Rap & Hip-Hop 2009

Kirby · 12-15-2009, 01:56 PM

Top 5 Albums

P.O.S. - Never Better
Tech N9ne - K.O.D.
KiD CuDi - Man On The Moon: End of Day
Felt (Slug & Murs) - Felt 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez
Method Man & Redman - Blackout! 2

Top 5 Tracks

P.O.S. - Let It Rattle
Tech N9ne - The Martini
KiD CuDi - Soundtrack 2 My Life
KRS-One & Buckshot - Robot
XV - Mirror's Edge

Favorite EMCEE (Based on 2009 Work)

P.O.S.

P.O.S. released my favorite album of the year. Mixing genres and having a flawless flow on Never Better definitely influenced this decision.

Favorite Producer (Based On 2009 Work)

I would have to say Matic Lee. He produced some of my favorite songs on Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko's '09 releases, including pretty much all of the better songs on Sickology (which was a pretty lackluster performance, in my opinion).

Songs he produced for Tech N9ne in 2009 included: Far Away, Dysfunctional, Areola, Sorry N ****, Red Nose, Nothin', Demons, Pinnochiho, Killing You

Songs he produced for Krizz Kaliko in 2009 included: Genius, Doe Doe, Get Off, Love You 2 Death, Dead Wrong, So High, Choir Boy

Biggest Letdown

Cage - Depart From Me

I remember listening to this album, hoping for another Hell's Winter or Movies For The Blind. The whole time I was just shaking my head because of how bad the album is. There's nothing else you can say about it. It's just a big disappointment.

Best Debut

Tie:
KiD CuDi's Man On The Moon
&
Fashawn's Boy Meets World

Both are terrific albums in their own right. Completely different styles, too. I'd have to say KiD CuDi's inches out Fashawn's album, but that's only because I've listened to it more.

Favorite Line Or Verse

Quote:

Originally Posted by P.O.S. - Let It Rattle

There ain't nobody to be pretty for, **** it,
Let it rattle,
Let the clatter kill 'em,
Let the cataclysm wash,
Who really listens?
Precision with a verse draws a crowd,
I draw a line between easy melody and peace of mind,
I keep the game tweaked,
Freak the same to it's own thing,
Spit the plain pain,
Econolines for the dime class,
It's a god damn recession...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tech N9ne - K.O.D.

Xes lliw eb yrotadnam yliad/ylthgin
This women need to be livin by it
Stay fit and way drivin', paste it and dye it,
I am the King, Killa Captain, crazed friggin' pilot,
Givin' you these khaki pants and white shirt,
That's what you wear on my Earth,
Eliminating your eye thirst to have any kind of desires,
To envy material or admire, my way will extract any type of divider,
I'm offering this wider, understanding of life entire-ly blissfully 'vading friction and fire,
The number N9ne will get you food, even get you tools,
To build anything your family choose, but within my rules,
All white shoes with red strings for all my crews,
That lets me know you Tech's people listening inside my pews,
All your dreams and aspirations,
This is the affirmation that you can reach 'em and my world is not a disaster waitin',
No bruises and lacerations, no choosers of aggravation,
I'm just tryin to rehab a nation from exasperation,
It's not an exaggeration, I'm somethin more than your blood and gore,
On a level higher than devils or that of Satan...