Well... It's that time of year again. When we reflect on the past year and look forward to a new one. Of course, my reflection of 2011 derives strictly from the vast amount of great music released this year. So I composed a list of MY FAVORITES (capitalized for emphasis of music that I preferred over the year). In each category it is listed in the order of number of plays it has received by me.
Hope you enjoy and hope I might have put you on to a few artists that you may have overlooked! Have A Happy New Year Everyone!
My Favorite Mixtapes:
Frank Ocean- Nostalgia/ Ultra
The Weeknd- House of Balloons
Teedra Moses- Luxurious Undergrind
The Weeknd- Thursday
Fabolous- The Soul Tape
Frank Ocean- The Lonny Breaux Collection
Pusha T- Fear of God
Stacy Barthe- Sincerely Yours
Chase N Cashe- Gumbeaux
Meek Mills- Dreamchaser
Young Jeezy- The Real Is Back
Wale- Eleven One Eleven
Melo X- More Merch
Masspike Miles- The Road Less Traveled
Terius Nash (The Dream)- 1977
My Otha Shyt Favorites:
Pala- Friendly Fires
Idle Warship- Habits of The Heart
Florence And The Machine- Ceremonials
Lykki Li- Wounded Rhymes
M83- Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Dum Dum Girls- Only In Dreams
Britney Spears- Femme Fatale
Foo Fighters- Wasting Light
Coldplay- Mylo Xyloto
Jessie J- Who Are You?
My Favorite R&B Albums
Beyonce- 4
Miguel- All I Want Is You
Jill Scott- The Light of The Sun
Tank- Now or Never
Chris Brown- F.A.M.E
Raphael Saadiq- Stone Rollin
Marsha Ambrosius- Late Nights, Early Mornings
Anthony Hamilton- Back To Love
My Favorite Hip Hop/ Rap Albums:
Phonte- Charity Starts At Home
Drake- Take Care
Young Jeezy- Thug Motivation: 103
Pusha T- Fear of God 2
Big Sean- Finally Famous
Wale- Ambition
Jay Z & Kanye West (The Throne)- Watch The Throne
The Game- R.E.D
Childish Gambino- Camp
J. Cole- Cole World: Sideline Story
(Didn't Know Where to Place) Definitely Needs To Be Mentioned:
Adele- 21
Amy Winehouse- Lioness: Hidden Treasure
Look Out For (artist making noise... lowkey)
@fuzeb- Curb Your Sarcasm
http://hulkshare.com/k7vnfq5aucjl
@AsiFrio- Pussy And Sportscenter
http://www.datpiff.com/Asi-Frio-Pussy-And-Sportscenter-mixtape.298241.html
@Therealsoufboi- I'm So Georgia
http://indy.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/12983/soufboi_im_so_georgia.html
@Avionadramida- Avionadramida
http://hulkshare.com/8pdj6h4441l6
@Avionadramida- The Recruiting Process
http://www.mediafire.com/?uqpz6on0b59lwmq
@JustFLoWing- Go With The Flow
http://www.justflowing.com/
@JustFLoWing & @MaVnificent1- The WaterBreak
http://www.mediafire.com/?3ptmu8cvb6p6v84
@theYHGMbrand- The Empire Strikes Back (volume 1)
http://hulkshare.com/frxo37nj026h
@MillyEsquire- Vintage Milly
http://www.datpiff.com/Milly-Esquire-Vintage-Milly-BE-mixtape.268379.html
@MillyEsquire- Eating Milk, Drinking Cereal
http://www.mediafire.com/?l30y5qr6jt9bqm9
@LexOfNP- Adult Swim (beats)
http://www.datpiff.com/LexOfNP-Adult-Swim-mixtape.271104.html
@LexOfNP- Nick@Nite (beats)
http://gotinstrumentals.com/mixtapes/NickNite-11303.htm
@PassportRav- Unemployment Check: Tier 2
http://www.datpiff.com/RavP-Unemployment-Check-Tier-2-mixtape.229341.html
@PassportRav- Passport Fridays
http://hulkshare.com/gi0t9x35dbwx