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Not the first time this thread has been done and it won't be the last. I'm slowly compiling my list of my favorites and I wanted to see what some of yours were (to date).

Here are a few of mine.

Abstract Rude - Rejuvenation
Atmosphere - Feel Good Hit of The Summer 2
Big Boi - Fo Yo Sorrows feat. Too $hort & George Clinton
Big Boi - Shine Blockas feat. Gucci Mane
Bobby Creekwater - Junkie
Cormega - Rapture
CunninLyngists - Don't Leave (When Winter Comes) feat. Slug
DOOM - Gazzillion Ear
Fashawn - Ecology
Ghostface Killah - Guest House feat. Fabolous
Jay Electronica - Exhibit A (Transformations)
Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind
Kurious - Benneton feat. MC Search & DOOM
Musab - Get Life
Nero - Alive & Vibrant
Nut-Ragous - NYC To LA feat. Jay Rock
Raekwon - Surgical Gloves
Saigon - Prepare For War
Superstar Quamallah - You Need Knowledge
The P Brothers - Cold World feat. Boss Money
The Roots - How I Got Over
Truck North - Flyer Than The Rest feat. Wale
Wale - Word Play feat. Curren$y & Tre of UCB

pretty sure p bros and jay electronica songs are from last year

Mayday - "Technology"
(you can get their ep free at http://mayday.bandcamp.com/ )

no need for a poll -surgical gloves

oh and priority by mos def was pretty good too

Red Cafe 'Heart & Soul' (prod Pete Rock)
Q Tip, Busta, Raekwon & Lil Wayne 'Renaissance Rap' remix
De La Soul 'La La La'
Clipse & Cam'ron 'Popular Demand' (I know its only 3 days old but still)
Busta, MOP, Lil Cease, Uncle Murda, LOX, Maino & Red Cafe 'March 9th'
Blaq Poet, MC Eiht & Young Maylay 'Aint Nothin Changed' remix
Clipse & Kanye 'Kinda Like A Big Deal'

Here's a few I've kept in my rotation:

50 Cent - "I Gotta Win"
Skyzoo - "Return Of The Real"
Curren$y - "The Seventies"
cLOUDDEAD - "Rappin' 4 Money"
Finale - "Heat"
Diamond District - "Streets Won't Let Me Chill"
Educated Consumers ft. Laura Schrieber - "Listen Close Enough"
Aesop Fables - "My Life Is Like A Movie"
Drake ft. Saukrates - "The Search"
Stat Quo - "In California"
DJ Quik & Kurupt - "9x Out Of 10"
Method Man & Redman - "Diz Iz 4 All My Smokers"
Blaq Poet - "Ain't Nuthin' Changed"
Slaughterhouse - "Cuckoo"
Myka 9 - "Real Song"

In addition to what's already posted:

"City Lights" - Redman, Method Man, Bun-B
"Already Home" - Jay-Z w/ Kid Cudi
"Everything is Heltah Skeltah" - Sean Price and Rock
"Bang, Bang" - La Coka Nostra w/ Snoop Dogg

The Jacka - Summer feat. Rydah J. Klyde & Matt Blaque

In addition to the two Jay-Z songs mentioned, Jay-Z - "Thank You."

In addition to the Rae songs mentioned "We Will Rob You."

Cormega - "Make It Clear," "Journey," and "The Other Side"

MF Doom - "Gazillion Ear," "That's That," and"Absolutely"

Clipse - "I'm Good," "All Eyes on Me," "Kind of Like a Big Deal" ("I'm Good" really grew on me, the beat on "All Eyes on Me" is cold, song with Cam'ron is good, but not as good as the hype imo)

Rick Rawse - "Magnificent"
Ghostface - "Baby"
Tru Life - "I Don't Need Love"
Cam'ron - "I Hate My Job" (OG Version) and "Get It in Ohio"

Fashawn - "Father"
Raekwon - "Surgical Gloves"
Slaughterhouse - "Microphone"
Royce Da 5'9" feat. Crooked I - "Gun Harmonizing"
Cormega - "Make it Clear"
D. Black - "What I Do"
BK-One with Benzilla feat. Raekwon and I Self Devine - "The True and Living"
Raekwon feat. Cormega and Sean Price - "Radiant Jewels"
Wale feat. Gucci Mane - "Pretty Girls"
Ghostface Killah feat. Fabolous - "Guest House"
Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind"
Beanie Sigel - "The Ghetto"
Fresh Daily - "Untucked Nunchucks"
The Alchemist feat. Twista and Maxwell - "Smile"
Clipse feat. Kanye West - "Kind of a Big Deal"
Lushlife feat. Camp Lo - "Another Word for Paradise"
Marco Polo & Torae - "Danger"
Method Man & Redman feat. Bun B - "City Lights"
Havoc - "Always Have a Choice"
Rick Ross feat. Magazeen - "Yacht Club"
Capone-N-Noreaga - "Grand Royal"
Blaq Poet - "Ain't Nuttin Changed"
Mos Def feat. Slick Rick - "Auditorium"
Cam'ron - "I Hate My Job"

drizzle wrote:pretty sure p bros and jay electronica songs are from last year

P Bros I wasn't sure but it wasn't until this year we got a full version of Exhibit A (Transformations), right?

Harbormasters - Ghostface Killah, AZ & Inspektah Deck
Reality TV - J Dilla feat. Black Thought
Auditorium - Mos Def feat. Slick Rick
Hallelujah - Bishop Lamont feat. Xzibit
Cold Outside - Raekwon feat. Ghostface Killah & Suga Bang
Pushin Buddens - Saigon
Good For Nothin' - AZ
Whips & Kicks - Raekwon feat. AZ
Ric Flair - Cam'ron feat. Vado
Back With VIC - Kurious

the punch you in the dick song

Royce "Something 2 Ride 2"
Freeway "Freeways Beard"

Philaflava wrote: it wasn't until this year we got a full version of Exhibit A (Transformations), right?

november 2008 i think. :shrug: close enough, i've played it more this year than a lot of the songs that did actually come out this year

i think the mastered version came out this year, the song first came out last year though

UGK - Da game been good to me

Curren$y- Scared of Monsters
Ace Hood and Rick Ross- Get Money
BBU- Chi Don't Dance
Redman and Method Man- City Lights
Wale- Chillin
UGK, Lil Boosie, Webbie- Hairy Asshole
Dorrough- Ice Cream Paint Job
Drake and Lil Wayne- I'm Goin In
Gs Boys- Stanky Leg
The Game- Bang Along
Red Cafe, Jada, Rick Ross, Fabo, OJ, Diddy- Hottest in the Hood remix
E-40- On Oil
Lil Wayne- Im a Go Getta
Mike Posner- Drug Dealer Girl
Big Boi, Too short, George Clinton- For Your Sorrows
Travis Porter- Turnt Up
Dorrough- Wired to the T
The Clipse and Camron- Back By Popular Demand

Truth. wrote:i think the mastered version came out this year, the song first came out last year though

Then it's official. This year it is. Manyt tracks were hear today were made last year anyways. This was officially released in '09, so it stays.

Royce- Shake this
Q-tip- Rap Renaissance ft Busta Rhymes, Raekwon, Lil Wayne
DJ Signify ft Aesop Rock- Low Tide
Abstract Rude- Rejuvenation
Wale-Ice&Rain
Crooked I-Jackin for beats2009
Lyrics Born-Funky Hit Records
Zion I-Antenna
Sage Francis- I trusted you
Camu Tao- The way it's going down
De La Soul-Excursions Remix
DOOM- Rap Ambush
Slaughterhouse- Fight Club
Fashawn-Samsonite Man
P.O.S- Let it Rattle
Ghostface and Mf Doom-Chinatown Wars (Remix)
Souls of Mischief- Tour Stories
El-P- How to Serve Man

Brougham33 wrote:
Souls of Mischief- Tour Stories

That was '08. My 2008 list had that track.

ObeseJesus wrote: Dorrough- Ice Cream Paint Job

and Paten Locke- Funky Hit Record

Missing a bunch of stuff, but who cares:

UGK- The Game Belongs To Me
Lil Boosie- Mind Of A Maniac
Guce and J Stalin- Where Da Gangstas Stay
MC Mack- Pure Ana
Project Pat- Choppa To Ya Dome
Gucci Mane and Plies- Wasted
Gripplyaz, Trimm and A. Leon Craft- Caddys
Renz Julian ft. Jacka- I Can't Live
Rick Ross- Rich Off Cocaine
Benzino- Good Fellas
Slim Thug ft. Z-Ro and J Dawg- Associates
The Kid Daytone ft. Bun B- Airborne
Tony Yayo- They Hate/Streets Keep Callin Me ft. Cormega
Chali Boy- I Look Good
Young Chris, Freeway and Beans- Last 2
A-Wax- One Soo Whoop
Tyga- The Nausea
Freddie Gibbs- Murder On My Mind
Trimm- My City
Big Steele- The Godfather
CNN ft. Mobb Deep- Wobble
Currne$y- Scared of Monsters
Jim Snooka- Hammer Time
Prynce- Georgia
Jacka and Nickatina- Glamorous Lifestyle
Doey Rock ft. San Quinn and Dezit Eazy- No Drought
Eminem- 3 AM
Manson Family- When We Ride
Mdl Fngz ft. Bun B and Z-Ro- Murder On My Mind
Playboy Tre- Moving Dem Keys
Lee Majors ft. Cellski- Tell Me
Paul Wall ft. Z-Ro and Yung Redd- One Hundred
Nate B ft. ST 2 Lettaz- Extraordinary Nigga

plus about 20 Rich The Factor songs that don't have names.

blastmaster wrote: The Kid Daytone ft. Bun B- Airborne

i don't expect many co-signs but this was maybe my favorite beat of the year

Slaughterhouse - Wack MC's
Raekwon & Beanie Sigel - Have Mercy
The Clipse - All Eyes On Me
Saigon - Prepare For War
Tech N9ne - Sickology 101 ft. Crooked I & Chino XL
Wu Tang - Radiant Jewels ft. Cormega & Sean P
Cormega - Rapture
Rick Ross - Mafia Music
Torae - Double Barrel
CNN - My Hood ft. Uncle Murda, Maino, Tha Dogg Pound & The Clipse
Beanie Sigel - The Ghetto
Torae - Danger
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
Raekwon - Surgical Gloves
Joe Budden - Blood On The Wall
Joe Budden - The Future ft. The Game (:pause:)

Probably forgetting many tracks and some of them probably are -worthy, but this is what I enjoyed mostly this year thus far.

Did UGK's "Used To Be" drop this year? If so how did anyone forget that?

Philaflava wrote:Did UGK's "Used To Be" drop this year? If so how did anyone forget that?

Yea.

Curtains had a bunch of jams this year too.

KD's "Real Nigga" too. Most of Untouchable, actually.

out of curiosity, how many of these tracks got radio play?

Alchemist - That'll Work feat. Three 6 Mafia & Juvenile

ugk-swisha's and erb
red & meth- city lights

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gonna have to keep thinkin..

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