Best R&B/Pop Album of 2009
Reader's Pick
Kid Cudi "Man on the Moon"
What do you get when you toss Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in a blender with 808's & Heartbreak and hit “purée?” The answer, of course, is Man on the Moon: The End of Day, the much-buzzed-about debut set from “Day 'N' Nite” hitmaker Kid Cudi. Featuring orchestral beats, a genre-defying mix of flowed and sung vocals, and voice-over narration by none other than NYC emcee Common, the self-proclaimed 'lonely stoner's freshman effort was undoubtedly one of '09's strangest successes.
Staff Pick
The-Dream "Love vs. Money"
We know Cudi blurred the boundaries of pop/r&b/hip-hop on Man on the Moon, but there's simply no way we could give this award to any album besides Love vs. Money. Here The-Dream put together an astoundingly good album that just so happened to include perhaps the best four straight tracks in r&b history (no, we're not exaggerating). Love, money, sex, we don't care which one wins out, as long as The-Dream keeps making music like this.
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Member Reviews and Ratings
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 7981 |
The Dream > Kid Cudi...
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| Posted on Jan 06, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 904 |
Kid Cudi > The Dream
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| Posted on Jan 06, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 433 |
I love both of these albums, but Love Vs. Money was in my car stereo for months.
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| Posted on Jan 06, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 613 |
Dream > Cudi
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| Posted on Jan 06, 2010 |
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Tastemaker |
Dream >> Kid Cudi.
i wish Cudi was on Hip Hop album, i wouldve voted for it then. i dunno wat part of Cudi's album sounds r&b/pop?. |
| Posted on Jan 06, 2010 |
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Tastemaker |
btw, Love vs Money one of my fav albums of all time.
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| Posted on Jan 06, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew |
Both are excellent, however, this is the Best "R&B/Pop" album. From that standpoint alone, Dream comes away with the victory!
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| Posted on Jan 06, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 544 |
Both albums were great but are on differen scales. The Dream continued what was hot and just made it hotter. While Cudi experimented and did made something fresh. Both came out dope and diserve wins.
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 736 |
i cant believe cudi's counted as R&B, i picked Trey Song's Ready but Love vs. Money was better pick then cudi's man on the moon
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 908 |
What Burmy said. CuDi's album wasn't -technically- Hip Hop, but it can't beat Dream's "Love vs. Money" in R&B/Pop either. Poor guy.
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1189 |
Man On The Moon was in my top 3 albums of 2009, though I dont think his sound is R&B/Pop, though I dont think you could class it as hip hop either.
Love vs Money was a great album, im really looking forward to LoveKing |
| Posted on Jan 07, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 213 |
I really like Man on the Moon (better than the-dream's album), but i dont see it in this specific group beating it. It's not really hip-hop per se, but not really R&B or pop either...
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 177 |
um how is man on the moon r&b/pop? im lost.
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member |
Embarrassed to say this but 'Rated R' for me.
Isn't Common from Chicago??? |
| Posted on Jan 08, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 904 |
bfears - the staff felt that although the CuDi album contained a lot of hip hop influence, it crossed so many genres (hip hop, r&b, pop, electro) that we decided to classify it as Pop for lack of a better choice.
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| Posted on Jan 08, 2010 |
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Tastemaker |
i guess u guys r right, this sounds a lot more like Miley Cyrus and Jonas Brothers rather than hip hop.
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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