My 2010 Top Albums

For old time's sake, I'm going to repost this year's top albums list from my other blog here.



As per usual, choosing was not easy, and a dozen other albums nearly made it, peep them after the jump.

Here are some of the other projects I also enjoyed this year:

• Black Milk - Album of the Year
• Crookram - Through Windows
• Ski Beatz - 24 Hour Karate School
• The Black Keys - Brothers
• Danny Brown - The Hybrid
• Skyzoo & !llmind - Live from the Tape Deck
• Nas/Damian Marley - Distant Relatives
• Nottz - You Need This Music
• Joell Ortiz - Free Agent
• DJ Premier - Get Used To Us
• Curren$y - Pilot Talk
• Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
• Meth/Ghost/Rae - Wu Massacre
• Hell Razah - Heaven Razah
• Erykah Badu - New Amerykah, Pt. 2: Return of the Ankh
• Rah Digga - Classic
• Shad - TSOL
• Eminem - Recovery
• Drake - Thank Me… (lol jk, I’m straight)

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Dear All

I did not post anything worthwhile in months, which is making me think twice about renewing this domain. If I make a decision, I will post it here along with other shit that I hope you will find interesting. Peace.

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I've Created a Monster...

As the title suggests, I have built a beast of a computer. It did cost me an arm and a leg, but it is worth every penny spent on it. The photos don't do it any justice, but I still uploaded em', here are they along with the specification I used:

- Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (OC to 3.5Ghz)
- Antec TruePower New 650W
- ATI Radeon HD 5870
- Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R
- Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel 9-9-9-24
- Antec Nine Hundred Two (902) Case
- Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB
- 1TB External HDD
- Razer DeathAdder Mouse
- Saitek Eclipse 2 keyboard (not 3)
- Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366)
- Asus u3s6 PCI-e USB 3 and Sata 3 (6Gb/s)
- Asus Xonar DX PCI-e sound card
- Random TV tuner
- Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Receiver


Right after I applied the thermal compound.


First phase testing, to make sure all the main components are working.


Everything installed and the wires are being done as neatly as the case allows.


The back panel; where I hide all the wires.
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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

Agree, disagree or just want to put you 2 cents here, use the comments section.
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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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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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Guess Who is Back...

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Ozzie's Video Showcase

Eminem, Mos Def, Black Thought & DJ Premier cypher, enough said


Cormega – Journey, off Mega Montana’s new album, Born & Raised, available now.


This used to be my jam last year, it is about time they relased its video.




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Hip-hop is on fire..

After listening to 3 new dope albums this week, I'm confiedent that hip-hop is done with its midlife crisis, it is like the 90's all over again.

To top that, I'm officially hyped for this BlakRoc album:





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BlakRoc > RocNation

This video shows why BlakRoc are about to run this town.

The Black Keys + RZA + Q-Tip + Mos Def = EPIC WIN!





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Video Showcase

The video for my favourite track in U-N-I's first album is finally out; it is amazing so make sure that you watch it!


The lead single of Fashawn's upcoming release has a dope video to match the track
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More KICKS than a baby in a mother's stomach

I would like to introduce to you, the two newest members to the family...

One goes by the name of mahadidas Forum, and it is an Adidas x Maharishi joint effort. It is too HOT.


And the other is the Adidas x Goodfoot collaboration, which has a basic clean look.

More pics are included after the jump!







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Video Showcase

Ozzie here A.K.A the music addict and I'm here to showcase a couple of Hip-Hop videos.

Starting with the latest Roots single 'How I Got Over', I am a massive Roots stan so this had to be done,the track is growing on me. Black Thought for president.


Secondly, it is the original video for Common's UMC, the album might have failed but this track still gets heavy play. Back to business, before that robotic video was done Com & co did this video but disliked it for some reason. Check it out though.


Finally, we have a superstar admiring another superstar, we need to see more of that shit in hip-hop instead of that so called 'beef rap'!


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Why I still love Hip-Hop

I might be nice and post something worth reading later tonight, until then, pray that this tour will be coming to Manchester.




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Ballin'

I'll return to posting soon, meanwhile, I'll let you know how I am doing through this dope track. Ballin.




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"Just For Teh Lulz"

After Kanye's VMA incident the internets went crazy and used the joke everywhere and since I found most of them funny, I decided to treat you guys with a dozen. For the complete set click on read more, the last one is NSFW!















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Ozzie's Music Showcase Vol. 6

A pair of albums that impressed me recently, you should be used to this by now; short descriptions and selected tracks are waiting below.

The xx - xx

One of the best albums of the year, I said this about a few albums this year, but they all deserved it. This is one is no different. This Boy/Girl band made and amazingly innovative album, that sounds complete and does not contain any fillers. Check them out, you won't be disappointed.



KRS-One & Buckshot - Survival Skills

Two aging rappers, or more accurately two hip-hop pioneers. These two uncles diss wack MCs, talk about great they are, and preach a lot. The album contains production from Black Milk, whose dope as hell, and features more than half a dozen other artists, such as: Talib kweli, Mary J Blige, K'NAAN and Pharoahe Monch.

All sounds good, but unlike the album above, this album requires some skipping, but don't let that put you off, cos over all it is pretty good.





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