As 2008 Comes To A Close...

I'll be putting up some of MY favorite releases, mixtapes, and new material from throughout the past year. Here's what I got so far and I'm sure the list will only get longer. They will be posted gradually, I have to dig up all the artwork and track listings. Oh..and I know that some of them are from 2007, but I sure as hell listened to all of them for all of 2008.

Class of 2008 - Dope mixtapes
Cookin Soul - Isaac Hayes Tribute
Wale - The Mixtape About Nothing
Wale - 100 Miles and Running
J. Period and Game Rebellion - Searching for Rick Rubin
KiD CuDi - a KiD named CuDi
Fall Out Boy - CitizensFOB Mixtape: Welcome to the New Administration
DJ K.O. - Picture This...
Novel - 808s and Mixtapes
U-N-I - Fried Chicken and Watermelon
8thW1 and DJ GetLive - Crazy 8's
Unless - The Rubix Qube Exclusive
Nouveau Riche - Free Money EP

Class of 2008 - Dope Mash-ups
Blueprint - Blueprint vs. Funkadelic
Jay-Z vs. Oasis - OJAYZIS
Jay-Z vs. Coldplay - Viva La Hova
Outkast vs. NIN - Nine Inch Naliens

Class of 2008 - Dope Instrumentals/Beats
Damu The Fudgemunk - Overtime

Class of 2008 - Re-issued, Re-mixed, or Re-done
Outkast - Southern Royalty
DJs Statik and Lil' Dave (Illvibe Collective) - A Taste of Conga
Beatnick & K-Salaam - Common S.T.O.R.Y.
Hezekiah - Philadelphia Gangster (Jay-Z remixes)

Class of 2008 - Get Live
The Roots - Live at Sirius Studios 4.28.08

Class of 2008 - Albums of the Year
**These will not be up for download, you can get em on I-tunes or buy a cd. They are worth it..
Noah23 - Rock Paper Scissors
Dela - Changes Of Atmosphere
The Roots - Rising Down
People Under The Stairs - Fun DMC
PaceWon and Mr. Green - The Only Color That Matters Is Green
Erykah Badu - New Amerykah, Pt. 1 (4th World War)
J*Davey - The Beauty In Distortion
Janelle Monae - Metropolis-Suite I: The Chase EP

Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It
Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons You Paint That Shit Gold
Kaboose - Excuse Me
Jake One - White Van Music
Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens (2007, but I listened to it for all of 2008, and Blu crushed 2008)
Little Brother - Get Back
Common Market - Tobacco Road
Blue Scholars - Bayani (2007, but I listened to it for all of 2008)
Q-Tip - The Renaissance
C.R.A.C. - The Piece Talks
N.E.R.D. - Seeing Sounds
Skillz - The Million Dollar Backpack
Verso - Audio Visuals
Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
Gnarles Barkley - The Odd Couple
Radiohead - In Rainbows
We Are Scientists - With Love and Squalor
Hot Chip - The Warning
Kenna - Make Sure They See My Face

TV On The Radio - Dear Science


Class of 2008 - Who I'm Diggin On
Blu
Wale
Santogold
Diplo
Spank Rock
Janelle Monae
Nikki Jean
Res

Tokyo Police Club

Class of 2008 - "Who Made That", Top Producers
Exile
Sabzi
9th Wonder
Khari Ferrari
Rick Rube
Mr. Green