Alright, so being that this is the first post on an actual topic, why not start with something BIG?
It's New Year's Eve, and yeah, I'm going to be another one of those people that wants to review the year. Now I could go all out and try and do a decade in review, but considering I started the decade at only nine years of age and still thinking Pokemon was the be all and end all, I'll keep it to just 2k9.
I'll save the predictions for the Grammys and Oscars for another post, so in the next one, I'll give my take on who was this year's top MC and who to look forward to next year.
OK, so we started out the year bumpin' to "Crack a Bottle", Eminem's first single off "Relapse", his first album in 5 years. By the end, Young Money has soared up the charts, #9 at its peak, and is finishing the year with successful singles like "Bedrock" and "Every Girl".
There's a lot in the middle, and some artists have been met with huge success, while others are leaving some disappointed and looking to rebound fast.
Before I get to the best of the year, I'm going to start with the worst.
- Fabolous: Just as some girls will tease guys to no end, Fab is very good at it with hip-hop/rap. His intro on "Loso's Way" was one of the best to open an album all year. Unfortunately, that was the peak on "Loso's Way" as there were way too many filler tracks. Cut out half the album, and Fab could've made a lot of noise.
- Wale: Wale's year was a lot like the new Transformers flick. Lot of hype, great production, but a weak result. Wale's "Attention: Deficit" certainly had its moments such as "Mirrors" and "Triumph", but there was no identity or meaning behind most of his tracks. Sure, "Let it Loose" could be a successful radio hit, but this isn't coming from the same rapper that was exciting and fun to listen to on "100 Miles and Running".
- Rakim: He may be the best MC from the 90's, but definitely not today. "Seventh Seal" was uninspiring and sounded nothing like the guy who helped make "My Melody".
- Asher Roth: It's hard to put Asher on this list because he had so much success with "I Love College", but let me pose this question: Has anyone who didn't buy "Asleep in the Bread Isle" heard any other track that "I Love College" on the radio? I didn't think so. Sure, it may be a fun album to listen to once, but a few times through and I know I was already sick of the line "She don't want a man man man man, she just want a dance dance dance."
- Busta Rhymes: "Back On My B.S." was, well, a load of B.S. This album had no direction with some awkward tracks and cheesy rhymes. "Layin' the law like I'm the head of Congress" on "We Miss You", really Busta?
Dishonorable Mentions
- Cam'ron
- Young Money
- The Game
- Kanye West
- Hurricane Chris
There were a lot of disappointments in 2009 and that list could be much larger if I wanted to call out everyone who had a bad year. Still, the list gets the biggest flops on them so it makes its point.
Oh, and if you're wondering why The Game and Kanye were listed as dishonorable mentions in a year they didn't release an album, well these should be a refresher.
wow man.. i dotn mean to blow up but... you put YOUNG MONEY on dishonarable mention !?!? you do realize that ALL of young money has been on the scene for umm about a month adn has a top ten albulm already in like two weeks ?? wow i aint a hardcore dick rider of young money you kno that but come'on man. they runnin shit now and holdin it down. you basically said that drake and lil wayne are on the dishonarable mention for 09 bc young money is basically those two.. they the backbone. and as far as fab goes he did kinda flop even tho i still bump his albulm. he had at least 4 really good songs on that albulm. and you already kno my feelings about wale and asher.. and just bc ye and game didnt drop an albulm doesnt mean they are on dishonarble mention.. if thats the case.. where is dre? where is g unit? where is drake ? bc techinqually he didnt drop a cd. wehre is ludacris? just cause they dotn drop dont make em flops.
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