2010 GOON POLL results: The Top 30 Hip-Hop/Rap Albums of 2010

My ballot:

E-40 - Revenue Retrievin' Day Shift/Night Shift
Curren$y - Pilot Talk 1 & 2
Drake - Thank Me Later
Waka Flocka Flame - Flockaveli
Rick Ross - Teflon Don
Earl Sweatshirt - Earl
Tyler the Creator - Bastard
Das Racist - Sit Down, Man
Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot
Wiz Khalifa - Kush and Orange Juice
DaVinci - The Day the Turf Stood Still
The Jacka and Laroo - Neva Be the Same
Big K.R.I.T. - K.R.I.T. Wuz Here
Roc Marciano - Marcberg
Diddy-Dirty Money - Last Train to Paris

Only vote for Thank Me Later?

didn't vote but here's my top 15 :

all-star - starlito's way 3
big boi - sir lucious left foot the son of chico dusty
danny brown - the hybrid
davinci - the day the turf stood still
earl sweatshirt - earl
e-40 - revenue retrievin
gucci mane - mr zone 6
lil b - 6 kiss
lil boosie - incarcerated
roc marciano - marcberg
travis porter - proud 2 be a problem
tyler the creator - bastard
waka flocka flame - flockavelli
yelawolf - trunk muzik 0-60

+ cutthroat - the takeova

is that ranked sis?

i tried to listen to danny brown's mixtape before the album and it was boring as fuck tbh

The Gangrene album is another good one I got on too late.

Been bumpin this many times tho:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dct_HgHukLo

is that ranked sis?

― zvookster, samedi 8 janvier 2011 21:44 (33 minutes ago) Bookmark

yes, alphabetically.

I think danny brown's personality is the opposite of boring

gangrene was on a whiney ballot

well it was just a cursory listen, to some of detroit state of mind 4, so u cld be right. i think i'd confused him with someone else in my head and was expecting something diff

na'tee is incredible but that mixtape is an old school definition of a mixtape, im not sure she even really reinvents any songs on it -- shes just a great rapper
looking forward to new shit from her tho

lol @ premo's first record to get 5 mics since... life after death? coming at the butt end of his list.

honest question: does "5 mics" still mean anything? i have no idea.

Fuck 5 mics, I'd rather have... a fan base I could tour form?

*from

honest question: does "5 mics" still mean anything? i have no idea.

― gr8080, Saturday, January 8, 2011 3:42 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

dunno if you noticed (prob not) but i thought it was pretty lol #shotsfired that tom b. at pfork gave bun's album 5/10 after the source gave it 5 mics

'the number was right, its just the scale that was off'

i guess thats what i mean-- like does anyone give a shit what the source has to say anymore

does anyone give a shit what the source anyone has to say anymore

is this the real life
is this just fantasy

i dunno what whiney's point is, but in terms of editorial direction, no one cares what teh source has to say no

but like do dudes still rap about being the "next 5 mics" and shit is what i'm asking

well maybe, but only as a metaphor for "give me my credit" or w/e -- rappers don't actually care about the source/critics & there are really no influential rap critics right now

critics now are more influential in creating/forming a narrative or pushing an unknown artist -- i.e. noz w/ lil b or xxl w/ their freshman stuff -- but no critic/publication can affect an actual album/mixtape

i'm like mike, the greatest i need five mics
and five dykes to sit next to me fight night

^^

five dykes more helpful than five mics in that scenario.

unless he means five men named mike

fuck 5 i want a hundred and eight mics

yo son

thnx this thread for hepping me to big krit. dope as fuck.

agreed.
also: http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2011/01/billy-jams-best-of-2010.html

i thought the rap up's were played out, esp. when he stopped going over a hit which was part of the whole point. that said, it's kind of a return to form this year imo so

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9V_2OiixrY

happy w/ results itt.

here was my ballot, i guess i missed the thread discussion.

PICKS:

Roc Marciano - Marcberg

Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty

Mr. Pookie & Mr. Lucci - 10th Anniversary - The Classicc

AG - Everything's Berri

Earl Sweatshirt - Earl

Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik

Big K.R.I.T. - K.R.I.T. Wuz Here

Black Milk - Album of the Year

Waka Flocka Flame - Flockaveli

Freeway/Jake One - Stimulus Package

Dessa - A Badly Broken Code

Raekwon - Cocainism Vol. 2

Stone's Throw Podcast - Adventures with Paul White

Skyzoo & !llmind - LIve from the Tape Deck

Celph Titled & Buckwild - Nineteen Ninety Now

Mr. Pookie & Mr. Lucci - 10th Anniversary - The Classic

i have this & still havent had a chance to listen

i like it alot obv...but yeah i don't know my list is def more "this is what i felt like listening to this year" than "this defines the year" kinda stuff...

one album on there in particular i was too chicken to even mention on ilx lol

Nineteen Ninety Nerd?

hahahah no dessa, basically it's like "jagged little pill" for a generation of girlz that grew up on atmosphere

actually found out about that celph/buck thru the goon thread

Dessa from Doomtree? Post the best track, I would be interested in hearing it, tbqphaf

u def posted abt dessa btw

ah good! i can't remember all this shit i post tbh

yep dessa from doomtree, it's def (like i said) a lot more singer/songwriter type stuff than straight up hip hop

i like this one a lot, probably my fav

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-v9Ej8rkxE&feature=related

some of it's more singing style like this, my pal jess produced the music for this track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK8Jys3K6rI&feature=related

and finally i like this one alot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSxSCv7Cegc&feature=related

aaaanyway, this is all i guess corny and about as far from goon approved jams as possible, but i dunno, i ended up liking it a lot

saw DJ Premier nominate Ice Cube's "I am the West". I'd heard similar good comments on it, even though nobody said it was like amazing or anything.

after first listen, I'm bored to tears. dude just likes to throw up half-assed quick little verses and then run annoying choruses into the ground now.

i really enjoyed it the first listen and then... never felt inclined to listen to it ever again.

Ok, so far Marcberg is awesome.

I like some low-key menace in my NYC rap, I do.

For those who are still curious, here's an alphabetized by artist list of all the albums/mixtapes discussed on this thread. Folks who want to know about hip hop in 2010 could do worse than start here.

AG - Everything's Berri
All Star - Starlito's Way 3
Backland - Block Work: None Better
Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
Big KRIT - KRIT Wuz Here
Black Milk - Album of the Year
Bun B - Trill OG
Celph Titled and Buckwild - Nineteen Ninety Now
Curren$y - Pilot Talk
Curren$y - Pilot Talk II
Cutthroat - The Takeova
Cypress Hill - Rise Up
Danny Brown - The Hybrid
Das Racist - Sit Down Man
David Banner and Ninth Wonder - Death of a Pop Star
DaVinci - The Day the Turf Stood Still
De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig - De Lachende Derde
Dessa - A Badly Broken Code
Devin the Dude - Suite #420
Diddy Dirty Money - Last Train to Paris
Dion Mase - SPFenomeen
Dirt Platoon - Deeper than Dirt
DJ Premier Presents Year Round Records - Get Used to Us
Drake - Thank Me Later
E-40 - Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift
E-40 - Revenue Retrievin': Night Shift
Earl Sweatshirt - Earl
Eternia and MoSS - At Last
Fat Joe - The Darkside Vol 1
Freeway and Jake One - The Stimulus Package
French Montana - Coke Boyz
Gangrene - Gutter Water
Ghostface Killah - Apollo Kids
Gucci Mane - Jewelry Selection
Gucci Mane - Mr. Zone 6
Husalah - The Furly Ghost 3
Ice Cube - I Am the West
J Stalin - Prenuptual Agreement
Jadakiss - The Champ is Here 3
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kno - Death is Silent
KRS-1 and True Master - Meta-Historical
Lady Leshurr - 01:21 Mixtape
LE$ - The Beautiful Struggle
Lil B - 6 Kiss
Lil B - Blue Flame
Lil B - Everything Based
Lil B - Red Flame
Lil Boosie - Incarcerated
Little Brother - LeftBack
Los - Shooter
Luca Brazi - Brainfood
Marco Polo and Ruste Juxx - The eXXecution
Meek Millz - Flamerz 3
Meek Millz - Mr. Philadelphia
MellowHype - BlackenedWhite
Methodman, Ghostface and Raekwon - Wu Massacre
Mickey Free - Last of the Tight Wiggers
Mr Pookie and Mr Lucci - 10th Anniversary: The Classicc
Murs and Ninth Wonder - Fornever
Nas and Damien Marley - Distant Relatives
Na'Tee - Guess Who's Coming 2 Dinner
NhT Boyz - Power Triangle Vol. 1
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
Nottz - You Need This Music
Pill - 1140 The Overdose
Raekwon - Cocainism Vol 2
Rah Digga - Classic
Rick Ross - Albert Anastacia
Rick Ross - Teflon Don
Roach Gigz - Roachy Balboa
Roc Marciano - Marcberg
Rome Cee - Tunnel Vision
Scarface - Dopeman Music
Shabazz Palaces - Shabazz Palaces/Palaces of Light
Skyzoo and !llmind - Live from the Tape Deck
Soulja Boy - Legendary
Soulja Boy - The DeAndre Way
Starlito - Renaissance Gangster
Statik Selektah and Termanology - 1982
Stone's Throw Podcast - Adventures with Paul White
Strong Arm Steady - In Search of Stoney Jackson
Styles P and Green Lantern - The Green Ghost Project
The Jacka and Larooo - Neva Be the Same (20 Bricks - Season 1)
The Left - Gas Mask
The Roots - How I Got Over
Travis Porter - Proud 2 Be a Problem
Tyler the Creator - Bastard
Vado - Slime Flu
Waka Flocka Flame - Flockaveli
Wiz Khalifa - Kush and OJ
Wooh Da Kid - Black Out
Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik
Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik: 0-60
Yo Gotti - Cocaine Music 4.5
Yo Gotti and Zedzilla - Cocaine Music 4
Young Jeezy - The Last Laugh
Young Jeezy - Trap or Die II: By Any Means Necessary
Young Lyric aka Lyrikkal - 2 Lyrikkal
ZRo - Heroin
ZRo, JDawg and Lil C - I Ain't Takin No Loss 2

we should totally rank them to make it easier for people to know where to start

... um i think we just did that?

/tuomas