Another year come and gone...and what music have I really enjoyed this year? By the looks of the list it seems hip-hop got the biggest spin which isn't a suprise with some really good quality albums coming out: "Fishscale" is great beginning to end; the amazing listenability of Clipse's "Hell Hath..."(normally don't go for this type of gear, but I dig this album); The return of some decent Kool Keith (Mr Nogatco & Project Polaroid); the politically charged "Pick a Bigger Weapon" with its own style of funkiness; Another hot Mr Lif album; The amazing collabs between Murs/9th Wonder and Madlib/Talib (for free no less!); The discovery of Skyzoo; and last but not least two super producers with fantastic releases - Doom's Box set & Dillas final albums.
I am a little disturbed by my lack of "hard rock" etc on the list. I listen to it a little bit, but this year only 1 album caught my ear...the new Melvins... …