Eyes (Feat. Grieves, Geologic & Macklemore) | The W.W.K.Y.A. Tour (Substantial Feat. Efamm) (Remix)


#38:
Flo-Rida - R.O.O.T.S (124)

Hip-Hop / Pop Album
Shone Ft. Pleasure P | Never | Available Ft. Akon & will.i.am


#39:
Chester French - Love The Future (120)

Rock / Pop Album
Not Over You | C'mon (On My Own) | Bebe Buell | She Loves Everybody


#40:
Colin Munroe - Colin Munroe is the Unsung Hero (118)

R&B / Hip-Hop Album
Break Off (feat. Saukrates & Black Milk) | Piano Lessons (feat. Joell Ortiz) | Cannon Ball (feat. Drake) | What The Young Man Says (feat. Izza Kizza & MIMS)


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#41:
Timbaland - Shock Value II (118)

R&B / Pop Album
Carry Out (Featuring Justin Timberlake) | Tommorow In The Bottle (featuring Chad Kroeger & Sebastian) | Timothy Where You Been (Featuring Jet) | Ease Off the Liquor (featuring SoShy)


#42:
G-Side - Huntsville International (117)

Southern Rap Album
Huntsville International ft. Sound of Silence | Paradise | So Wonderful ft. Chrystal Carr, G-Mane & SupaKing


#43:
Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse (117)

Hip-Hop Album
Cut You Loose (Produced By Mr. Porter) | Sound Off (Produced By STREETRUNNER) | Pray (It's A Shame) (Produced By RealSon) | Rain Drops Ft. Novel (Produced By Filthy Rockwell)


#44:
DJ Drama - Gangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2) (116)

Southern Rap Album
Day Dreaming (Featuring Akon, Snoop Dogg And T.I) | Stripper Love (Featuring The-Dream, La Darkman And Too Short) | Pimpin' Ain't Easy (Featuring La Darkman, Bun B, Styles P And Jovan Dais)


#45:
Fashawn - Boy Meets World (114)

Hip-Hop Album
The Ecology | Freedom | Hey Young World Ft. Aloe Blacc & Devoya | Father


#46:
Three Days Grace - Life Starts Now (114)

Rock Album
Break | Someone Who Cares


#47:
Wale - Back to the Feature (113)

Hip-Hop Mixtape
Rhyme N Reason (feat. Tre) | Night Life (feat. Young Chris & Tre) | Warwick Avenue (Feat. Duffy) | Pot of Gold (Feat. Daniel Merriweather)


#48:
Emilio Rojas - The Natural (106)

Hip-Hop Mixtape
Only Just Begun feat. Day (prod. by Boi-1da) | | Breaking Me Down feat. Mateo (prod. by M-Phazes) | Tic Toc feat. DVS (prod. by M-Phazes)


#49:
Oddisee - Mental Liberation (104)

Hip-Hop Album
Q & A (Feat. Kenn Starr) | Hip Hop's Cool Again | Endure Remix (Feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow, MED & Rapper Pooh)


#50:
Silversun Pickups - Swoon (104)

Rock Album
Panic Switch | The Royal We | Growing Old Is Getting Old


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#51:
Warren G - The G Files (104)

Hip-Hop Album

#52:
Mike Jones - The Voice (101)

Southern Rap Album

#53:
Ryan Leslie - Transition (100)

R&B Album

#54:
Lacuna Coil - Shallow Life (99)

Rock Album

#55:
Jet - Shaka Rock (97)

Rock Album

#56:
Keelay and Zaire - Ridin High (95)

Hip-Hop/R&B Album

#57:
Maxwell - BLACKsummers'night (93)

R&B Album

#58:
The Grouch & Eligh - Say G&E! (89)

Hip-Hop Album

#59:
Termanology - Time Machine: Hood Politics VI (83)

Hip-Hop Album

#60:
Brother Ali - Us (81)

Hip-hop Album

#61:
Kam Moye - Splitting Image (79)

Hip-Hop Album

#62:
Chamillionaire - Mixtape Messiah 7 (77)

Southern Rap Mixtape

#63:
Platinum Pied Pipers - Abundance (76)

R&B / Soul Album

#64:
K'NAAN - Troubadour (73)

Hip-Hop Album

#65:
Donny Goines - The Breakfast Club (69)

Hip-Hop Mixtape

#66:
DJ Quik & Kurupt - BlaQKout (66)

Hip-Hop Album

#67:
Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3 (66)

Hip-Hop Album

#68:
Rhymefest - The Manual (66

Hip-Hop Mixtape

#69:
Joe Budden - Escape Route (65)

Hip-Hop Album

#70:
Charles Hamilton - My Brain Is Alive (63)

Hip-Hop Mixtape

#71:
Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue (62)

Rock Album

#72:
Smile Empty Soul - Consciousness (60)

Rock Album

#73:
Zion I - The Take Over (60)

Hip-Hop Album

#74:
Wiz Khalifa - Burn After Rolling (57)

Hip-Hop Mixtape

#75:
Juvenile - Cocky And Confident (52)

Southern Rap Album


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#76:
Skyzoo - The Salvation (48) Hip-Hop Album
#77:
Freddie Gibbs - midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik (47) Hip-Hop Mixtape
#78:
Marco Polo & Torae - Double Barrel (47) Hip-Hop Album
#79:
Sick Puppies - Tri-polar (46) Rock Album
#80:
Rakim - The Seventh Seal (43)Hip-Hop Album
#81:
Maino - If Tomorrow Comes (42)Hip-Hop Album
#82:
Big Sean - UKNOWBIGSEAN (38)Hip-Hop Mixtape
#83:
Esso - Off The Wall (37) Hip-Hop Mixtape
#84:
Muse - The Resistance (37)Indie Rock Album
#85:
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (36) Indie Rock Album
#86:
R.O.M.E. - My Demo (35) Hip-Hop Mixtape
#87:
Z-Ro - Cocaine (33) Southern Rap Mixtape
#88:
Breaking Benjamin - Dear Agony (29) Rock Album
#89:
Saigon - Warning Shots 2 (26) Hip-Hop Mixtape
#90:
Tech N9ne - Sickology 101 (26) Hip-Hop Album
#91:
Blue Scholars - OOF! EP (22) Hip-Hop Album
#92:
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II (22) Hip-Hop Album
#93:
J.J. Brown - Connect The Dots (21) Hip-Hop Album
#94:
DJ Mitsu The Beats - A word to the wise (19) Hip-Hop / R&B Album
#95:
Mike Posner & The Brain Trust - A Matter of Time (19) R&B / Hip-Hop Mixtape
#96:
Serani - No Games (19) Dancehall / R&B / Hip-Hop Album
#97:
Statik Selektah - The Pre-Game EP (16) Hip-hop Album
#98:
La Coka Nostra - A Brand You Can Trust (16) Hip-Hop Album
#99:
Novel - Suspended Animation (16) R&B Mixtape
#100:
Trey Songz - Anticipation (9)R&B Mixtape


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There are many great albums that didn't make this list due to the sheer quantity of quality albums and mixtapes put out this year, but don't hesitate to recommend any album that you think should be on this list.

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updated: 1/16/2010]]> -= Best of 2009 (So Far) =- http://www.last.fm/user/mhunke/journal/2009/05/28/2ranfa_-%3D_best_of_2009_%28so_far%29_%3D- Thu, 28 May 2009 21:33:26 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/mhunke/journal/2009/05/28/2ranfa_-%3D_best_of_2009_%28so_far%29_%3D- It's already 3/4 through '09, and here are my favorites so far, sorted by play count, with my # of plays in parenthesis:

Albums:


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#1 - B.o.B & Bobby Ray - B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray (252)


#2 - Chris Cornell - Scream (251)


#3 - J. Cole - The Warm Up (230)


#4 - Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon: The End Of Day (209)


#5 - Wale - Attention Deficit (198)


#6 - XV - Everybody's Nobody (191)


#7 - Curren$y - This Ain't No Mixtape (182)


#8 - Drake - So Far Gone (180)


#9 - Saigon & Statik Selektah - All In A Day's Work (178)


#10 - k-os - Yes! (174)



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Fabolous - Loso's Way (169)


The-Dream - Love vs. Money (166)


Nipsey Hussle - Bullets Ain't Got No Name Vol. 3 (160)


UGK - 4 Life (160)


Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap (155)


Rock City - PTFAO The Album (155)


JR and PH7 - the standard (151)


Wale - Back to the Feature (146)


Slim Thug - Boss Of All Bosses (140)


Mr Hudson - Straight No Chaser (137)



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Tanya Morgan - Brooklynati (137)


Ghostface - Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City (135)


Reks - MORE GREY HAIRS (132)


Paul Wall - Fast Life (127)


Chamillionaire - Mixtape Messiah 7 (123)


Joe Budden - Padded Room (123)


Ryan Leslie - Ryan Leslie (123)


Pleasure P - The Introduction of Marcus Cooper (122)


Royce Da 5'9" - Street Hop (122)


Asher Roth - Asleep In The Bread Aisle (119)



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Curren$y - The Jet Files (118)


Mike Jones - The Voice (118)


J. Holiday - Round 2 (116)


CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Volume Two (115)


Flo-Rida - R.O.O.T.S (115)


Chester French - Love The Future (114)


Emilio Rojas - Recession Proof (114)


Kevin Cossom - Hook Vs Bridge (114)


Snoop Dogg - Malice n Wonderland (114)


Colin Munroe - Colin Munroe is the Unsung Hero (113)



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DJ Drama - Gangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2) (112)


Keelay and Zaire - Ridin High (111)


Termanology - Time Machine: Hood Politics VI (111)


The Grouch & Eligh - Say G&E! (111)


Shawn Chrystopher - A City With No Seasons (110)


Creed - Full Circle (109)


Rhymefest - The Manual (109)


Ryan Leslie - Transition (109)


Warren G - The G Files (109)


Timbaland - Shock Value II (107)



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Donnis - Diary of an ATL Brave (106)


Lacuna Coil - Shallow Life (106)


Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse (106)


Platinum Pied Pipers - Abundance (105)


Brother Ali - Us (104)


Oddisee - Mental Liberation (104)


K'NAAN - Troubadour (102)


Emilio Rojas - The Natural (101)


Three Days Grace - Life Starts Now (101)


Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3 (98)



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Z-Ro - Cocaine (98)



Jet - Shaka Rock (97)


Zion I - The Take Over (96)


Donny Goines - The Breakfast Club (95)


Kam Moye - Splitting Image (94)


Maino - If Tomorrow Comes (93)


Silversun Pickups - Swoon (92)


Wiz Khalifa - Burn After Rolling (91)


Skyzoo - The Salvation (90)


DJ Quik & Kurupt - BlaQKout (87)



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Charles Hamilton - My Brain Is Alive (86)


Smile Empty Soul - Consciousness (83)


Tech N9ne - Sickology 101 (83)


Big Sean - UKNOWBIGSEAN (82)


Marco Polo & Torae - Double Barrel (81)


Rakim - The Seventh Seal (80)


Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue (75)


R.O.M.E. - My Demo (75)


Fashawn - Boy Meets World (74)


Novel - Suspended Animation (73)



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J.J. Brown - Connect The Dots (72)


Joe Budden - Escape Route (72)


Saigon - Warning Shots 2 (72)


BK-One - Rádio do Canibal (70)


La Coka Nostra - A Brand You Can Trust (69)


Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II (68)


Tech N9ne - K.O.D. (65)


DJ Mitsu The Beats - A word to the wise (64)


Serani - No Games (64)


Sick Puppies - Tri-polar (64)


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Blue Scholars - OOF! EP (63)


Esso - Off The Wall (63)


Mike Posner & The Brain Trust - A Matter of Time (63)


Muse - The Resistance (62)


Breaking Benjamin - Dear Agony (61)


U-N-I - A Love Supreme (60)

Freddie Gibbs - midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik (60)

Jadakiss - The Last Kiss (58)


Ace Hood - Ruthless (57)


Kid Cudi - Dat Kid From Cleveland (57)



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Stat Quo - Great Depression (57)


Cam'ron - Crime Pays (56)


Trey Songz - Anticipation (55)


Charles Hamilton - This Perfect Life (53)


Pac Div - Church League Champions (47)

XV - Please, Hold (47)

Mike Posner - One Foot Out the Door (44)


Tantric - Mind Control (43)

Triple C's - Custom Cars & Cycles (41)

32 Leaves - Panoramic (40)



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DJ K.O. - Living Out A State of Mind Vol. 1 (33)

Felt - Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez (22)

G-Side - Code Black (22)

Rock City - PTFAO (Stop Leaking Our Sh@t) (19)




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1. Statik Selektah – Stick 2 The Script (199)
While he doesn’t rap, he doesn’t shoutout annoying catchphrases either, and the East-Coast’s DJ Khaled’s soul-driven production, and guestlist, is far superior, starting with To The Top, featuring Cassidy, Saigon, and Termanology. Southern heavyweight Bun B and the lesser known Cory Mo on the east-Asian tinged Get Out The Way, while On The Marquee features soul-ful, 9th Wonder-ish production by Statik and Little Brother on the mic. What makes S2TS excellent is the balance between harder street oriented bangers like For The City (on which Jadakiss shines) and Streets Of MA (featuring a bevy of Boston rappers) and commercial, radio/club friendly tracks like Talkin’ Bout You (feat. Skyzoo, Joell Ortiz, and Talib Kweli), So Good (Live From The Bar) (feat. Naledge, Reks, & C.L. Smooth), and the g-funk laced Cali Nights. Statik’s talents are especially evident through his scratching and sampling, especially in the hooks, my favorite being the chorus of Talkin’ Bout You, which samples Jay-Z, Biggie, Pimp C, and Bun B's voices, to name a few. Production-wise, this album is not only my favorite, but perhaps the best of this year, along with having a guestlist with both underground and mainstream appeal

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2. Reks – Grey Hairs (208)
I first heard Rek’s on Statik’s So Good (Live From The Bar), and damn, I had no idea who he was, but when I gave this album a listen I was blown away. Most notable would be the consistently dope production throughout, mostly by Statik Selektah, but also DJ Premier, Say Goodnight, and Large Professor on the insane Stages – almost every second track is a gem. The first would be How Can It Be, followed by the incredibly dope Money On The Ave, which Skyzoo kills, and even better Black Cream (The Negro Epidemic), featuring Big Shug of Gangstarr. Following that is the soulful Love Sweet Misery and a remix of Big Dreamers, an ill cut off Statik’s first album. I highly, highly recommend this album – it’s been a long time since I’ve been so thoroughly impressed with the consistency, balance and quality of an album as a whole (lyrically and production-wise), especially coming from such an unknown artist.

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3. Kanye West – 808's & Heartbreak (164)
Needless to say, 808’s marked a dramatic change in Ye’s style, which, love it or hate it, couldn’t make me happier; it’s not often that an artist at their peak of popularity makes such a remarkably different, and what could be genre-defining album. Fueled his emotional loss and pain, Yeezy made an album that artistically explores his pain, guilt, and regret, yet remains appealing despite it’s dark and, honestly, depressive sound. Upon hearing the first song, Say You Will, the minimalist aesthetic that Ye uses throughout 808’s is evident – there is also no sampling on the album. However, what is left is all Kanye, and his emotion is felt not only through his varied use of the auto-tune, but through it’s chilling, bare-bones beats as well. Welcome To Heartbreak puts Ye’s regrets on display: “Chased the good life all my whole life long/Look back on my life and my life gone”, followed by the radio-friendly Heartless and Love Lockdown, and the Jeezy-featured Amazing, which lives up to it’s name. The second half of the album definitely gets weaker, as tracks like Paranoid and See You In My Nightmares just don’t work, but Robocop and Coldest Winter, a tribute to his mother, are both gems. Overall, while Ye’s latest could be a bit more consist, it is still one of the best, and definitely the most creative pop album of the year.

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4. Nas – Untitled (139)
While Nasir couldn’t get it the title he wanted, Untitled is still an album to naming it Untitled is genius – we all know what it’s really called. His 9th studio album features the usual exceptional lyricism we’ve come to expect, along with one of his most consistent efforts yet, focusing on socially, racially and politically charged topics. After a forgettable Queens Get Money Too, Nas sets the pace with the funky You Can’t Stop Us Now and Breathe, but misfires on an awkward, forced-hit in Make The World Go Round with The Game and Chris Brown. However, the next track, Hero, is a uniquely synthetic yet thunderous and energetic single, perhaps one of Nas’ best. Sly Fox, an attack on the Fox news empire, and America are some of the weaker tracks, but Testify, a slow, soulful gem, and Fried Chicken, featuring Busta Rhymes, are both incredible. The production on Untitled is on point throughout, and Nas’ rhymes are, as always, exceptional. Untitled is a must-have from ’08.

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5. T.I. – Paper Trail (168)
Paper Trail is another album that does well balancing commercial and street tracks, going from Ready For Whatever to the mega-hits Live Your Live (featuring Rihanna) and Whatever You Like (production courtesy of Jim Jonsin). Even though he is facing jail-time, Paper Trail is a positive upbeat album that does well showcasing both sides of Tip; the public, fearless machismo side (I’m Illy, Every Chance I Get), along with his introspective, intellectual and self-reflective side (Dead And Gone, Slide Show, You Ain’t Missin Nothing). No Matter What may be T.I.’s best song yet; however, singles Swagga Like Us and Swing Ya Rag are both awful. Paper Trail is packed full of great songs, and is arguably his most consistent release yet.

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6. Bun B – II Trill (175)
After Pimp C’s tragic death, Bun B was forced into the solo spotlight, again. Clearly missing Pimp’s twangy-funk, Bun’s second solo album, II Trill, is no southern classic, but it’s still a great album. He keeps it trill on That’s Gangsta with Sean Kingston, get’s funky with Lil’ Wayne on Damn I’m Cold, and parties hard on I Luv That and Pop It 4 Pimp; but as usual, Bun also takes his time with the social and political on Get Cha Issue (Y'all some liars, stealers, philanderers and all/ Got senators sucking dick inside of bathroom stalls) and If It Was Up II Me (featuring the legendary Junior Reid). Other standout tracks include Good II Me featuring Mya (with a sick guitar lick at the end) and the emotional Pimp C tribute, Angel In The Sky, beautifully sung by Razah. II Trill is a much improved follow-up to Bun’s debut, Trill, but still a far cry from the bar set his southern classics with UGK.

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7. RA – Black Sun (148)
Ra took a step back with the release of the inconsistent yet experimental concept album Duality, however, they have returned to their much heavier, but still melodic and hook-laden form that led to their classic debut From One. The album begins with two great tracks in Broken Hearted Soul and Faulty Information, followed by standouts Don’t Turn Away and I Believe Again (reminiscent of From One’s I Believe). On Waste of Space, Ra also proves scathing criticism of their relationship with their former record label. The album finishes with the masterpiece Easier Than This. Ra’s third studio album regains the consistency that From One boasts, as well as the hard/melodic style backed by the incredible vocals of Sahaj Ticotin.

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8. The Game – LAX (188)
The melodramatic bullshit and questionable tattoos never end for Jayceon Taylor, but that’s never stopped him from putting out dope music. L.A.X. is a marathon of namedropping, shoutouts and r&b features, but in between quite a bit of filler are quite a few dope songs, beginning with State Of Emergency with Ice Cube, My Life with the autotuning Lil’ Wayne, and Money. After that is a slew of r&b laced tracks, which, love em or hate em, I love; Ne-Yo shines on Gentleman’s Affair and Camera Phone, Angel features Common servin rhymes and Kanye droppin beats, and Game’s Pain featuring Keyshia Cole all standout, along with the single Dope Boys featuring Travis Barker. L.A.X. lacks the consistency of The Documentary, and The Game’s non-stop namedropping gets excessive, but it’s still a great album, and step up from Doctor’s Advocate.

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9. Young Jeezy – The Recession (218)
Jeezy’s latest offering, The Recession, is his best yet. Jeezy’s never been a master lyricist, but the dark, synthetic production matched with his hard, yet smooth flow creates a grimy yet energetic sound that Jeezy has become known for. Also notable is the relative lack of features – the first 2/3s of the album are just Jeezy, and he holds is own with a vengence on By The Way, Crazy World, Vacation and Hustaz Ambition (a still enjoyable Pac ripoff). Even better are the tracks complemented by crooners Trey Songz (Takin’ It There) and Anthony Hamilton (Everything) and Kanye, with his auto-tune coming out party on the anthemic Put On. This great album features Jeezy not only basking in the world around him, but also questioning it, and showing a more introspective side for the first time. While the beats get a bit repetitive, and the tracklist a bit long, The Recession is easily Jeezy’s best work to date.

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10. Plies – Definition Of Real (123)
Plies gets a lot of hate, and I get that. Yeah, he’s wack, his voice is annoying, he ain’t ever been to jail, he doesn’t really have a criminal past. That he puts ‘realness’ on a pedestal at the same time doesn’t help either, but you can’t deny he makes sick tunes, or the fact that he isn’t the first to lie about/fabricate a criminal past (see Akon, Rick Ross). You gotta give him credit for him work ethic as well; he’s just put out his third album in two years, and could possibly have already completed his fourth. On DOR, his strength, female-oriented r&b songs, is on full display here, just see the irresistible Ne-Yo assisted Bust It Baby Pt. 2, #1 Fan (featuring Keyshia Cole and J. Holiday), Somebody (Loves You) and Feel Like Fuckin. However, Please Excuse My Hands is just awful, along with the easily forgettable street anthem Who Hotter Than Me; but the Drumma Boy produced Watch Dis is dope. Plies has shown his talent doesn’t lie with making hard, street songs, but with his and appeal with making tracks for the club and R&B oriented tracks for the ladies.

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11. Murs – Murs for President (146)
Murs For President is Murs’ first major studio album, and while he sheds some of his underground roots for that major label status, he doesn’t disappoint. Frequent collaborator 9th Wonder’s production is sparse (3 tracks), but Murs still shines, especially on the Snoop Dogg assisted, piano heavy Time Is Now. His songs about relationships are humbly honest and relatable (A Part Of Me, Breakup (The OJ Song)), and his ability to relate to the everyman is his greatest strength. Everything, The Road Is My Religion, the guitar laced are all amazing cuts. The token will.i.am feature on Lookin’ Fly is forgettable, and 9th Wonder is missed on most of the album, but Murs For President is a great major debut by an even better rapper, whose earlier work unfortunately sets the bar higher than achieved here.

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12. Inverse – So Far (The Collection) (158)
a. So Far may be one of the most slept on hip-hop albums of ’08. The west-coast duo of Toby (Jewish) & Tunji (Nigerian Muslim) is as unique as they come, and they bring it on So Far with a progressive, diverse sound - from the smooth HipHopSoul, upbeat Sunnycalifornia, introspective Constellation and Til’ The End (C.A.L.I.), which samples Common’s Faithful, are all equally and incredibly dope. The album is crafted from start to finish, lacking any filler. If you haven’t check it out; it’s available for free on Last.fm.

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13. Lil' Wayne – Tha Carter III (131)
Lil’ Wayne aimed to make a classic, and was close, as Tha Carter III, an overrated but still great album, is no masterpiece. However, there are some incredible tracks, like the soulful Mr. Carter, featuring Jay-Z, the piano-driven, Yeezy produced Let The Beat Build, the Jim Jonsin mega-hit Lollipop, the silky-smooth Comfortable, also produced by Yeezy, and Tie My Hands, an emotional duet with Robin Thicke. But the singles A Milli and Got Money, featuring T-Pain, both miss, especially the latter. Tha Carter may have been the most hyped and overrated album of ’08, but it’s still one of the best.

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14. The Roots – Rising Down (91)
The edgy, darker, political and serious Rising Down begins with one of the best collabos of ’08, the title track, featuring Mos Def and a sick Styles P verse. Rising Down is especially dope from the middle to end, with standout songs like Criminal (featuring Saigon), I Will Not Apologize (featuring P.O.R.N., Dice Raw & Talib Kweli), Lost Desire (also featuring Talib) and The Show (with Common and Malik B). The production throughout the album is on point, along with an impressive array of guest spots, many of whom are lesser known. The gritty, angst ridden Rising Down is an amazing release by The Roots, and is a definite must-have of ’08.

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15. Rick Ross – Trilla (142)
The Boss was maybe a bit overambitious naming his third album Trilla, however, while it has it’s limitations, it remains one of my favorites of this year thanks to it’s abundance of dope, bangin beats courtesy the J.U.S.T.I.C.E League (Maybach Music, Billionaire, Luxury Tax), Drumma Boy (Here I Am), The Runners (Speedin’), and J.R. Totem (The Boss). These, and some great guest spots (see Lil’ Wayne, R. Kelly, & Jay-Z) save the album from Ross’ miniscule vocabulary, inability to stop rhyming Ross with Boss, and lack of lyrical flexibility, not mention complete wackness.

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16. Shinedown – The Sound of Madness (136)
The Sound Of Madness is Shinedown’s best album yet; it’s harder, heavier and more intense than either of their past two albums, and there isn’t a single weak track. Lead singer Brent Smith’s vocals are amazing throughout the album, especially on the first three tracks, Devour, The Sound Of Madness and Second Chance. TSOF is album that is easily listenable from start to finish, and has more consistency than either of their previous albums; Sin With A Grin, Breaking Inside, and The Energy are also standout tracks.

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17. Ludacris – Theater Of The Mind (76)
Luda’s new album is based on the concept of a movie, and delivers, for the most part. While some songs don’t fit well with the theme, such as One More Drink, which is a great song, the beats are bangin. However, Luda’s latest isn’t his most consistent and could’ve benefitted from being slimmed down to Release Therapy size. Wish You Would, Nasty Girl and MVP are great songs, but the album’s best is easily I Do It For Hip Hop, which co-stars Nas & Jay-Z, and samples the classic Keep Their Heads Ringin by Dr. Dre.

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18. Guns N Roses – Chinese Democracy (117)
Axl’s work, almost a decade and a half in the making, is not really Gun’s N Roses – he is the only original member – and the mountain of expectations that come with such a mythical release fall squarely on his shoulders. Nothing could have possibly met the hype or expectations generated in 14 years, but Chinese Democracy is a great album, with a new, more modern, industrial-rock sound that is still as hard and grimy as classic GNR. If The World is a masterpiece, and the guitar solo in There Was A Time is hair raising. Chinese Democracy, Better, and I.R.S. are also all amazing tracks. Axl’s voice is still as great and unique as ever, and Chinese Democracy is easily one of the best albums of the year.

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19. DJ Khaled – We Global (142)
What exactly does DJ Khaled actually do? Other than ruin the songs he shouts on and look like an idiot in videos? Who the fucks knows, but We Global is a beast! While Khaled still lacks consistency, he does put out some excellent tracks in Go Hard (w/ Kanye & T-Pain), Red Light (The Game), Go Ahead (Lloyd, Fabolous, Rick Ross, Flo-Rida & Fat Joe) We Global (Trey Songz, Fat Joe, Ray J), and I’m On (Nas).

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20. T-Pain – THR33 RINGZ (136)
I’ve always been a huge T-Pain fan, and I see why he gets a lot of hate, but you gotta give it to Pain, he’s made quite a career for himself. The self described ‘Ringleader Man’ leads it off with a song by the same name, and unfortunately, it’s the albums best track, and can be heard throughout in the background of the fairly funny skits. I Can’t Believe It is deliciously tropical Lil’ Wayne assited single, Freeze is a great duet with Chris Brown, and Therapy, featuring Kanye West, has a hilariously killer chorus. However, with such a long album, there’s bound to be plenty of filler, along with similar, repetitive sounding beats – T-Pain’s limited range becomes obvious as the 17-track (plus bonus tracks) beast chugs on. But as a whole, Thr33 Ringz is T-Pain’s best album yet, and statement affirming his successful place in the music biz.

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21. Kings of Leon – Only By The Night (141)
Only By The Night is the first I’ve heard of the Kings Of Leon, and wow, I was impressed. Their southern/garage-indie-post-rock style is unlike any other band I’ve head, and lead vocalist Caleb Followll’s voice is uniquely intriguing their sound. The album as a whole is a great listen from beginning to end, but Closer, Crawl, Sex On Fire, I Want You and Be Somebody are all standout tracks.

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22. Sevendust – Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow (83)
Sevendust’s latest is not as heavy as their earlier work, but achieves an excellent balance of melodic and heavy metal elements – Walk Away goes back and forth from heavy to melodic, ending with a soft fadeout. All three songs featuring guests standout, especially Hope (the others being The Past and Sorrow). As a whole, the slim, eleven track album runs under 50 minutes and is remarkably consistent. Chapter VII is easily my favorite metal album of the year.

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23. eMC – The Show (123)
Masta Ace is one of my favorite unsung, unrecognized rappers, and he, along with Strick, Punchline & Wordsworth, have made a sick show-concept-based album in The Show. That the four had frequently collaborated in the past is evident, as they ooze lyrical chemistry throughout. Who We Be, Traffic (featuring Little Brother), Don’t Give Up On Us, eMC, Once More, and Feel It are all outstanding tracks.

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24. Atmosphere – When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold (114)
Ant’s experimental, live production is amazing on Lemons, while Slugs introspective lyrics are as good as ever, making for an excellent album. The minimalist, guitar solo Guarantees is incredible, perhaps the albums best, and most original cut. Wild Wild Horses is backed by a fury of horns, and the piano/hand-clap laced Puppets is as chilling as it is catchy.

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25. Nicolay and Kay – TIME:LINE (83)
Nicolay, a Dutch producer, and Kay, a rapper from Houston, are quite a peculiar combination, but the result of pushing their musical boundaries is one of the most intriguing albums of the year, incorporating a variety of styles ranging from neo-soul, reggae, hip-hop, and R&B, as well as experimental production. Blizzard, The Lights, and The Gunshot are my favorite tracks, if you like The Foreign Exchange, cop this immediately!

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26. Anthony Hamilton – The Point Of It All (105)
Top Tracks: Soul's On Fire, I Did It For Sho, Cool (Feat David Banner)


27. Nappy Roots – The Humdinger (116)
Down 'N Out (Feat. Anthony Hamilton), No Static (feat. Greg Nice), On My Way To GA


28. In This Moment – The Dream (105)
Lost At Sea, Her Kiss, Forever


29. Immortal Technique – The 3RD World (89)
Crimes Of The Heart (feat. Maya Azucena), Reverse Pimpology (feat. Mojo), Harlem Renaissance


30. Black Milk – Tronic (53)
Long Story Short, Without U (feat. Colin Munroe), Losing Out (feat. Royce Da 5'9")


31 Q-Tip – The Renaissance (110)
WeFight/WeLove, Move, Dance On Glass


32. Jean Grae – Jeanius (w/ 9th Wonder) (81)
My Story, Love Thirst, American Pimp Feat. Median


33. Dwele – Sketches Of A Man (98)
Body Rock, A Few Reasons (Truth Pt. 2), I'm Cheatin'


34. Killer Mike – I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II (88)
Can You Hear Me, Good-Bye (City of Dope), Big Money, Big Cars (feat. Chamillionaire & Messy Marv)


35. Usher – Here I Stand (148)
Before I Met You, Lifetime, Appetite

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36. The Foreign Exchange – Leave It All Behind (177)
Daykeeper feat. Muhsinah, I Wanna Know, Something To Behold Feat. Darien Brockington & Muhsinah


37. Ice Cube – Raw Footage (76)
Do Ya Thang, Cold Places, Thank God


38. Jamie Foxx – Intuition (121)
Just Like Me (Feat T.I), Digital Girl (Feat The-Dream & Kanye West), Blame It (Feat T-Pain)


39. Ruste Juxx – Indestructible (104)
Blaze My Fire (Feat. L.A.W.) (Prod By DJ Large), Love Is Worth Waiting For (Prod By Blastah Beatz), Pimpin Ya Wife (Prod By M-Nasty)


40. Ne-Yo – Year Of The Gentleman (114)
Miss Independent, Fade Into The Background, Back To What You Know


41. John Legend – Evolver (94)
It's Over (feat. Kanye West), Green Light (feat. Andre 3000), Quickly (feat. Brandy)


42. Metallica – Death Magnetic (48)
The Unforgiven III, The Day That Never Comes, All Nightmare Long


43. Devin the Dude – Landing Gear (104)
Thinkin' Boutchu, I Can't Make It Home, In My Draws


44. Jake One– White Van Music (125)
How We Ride (feat. Freeway), Bless the Child (feat. Little Brother), The Truth (feat. Freeway & Brother Ali)


45. Kidz In The Hall – The In Crowd (91)
Lucifer's Joyride (Feat. Travis McCoy), Drivin' Down The Block (Low End Theory) (Feat. Masta Ace), Love Hangover (feat. Estelle)


46. Snoop Dogg – Ego Trippin (120)
One Chance (Make It Good), Sexual Eruption, Deez Hollywood Nights


47. Skillz - Million Dollar Backpack (102)
I'm Gon' Make It (Prod. By Bink), Where I Been (Prod. By Jake White), (For Real) He Don't Own Me (Prod. By Bink)


48. Jean Grae – The Evil Jeanius (w/ Blue Sky Black Death) (26)
Threats Featuring Chen Lo, It's Still a Love Song, Strikes


49. Common – Universal Mind Control (68)
Punch Drunk Love. feat Kanye West, Announcement feat. Pharell, Inhale


50. Ace Hood – Gutta (88)
Guns High Ft R City, Can't See Yall Ft Brisco, Gutta ft Trick Daddy

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Late Additions

Lyfe Jennings - Lyfe Change (99)
Scholarman - GameShift: The Movement (61)
Common Market - Tobacco Road (204)
The Knux - Remind Me In 3 Days... (67)
Kid Cudi - a KiD named CuDi (80)
10 Years - Division (97)
Dela - Changes Of Atmosphere (113)

Honorable Mentions

Z-Ro - Crack (125)
Plies - Da REAList (88)
Hinder - Take It To The Limit (61)
Akon - Freedom (105)
The [New] Shining - Supernatural Showdown (79)
Elzhi - The Preface (48)
88-Keys - The Death Of Adam (28)
J-Live - Then What Happened? (16)
Guilty Simpson - Ode to the Ghetto (51)
Lloyd - Lessons In Love (73)
Saliva - Cinco Diablo (38)
Scarface - Emeritus (33)
Theory of a Deadman - Scars & Souveniers (68)
Musiq - Onmyradio (39)
Murs - Sweet Lord (39)
9th Wonder & Buckshot - The Formula (35)
Prolyphic & Reanimator - The Ugly Truth (31)
Flying Lotus - Los Angeles (98)
Mighty Joseph - Empire State (40)
Rev Theory - Light It Up (78)
Jet Black Stare - In This Life (67)
M-Phazes - Grindin Remixed (68)

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Let me know if you have any recommendations, and though i've tried not to, i'm sure i've slept on some great albums this year, so please, let me know what i've missed. Thanks!]]> My Top Tracks Every Week http://www.last.fm/user/mhunke/journal/2008/11/25/2armei_my_top_tracks_every_week Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:05:28 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/mhunke/journal/2008/11/25/2armei_my_top_tracks_every_week 05/11 - 05/17
1. Paul Wall - Look At Me Now Ft. Yung Chill (15)
2. Paul Wall - One Hundred Ft. Z-Ro And Yung Redd (13)
3. Mike Jones - Next to You (10)
3. Tech N9ne - Far Away Ft. Krizz Kaliko (10)
5. Red Cafe - try (8)

05/04 - 05/10
1. Mike Jones - Next to You (16)
2. Mike Jones - Cuddy Buddy Ft. Lil Wayne, T-Pain And Twista (11)
3. Statik Selektah - The Thrill Is Gone feat. Styles P & Talib Kweli (10)
4. Mike Jones - Swagg Thru Da Roof (8)
4. Red Cafe - try (8)

04/70 - 05/03
1. Lacuna Coil - The Pain (19)
2. Rhymefest - Prove Myself (Rhymefest ft Haffa) [prod. by Scram Jones] (15)
3. The Notorious B.I.G. - Sky's The Limit (featuring 112) (12)
3. Chester French - Not Over You (12)
5. David Banner - Lost Souls (11)

04/13 - 04/19
1. Big Pokey - 9 Times Outta 10 Ft. Papa Reu (10)
2. k-os - Zambony (8)
3. KoЯn - Kiss (7)
4. Rick Ross - All I Really Want (feat. The-Dream) (6)
4. Chino XL - Heavenly Father (6)

04/13 - 04/19
1. Asher Roth - As I Em (Ft. Chester French) (15)
2. Rick Ross - Yacht Club (Feat. Magazeen) (13)
2. k-os - Zambony (13)
4. k-os - The Aviator (11)
4. Rick Ross - Maybach Music 2 (Feat. Kanye West, T-Pain, & Lil' Wayne) (11)

04/06 - 04/12
1. Common Market - Trinity (20)
2. Statik Selektah - I Hear Footsteps feat. Consequence (11)
3. k-os - Zambony (10)
4. Macklemore - Inhale Deep (9)
4. David Banner - Ain't Got Nothing (feat. Magic & Lil Boosie) (9)

03/30 - 04/05
1. Flo-Rida - Shone Ft. Pleasure P (18)
2. Flo-Rida - Never (15)
3. Slim Thug - Hard feat. J-Dawg & Scarface (14)
3. Slim Thug - My Bitch (14)
5. Flo-Rida - Available Ft. Akon & will.i.am (13)

03/23 - 03/29
1. G-Side - Run Thingz (24)
2. G-Side - Swangin (feat. Darrien and the S.O.S Choir) (23)
3. G-Side - Speed Of Sound (22)
4. G-Side - Minute Away (feat. Jackie Chain and Lyrix) (19)
5. G-Side - G S I D E R (17)

03/16 - 03/22
1. DJ Jazzy Jeff - Whatever U Want Ft. Little Brother (16)
2. Supastition - split decisions (11)
3. Blue Scholars - The Inkwell (10)
4. The-Dream - Mr. Yeah (8)
4. B.o.B - All i know (8)

03/09 - 03/15
1. J. Holiday - Lights Go Out (21)
1. Saigon - Spit (20)
3. J. Holiday - Wrong Lover (Featuring Rick Ross) (20)
4. Emilio Rojas - Way She Moves feat. Stat Quo, Marvin Priest (Prod. M-Phazes) (13)
5. Warren G - She Got Her Own Ringtone (11)

03/02 - 03/08
1. Donny Goines - Ricky's Story (15)
1. DJ K.O. - Ladder Of Success (feat. Phonte, Wordsworth, K-Hill, Masta Ace) (14)
3. Supastition - yesterday everyday (14)
5. Common Market - Bonanza (11)
5. Drake - November 18th (11)

02/23 - 03/01
1. Drake - November 18th (19)
2. Joe Budden - Don't Make Me (Produced By Blastah Beats) (15)
3. Joe Budden - The Future Ft. The Game (Produced By Fyu-Chur) (11)
5. Charlie Wilson - Love, Love, Love (8)
5. Charlie Wilson - Supa Sexxy (Feat. T-Pain & Jamie Foxx) (8)

02/16 - 02/22
1. Median - How Big is Your World? (15)
1. Zion I - Coastin' (feat. K.Flay) (15)
3. Ryan Leslie - Shouldn't Have To Wait (8)
5. Chris Cornell - Get Up (7)
5. Novel - Wild Wild West (7)

02/09 - 02/15
1. Rich Boy - Good Things (Feat. Polow Da Don and Keri) (Produced By Polow Da Don) (17)
1. Cassidy - Innocent (17)
3. Platinum Pied Pipers - Fever (15)
3. Rich Boy - Lost Girls (Feat. Keri & Rock City) (Produced By Aqua, Co-produced By Polow Da Don) (15)
5. The Roots - I Don't Care (14)

02/02 - 02/08
1. Platinum Pied Pipers - Go, Go, Go (feat. Jamila Raegan) (22)
3. Platinum Pied Pipers - The Ghost Of Aveiro (feat. Coultrain) (13)
3. Strata - Cocaine (We're All Going To Hell) (13)
3. 10 Years - Russian Roulette (13)
5. 10 Years - Focus (12)

01/27 - 02/01
1. Strange Fruit Project - Makin' My Way (17)
2. Common Market - Nothin' At All (15)
3. Dela - It Is What It Is feat. Naledge (14)
3. The Foreign Exchange - If This Is Love (feat. Yahzarah) (14)
5. Common Market - House (11)

01/19 - 01/26
1. The Knux - F!RE (Put It In The Air) (8)
1. The Knux - Bang! Bang! (8)
3. The Knux - Cappuccino (7)

01/12 - 01/18
1. Lyfe Jennings - Cops Up (15)
2. Lyfe Jennings - Keep On Dreaming (13)
3. Guilty Simpson - Footwork (12)

01/05 - 01/11
1. Skillz - Where I Been (Prod. By Jake White) (15)
2. Guerilla Maab - Work Somethin (feat SWAB of Ideal) (14)
3. Guerilla Maab - Im Known To Get Fly (feat 3-2) (9)

12/29 - 01/04
1. Nappy Roots - Down 'N Out (Feat. Anthony Hamilton) (13)
2. Kenn Starr - If (feat. Asheru & Talib Kweli) (Bonus-prod. by Oddisee) (12)
3. Ruste Juxx - Blaze My Fire (Feat. L.A.W.) (Prod By DJ Large) (10)

12/22 - 12/28
1. Kings of Leon - Closer (14)
2. Kings of Leon - Crawl (10)
3. Ryan Leslie - Ready Feat. Ivko & Talib Kweli (9)

12/15 - 12/21
1. Jamie Foxx - Just Like Me (Feat. T.I.) (17)
2. Jamie Foxx - Blame It (feat. T-Pain) (11)
3. CunninLynguists - Caved In feat. Cee-Lo Green (10)

12/08 - 12/14
1. The [New] Shining - Temptation (16)
2. Reks - Black Cream (The Negro Epidemic) (feat. Big Shug) (10)
2. Plies - Pants Hang Low (10)

12/01 - 12/07
1. Nickelback - Shakin' Hands (17)
2. Akon - Against The Grain Ft. Ray Lavender (15)
3. Musiq - Caughtup (12)

11/24 - 11/30
1. Ludacris - One More Drink (Ft. T-Pain) (13)
1. Consequence - Feel This Way (Feat. John Legend) (13)
3. Statik Selektah - Spell My Name Right Intro (feat. DJ Premier & Termanology) (10)

11/17 - 11/23
1. Inverse - HipHopSoul feat. Noah King (15)
2. Inverse - Sunnycalifornia (14)
2. Inverse - Constellation feat. A-Dub & Nieve (13)

11/10 - 11/16
1. Statik Selektah - Talkin' Bout You (Ladies) (feat. Skyzoo, Joell Ortiz, Talib Kweli) (13)
2. Blue Scholars - Opening Salvo (11)
2. Statik Selektah - Get Out The Way (Feat. Bun B & Cory Mo) (11)

11/03 - 11/09
1. T-Pain - Ringleader Man (15)
1. Atmosphere - Musical Chairs (15)
3. T-Pain - Freeze ft. Chris Brown (13)

10/27 - 11/02
1. John Legend - It's Over (feat. Kanye West) (20)
2. Zion I & The Grouch - The Faint of Heart (16)
2. A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum (16)

10/20 - 10/26
Devin the Dude - Thinkin' Boutchu

10/13 - 10/19
Jean Grae - My Story

10/06 - 10/12
DJ Khaled - Red Light (Feat. The Game)

09/29 - 10/05
Young Jeezy - Takin' It There (feat. Trey Songz)

09/22 - 09/28
T.I. - I'm Illy

09/15 - 09/21
Yung Berg - Sexy Lady

09/08 - 09/14
T-Pain - Silver and Gold

09/01 - 09/07
The Game - My Life ft. Lil Wayne

08/25 - 08/31
J-Live - Kick It To The Beat

08/18 - 08/24
Rocko - Karma

08/11 - 08/17
Institute - Boom Box

08/04 - 08/10
TQ - They Never Saw Me Coming (ft. Jay)

07/28 - 08/03
Common - Come Close feat. Mary J. Blige

07/21 - 07/27
Rhymefest - All Girls Cheat Feat. Mario

07/14 - 07/20
Nas - You Can't Stop Us Now

07/07 - 07/13
Nas - Hero (feat. Keri Hilson)

06/30 - 07/06
2 Pistols - Let's Ride

06/23 - 06/29
Shinedown - Energy

06/16 - 06/22
Plies - Watch Dis

06/09 - 06/15
Flo-Rida - Ms. Hangover

06/02 - 06/08
Bun B - Damn I'm Cold (Featuring Lil' Wayne)

05/26 - 06/01
Bun B - That's Gangsta (featuring Sean Kingston)

05/19 - 05/25
J-Live - Schools In

05/12 - 05/18
Trae - Real Talk]]> 50 Albums You Should Check Out http://www.last.fm/user/mhunke/journal/2008/11/14/29zkyb_50_albums_you_should_check_out Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:39:17 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/mhunke/journal/2008/11/14/29zkyb_50_albums_you_should_check_out 1. Atmosphere - You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having


Atomship - Crash Of '47
Big Sugar - Hit and Run
Billy Talent - Billy Talent
Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens
Blue Scholars - Bayani
Breach of Trust - Breach of Trust
Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth
Classified - Hitch Hikin' Music
10. Cold - Year Of The Spider


Crossfade - Crossfade
Dark New Day - Twelve Year Silence
Days Of The New - Yellow
DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Return of the Magnificent
DJ Quik - Trauma
Dwele - Sketches Of A Man
eMC - The Show
The Exies - A Modern Way Of Living With The Truth
Finger Eleven - The Greyest of Blue Skies
20. Incubus - Make Yourself


Institute - Distort Yourself
J-Live - The Best Part
J. Holiday - Back Of My Lac'
James LaBrie - Elements Of Persuasion
Jean Grae - Jeanius
K'NAAN - The Dusty Foot Philosopher
k-os - Atlantis - Hymns for Disco
Kidz In The Hall - School Was My Hustle
Lacuna Coil - Karmacode
30. Little Brother - The Minstrel Show


Lo-Pro - Lo-Pro
Nicolay and Kay - Time Line
Nygz - Welcome 2 G-Dom
Pilate - Self Control for Life's Speed
Politic Live - Adaptation
RA - From One
Rapper Big Pooh - Sleepers
Rhymefest - Blue Collar
Shad - The Old Prince
40. Silverchair - Neon Ballroom


Skyzoo - Cloud 9: The 3 Day High
Statik Selektah - Stick 2 The Script
Stone Sour - Come What(ever) May
Submersed - In Due Time
Tantric - Tantric
Three Days Grace - Three Days Grace
TQ - They Never Saw Me Comin'
Vex Red - Start With a Strong and Persistent Desire
Z-Ro - Let The Truth Be Told
50. Zion I & The Grouch - Heroes In The City of Dope
]]> Top 20 Albums after 6 Months on Last.fm http://www.last.fm/user/mhunke/journal/2008/11/11/29ualn_top_20_albums_after_6_months_on_last.fm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:35:22 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/mhunke/journal/2008/11/11/29ualn_top_20_albums_after_6_months_on_last.fm 1. The Game - L.A.X. 123


2. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - The Main Ingredient 115


3. Rick Ross - Trilla 114


4. T.I. - Paper Trail 111


5. Young Jeezy - The Recession 110


6. DJ Khaled - We Global 110


7. Usher - Here I Stand 108


8. RA - Black Sun 99


9. Rapper Big Pooh - Sleepers 94


10. Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek - Reflection Eternal 90


11. Nas - Untitled 89


12. The-Dream - Love Hate 88


13. Rhymefest - Blue Collar 87


14. T-Pain - THR33 RINGZ 87


15. eMC - The Show 84


16. Common - Resurrection 83


17. J. Holiday - Back Of My Lac' 81


18. Murs - Murs for President 79


19. J-Live - The Best Part 77


20. Institute - Distort Yourself 77
]]> Top 10 Artist Quiz http://www.last.fm/user/mhunke/journal/2008/11/02/298l6h_top_10_artist_quiz Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:38:56 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/mhunke/journal/2008/11/02/298l6h_top_10_artist_quiz List your top ten artists and answer the following questions about them.

1. Nas
2. Common
3. Z-Ro
4. UGK
5. The Game
6. T.I.
7. 2Pac
8. Kanye West
9. Murs
10. Audioslave

01. First song you heard by 6?
ASAP- the 1st song off the 1st cd I listened to, Urban Legend

02. Favourite album of 2?
Resurrection - there's so many good ones (Be, Like Water For Chocolate, Finding Forever), but there's no doubt

03. Favourite lyric that 5 has sung?
Homie if I could make 94 today
I'd tell easy and dre to bring back N.W.A.
I would have told Pac not to stomp Orlando
Told puffy and B.I.G about the Rampart scandal
I got too many dead homies
Fuck a rap career

Start From Scratch

04. Times you've seen 4 live?
Never have, and sadly, never will.

05. Favourite song by 7?
Impossible to decide - gonna have to say Only God Can Judge Me, or maybe Temptations.

06. Good memory you have considering the music of 10?
The first Audioslave album was the 2nd cd I ever bought

07. A song by 3 that makes you sad?
Hahaha oh god, so many to choose from. No More Pain is great.

08. Favourite lyric that 2 has sung?
I met this girl, when I was ten years old
And what I loved most she had so much soul

I Used to Love H.E.R.

09. Favourite song by 9?
The Time Is Now feat. Snoop Dogg

10. How did you get into 3?
I got into southern rap after listening to UGK and I got Let The Truth Be Told and was hooked after the first few songs

11. First song you heard by 1?
First that I actually remember, Shoot Em Up

12. Favourite song by 4?
Tough, but I gotta say Hi-Life

13. Times you've seen 9 live?
Never, but I'd love to

14. Good memory concerning 2?
My second year of Uni I listened to tons of Com, every time I hear Like Water For Chocolate it reminds me of it

15. Song of 10 that makes you sad?
I Am The Highway - such a great song

16. Favourite album of 5?
The Documentary - L.A.X. is great, but not nearly as good

17. Favourite lyric 3 has sung?
Bad enough they wanna follow me around the sto'
Like I'ma steal somethin, thinkin I ain't got no dough
And if I died tonight, they'll think I did a crime for it
Offer me 25, insistin that I sign for it

It's A Shame

18. Favourite song of 1?
Rule, Hero, Testify, It Ain't Hard to Tell, it's too hard to decide.

19. Favourite song of 6?
Hmm, Stand Up, No Matter What, I'm Straight, I'm Illy, also too hard to decide.

20. Times you've seen 8 live?
Never

21. Favourite album of 1?
Illmatic, God's Son, or Untitled. Hip-Hop is Dead is amazing as well

22. Favorite song of 10?
Sound of a Gun]]>