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[Pinko Marx]

Welp, I haven't listened to all the albums I've wanted to this year, but I guess I oughta just make my list anyway.

Spoiler

S'not like this bullshit matters anyway.

1) Doppelgangaz - Lone Sharks (4)

I feel like this is the most straight forward hip-hop release of the year. In a year of releases with artists with big ol huge egos, and albums with high fallutin concepts and all that, this was the best album that didn't try to be anything more than dope music. Two dudes from NY just dropped this shit, no hype, no need to do anything but just sit back and let this shit play. Its hip-hop just the way I like it; a little dark, introspective, self-aware, with a good measure of jazz thrown in.

2) Danny Brown - XXX

Honestly it was hard for me to choose between this and Lone Sharks for AOTY. The only thing that puts Lone Sharks above is that its way easier to listen to. XXX has a few tracks I skip damn near everytime I listen to it. Still, theres absolutely no denying that this is a fucking amazing album. Not only can Danny Brown rap his ass off, but he does it over some of the sickest beats. I love artists that try something new, try to approach hip-hop in a new way, or direction, or whatever you want to call it. Yeah, some may hate on the high-pitched voice but fuck 'em.

3) Curren$y - Covert Coup

Mo dope shit from Curren$y. Not much more I can say. Except that Alch shows that he deserves to be in everybody's top 10 best producers DoA.

4) Cunnilynguists - Oneirology

So I was just raggin on concept albums, but theres no hating on this shit. Kno once again bodies 99% of the hip-hop production community. I have no idea what shit this dude is one, but everyone needs a sample of it. Kno is a fucking wizard. The fact that the Cunnilynguists crew and those they choose to associate with are all dope MCs helps too.


5) The Roots - Undun
6) AsapRocky - LiveLoveA$ap
7) Kendrick Lamar - Section80
8) Shabazz Palaces - BlackUp

 

[LOZLINK]

Albums

1. Curren$y x The Alchemist- Covert Coup (4)
2. Cunninlynguists- Oneirology(3)
3. BIG K.R.I.T.-R4 (3)
4. The Throne- Watch The Throne(2)
5. The Roots- Undun(2)
6. Kendrick Lamar-Section 80(2)
7. J.Cole- Cole World (1)
8. Drake- Take Care(1)
9. Gucci x Waka- Ferrari Boyz(1)
10. TiRon x Ayomari- A Sucker for Pumps(1)

Songs
1. The Throne- N***** in Paris
2. Curren$y x The Alchemist- Scottie Pippens
3. Cunninlynguists- Enemies with Benefits
4. Big KRIT- Country Shit Remix
5. Danny Brown- DNA

 

[enzo_gt]

I was gonna wait till I had write ups of why for each but I never got the time so I'm dropping this one raw. undun had the T&A spot but I decided it'd get enough love elsewhere, and I wasn't willing to bump off Give The Drummer Some either because it's definitely underrated so I just replaced The Roots with T&A.

Albums:
ScHoolboy Q - Setbacks - 4
Big Sean - Finally Famous - 3
Big K.R.I.T. - Return of 4Eva - 3
Kendrick Lamar - Section80 - 2
Drake - Take Care - 2
J. Cole - Cole World - 2
The Throne - Watch The Throne - 1
TiRon & Ayomari - A Sucker For Pumps - 1
Common - The Dreamer, The Believer - 1
Travis Barker - Give The Drummer Some - 1

Songs:
The Throne - Illest Motherfucker Alive - 4
Kendrick Lamar ft. Ashtro Bot - Keisha's Song - 3
ScHoolboy Q ft. Ab-Soul - Druggys With Hoes - 3
The Throne - Niggas In Paris - 2
J. Cole - Rise and Shine - 2
Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf & Eminem - 2.0 Boys - 2
Tech N9ne ft. Yelawolf, Busta Rhymes, Twista, Ceza, JL B.Hood, Uso, D-Loc & Twisted Insane - Worldwide Choppers - 1
Big Sean ft. Kanye West & Roscoe Dash - Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay - 1
Yelawolf ft. T.I. & Slaughterhouse - Hard White (Remix) - 1
Game ft. Kendrick Lamar - The City - 1
---
Honourable mentions: Otis by The Throne, Pictures On My Wall by XV, Chasing Pavements by B Magic, 100 Keys by Big Sean ft. Rick Ross and Pusha T, Let's Go by Travis Barker ft. Yelawolf, Twista and Busta Rhymes, Crew Love by Drake ft. The Weeknd, .38 by Jeezy ft. Freddie Gibbs and Anti-Freeze by Pac Div.

Personal:
Rookie of the Year - J. Cole
Man of the Year - No I.D.
Verse of the Year - ScHoolboy Q's verse on Druggys With Hoes
Comeback of the Year - Common
Feature of the Year - Kendrick Lamar on The City

Producing:
Producer of the Year - No I.D.
Best produced track of the year - Niggas In Paris by Hit-Boy & Kanye West (HiiiPower by J. Cole and whoever produced Yonkers are close runners up)
Best production on an album - Finally Famous

Other:
Biggest Disappointment - Lasers by Lupe Fiasco
Duet of the Year - Watch The Throne by The Throne (album) and Niggas In Paris by The Throne (song)
Beat jacked The hardest - T.I. on Niggas In Paris
Guilty pleasure - Tha Carter IV by Lil Wayne
Album From Past You Found in 2011 - The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
Music Video of the Year - Yonkers by Tyler, the Creator
L of the Year - Lupe for providing a constant stream of L's that would make Yung Berg look like Charlie Sheen.
R&B Album of the Year - The Pursuit EP by Cocaine80s. I discovered both the Weeknd and Frank Ocean this year, and love both to death, but Cocaine80s is like nothing else I've heard before, and respect to the crew. Get You Some is my R&B track of the year.
GAF-Hop Rookie of the Year - Macca for being the homie and contributing to GAF-Hop in a way even us vets don't.
GAF-Hop Beef of the Year - ReconYoda vs. kamspy
GAF-Hop Event of the Year - U-Day
GAF-Hop Worst Taste - coldvein, he doesn't like anything audible.
GAF-Hop Best Taste - Tokubetsu, HES THE ONLY ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS. Honourable mention to peterb0iiiiii. He do it.

 

[kamspy]

I think I just got estrogen in my eye.

 

[enzo_gt]

I think I just got estrogen in my eye.

Posting your list and placing FF high up on it is a pretty standard fix for that issue. Like a shot of testosterone to the system.

 

[adversesolutions]

Re-working my post from the GAF-HOP thread.

Albums
(Top 5)
The Weeknd - House of Balloons - 2

Drake - Take Care - 1

Fat Trel - April Foolz The OFFICIAL FATTREL Mixtape - 2

The Weeknd - Echoes of Silence - 1

A$AP Rocky - LiveLongASAP - 2

Jay Z and Kanye West - Watch the Throne - 1
Pusha T - Fear of God - 1
Berner - The White Album - 1
G-side - The One...Cohesive - 1
Cam'ron & Vado - Gunz & Butta - 1
Calicoe The Champ Mystikal Fiend - Grand Theft Audio tha Mixtape - 1
Philthy Rich - Gslaps Radio Volume 2 - 1
Terius Nash - 1977 - 1
Gucci Mane & V-nasty - BAYTL - 1
Los Rakas - Chanclatas y Camisetas EP - 1
Meek Mill - Dreamchasers - 1

Songs: (Way too many to list!)
Beyonce - Countdown - 1
Oun-P ft Lloyd Banks, Jadakiss and Fred the Godson What Chu Talkin Bout - 1
Fred the Godson ft. Diddy - Gettin Money - 1
ASAP Rocky feat Seth Narley - Grippin Woodgrain - 1
Lloyd Banks - Make it Stack - 1
RiFF RAFF SODMG & PJERZ - iM SO THROWED - 1
Lloyd Banks - Love Me in the Hood - 1
Big Sean, Kanye West, Roscoe Dash - Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay - 1
Young Buck - I'm Taxin - 1
Cam'ron - Bang Bang - 1
Max B - Phone Check - 1
Jammer - MC Jammer - 1
Bun B feat. Truck Buck - Gladiator - 1
Vado and Cam'ron - Gunz and Butta - 1
Roosh Williams - No Hard Feelings - 1
Boldy James - I sold dope all my life - 1
Oschino Sparks - Cosmic Kev Show Freestyle - 1
Webbie feat Lil Phat - What's Happenin - 1
Fat Trel - Rollin - 1
Boldy James - I sold dope all my life - 1
Paypa (Project Mayhem) - So Mean - 1

---
Personal:
Rookie of the Year - Boldy James
Man of the Year - Araab Muzik
Verse of the Year - ASAP Rocky's second verse on "Grippin Woodgrain"
Comeback of the Year - Oschino Sparks (and his tape hasn't even dropped...)
Feature of the Year - Big K.R.I.T on "Yoko"

Producing:
Producer of the Year - Clams Casino
Best produced track of the year - Lloyd Banks "Love Me in the Hood"
Best production on an album - ASAP Rocky "LiveLongASAP"

Other:
Track I found about in 2011 - Gunplay - How you like me now
Blogs of the year - Somanyshrimp and SouthernHospitality
Artists that I want to hear slap from in 2012 - Jacka, Husalah

 

[Recon]

1. Oneirology-Cunninlynguists 4 points
2. Undun-The Roots 3 points
3. The Dreamer/ The Believer-Common 3 points
4. A Sucker For Pumps-Tiron & Ayomari 2 points
5. Spiritual State-Nujabes 2 points
6. Section 80-Kendrick Lamar 2 points
7. Return Of 4 Eva-Big K.R.I.T. 1 point
8.Castor,The Twin-Dessa 1 point
9.Zero Heroes-XV 1 point
10. Take Care- Drake 1 point

 

[IrishNinja]

i still havent heard 6, 7 & 9 but the rest of it is a solid list, by me.

 

[HiResDes]

Albums of the Year

1. Has-Lo - In Case I Don't Make It
2. Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
3. Danny Brown - XXX
4. Thurz - L.A. Riot
5. Hassan Mackey & Apollo Brown - Daily Bread
6. Ayomari & Tiron - A Sucker For Pumps
7. Curren$y & Alchemist- Covert Coup
8. Schoolboy Q - Setbacks
9. Overdoz - Live For, Die For
10. Chuuwee - Watching the Throne

Songs of the year

1. Has-Lo - Storm Clouds
2. A$AP Rocky - Brand New Guy Ft. Schoolboy Q
3. Yelawolf - Throw It Up Ft. Gangsta Boo & Eminem
4. Pac Div - High Five
5. Curren$y - Scottie Pippens Ft. Freddie Gibbs
6. Thurz - Colors
7. Kendrick Lamar - Rigamortis
8. Ayomari & Tiron - The Neighbors
9. Overdoz - Don't Wanna Be Your Girlfriend
10. Shaz Illyork - The Yard

Personal
Rookie of the Year: Soul Khan
Man of the year: Curren$y
Best Verse: Has-Lo on "Storm Clouds"
Comeback of the Year: Fiend
Best Feature: Schoolboy Q on "Brand New Guy"
Album From Past You Found in 2011: Sebutones "50-50 Where It Counts"

Producing
Producer of the Year: Apollo Brown
Best produced track of the year: Has-Lo's "Storm Clouds"
Best production on an album:Doppelgangaz "Lone Shark"

Other
Biggest Disappointment: Yelawolf's "Radioactive"
Beat jacked the hardest: Ayomari & Tiron's "The Luncheon", over "Figg Get Da Money"
Guilty Pleasure: Drake's Take Care

 

[enzo_gt]

Albums of the Year

1. Has-Lo - In Case I Don't Make It
2. Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
3. Danny Brown - XXX
4. Thurz - L.A. Riot
5. Hassan Mackey & Apollo Brown - Daily Bread
6. Ayomari & Tiron - A Sucker For Pumps
7. Curren$y & Alchemist- Covert Coup
8. Schoolboy Q - Setbacks
9. Overdoz - Live For, Die For
10. Chuuwee - Watching the Throne

Songs of the year

1. Has-Lo - Storm Clouds
2. A$AP Rocky - Brand New Guy Ft. Schoolboy Q
3. Yelawolf - Throw It Up Ft. Gangsta Boo & Eminem
4. Pac Div - High Five
5. Curren$y - Scottie Pippens Ft. Freddie Gibbs
6. Thurz - Colors
7. Kendrick Lamar - Rigamortis
8. Ayomari & Tiron - The Neighbors
9. Overdoz - Don't Wanna Be Your Girlfriend
10. Shaz Illyork - The Yard

Personal
Rookie of the Year: Soul Khan
Man of the year: Curren$y
Best Verse: Has-Lo on "Storm Clouds"
Comeback of the Year: Fiend
Best Feature: Schoolboy Q on "Brand New Guy"
Album From Past You Found in 2011: Sebutones "50-50 Where It Counts"

Producing
Producer of the Year: Apollo Brown
Best produced track of the year: Has-Lo's "Storm Clouds"
Best production on an album:Doppelgangaz "Lone Shark"

Other
Biggest Disappointment: Yelawolf's "Radioactive"
Beat jacked the hardest: Ayomari & Tiron's "The Luncheon", over "Figg Get Da Money"
Guilty Pleasure: Drake's Take Care

CTRL+F "Section80"
*no results*
Dear god.

 

[PBY]

Albums of the Year

1. Has-Lo - In Case I Don't Make It
2. Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
3. Danny Brown - XXX
4. Thurz - L.A. Riot
5. Hassan Mackey & Apollo Brown - Daily Bread
6. Ayomari & Tiron - A Sucker For Pumps
7. Curren$y & Alchemist- Covert Coup
8. Schoolboy Q - Setbacks
9. Overdoz - Live For, Die For
10. Chuuwee - Watching the Throne

Songs of the year

1. Has-Lo - Storm Clouds
2. A$AP Rocky - Brand New Guy Ft. Schoolboy Q
3. Yelawolf - Throw It Up Ft. Gangsta Boo & Eminem
4. Pac Div - High Five
5. Curren$y - Scottie Pippens Ft. Freddie Gibbs
6. Thurz - Colors
7. Kendrick Lamar - Rigamortis
8. Ayomari & Tiron - The Neighbors
9. Overdoz - Don't Wanna Be Your Girlfriend
10. Shaz Illyork - The Yard

Personal
Rookie of the Year: Soul Khan
Man of the year: Curren$y
Best Verse: Has-Lo on "Storm Clouds"
Comeback of the Year: Fiend
Best Feature: Schoolboy Q on "Brand New Guy"
Album From Past You Found in 2011: Sebutones "50-50 Where It Counts"

Producing
Producer of the Year: Apollo Brown
Best produced track of the year: Has-Lo's "Storm Clouds"
Best production on an album:Doppelgangaz "Lone Shark"

Other
Biggest Disappointment: Yelawolf's "Radioactive"
Beat jacked the hardest: Ayomari & Tiron's "The Luncheon", over "Figg Get Da Money"
Guilty Pleasure: Drake's Take Care

No Coss huh... Btw I really like this list, if only cus I think our tastes are so divergent that there are a few gems I haven't even heard of to put in my "to listen" pile

 

[HiResDes]

The Christian themes of Instrument of Emotion really became too much for me to handle as an atheist, and I wish that weren't the case. I think half of Section 80 is amazing, but I didn't want to add in half albums otherwise The Illz would be number one.

 

[harSon]

Nobody liked 9th Wonder's The Wonder Years?

 

[HiResDes]

Not as much as Kevin likes Winnie.

 

[Archer]

 

[HiResDes]

GTFO.

I just realized how many R&B picks adversesolutions has, Terrius Nash, The Weeknd, Beyonce, etc. It's laughable. If I were doing the awards, I woudn't even count two of his five top picks.

 

[Pinko Marx]

I tried to tackled this The Weeknd thing earlier in the thread. People are confused about what genre it is?
How is it anything but R&B?
But if people want to throw it in their top 10 hip-hop lists, go for it.

 

[HiResDes]

It's even funnier to come into the thread and decide that only one album is worthy of being picked (ridiculous in of itself) and then pick a R&B album.

 

[Pinko Marx]

Lookin through the thread I forgot all about the G-Side albums that dropped.
Too lazy to edit my list, though.

 

[HiResDes]

Always use all ten slots if you can.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Nobody liked 9th Wonder's The Wonder Years?

Lemme guess, a bunch of soul loops with the same drums on every track? Nah

 

[CRS]

Albums:

Cunninlynguists - Oneirology - 4
Big K.R.I.T. - Return of 4Eva - 3
TiRon & Ayomari - A Sucker for Pumps - 3
The Roots - Undun - 2
Curren$y & Alchemist - Covert Coup - 2
Jonwayne - I Don't Care - 2
Milo - I Wish My Brother Rob Was Here - 1
People Under the Stairs - Highlighter - 1
Nujabes - Spiritual State - 1
Dessa - Castor, The Twin - 1

Songs:

CunninLynguists – Hard As They Come (Act I) - 4
Curren$y & Alchemist - Scottie Pippen - 3
Big K.R.I.T. - Money on the Floor - 3
TiRon & Ayomari - Jack Jerouac - 2
Big K.R.I.T. - Time Machine - 2
Nujabes - Far Fowls - 2
Jonwayne - Just a Minute - 1
Cunninlynguists - Murder (Act II) - 1
The Roots - Make My - 1
Milo - Budding ornithologists are weary of tired analogies - 1

Personal:

-Rookie of the Year - Jonwayne
-Man of the Year - Big K.R.I.T.
-Best Verse - Freddie Gibbs on Scottie Pippen
-Best Feature - Freddie Gibbs on Scottie Pippen

Producing:

-Producer of the Year - Big K.R.I.T.
-Best produced track of the year - Big K.R.I.T. - Money on the Floor
-Best production on an album - Oneirology

Other:

-Biggest Disappointment - Lupe Fiasco - Lasers
-Duet of the Year - TiRon & Ayomari

 

[PBY]

Lemme guess, a bunch of soul loops with the same drums on every track? Nah

It is- but I was done with 9th until this album- its seriously great.

 

[OrangeGrayBlue]

1) Cunninlynguists - Oneirology (4)
2) The Roots - Undun (3)
3) Dessa - Castor, The Twin (3)
4) Scroobius Pip - Distraction Pieces (2)
5) Atmosphere - The Family Sign (2)
6) Big Krit - Returnof4eva (2)
7) Milo - I Wish my Brother Rob Was Here (1)
8) Kendrick Lamar - Section 80 (1)
9) Grieves- Together/Apart (1)
10) Common - The Dreamer/The Believer (1)

 

[harSon]

Lemme guess, a bunch of soul loops with the same drums on every track? Nah

Think whatever you will but don't fault it till you give it a spin, it's fucking good.

So is Statik Selektah's Population Control, one of the few albums I can honestly say I wouldn't mind listening too without skipping a song that released this year.

 

[kamspy]

AOTY

1. Young Jeezy - TM103
2. Kendrick Lamar - Section80
3. Watch the Throne
4. Drake - Take Care
5. Action Bronson - Dr. Lecter
6. Tyler, the Creator - Goblin
7. E-40 - _____ Shift
8. ASAP Rocky - LiveLoveASAP
9. Big KRIT - Return of 4eva
10. DJ Quik - Book of David

I decided to base it on purely "how much I listened to it". CunninLynguists and Covert Coup would be 11 and 12.

Verse of the Year Young Jeezy - FAME

Fuck these haters, I’d kill ‘em all if I could
Ain’t scared of none of y’all, so you know my aim good
Blowin bin Laden in my Porsche 911
Just left Ground Zero, on my way to kush heaven
Can’t slow down, too much evil in my rear view
Sometimes you wanna scream to God, but he can’t hear you
And even if you did, this’ll probably be his answer
Fuck you ‘plainin’ ’bout? It ain’t like you got cancer
Do it for my niggas on the block that got it worse
First the love, then the hate, that just a trap nigga’s curse
I betcha feel like the whole world hatin’ on you
But what’s the holdup? The whole world waitin’ on you

Songs

1. N!ggas In Paris - Ye n Jay
2. Pac Blood - Danny Brown
3. Tron Cat - Tyler, the Creator
4. A.D.H.D. - Kendrick Lamar
5. Just Like That - Young Jeezy
6. ASAP Rocky - Wassup
7. No Church in the Wild - Ye n Jay
8. Crew Love - Drake
9. Klack or Get Klacked On - Strong Arm Steady
10. DJ Quik - Do Today

Producer of the Year

Drumma Boy. He was everywhere.

Beat of the Year

Mouth Full of Gold - Gucci Mane (feat. Birdmam) Prod. by Drumma Boy

Best Produced Album

Drake - Take Care

Rookie of the Year

Action Bronson

Man of the Year

Drake. He's got yall madder than Kanye ever did. It's hilarious.

Feature of the Year

She - Tyler, the Creator feat. Frank Ocean

Comeback of the Year

E-40. 4 albums. All good. IMO, his best material since Hall of Game.

 

[harSon]

Top 10:
1. Kendrick Lamar - Section80
2. Saigon - The Greatest Story Never Told
3. Statik Selektah - Population Control
4. Big Krit - Returnof4eva
5. Cunnilynguists - Oneirology
6. Action Bronson & Statik Selektah - Well Done
7. Jay Z and Kanye West - Watch the Throne
8. Common - The Dreamer/The Believer
9. 9th Wonder - The Wonder Years
10. J. Cole - Cole World

Honorable Mentions:
Nujabes - Spiritual State
Random Axe - Random Axe
Raekwan - Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang
Elzhi - Elmatic
The Roots - Undun
Big Sean - Finally Famous
XV - Zero Heroes
Hassan Mackey & Apollo Brown - Daily Bread
Childish Gambino - Camp
Kooley High - Eastern Standard Time
Strong Arm Steady - Arms and Hammers
REKS - Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme

Damn good year for Hip Hop.

 

[goodfella]

Honourable Mentions

Self Scientific - Trials of the Blackhearted EP
DJ Quik - Book of David
Raekwon - Shaolin Vs Wu-Tang


Albums:

1. Kendrick Lamar - Section.80
2. The Roots - Undun
3. Big K.R.I.T - Return of 4eva
4. Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch the Throne
5. Curren$y - Covert Coup
6. CunninLynguists - Oneirology
7. Common - The Dreamer, The Believer
8. Childish Gambino - CAMP
9. Curren$y - Weekend At Burnies
10. ASAP Rocky - LiveLoveA$AP

Would be in the list, but not sure if they qualify for rap, awards.

The Weeknd
Cocaine 80's
Frank Ocean
Clams Casino instrumental mixtape

Personal:

Rookie of the Year - ASAP ROCKY
Man of the Year - Curren$y
Comeback of the Year - NAS
Album From Past You Found in 2011 - MellowHype - BLACKENEDWHITE

Producing:

Producer of the Year - Clams Casino
Best produced track of the year - The Roots - Sleep
Best production on an album - Section.80

Disclaimer: Not a regular poster in Gaf-Hop.

 

[JackEtc]

Not enough love for PUTS in here.

Albums of the Year:

1. People Under The Stairs - Highlighter
2. The Roots - Undun
3. Doomtree - No Kings
4. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch the Throne
5. Raekwon - Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang
6. Lady Essence - Right Now
7. Nujabes - Spiritual State
8. Apathy - Honkey Kong
9. Apollo Brown - Clouds
10. Childish Gambino - Camp


Songs of the Year:

1. Kanye West & Jay-Z - Niggas in Paris
2. Doomtree - Fresh New Trash
3. People Under The Stairs - Electric Tookie
4. The Roots - Sleep
5. Kreayshawn - Gucci Gucci
6. People Under The Stairs - The Second Track
7. Kanye West & Jay-Z - Primetime
8. Tyler, the Creator - Yonkers
9. Busta Rhymes - Why Stop Now
10. Childish Gambino - You See Me

Personal:

Rookie of the Year: Lady Essence, give her a listen.
Man of the Year: Kanye West
Best Verse: People Under The Stairs - Electric Tookie; first verse (Thes One). The runner up would be Double K's verse. Both are just right on, and go with the beat perfectly. Their flow is insane, and both verses have some really clever lines. Listen!

You could stop thinking "Keep It Simple, Stupid."
The chubby one brought some shit you love. Cupid.
You like how I did that little pause? ([Double K:] Pause.)
This ain’t a game, I came to reboot, the mainframe computer.
Coming on the servers like Hooters, take my order.
Recorders rejoice for my voice and call Reuters and the AP,
I maybe liquored, tipsy for your taste,
The temper kneel to the face and makes my brain baste
And kinda soaked and kinda yoked like Tookie in the Eighties,
Around the same time I played hooky with the ladies
At pet park, got my first feel-up in the Skylark
I guess it’s neither here-nor-there like hip hop, a dying art
Shot through the heart, now all a-y’all to blame,
You’re probably downloading while I’m writing my refrain.
You beat me to the punch like Don Flamenco,
You found rap’s Ringo, hey, here’s a hot single and a cookie,
Now, speaking of Tookie, the beat’s electric.
The P’s a gang who came to straight party, not set trip
Not Cedric, not Sinbad, but it’s a different world
All you with me, Whitely? We drop the beat and rock the girls.

Comeback of the Year: N/A
Best Feature: Busta Rhymes featuring in Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now"
Album From Past You Found in 2011: Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent By Design

Producing:

Producer of the Year: Nujabes (RIB) (Runner up: Apollo Brown)
Best produced track of the year: Kanye West & Jay-Z - Niggas in Paris (Runners up: Doomtree - Fresh New Trash, The Roots - Sleep)
Best production on an album: Kanye West & Jay-Z - Watch the Throne

Other

Biggest Disappointment: No Liquid Swords II =/
Duet of the Year: Kanye West and Jay-Z; Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Beat jacked the hardest: N/A
Guilty pleasure: Kreayshawn - Gucci Gucci

That took me way too long to do.

I know I only occasionally post in the GAF-HOP threads, and when I do I sound like an idiot who has no idea what he's talking about (mostly true), but you guys have shown me so much great music that I would have never ever found on my own, and I can't thank you all enough for that. This community is awesome.

 

[enzo_gt]

I know I only occasionally post in the GAF-HOP threads, and when I do I sound like an idiot who has no idea what he's talking about (mostly true), but you guys have shown me so much great music that I would have never ever found on my own, and I can't thank you all enough for that. This community is awesome.

Yup. And also thank you for this GIF. My GIF of the year, fucking love this skit.

 

[JackEtc]

Yup. And also thank you for this GIF. My GIF of the year, fucking love this skit.

Lmao, that's two now.

I love that skit too, the torture skit and racial draft are pretty funny, but that one was amazing.

 

[wenis]

Albums

1. Daily Bread, Hassan Mackey & Apollo Brown - 4 points
2. Oneirology - Cunninlynguists - 3 points
3. Undun - The Roots - 3 points
4. Watch The Throne - The Throne - 2 points
5. Return of4Eva - BIG KRIT - 2 points
6. Wildlife - Sims - 2 points
7. A Sucker For Pumps - TiRon & Ayomari - 1 point
8. L.A. Riot - Thurz - 1 point
9. Goblin - Tyler, The Creator - 1 point
10. Camp - Childish Gambino - 1 point

Runners Up:

Songs:

Ni**as In Paris - 4
That Good - 3
The Joy (Featuring Curtis Mayfield) - 3
Trilla (Featuring ASAP Twelvy & ASAP Nast) - 2
Yonkers - 2
John (Featuring Rick Ross) - 2
Dope - 1
64 - 1
Feed Me (Featuring French Montana) - 1
Scottie Pippens (Featuring Feddie Gibbs) - 1

Personal:

Rookie of the Year: EARL, dude didn't even do shit this last year (he wasn't even on this continent), but he's all anyone wanted to talk about when OF (or dudes with a bright future) was brought up.

Man of the Year:

ya can't be that surprised.
Best Verse
Best Feature: The album fucking blew, I don't even have it on my hard drive anymore it was that bad, but Rick Rozay on John fucking killed me 10 times over.
Album From Past You Found in 2011:

Producing:

Producer of the Year: Clams Casino
Best produced track of the year: The Joy (Featuring Curtis Mayfield)
Best production on an album: LiveLoveA$AP

Other:

Biggest Disappointment: Lasers & Friend of the People. Fuck Lupe, dude can go choke on a dick.
Duet of the Year: A Sucker For Pumps - TiRon & Ayomari
Beat jacked the hardest: Busta & DMX killin' OTIS

 

[soul creator]

Albums:

Blue Scholars - Cinematropolis - 4
The Illz - ILLZSENTIAL: The Essential ILLZ Collection - 3
Cunninlynguists - Oneirology - 3
Big K.R.I.T - Return of 4eva - 2
-topic - Finally Confident - 2
Phonte - Charity Starts At Home - 2
Evidence - Cats & Dogs - 1
Childish Gambino - Camp - 1
The Roots - Undun - 1
Tiron & Ayomari - A Sucker For Pumps - 1

Songs:

One Time - The Roots - 4
Seijun Suzuki - Blue Scholars - 3
Enemies with Benefits - Cunninlynguists - 3
Come IN - The Illz - 2
Dreams - Cunninlynguists - 2
Be Cool - A-1 - 2
Light Speed - Grieves - 1
Blue Sky - Common - 1
The World - -topic - 1
Last Man Standing - Asher Roth - 1


Personal:

-Rookie of the Year - -topic
-Man of the Year - No I.D.
-Best Verse - A-1 - Be Cool, Last Verse
-Comeback of the Year - Common
-Best Feature - Tonedeff - Enemies with Benefits

Producing:

-Producer of the Year - No I.D.
-Best produced track of the year - Seijun Suzuki
-Best production on an album - Oneirology
-Biggest gap between production and the MC (hah) - I’m Gay

Other:

-Biggest Disappointment - Yelawolf - Radioactive
-Duet of the Year -Drake and The Weeknd - Crew Love
-Beat jacked the hardest - holla at ya boy!
-Guilty pleasure - I’m Gay - Lil B’

 

[Macca]

Albums:

Big K.R.I.T - Return of 4eva - 4
Rittz - White Jesus - 3
Yelawolf - Radioactive - 3
The Roots - Undun - 2
Big Sean - Finally Famous - 2
Travis Barker - Give The Drummer Some - 2
The Throne - Watch The Throne - 1
Game - RED Album - 1
Tyler, The Creator - Goblin - 1
LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking - 1

Songs:

N****'s in Paris - Ye and Jay - 4
High Five - Rittz - 3
Worldwide Choppers - 3
The Last Song - Yelawolf - 2
R4 Theme Song - Big KRIT - 2
Yoko - Berner ft Krit and Dudes - 2
Martians Vs Goblins - Game - 1
Make My - The Roots - 1
The City - Game - 1
White Jesus - Rittz - 1


Personal:

-Rookie of the Year - Rittz
-Man of the Year - Big KRIT
-Best Verse - Kendrick Lamar - The City
-Best Feature - Big KRIT - Make My
-Album From Past You Found in 2011 - Blu And Exile - Below The Heavens

Producing:

-Producer of the Year - Big KRIT
-Best produced track of the year - Big Krit - Yoko
-Best production on an album - Big Krit - R4

Other:

-Biggest Disappointment - Yelawolf - Radioactive
-Duet of the Year - Watch The Throne
-Guilty pleasure - The Red Album - Game

 

[silentcapybara]

Voting ends at midnight, right?

 

[Macca]

Voting ends at midnight, right?

Yea you got time. Voting ends when I decide to count the votes, so it might not even be tomorrow. I just set the 15th so people would get votes in.

 

[KAL2006]

Songs
1. Jay-Z and Kanye West - Niggas in Paris
2. Lupe Fiasco - All Black and Everthing
3. Kendrik Lamar - HiiPower
4. Common - Blue Skies
5. Drake - Crew Love
6. Cunninlyguist - Enemies with Benefits
7. J. Cole - Rise and Shine
8. Jay-Z and Kanye West - Gotta Have It
9. Immortal Technique - Rich Man's World
10. Drake - Over my Dead Body

 

[silentcapybara]

Here's hoping that "Camp" gets in the top 10..

 

[Macca]

Alright, I'll say that voting is now closed! Look for the results thread in a few days.

Thanks to everyone who voted!

 

[Acid08]

I think I'm the only person who voted for Das Racist, damn.

 

[JackEtc]

I think I'm the only person who voted for Das Racist, damn.

I know how you feel, I think I was the lone PUTS supporter.

EDIT: ChldRebelSoldr knows whats up.

 

[CRS]

I know how you feel, I think I was the lone PUTS supporter.

Albums:
People Under the Stairs - Highlighter - 1

Nope.

 

[JackEtc]

Nope.

I knew there had to be at least one other!

 

[Pinko Marx]

Anxiously awaiting them results.

 

[Gabyskra]

No results thread yet?

 

[siddx]

A quick and messy count from me has it

1. Big KRIT - Return of 4eva
2. Cunninlynguists - Oneirology
3. The Roots - Undun
4. The Throne - Watch my shitty album get 4th
5. Kendrick Lamar - Section80

surprises (all got lots of votes as well):
Childish Gambino - Camp
Tiron & Ayomari - A Sucker For Pumps
Rittz - White Jesus
Nujabes - Spiritual State

 

[IrishNinja]

if siddx is right, then much like the GOTY awards this time around...

 

[kamspy]

So did we ever get a final count on everything?

Where ya at Macca?

 

[Recon]

Wasnt the results suppose to be up tonight?

 

[PBY]

I think we all know who really won 2011-



WTT is the right answer here.