2009 Songs Of The Year (Staff Picks)
So here we are again. No voting. No debates. Just each staff member picking their 5 favorite songs of 2009. It seems that “Empire State Of Mind” by Jay-Z & Alicia Keys was popular with the crew as was “Forever” by Drake, Weezy, Kanye, & Em. There’s some Raekwon, some Rick Ross, and even CunninLynguists on this list. But for some strange reason, Waka Flocka Flame appears here too… Blame King Jerm. - B-Easy
Saule Wright
Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys – “Empire State Of Mind” [Produced by Al Shux, Janet, Sewell-Ulepic, & Angela Hunte]
Jadakiss feat. Jazmine Sullivan – “Smoking Gun” [Produced by Mr. Porter]
Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil’ Wayne, & Eminem – “Forever” [Produced by Boi-1da]
Yo Gotti – “5 Star Chick” [Produced by Hot Rod]
Brother Ali – “The Travelers” [Produced by Ant]
H20
Jay-Z feat. Kid Cudi – “Already Home” [Produced by Kanye West, No I.D., & Jeff Bhasker]
Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos – “Shining Down” [Produced by Soundtrakk]
Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil’ Wayne, & Eminem – “Forever” [Produced by Boi-1da]
Teriyaki Boyz feat. Kanye West – “I Still Love H.E.R.” [Produced by Kanye West]
Raekwon feat. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, GZA, & Method Man – “House Of Flying Daggers” [Produced by J Dilla]
SBK
Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys – “Empire State Of Mind” [Produced by Al Shux, Janet, Sewell-Ulepic, & Angela Hunte]
Drake – “Best I Ever Had” [Produced by Boi-1da]
Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil’ Wayne, & Eminem – “Forever” [Produced by Boi-1da]
Eminem – “Beautiful” [Produced by Eminem]
Jay Electronica – “Exhibit C” [Produced by Just Blaze]
Arkitekt
Raekwon feat. Ghostface Killah & Suga Bang Bang – “Cold Outside” [Produced by Icewater Productions]
The Alchemist feat. Evidence, Blu, Talib Kweli, & Kid Cudi – “Therapy” [Produced by The Alchemist]
CunninLynguists – “Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)” [Produced by Kno]
Mr. SOS – “Die For You” [Produced by Kno]
Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys – “Empire State Of Mind” [Produced by Al Shux, Janet, Sewell-Ulepic, & Angela Hunte]
B-Easy
Jay Electronica – “Exhibit C” [Produced by Just Blaze]
Drake – “Fear” [Produced by DJ Khalil]
Rick Ross – “Valley Of Death” [Produced by DJ Toomp]
Jay-Z – “Thank You” [Produced by Kanye West & No I.D.]
Joe Budden – “Russian Roulette” [Produced by Chuck Harmony & Ne-Yo]
King Jerm
Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil’ Wayne, & Eminem – “Forever” [Produced by Boi-1da]
Rick Ross feat. Avery Storm – “Rich Off Cocaine’ [Produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League]
Birdman feat. Drake & Lil’ Wayne – “4 My Town (Play Ball)” [Produced by Boi-1da]
Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” [Produced by No I.D.]
Waka Flocka Flame – “O Lets Do It” [Produced By Don Beatz]
1. Eminem – old times sake
2. Birdman – money to blow
3. Raekwon – new wu
4. Drake – forever
5. Wale – Chillin
1. Macho Man Randy Savage – “Be A Man”
2. Jay Electronica – “Exhibit C”
3. Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)”
4. The Alchemist feat. Evidence, Blu, Talib Kweli, & Kid Cudi – “Therapy”
5. Sir Edward Elgar – “Pomp And Circumstance”
6. Macho Man Randy Savage featuring CNN, Kool G. Rap, John Cena, T-Pain, Jimmy Snuka, Canibus, Shyheim The Rugged Child, & Rick Ross – “Be A Man” (remix) [Produced by Miss Elizabeth]
@ Macho Man
You have to be kidding me with song number 1. That song was garbage. I heard a snippet of it when it first got online and I just shook my head in shame.
1. Jay-Z – “Thank You”
2. Drake, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, and Eminem – “Forever”
3. Raekwon – “Walk With Me”
4. Birdman – “Money To Blow”
5. Rick Ross – “Maybach Music 2″
@ P-Body
You have to be kidding me with song number 1. That song was boring. I heard it perform at his concert and it was still boring, what a shame.
1. Drake – “Uptown”
2. Reakwon – “Cold Outside”
3. UGK – “The game has been good to me”
4. Jay-Z – “Forever Young”
5. Rick Ross – “Mafia Music”
Damn I forgot about Mafia Music….not the biggest Ross fan but that songs goes hard!! Forever Young is another good one forgot about. Nice top 5
Yeah, Rick Ross is faker than that Kimbo Slice fight, but he was gangsta on Mafia Music. The lyrics was genius, but it was the fact that he was only a hand full of rapper that is not scared (jay-z) to go at 50 cent. He gained alot of respect for that, then lost it when I seen the picture of him as a prison guard smiling.
Thank you was hard man. You’re tripping big time playa.
Raekwon – gihad
Jay-Z- venus vs. mars
Fabolous- throw it in the bag
jadakiss- grind hard
Eminem- deja vu
Aww damn I forgot about Fabolous “Throw It In The Bag (Remix)” that beat is hard.
1. Lupe Fiasco- The National Anthem
2. Eminem- Deja Vu
3. Jay-Z- So Ambitious
4. Slaughterhouse- Fight Club
5. Drake- The Calm
Waka flocka flame…seriously?
Am I the only one of the few that doesn’t have Drake on their top 5?
1. Jay Electronica – Excibit C
2. Clipse Ft. Cam’ron – Popular Demand (Popeye’s)
3. J. Cole Ft. Omen – The Badness
4. Young Jeezy Ft. Lil Wayne – Scared Money
5. Jay-Z Ft. Kid Cudi – Already Home
Lol I think u might be, but I’m sure most of us just thought of songs off the top of our heads.
Just like last year’s i’m going to put up songs i think people slept HEAVILY on but, i had on REPEAT! Here they go:
The Game feat. Gucci Mane – Krazy
Lil Wayne – Million Dollar Baby
Slaughterhouse – Sound Off
Jay Z – So Ambitious
Drake – The Winner
SO Ambitious is definitely a tight song.
I gotta agree with Arkitekt’s list. All of those songs are fire.
Feelin SBK’s the most….I need some more time to throw up mine..
No order, just randomly selecting the top 5 songs I been bumpin’ a lot.
Get It In Ohio – Cam’ron
For What It’s Worth – Skyzoo
Murda On My Mind – Freddie Gibbs
Brand New – Drake
Boarding Pass – Wiz Khalifa
Freddie Gibbs is the shit.
Chuuuuuuch!
What are your top 5 favorite songs from him?
Hmm probably (No order):
Boxframe Cadillac
Iodine Poison
It’s About To Be a Murder
Womb 2 The Tomb (Feat. Pill) (Pill went ham with that hospitable / profitable line)
Murda On My Mind
Bonus:
Run Up To Me (Feat. Freddie Gibbs)
Good picks.
True, “Womb To The Tomb” is one hell of a track.
Hmm off the top of my head:
Say What’s Real – Drake
Ignant Shit (Feat. Lil’ Wayne) – Drake
The Ecology- Fashawn
Our Way (Feat. Evidence) – Fashawn
Grown Simba – J. Cole
I Get Up – J. Cole
Empire State Of Mind (Feat. Alicia Keys) – Jay-Z
Therapy (Feat. Blu, Kid Cudi & Evidence ) -Alchemist
Lose Your Life (Feat. Snoop Dogg, Jadakiss & Pusha T) – Alchemist
Already Home (Feat. Kid Cudi) – Jay-Z
Hyypper (Feat. Chip Tha Ripper) – Kid Cudi
Hear Somebody Comin’ – Pill
Broken Safety (Feat. Jadakiss & Styles P) – Raekwon
Laptop Therapy (Jackie Blue) – Charles Hamilton
Beautiful Bliss (Feat. J. Cole & Melanie Rutherford) – Wale
My Interpretation – Skyzoo
Just some.
Hyyerr*
Hmm off the top of my head:
Say What’s Real – Drake
Ignant Shit (Feat. Lil’ Wayne) – Drake
The Ecology- Fashawn
Our Way (Feat. Evidence) – Fashawn
Grown Simba – J. Cole
I Get Up – J. Cole
Empire State Of Mind (Feat. Alicia Keys) – Jay-Z
Therapy (Feat. Blu, Kid Cudi & Evidence ) -Alchemist
Lose Your Life (Feat. Snoop Dogg, Jadakiss & Pusha T) – Alchemist
Already Home (Feat. Kid Cudi) – Jay-Z
Hyypper (Feat. Chip Tha Ripper) – Kid Cudi
Hear Somebody Comin’ – Pill
Broken Safety (Feat. Jadakiss & Styles P) – Raekwon
Laptop Therapy (Jackie Blue) – Charles Hamilton
Beautiful Bliss (Feat. J. Cole & Melanie Rutherford) – Wale
My Interpretation – Skyzoo
Just some.
And also, Idk I find Forever to be boring a little bit. Sure the verses are straight, but it’s like … idk, dull.
Co-sign, I thought I was the only one who found it dull.
I feelin’ Hyypper!
No Poker Face from anyone?!!
Lol, Lady Gaga.
Yeah, that song is pretty dope along with: LoveGame, Just Dance, The Fame, Bad Romance.
Paparazzi is cool but it gets annoying.
Oh, hold up…
You talking about the Cudi one?
In that case, nevermind what I said. (Yes, I listen to GaGa but it’s rare, and it’s just for the techno beats she has)
Don’t kill me.
Lol, sounds like someone just came out on Nappyafro, jk
But “Make Her Say” (The Cudi Song) was a pretty good song even though some of the lines are a little corny.
Ha. Naaah, it’s just music.
How do people like that song “Make Her Say”? Don’t you find the beat annoying? I couldn’t get 30 seconds into that song.
Yeah the Cudi version hahah Make Her Say or whatever thats song of the year material fo sho….but on occasions I catch myself bumpin Lady Gaga….I wont lie
A Star Is Born (Feat. J. Cole) – Jay-Z
Popular Demand (Feat. Pharrell & Cam’ron) – Clipse
Rather Be With You (Feat. J. Cole & Curren$y) – Wale
Exhibit C – Jay Electronica
Stay Off The Fuckin’ Flowers (Feat. Raekwon) – Blakroc
Supermagic – Mos Def
Already Home (Feat. Kid Cudi) – Jay-Z
Heartache – J. Cole
Flight 187 – 50 Cent
Ups & Downs (Feat. Lil Wayne) – Young Buck
Cudi Zone – Kid Cudi
you people actually liked the Blueprint 3? ugh.
Gucci Mane – “Classical”
Lil Boosie – “Mind of a Maniac”
50 Cent – “Then Days Went By”
Eminem – “Stay Wide Awake”
Kid Cudi feat. Billy Kravens – “My World”
Clipse – “Freedom”
Wale feat. Marsha Ambrosious – “Diary”
Joe Budden – “Clothes On A Mannequin”
MF DOOM – “Ballskin”
Drake – “Houstatlantavegas”
Young Jeezy feat. Gucci Mane – “Trap Or Die 2″
Waka Flocka Flame – “Blunt Music”
Wiz Khalifa – “Superstar”
Raekwon feat. Ghostace Killah – “Gihad”
Fabolous – “I Miss My Love”
Ghostface Killah feat. Raheem DeVaughn – “Baby”
Max B & French Montana feat. Dame Grease – “NY”
Max B feat. Mack Mustard – “DJ Saved My Life”
French Montana – “Playing In The Wind”
OJ Da Juiceman – “Vegetarian”
Playaz Circle feat. OJ Da Juiceman – “Stupid”
Maino feat. Lloyd Banks – “My Bandana”
Lloyd Banks – “Rather Be Me”
Young Money – “Every Girl”
Lil’ Wayne feat. Eminem – “Drop The World”
Cam’ron feat. Rick Ross & Vado – “Hustle”
Juelz Santana feat. Yelawolf – “Mixing Up The Medicine”
Jim Jones – “My My My”
Yelawolf – “Pop The Trunk”
Gorilla Zoe feat. Gucci Mane & OJ Da Juiceman – “Helluvalife”
Juicy J feat. Gorilla Zoe & Project Pat – “Purple Kush”
Soulja Boy – “Been Had Swag”
Rich Kidz feat. Young Dro – “Patnadem”
J. Futuristic – First Name, Last Name
Yung L.A. feat. T.I. & Young Dro – “Ain’t I [remix]”
Twista feat. Lil Boosie – “Fire”
There is so many good songs. Yes some of us crazy people did like the Blueprint 3. Look at some of this stuff that you like: Max B, OJ Da Juiceman, Jim Jones, PLayaz Music, Wacka Flacka???? I rest my case. Those are some buns ass artists that make some buns ass music.
No order….just some off the top of the dome
Empire State Of Mind (of course)
Soundtrack 2 My Life-Kid Cudi
Better Days-Game
We Be Steady Mobbin-Lil Wayne/Gucci
Make Her Say-Kid Cudi/Kanye’Common
Dreams-J Cole
Ill think of more later…this shits tough
Fat Raps-Chip Tha Ripper/Curren$y/Big Sean
Beautiful-Eminem
Physco-50 Cent/Eminem
This Plane-Wiz Khalifa
Hood Love-Royce/Bun B/Joell Ortiz
The Movie-Gucci Mane
Nothin On You-B.o.B./Bruno
You like the “The Movie” over “Kush Is My cologne”? I think that was the best track in my opinion. It’s because of the beat and catchy chorus though lol.
Kush Is My Cologne is one of my favorite tracks off the album behind The Movie, Volume, and Heavy. Almost every song bumps hard as fuck. But yeah ya gotta love the chorus on Kush Is My Cologne…same with Stupid Wild. Im still bumpin The State vs. Radric Davis almost daily!
True, true.
Empire State of Mind is OVERRATED people
1.Rocye Da 5′9-dinner time
2.Raekwon-Catalina
3.Cam’ron-Get It In Ohio
4.Slaughterhouse-Sound Off
5.Gucci Mane-Heavy (Im sorry lol)
Did you happen to catch the live performance of “Catalina” on the Jimmy Fallon show. It featured the Roots, and Black Thought even dropped a verse.
Naw actually i didnt see that it sounds like Crack! I gotta go find it!
Have ya’ll checked for the Game and Gucci collab Krazy??? That shit was on fire for these past 2 months ya’ll better add that to your list!
It wasn’t that good. Maybe I need to give it another try…
That shit was garbage
Man i don’t know why but that was my guilty pleasure of last year, i dug that shit soo hard!
Game and Gucci going back and forth and then Timbo just hoppin on the track, it just felt so raw!
Game gets the win tho for one of the lames but catchiest lines ever “uhh, i got a chauffeur but i ain’t lazy” haha
“Big Money’ goes hard too!! Idk why niggas be hatin on that song
1. Kemo Delta “The Hard Way”
2. becca chambers “Gasoline Draws”
3. King Jerm “Keep hands clean to avoid jerms”
4. Jay-Z “Off That”
5. Mary J Blige “Whole Album”
my list iz da best. u guys should rock these songs
Nobody had that Reflection Eternal joint Back again feat. Jay Electronica, J Cole, and Mos Def?!?!? Yall niggas been sleepin.
my boy dumb who was typin, he meant just begun.
How could O Let’s Do It make it ahead of Wasted???
They were neck in neck, so I went with the one that got me the crunkest.
ah i feel ya bruh
6. Emilio Rojas – “Bold & Arrogant”
average bitch-lloyd banks
welcome to my workplace-fabolous
then days went by-50 cent
empire state of mind-jay-z
mafia music-rick ross (that beat is epic)…
i missed alotta albums this year cus im still stuck on a couple albums from ‘08 lol but ima get there
I have a better top 5 but ill post that weni got my ipod infront of me