Best Hip Hop Album (Unsigned/Independent) of 2010
Reader's Pick
Joe Budden "Mood Muzik 4: A Turn for the Worst"
Our readers are obviously some serious folks, selecting Joe Budden's intensely dark, intensely lyrical and just plain intensely intense album Mood Muzik 4: A Turn for the Worse as the Independent Album of the Year. A project that demands to be analyzed, pondered over and digested, not merely listened to, Mood Muzik 4 is yet another chapter in Budden's growing library of epic lyricism. We've come a long, long way from Jump Off.
Staff Pick
Skyzoo & Illmind - "Live From the Tape Deck"
Sadly DJBooth no longer has a boombox, but if we did, we'd fill it with D batteries and walk the streets blasting Skyzoo and !llmind's Live From the Tape Deck at full volume. An album that manages to both draw on hip-hop's past and more futuristic leanings, Tape Deck proved to be a perfect marriage of Skyzoo's always stellar lyricism and !llmind's soulfully aggressive production. It's dope enough to almost make us miss listening to tapes until they broke...almost.
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Best Hip Hop Album (Mainstream) of 2010 |
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Member Reviews and Ratings
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Tastemaker |
1.Str8 Killa EP
2.A Turn For The Worse 3.The Stimulus Package 4.Live From The Tape Deck 5.Land Of The Make Believe |
| Posted on Jan 07, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 908 |
"We've come a long, long way from Jump Off."
Ha, indeed. You wouldn't even recognize him now if you went on music alone. Joe "don't you dare @*#$! mention Jump Off" Budden. |
| Posted on Jan 07, 2011 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 908 |
Whoops, meant to say Pump It Up. You got me, Booth.
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Crew |
Despite all of Budden's real-life drama, you still can't deny he's improved his lyrical prowess! I guess label drama does bring inspiration...
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 399 |
Live From The Tape Deck!!!!
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| Posted on Jan 08, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member |
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| Posted on Mar 10, 2011 |
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