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Open Mic: What's the Best Rap Song You Heard This Year?
By Henry Adaso, About.com GuideDecember 9, 2011
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rise and shine- j cole
Kendrick Lamar- Rigamortis or The Roots- Make My(ft. Big KRIT)
Goonies Never Die — Immortal Technique feat. Diabolic and Swave Sevah
Elzhi Ft. Royce da 59 – Life’s a bitch
Pharoahe Monch – Black Hand Side
Elzhi- Life’s a bitch
Danny Brown & Black Milk – Zap
growin up in the gutter. chilliiiing
Gilbere Forte & Big K.R.I.T. – Black Soul
Nasty – Nas
Ghetto Dreams – Common & Nas
HiiPower – Kendrick Lamar…everyone named good ones tho
phonte – not here anymore
Evidence . You
yonkers – tyler the creator
Eyes Closed – Kanye West
ZAP – Black Milk & Danny Brown
Make My – The Roots ft. Big KRIT
Yonkers – Tyler, The Creator
and Novacane – Frank Ocean
cosign evidence – you
NAS – NASTY
SAIGON-FRIENDS
KANYE/JAY -PRIMETIME
Look Of Lust- Omen ft. Kendrick Lamar
Kush and Corinthians – Kendrick Lamar
Swerve… – Shabazz Palaces
No Hands – Yelawolf
Vent – Big KRIT
Ain’t Hard to Tell – Elzhi
Buried Alive Interlude – Kendrick Lamar
Gone – RZA f. Justin Nozuka, Kobra Khan & James Black
Breathing Room – SKECH185
Tree in Frame – SKECH185
okay just one then… ummm hard…I’ll go:
Tree in Frame – SKECH185,
cos this needs more attention that it will probably get
okay just one then… I’ll go:
Tree in Frame – SKECH185
cos it needs more attentions than its probably gonna get
The good fight – Phonte
Cold Rain – Talib Kweli
No church in the wild – Wtt
Kendrick Lamar – HiiiPoWeR
Jay-Z and Kanye West – New Day
Nasty – Nas
Friend of the People – Lupe Fiasco
So What You Sayin – Jay Electronica
Transylvania – Tyler, the Creator
I know it says one, but there just wasn’t a song like that for me this year. These are the ones that came closest:
A$AP Rocky – Palace
Kanye/Jay – Primetime
freddie gibbs – B.A.N.ned
curren$y – BBS
I think Black Up is easily the best AOTY, but the individual tracks don’t really stand out like that, so I didn’t include any of them here.
HiiiPower- Kendrick Lamar
HiiiPower or The Vent
That Power – Childish Gambino
@arel good shout on “Sketch185″ – saw that review on rapreviews.com bout a month a go – sick album
Heres a link if anyone fancies listening to sketch:
http://skech185.bandcamp.com/album/analog-ue-tape-dispenser-skech185-new-age-middle-finger
HiiiPower- Kendrick Lamar
Obama Nation- Lowkey
Calculated Amalgamation- Pharoahe Monch
Civil War- Immortal Technique feat. Killer Mike, Chuck D, & Brother Ali
All Black Everything- Lupe Fiasco
Stressed Out- KRS-One & Bumpy Knuckles
Return Of Simba- J. Cole
Songs with a polital and social message really caught my attention this year.
pusha T – trouble in my mind (f.tyler the creator)
Tyler The Creator – Radical
Tyler The Creator – Yonkers
Tyler The Creator – Tron Cat
No Church in the Wild-Jay-Z Kanye West
Ronald Regan Era-Kendrick Lamar
Let Ya Nuts Hang (best song title of the year)-Freddie Gibbs
Stop What Ya Doin-Apathy
F**k Rappers-Reef the Lost Cauze
H3RO ft. Trell B- “When Darkness Falls”
http://www.Yourh3ro.com
OR Kendrick Lamar “Ab-Souls Outro”
haha f–k this U&I guy spamming the thread with his own music – it sounds dreadful as well
Common – Blue Sky
Hey U & I spambot, why don’t you go hug a transformer.
bit harsh Henry – but valid
U&I – Unorthodox
http://www.youtube.com/dopenatasify
Kanye West and Jay – New day
HiiPower – Kendrick Lamar
Nasty – Nas
Not Here Anymore – Phonte & Elzhi
It Aint Hard to Tell – Elzhi
Stop What Ya Doin – Apathy & Celph Titled
The Other Side – The Roots
Flawless – Shad
25th Hour – Reks
Keep It Warm for Ya – Freddie Gibbs & Smoke D
Srsly guys, y’all need to step your rap up. Smfh @ nobody posting a CunninLynguists song
CunninLynguists – Enemies whit Benefits (f. Tonedeff)
CunninLynguists – Hard as They Come (f. freddie Gibbs)
Kendrick Lamar – The Spiteful Chant
Kendrick Lamar- ADHD
J. Cole- Lost Ones (The original version, not the album version)
XV- Smallville
Warm Brew- Doin’ It Right
Sims- Future Shock
Sam Lachow- Littlemanbigcity
The Roots- OtherSide
Elzhi- Life’s A Bitch
Dom Kennedy- Dom’s Prayer
CunninLynguists- Stars Shine Brightest
Common- Blue Sky
Blue Scholars- Seijun Suzuki
KRIT- Dreamin’
A Kiss – Bad Meets Evil
The Good Fight – Phonte
Could’a sworn he said just ONE song….HiiiPower.
Snoop Dogg – Cold Game Ft. Latoiya Williams
Anything from Canadian artist Classified from the album Handshakes and Middle Fingers
Hiiipower- Kendrick
Textbook Stuff- XV
Her Theme Song – TiRon & Ayomari
Ayo- Joe Budden
Celebrate- Common
No Church in the Wild- The Throne
Yonkers- Tyler, The Creator
Good to know people who come here have awesome tastes.
And sorry, no way I could do just one song
seein a lot a section 80 on here Hiipower is the best song but since everyone already said it ill throw out
ADHD- Kendrick Lamar
kendrick lamarr – the spiteful chant
Tech N9ne – So lonely
Slim the mobster – Dreaming
J Cole – Lost Ones
Hopsin – Kill her
Reks – This is me
KRIT – Hometown Hero
Kendrick Lamar – A.D.H.D.
A little too much hype for Kendrick Lamar. I love the guy, but Section 80 wasn’t even as good as his self-titled mixtape.
Elzhi- Lifes a Bitch
Kendrick Lamar- HiiPower
big krit – the vent
the roots big krit – make my
kendrick lamar – hiii power
Bonfire – Childish Gambino
The Vent – Big K.R.I.T.
Contra – Danny Brown feat. Elzhi
Contra is at least 2 years old
J. COLE-CAN’T GET ENOUGH
JEEZY, JAY-Z, & ANDRE 3000- I DO
WALE-THAT WAY/LOTUS FLOWER BOMB
KENDRICK LAMAR-A.D.H.D.
COMMON-BLUE SKY
BIG SEAN-MY LAST
PHONTE F/ ELZHI-NOT HERE ANYMORE
MEC DIGG-HIGH HATER/SHAKE WIT’ IT
JAY-Z & KANYE-CRAY
NAS-NASTY
The Roots feat. Big K.R.I.T – Make My
gangstarr – JFK 2 LAX
Drake – Lord Knows
Kendrick – Rigamortus
Big Sean and Lupe – Wait for Me
ASAP Rocky – Palace
J. Cole – Return of Simba
Big Krit – Dreamin
OTIS
Yelawolf – Hard White Remix feat. T.I. and Slaughterhouse
Jay z & Kanye – Niggaz in Paris!
JOE BUDDEN- WHO KILLED HIP HOP
Sandwitches – Tyler The Creator
Big K.R.I.T. – “R4 Theme Song”
Drake – Club Paradise
Boom Bap- B.o.B feat. Mos Def & T.I
Beautiful- Big K.R.I.T, Talib Kweli, Outasight, & Mela Machinko
American Terrorist III- Lupe Fiasco
Obama Nation pt. 2- Lowkey feat. M1 (Dead Prez) & Black The Ripper
Lots of Kendrick Lamar up here, and I can see why. He has some of the most intelligent music I’ve ever heard in a long time.
best song
the roots – kool on
Jay – Z ft Kanye West – Niggas in Paris
Tyler The Creator – Yonkers.
Tyler The Creator – Transylvania
T.I. – I’m Flexin
Jay – Z and Kanye West Ft Frank Ocean – No Church in the wild
Lil’Wayne – 6′ 7′
Unortudox – U&I
Unorthudox
Unorthudox – dope natas
Wow, i forgot to mention 25th hour- REKS
Nas – Nasty
Cheer up J Cole
Too Fake Big Sean
rigamortus remix Kendrick Lamar
someone like me Jon Connor
Make the Money Macklemore
All the Shine Childish Gambino
Smallville XV
Otis – Kanye/Jay-Z, no doubt
A kiss- Bad Meets Evil
Lost Ones- Cole World
If you want To- Travis Barker featuring Lupe Fiaso
No Church in the wild- Jay-Z and Kanye West
Drug Test- Game
Nasty- NaS
Frick Park Market- Mac Miller
Tron Cat- Tyler the Creator
Make My – The Roots (Feat. Big K.R.I.T)
Children of God- Ill Bill & Vinnie Paz.
Song speaks the truth, but what really surprised me was when Vinnie Paz said “I wish that Ron Paul ran again…” Well he got his wish.
Henry and Arel got dick up their ass. Call U&I dreadful all u want. I Like it…dats all dat matters
http://www.youtube.com/dopenatasify
Can’t do just one!:
Big KRIT – “Another Naive Individual Glorifying Greed & Encouraging Racism”
XV – “The Kick”
Kendrick Lamar – “Rigamortus”
The whole Elmatic album… Action Bronson and Statik Salektah were also on point.
Kendrick Lamar – HiiPower
Kendrick Lamar – F**k Your Ethnicity
Kendrick Lamar – Hol’ Up
Kendrick Lamar – A.D.H.D.
Kendrick Lamar – Rigamortus
J. Cole – Dollar And A Dream III
J.Cole – Sideline Story
J. Cole – Cole World
J. Cole – Rise & Shine
J. Cole – Breakdown
Nas – Nasty
Big K.R.I.T. – R4 Theme
Big K.R.I.T. – The Vent
Childish Gambino – Outside
Childish Gambino – Bonfire
Childish Gambino – Kids
Childish Gambino – That Power
Common ft. Nas – Ghetto Dreams
Common – Blue Sky
Common – Sweet
Common ft. John Legend – The Believer
DJ Premier ft. Nas – Regeneration
Evidence – You
Jay-Z & Kanye West – Murder To Excellence
Killer Mike – Burn
Killer Mike – God Is In The Building II
Lupe Fiasco – All Black Everything
Saigon – It’s Alright
Shabazz Palaces – Endeavor for Never
T.I. – I’m Flexin’
Tech N9ne – Technicians
Tech N9ne – He’s A Mental Giant
Tech N9ne – Worldwide Choppers
Tech N9ne – F.A.N.S
The Roots ft. Big K.R.I.T. & Dice Raw – Make My
XV – Smallville
(…)
Too much songs! And i need to hear Phonte’s Charity Starts At Home!
My top 10 so far is
The Roots – Make My
Shabazz Palaces – Are You… Can You… Were You?
Beastie Boys –Make Some Noise
Tyler The Creator – Yonkers
Open Mike Eagles – Nightmares
Big Krit –Dreamin
Elzhi – Ain’t Hard to Tell
Saigon – Greatest Story Never Told
Asap Rocky – Purple Swag (Deep Purple Version)
Nas – Nasty
my list is still growing, i use sites like rateyourmusic and hiphopisread, plus this site, to find good tracks. Can’t wait to see the list!
Freddie Gibbs-Heaven can wait. Gibbs is the real thing
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrJayo666/videos