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Best Hip Hop Record (Mainstream) of 2010

Reader's Pick

Eminem - Not Afraid

Plenty of people claim to be fearless, but when Eminem says that he's “Not Afraid” of anything, I actually believe him. On the lead single off his wildly successful Recovery LP, Slim demonstrates his courage in myriad ways, notably pushing his singing voice to its limits and straight-up admitting “the last CD was 'ehhh'.” Thanks to his bravery, the cut became the 16th song in history to debut atop the Hot 100 – and won readers' votes for best rap record of the year.

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Runner Up:
Kanye West - Monster

Staff Pick

Kanye West - Power

Few events in the music can be described as “epic” in the full sense of the word, but the record with which Kanye West announced his return to rap most definitely qualified. Not only did West (with the help of S1) concoct one of the most earth-shaking instrumentals in recent memory, but the rapper/producer hit the mic with such righteous fury that it was like he'd never left. A fitting hors d'oeuvre to a feast of an album.

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Best Hip Hop Record (Unsigned/Independent) of 2010

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Member Reviews and Ratings

joshL Tastemaker Total Ratings: 1674	joshL's Top Rated Songs 1.Not Afraid 2.Monster 3.Power 4.Beamer, Benz or Bentley 5.Shutterbug 6.The Show Goes On 7.Kush 8.Who Dat The readers winner, runner-up and staff selections were all in my top 3. Good job everyone. I considered voting for Beamer, Benz or Bentley just because it was my favorite song of 2011 lol.
	Posted on Jan 07, 2011

tdotraza Tastemaker Total Ratings: 908	tdotraza's Top Rated Songs Power, hands down. Couldn't have really said it better than the description provided.
	Posted on Jan 07, 2011

Burmy DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 516	Burmy's Top Rated Songs This is a microcosm of this year in hip-hop...Shady and Kanye ruled (with Drake at a somewhat close third)
	Posted on Jan 07, 2011