Monday, January 9, 2012

StrongArm's 200 Favorite Tracks of 2011 #60-51

#60 The Cool Kids - "Roll Call" feat. Asher Roth, Chip The Ripper & Boldy James




This is a dope posse cut off The "When Fish Ride Bicycles" album. Asher Roth might have the best verse, although every emcee does their thing and Mikey Rocks sets the tone from the start wit bars. The track is above, and the the album is here: itunes.apple.com/us/album/when-fish-ride-bicycles/id445984549

#59 Pac Div- Top Down Feat. Skeme & Casey Veggies (prod. Swiff D)



This is another dope track with Mibbs, Skeme, BeYoung and Casey Veggies all merkin the beat. I like the locations in the video, and the girl in BeYoung's scene, haha. THis is a dope track and every time i hear it, i get amp'd. I really like Skeme's verse on this. Peep the video above, and Pac Div's album "The Div" is available here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-div-deluxe-version/id474941480

#58 Kendrick Lamar- The Spiteful Chant feat. Schoolboy Q (prod. Sounwave)



This is an anthem for me. "Im going big, suck my dick". Kendrick's hook, bridge and his verses are fire, and Schoolby Q rips it too. This is another reason why Section 80 is my favorite album of the year. no weak tracks, and this is no exception. Listen to it above, and cop the album here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/section.80/id447516359

#57 Statik Selektah - Play The Game feat. Freddie Gibbs & Big K.R.I.T.



A dope single off Statik's "Population Control". KRIT and Gibbs have a great chemistry on this track. Gibbs spits "I remember way back, my first 8th of http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gutter-rainbows-deluxe-edition/id413113524crack, cut it into piece did my thang wit dat, young with king kong balls...." This is a very dope track, laid back music with ill lyricism, spark it up and play this. Listen above, and cop Statik's album here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/population-control-bonus-track/id463889619

#56 Talib Kweli - Cold Rain prod. Ski Beatz



Another banger from Ski Beatz, who has been extremely active this year. Talib spits "Whether jesus or muhammad, regardless of where the mosque is, they hopin for the apocalypse, like self fullfilling prophets, tell me when we do stop this? do they ask your religion before you rent an apartment? Is the answer burning korans, so that we could offend islamics? the end is upon us with a hash tag to trend the topic".  This one off of Talib Kweli's "Gutter Rainbows". Check out the video above, and the album here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gutter-rainbows-deluxe-edition/id413113524

#55 Statik Selektah -  Half Moon Part feat. Skyzoo, Chuuwee & Tayyib Ali


This is a dope track, Skyzoo teamin up with Sacramento's Chuuwee on this. Chuuwee spits "Scarface the rapper did more than scarface the movie for us, of course, cuz bitches sellin they soul to be married, pushin a porsche, mattresses by the window, sleepin out on the porch..." Dope track, listen above, and get the album here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/population-control-bonus-track/id463889619


#54 Drake- Underground Kings


Probably my favorite song off take care.

#53 TiRon & ayomari- No Wonder (prod. D.K.)

This is my favorite joint off A Sucker For Pumps. TiRon & Ayomari spit fire on this, and the verses make a lot of sense. Check out them peforming the track on KNocksteady TV, above. and make sure u cop the album below, one of the best projects of 2011: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-sucker-for-pumps/id465132406



#52 Dom kennedy- PLatinum Chanel

This became an anthem, I get hella requests for this on my radio show, even now 5 or 6 months after the album has dropped. Like he said in an interview i did with him "This is one of those dom kennedy songs". Signature dom. Listen above, and get the album here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ii-from-the-westside-with-love/id446922317

#51 Jay- Z & Kanye West - Gotta Have it (prod. The Neptunes & Kanye West)


Another dope track off the Watch the throne album, with the infamous line from jay "im plankin on a million". Credit The Neptunes and Kanye for the beat. Listen above, and get watch the throne here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/watch-throne-deluxe-version/id455402261

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