Ozzie's 2009: Music

Let me begin with saying Happy New Year, 2009 was a top year for hip-hop, so many good projects. I can honestly say that choosing a top 10 was not an easy task, and I left out a couple of favourites, because ten means ten. Enough talking, hit the jump for the lists.

Top 10 Albums(Not in any order):

Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx 2

Blacroc - Blackroc

Mos Def - The Ecstatic

The xx - xx

K'NAAN - Troubadour

MF DOOM - Born Like This

Fashawn - Boy Meets World

Brother Ali - Us

The Alchemist - Chemical Warfare

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!


Top EPs, Mixtapes & other projects (Not in any order):

Modest Mouse - No One's First and You're Next

Brother Ali - The Truth is here E.P.


MF DOOM - Unexpected Guests

Danger Mouse - Dark Night of the Soul

Joell Ortiz - Covers The Classics

Wu-Tang Clan - Chamber Music

Lupe Fiasco - Enemy of the State: A Love Story

Sean Price - Kimbo Price (A Prelude To Mic Tyson)

UNI - Before There Was Love

Honourable Mentions:
Kasabian - West Ryder pauper Lunatic Asylum
Cormega - Born & Raised
Beriut - March of the Zapotec/RealPeople Holland
Danger Mouse - Dark Night of the Soul
Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
Skyzoo - The Salvation
Ace & Edo G - Arts & Entertainment

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Type - Man Crush (No Homo)

Funny video, but it is kinda sad how 'no homo' made the jump from the hip-hop head blogosphere to the mainstream, I blame Kanye, no home.





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Supermagic

Might do a post on this year's /this decade's best music, not sure which yet, let me know which one you prefer.

Till then enjoy The mighty Mos doing what he does best.





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My Way

Matt here!
Ian Brown has finally released a record to live up to his legendry name - My Way, unlike his previous solo efforts, this is solid all the way through with no filler, and the stand-out moments are as good as anything he's ever done. New single Just Like You (ADIDAS), is out now, check it out:

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Bill Gates as the DOOM Guy

Nerd Alert:

While doing 'research' for my presentation I came across this gem. This was recorded for the 1996 Computer Game Developer's Conference, DirectX 2 was the biggest headline back then, anyway, the good ol' Mr Gates stars in this video.




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Local Mixtapes

Been a long time, I will explain why later. For now, enjoy these mixtapes by some local DJs, all of them do some good hip-hop nights, check em' out if you are ever near one.

DJ Illas & DJ Heritage - The Throwout Volume 1

The first is by DJ Illas & DJ Heritage, it is a compilation of the "dopest, freshest, stupidest new tracks" they can find, most of these tracks were a on my zune's playlist for a while now, have a listen. Tracklist after the jump.
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THE SEX TAPE PART 5 - TAKE IT TO THE SHEETS

The second one is done by our own DJ Lee Majors, it is not my kind of thing personally, but it is good 'baby making' music I hear, it is R&B, check it out and make sure you attend Familia on the 27th December at CORD. The Artwork is NSFW, peep it after the jump.
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The Throwout's Tracklist

1. FASHAWN - Ecology (prod Exile)
2. KRS-ONE & BUCKSHOT ft. TALIB KWELI - oh Really (prod Marco Polo)
3. BILLY THE KID - Forgive Me For My Sins (prod Soul Unique)
4. BROTHER ALI ft. FREEWAY & JOELL ORTIZ - Best@it
5. Q-TIP - Won't Trade
6. MASTA ACE & EDO G ft. POSDNOUS & LIGHT - Good Muisc (prod DJ Spinna)
7. JACK FLASH - Sound Of a Genius (prod Wizard)
8. MICALL PARKNSUN - New (prod Jaisu)
9. FASHAWN ft BLU - Samsonite Man (prod Exile)
10. RAEKWON - Gihad (prod Alchemist)
11. SLAUGHTERHOUSE - Microphone (prod Alchemist)
12. MASTA ACE & EDO G - Over There (prod M-Phazes)
13. DIVERSION TACTICS - Can't Swim
14. EVIDENCE & FASHAWN - Amsterdam
15. ROYCE DA 5'9 ft. BUSTA RHYMES - Dinner Time
16. RETURNERS ft. EMILIO ROJAS, KAZE & DOUJAS RAZE - Do You
17. BROTHER ALI, TOKI WRIGHT & EVIDENCE - The Freshest Kids

Majors's Sextape

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