2008: It's A Wrap!

Last year, when FF was just starting out, I ended the year with a bunch of lists. Lists featuring my favorite albums, songs, artists of 2007 and into 08. It's a full year later - hip hop had a good one, but as you can see above, we're still obsessed with popping bottles. When you raise your glass tonight, just pray that we can make it better. 

Oh, and do you like the new design? It's only half done, but you can thank the homie smokeYYY. Don't forget to peep the K-Murdock EP we put together. And rappers (especially those of you in the DMV), do not be offended if I left you off a list. (Remember: I'm only a DMV blog half the time). We're still cool, right?

GROU P A (Best Hip Hop/R&B Album of 2008)

1. The Roots – Rising Down

2. Q-Tip – The Renaissance

3. The Foreign Exchange – Leave It All Behind

4. Black Milk – Tronic

5. Al Green – Lay It Down

6. DJ Statik Selektah – Stick 2 The Script

7. Reks – Grey Hairs

8. Kidz In The Hall – The In Crowd

9. Erykah Badu – New Amerykah: Part One

TIE 10. Nas – Untitled & Panacea – A Mind On A Ship Through Time

GROUP B (Best Hip Hop Song of 2008) 

1. Black Milk – Losing Out (feat. Royce Da 5’9”)

2. Wale – Back In The Go-Go (feat. Bun & Pusha T)

3. Reks – Say Goodnight

4. Joe Budden – Who Pt. 1-3

5. DJ Statik Selektah – To The Top [Stick 2 The Script] (feat. Cassidy, Saigon, & Termanology)

6. KiD CuDi – Day N Nite

7. Ludacris – I Do It For Hip Hop (feat. Nas & Jay-Z)

8. Jake One – The Truth (feat. Freeway & Brother Ali)

9. T.I. – On Top Of The World (feat. B.o.B. & Ludacris)

10. Murs – Time Is Now (feat. Snoop Dogg)

GROUP C (Top Artists of 2008)

1. Royce Da 5’9”

2. Nas

3. Wale

4. Blu

5. Janelle Monae

6. Evidence

7. Murs

8. Reks

9. Phonte

10. Q-Tip

GROUP D (Artists for 2009)

1. Wale

2. B.o.B.

3. Jay Electronica

4. Che Grand

5. X.O.

6. Oddisee

7. Apple Juice Kid

8. 6th Sense

9. Colin Munroe

TIE 10. Nando., Lyriciss, Judah, RAtheMC, & Pro’Verb

GROUP E (Best Remix/Remake 2008)

1. X.O. – Rid’n (Remix feat. Wale & yU)

2. Zo! & Tigallo – Something About You

3. U-N-I – Beautiful Day (Remix feat. Big Pooh, Evidence, Aloe Blacc, Fashawn, Mickey Factz, Theo, & Kes Kaos)

4. Blu – Mars (Dela Remix)

5. Nicolay & Kay – Tight Eyes (Aeon Remix)

6. Busta Rhymes – Don’t Touch Me (Remixes 2.1 & 2.2)

7. Apple Juice Kid – Pop Champagne (Kenya Mix)

8. Kidz In The Hall – Drivin’ Down The Block (Remix feat. Pusha T, Bun B, & The Cool Kids)

9. The Package – Makin’ Waves (Kev Brown Remix)

10. Solange – I Decided (Von Pea Remix)

GROUP F (Top FF Highlights of 2008)

11.4.08: Election Night

7.26.08: Rock The Bells Boston

4.25.08: Hosting Oddisee/Kev Brown/Kenn Starr Concert at GWU

4.15.08: FF 013 – Oddisee

4.18.08: FF 014 – Nicolay & Kay

9.9.08: FF 015 – X.O.

10.28.08: FF 023 – Panacea

9.24.08: Red Bull Big Tune DC

3.7.08: FF SE – Che Grand

2008: Y'all made us more popular!

GROUP G (Best Producer of 2008)

1. Black Milk

2. DJ Premier

3. 88-Keys

4. DJ Statik Selektah

5. Nicolay

6. Oddisee

7. Mark Ronson

8. J Dilla (Yancey Boys)

9. 9th Wonder

10. Jake One

GROUP H (Best Hip Hop/R&B EP or Mixtape of 2008)

1. Wale – The Mixtape About Nothing

2. Zo! & Tigallo – Love The 80’s

3. Che Grand – Breakfast at Wimbledon

4. Tanya Morgan – The Bridge EP

5. Dumhi – Yoga At Home Vol. 1

6. Trackademicks – The [Re]Mixtape Vol. 2

7. X.O. – The Takeover Pt. 2

8. Janelle Monae – Metropolis: The Chase Suite

9. Mick Boogie – The Honor Roll

10. Theo – The Birth