One of the best tracks of the year, E-V hooks up with DJ Premier for this ill track. Evidence spits: "Slappin these beats, im no snoozer ,6 million days to die, go ahead and choose 1, we from the same block, but all we gettin is the same guac, i think one of us needs to shine, only room for one, one of us needs to go, a sinking both and only one will survive..." Watch the music video above, and get "Cats & Dogs" asap!: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cats-dogs-deluxe-version/id462952478
#29 Dom Kennedy "Grind'N" prod. Cardo
This track is so big it got people saying the word "Grind'n"... and one of my fellow DJ's at KSJS, Maxine, named her show after this song. A true anthem... Dom spits "On my way function, pull up in the front, damn this shit look like its jumpin... jumpin this my introduction, mom calls me dom, i smash it like a pumpkin, drunk it,... girl you really frontin... if its not with you, bet im leavin here with somethin...." Peep the video above shot by the homies Infamous Green Streets, and get From The Westside with Love 2 asap here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ii-from-the-westside-with-love/id446922317
#28 Talib Kweli "Tater Tot" prod. Nick Speed
This is an ill story track from Talib off "Gutter Rainbows". Peep the song above, and get the album here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gutter-rainbows-deluxe-edition/id413113524
#27 Murs - 316 Ways (prod. Ski Beatz)
This is an amazing song, Murs really delves into emotion but balances it with aggressive lyricism here, creating my favorite track off his impressive "Love & Rockets" album produced entirely by Ski Beatz.. Murs spits " 316 ways to kill a hater dead, thou shall not kill, so i let em motivate instead...2 commandments, die and pay taxes, fight to stay righteous while im living in this bracket, crooks in the castles, prophets in the projects, black mans president, still the worlds a hot mess..." Murs killed his performance of this in San Francisco on Hip-Hop & Love tour, and the energy of the song is unique and one of the best tracks of the year. Watch the video above, and Check out the album here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-rockets-vol.-1-the-transformation/id470396116
#26 Sahtyre "Miss Communication" prod. Elos
This is a unique joint off Saht's "The Buddha" mixtape. The track is produced by Alpha Pup producer Elos, and Saht chronicles balancing his relationship issues with being an emcee. He spits ".. said she didnt want a man, now she got a boyfriend, she be trippin ova lil shit, earl boykins, wanna go to lunch, but i got an appointment, i be irritatin her, she be so annoying, she be instigatin shit, i be indifferent, i forget to call her, she dont even listen...." The music video , shot/edited/produced by Amadeuz Christ for Open University/IV League films will drop on February 14th, 2012. Peep the knocksteady performance of the track above, and get the album here: http://www.mediafire.com/?7z239j7w63yacvo
#25 Pac Div "Somethin" feat. TY$
This is another classic California track, kick back, light up a blunt and listen to ish like this. Much like "Rollin" off of Dont Mention It, Somethin showcases Pac Div's chill, story telling side. This is one of my favorite joints of the year, Check out Mania project, one of two projects Pac Div dropped in 2011, here: http://hypetrak.com/2011/04/pac-div-mania-mixtape-tagless-version/
#24 Dom Kennedy "Cdc" feat. Casey Veggies & CaRter (prod. Hit-Boy)
This is a fuckin banger, anthem status.... Dom spits "Fitted wit a c on it, belt wit a g on it, hold my dick up, make ya girl wanna be on it, it dont sound good sound good, unless we on it.. name start wit a d, but i sound like a g on it... shittin on this song like niggaz cant pee on it, independent artists but you know nothin for free on this, if you gon put me on this, you know i number 3 on this... das dwayne wade foo, you know you betta put some d on this, dam i love rappin, got my cheese stackin, you must be out yo mind if you think i aint snackin... never let ya girlfriend kick it wit no rappers... dom come first, veggies came after....". Watch the video above, and get "The Original Dom Kennedy" here: http://www.datpiff.com/Dom-Kennedy-The-Original-Dom-Kennedy-mixtape.207507.html
#23 Kendrick Lamar "Live Again" feat. Curt@ins & Schoolboy Q (prod. Tae Beast)
An ill track, and one of the first Kendrick lamar tracks i heard in 2011. I had heard Look out for Detox and wanted more so i saw this video, at that time it was under the radar and had barely any views and had just dropped. Kendrick spits "Lifestyles of a kid who never had shit, livin off that bag shit, that shoot shit, that stab shit, rock a flag and dont giv a fuck about us flag shit, george bush got some nerve, fuck a war we tryin to serve..." This is a dope ass atmospheric song... Never gets old.
#22 Kendrick Lamar- Rigamortis (prod. Willie B)
This is a crazy track. Kendrick spits rapid, this shows what hes made of as an emcee. peep the dope music video above, and get section 80, the best album of the year, hands down, here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/section.80/id447516359
#21 Tyler the Creator "Yonkers"
Crazy track, that catapulted Tyler from an underground artist that only a cult of followers knew about, to someone that everyone and their mama knew about. Peep the video above, (you might as well have been living under a rock if you havent seen it though). Goblin is available here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/goblin/id431231125
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