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THE 25 BEST ALBUMS OF 2008

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#1: Young Jeezy
The Recession
(CTE/Def Jam)
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#2: T.I.
Paper Trail
(Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
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#3: Lil Wayne
Tha Carter 3
(Cash Money/Universal)
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#4: 50 Cent
Sincerely Yours, Southside
(ThisIs50.com & Whoo Kid Mixtape)
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#5: Hot Chip
Made In The Dark
(EMI)
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#6: Shawty Lo
Units In The City
(D4L/Asylum)
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#7: Snoop Dogg
Ego Trippin'
(Doggystyle/Geffen)
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#8: Santogold
Santogold
(Downtown)
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#9: T-Pain
Thr33 Rings
(Nappy Boy/Konvict/Jive)
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#10: Day 26
Day 26
(Bad Boy/Atlantic)
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#11: Plies
Da REAList
(Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic)
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(TIE) Plies
Definition of Real
(Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic)
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#12: Lil Boosie
Da Beginning
(Mixtape)
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#13: Kid Cudi
A Kid Named Cudi
(Plain Pat & Emile Mixtape)
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#14: Webbie
Savage Life 2
(Trill Entertainment/Asylum)
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#15: The Knux
Remind Me In 3 Days...
(Interscope)
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#16: Rich Boy
Bigger Than The Mayor
(Mixtape)
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#17: G-Unit
Elephant In The Sand
(ThisIs50.com & Whoo Kid Mixtape)
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#18: Soulja Boy
iSouljaBoyTellem
(Stacks On Deck/Collipark/Interscope)
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#19: Killer Mike
I Pledge Allegience To The Grind II
(Grind Time/SMC)
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#20: Young Dro
I Am Legend
(DJ Scream & MLK Mixtape)
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#21: Jamie Foxx
Intuition
(J Records)
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#22: Mariah Carey
E=MC2
(Island Def Jam)
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#23: Young Jeezy
The Prime Minister
(DJ Infamous Mixtape)
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#24: San Quinn
From A Boy To A Man
(Done Deal Ent.)
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#25: Ne-Yo
The Year Of The Gentleman
(Def Jam)
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...COMING SOON: 2008'S TOP 25 SINGLES...

R.I.P. TIM RUSSERT

Sunday mornings will never be the same!

ASYLUM RECORDS: TWO-FER-TWO

The first two great albums of the new year.

Webbie Savage Life 2
Trill Ent./Asylum
[d/l]

Shawty Lo Units In The City
D4L Records/Asylum
[d/l]

Damn, it seems the homie Todd Moscowitz might know what he's doing...Less than two months into 2008, Asylum is delivering not one but two praise-worthy albums this Tuesday.

It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Trill E-N-T, but I've always been kind of indifferent about Young Webster. There was a lot I liked about Savage Life Uno, but the fact that so much of it was rehashed from the Gangsta Musik album kinda left me wondering if Webbie might be the Craig Mack of the crew. In his defense, playing Pippen to Boosie's effortless 23 of the Trill would probably marginalize most rappers. But somewhere along the way, while listen to "Independent," it occurred to me that, wait, Webbie is actually kind of a good rapper ("The stilettos, the J's, depend on how the weather look/Flip flop slippers just to show off the pedicure"). The album confirms my suspicions that Trill is truly the new Cash Money. As if Mouse's trippy, Mannie-Fresh influenced bounce tracks weren't enough, the Chubby Boy himself gets in on the party with 3 tracks (including the standout "Ya'll Ain't Makin' No Money"). This album bangs from top to bottom. Another worthy addition to Trill's rock solid catalog.

Unless you count the mediocre USDA album, last year was pretty dead in terms of that old fashioned Atlanta dope boy rap. Now, in a remarkable strike of beginners luck, Shawty Lo pops out a cohesive album full of irreseistably catchy anthems of the d-boy persuasian. It's a bit of a compilation of the best of his mixtapes, but if you don't know L-O outside of D4L and "Dey Know," you will be pleasantly surprised by the lack of filler on here. His too-cool melodic swagger is similar to Jeezy's, but he proves almost more adept than the Snowman when it comes to light-hearted, quirky club sing-alongs filled with 808s and sparse lo-fi insturmentation. "Dey Know," "Dunn, Dunn," "Foolish," "Let's Get It," "That's Shawty LO" and "Got Em 4 The L-O" are nearly flawless in their simplicity. He even gets introspective on the autobiographical "Feels Good To Be Here" and the strangely emo, Linkin Park-esque "Live My Life." For someone who wrote his first song in 2005, Lo seems preternaturally sure of his style, sound and identity compared to most of his more seasoned peers. Twinkle-twinkle...he's a stizz-ar!

HEY: REMEMBER 2007? (PART II)

Excuse the delay...

Uggh...Nice Watch Presents
The Top 25 Songs Of 2007

1. Kanye West "Can't Tell Me Nothing" (Produced by DJ Toomp + Kanye West)

2. Foxx f/ Boosie & Webbie "Wipe Me Down (Remix)" (Produced by Mouse)

3. 50 Cent "I Get Money" (Produced by Apex)

4. DJ Khaled f/ T.I., Rick Ross, Akon, Fat Joe, Birdman & Lil Wayne "We Takin' Over" (Produced by Danjahandz)

5. Playaz Circle f/ Lil Wayne "Duffle Bag Boy" (Produced by M-16)

6. R. Kelly f/ T.I. "I'ma Flirt" (Produced by Lil Ronny)

7. Kanye West f/ T-Pain "The Good Life" (Produced by Kanye + DJ Toomp)

8. Huey "Pop, Lock & Drop It" (Produced by The Bakery)

9. Collie Buddz "Come Around" (Produced by Crown N Kah So-Real)

10. M.I.A. "Paper Planes" (Produced by Diplo & Switch)

11. Lloyd f/ Lil Wayne "You" (Produced by Big Reese)

12. Soulja Boy "Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)" (Produced by Soulja Boy)

13. Lil Wayne "Prostitute" (Produced by Maestro)

14. Shawty Lo "Dey Know" (Produced by Balis)

15. Keyshia Cole f/ Too $hort "Didn't I Tell You" (Produced by The Runners)

16. Alicia Keys "No One" (Produced by Krucial Keys & Dirty Harry)

17. Tiffany Evans f/ Ciara "Promise Ring" (Produced by Mr. Collipark)

18. Swizz Beatz f/ Lil Wayne, R. Kelly & Jadakiss "It's Me Bitches" (Remix) (Produced by Swizz Beatz)

19. Snoop Dogg "Sexual Eruption" (Produced by Shawty Redd)

20. Birdman f/ Lil Wayne "Championship Pop Bottles" (Produced by Steve Morales)

21. T-Pain f/ Yung Joc "Buy You A Drank (Shawty Snappin')" (Produced by T-Pain)

22. Trey Songz "Wonder Woman" (Produced by Danjahandz)

23. Statik Selektah f/ Big Shug "Punch Out" (Produced by Statik Selektah)

24. Young Buck f/ Young Jeezy "Pocket Full of Paper" (Produced by DJ Toomp)

25. Hurricane Chris "A Bay Bay" (Produced by Phunk Dawg)


HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Best Rapper: Lil' Wayne
Best Producer: Kanye West
Best Female Rapper: Diamond
Best Unsigned Rapper/Producer: Juliano
Best Song That Samples A Commercial: Board Bangers "Cause The Beat's Hot"
Best Album Outtake: T.I. f/ Ciara "Goodbye My Love" (Cut from T.I. Vs. T.I.P.)
Best Song By A Fugazi Jay-Z (a.k.a. The Sacario Award): NOE f/ Jim Jones "Headlights"
Best Song That Was Ruined By Mixing: Yung Joc f/ Gorilla Zoe "Bottle Poppin'"
Best Trance-Rap Song: Wes Fif f/ B.O.B. "Haterz Everywhere"
Best Juke-Rap Song: Twista "Pimp Like Me"
Best Sade-Rap Song: Pastor Troy "Will He Come Home Tonight"
Best Prince-Rap Song: Shawty Redd f/ Big Kuntry, Pastor Troy & Daz "What's Da Deal Boo"
Best Lil' Wayne Song That Doesn't Actually Feature Lil' Wayne: Triple C's "Pill Poppin'"

Top 5 R+B Verses on Hip-Hop Remixes (No Ne-Yo):
1. R. Kelly on Fat Joe's "Make It Rain (Remix)"
2. T-Pain on DJ Unk's "2 Step (Remix)"
3. R. Kelly on Swizz Beatz's "It's Me Bitches (Remix)"
4. T-Pain on Huey's "Pop, Lock + Drop It"
5. R. Kelly on DJ Khaled's "We Takin' Over"

Top 5 Young Jeezy Songs Of 2007 (Post-Inspiration):
1. USDA "Corporate Thuggin'"
2. Slick Pulla + Young Jeezy "CTE To The Death"
3. Gorilla Zoe f/ Young Jeezy "Hood Nigga (Remix)"
4. Young Jeezy "Black Bandana"
5. DJ Drama f/ USDA "Show U What It Is"

Top 5 Tony Yayo Verses:
1. LL Cool J "Queens"
2. G-Unit "Coke Life"
3. 50 Cent "Touch The Sky"
4. G-Unit "Feel Good"
5. G-Unit "Southside"

Top 10 Carter 3 Outtakes:
1. "Prostitute"
2. "La La"
3. "I Feel Like Dying"
4. "Gossip"
5. "Comfortable" f/ Babyface
6. "I'm Me"
7. "Need Some Quiet"
8. "Zoo" f/ Mack Maine
9. "Kiss Me Baby"
10. "When They Come For Me"

Top 5 New York Rap Songs (No Hova Division):
1. 50 Cent "I Get Money"
2. Swizz Beatz "Top Down"
3. Styles P "U Ain't Ready"
4. DOE "Bottom To The Top"
5. Uncle Murda "Bullet Bullet"

Top 5 Southern California Rap Songs:
1. The Fixxers "Can U Werk Wit That"
2. Terrace Martin f/ Snoop & Problem "Ridin'"
3. Dogg Pound "They Don't Want It"
4. Down a.k.a. Kilo "Lean Like A Cholo"
5. Hot Dollar "Streetz On Lock"

10 Dope Singles For Albums That Had Their Release Dates Pushed Back To Neveruary:
1. Three 6 Mafia f/ Chamillionaire "Doe Boy Fresh"
->Missing Album: First 2 Walk
2. Mistah F.A.B. "Ghost Ride It"
->Missing Album: Da Yellow Bus Rydah
3. Brisco f/ Lil Wayne "In The Hood"
->Missing Album: Street Medicine
4. Lil Keke f/ Birdman "I'm A G"
->Missing Album: Loved By Few, Hated By Many
5. Rhymefest f/ Lil Jon "Angry Black Man On An Elevator"
->Missing Album: El Che
6. Slim Thug "Wood Grain Wheel"
->Missing Album: Boss Of All Bosses
7. Eve f/ Sean Paul "Give It To You"
->Missing Album: Here I Am
8. Stat Quo "Here We Go"
->Missing Album: Statlanta
9. Murphy Lee f/ Young Dro "Hatin'"
->Missing Album: U C Me
10. Saigon "Don't Cha Baby"
->Missing Album: The Greatest Story Never Told

HEY: REMEMBER 2007? (PART I)

Clearly no one cares. I'm going in anyway. And late!

Uggh...Nice Watch Presents
The Top 25 Albums of 2007

1. Kanye West Graduation

2. Plies The Real Testament

3. Amy Winehouse Back In Black

4. Jay-Z American Gangster

5. R. Kelly Double Up

6. Lil Wayne Drought 3

7. Turf Talk West Coast Vaccine (The Cure)

8. The-Dream Love/Hate

9. UGK Underground Kingz

10. Soulja Boy Souljaboytellem.com

11. Rich Boy Rich Boy

12. Wiz Khalifa Prince of the City 2

13. M.I.A. Kala

14. Black Milk Popular Demand

15. Lloyd Street Love

16. Trill Entertainment Presents Survival Of The Trillest

17. Blu & Exile Below The Heavens

18. Birdman 5 * Stunna

19. Kia Shine Due Season

20. Trey Songz Trey Day

21. Scarface Made

22. Little Brother Getback

23. Tum Tum Eat Or Get Ate

24. Devin The Dude Waiting To Inhale

25. Baby Boy Da Prince Across The Water


Honorable Mentions:
Best DJ Album: Statik Selektah Spell My Name Right
Best EP: Cashis County Hound
Best Parody Album: Weezy Jefferson I Am On Everything
Best Album By Someone In Middle School: Keke Palmer So Uncool
Best Album Nearly Ruined By Coldplay: Swizz Beatz One Man Band Man
Best Album By An Artist I Had Completely Written Off: El-P I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Best Reissue: The Diplomats Diplomatic Immunity as Disney Channel Hits
Best White Rap Album: Lil Wyte The One And Only
Best Album By A Rapper I Never Thought I'd Like: DJ Envy & Red Café The Co-Op
Best Album That Was Better The First 2 Times He Made It: Ghostface Big Doe Rehab
Best Album I Sincerely Like In Theory But Always Fall Asleep Listening To (A.K.A. The Be Award): Prodigy Return Of The Mac

Top 10 Most Disappointing Albums:

1. T.I. T.I. Vs. T.I.P.
2. Wu-Tang Clan 8 Diagrams
3. Wyclef Carnival II: Memoirs Of An Immigrant
4. 50 Cent Curtis
5. Cam'Ron Public Enemy #1
6. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Strength & Loyalty
7. T-Pain Epiphany
8. DJ Khaled We The Best
9. Chris Brown Exclusive
10. Drama Gangsta Grillz: The Album


Coming Tomorrow: The Top 25 Singles Of 2007 (+ Bonus Tracks)