Independent Music Chart
Independent Chart - Allergic to the mainstream? Check out our top 20 indie tracks. Created by combining how many times the song has been played with your ratings, DJBooth's charts help turn today's brand new music into tomorrow's hit tracks.
July 30, 2012 Chart Recap* For a second straight week, Wax‘s “Rosana” single holds down the #1 position on our Top Indie Hip Hop Chart. * Voli‘s “Sound of Love” with J. Cole …...Read More
#1 - Hopsin - Ill Mind Of Hopsin 5
In an age of copy and paste rappers it's rare that I get to say this, but there really isn't anyone else out there like Hopsin. Maybe you know him as the guy with the white eyes, maybe you know him from that XXL Freshman...Read More
#2 - Chris Webby ft. Kid Ink & Bun B - Wait A Minute
Update: Click "Watch Video" above to view the Wait A Minute video. Mobile users can scroll down. Although Freestyle Series Alum Chris Webby has been absent from the Booth since May release I'm In Here, the emcee marks his...Read More
#3 - Iggy Azalea ft. Mike Posner - Flash
After hanging with the "Toddlers & Tiaras" crowd over the weekend for a little Murda Bizness, Grand Hustle rapper Iggy Azalea keeps the ball rolling with the release of her newest record Flash. The song features Michigan...Read More
#4 - Madchild - Devil's Reject
Over the years a lot of artists have claimed to be so bad that they danced with the devil, but how many could say they're so twisted even Satan himself can't handle them? Only one, actually, and his name's Madchild. Fresh off...Read More
#5 - Eddy B & Tim Gunter - Time Bomb
While North Carolina musical duo Eddy B and Tim Gunter may be relatively new to the Booth, previous features Underdog and Tomorrow have both received quite the welcome (both records boast at least a four-star rating). New...Read More
#6 - Voli ft. J. Cole - Sound of Love
Romance is in the air, Booth readers—can you hear it? (If not, then hitting “play” might help.) The follow-up to late May's Guns N Roses, a heartbroken jam which saw the rapper/producer welcoming rock elements into his...Read More
#7 - G-Eazy ft. Johanna Fay - Plastic Dreams
When I first saw that G-Eazy had titled his new single Plastic Dreams I wondered if he was referring to dreams of limitless credit cards, women so flawless they look industrially made, or both. Turns out my mind's obviously...Read More
#8 - Kydd ft. A.Dd+ - The Masons
There's been a lot of talk about the Illuminati in hip-hop lately, and here to add fuel to that already blazing fire is Kydd, who is sure to get hip-hop conspirators talking with new single The Masons. Fresh off the success...Read More
#9 - Strong Arm Steady ft. ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul & Jay Rock - Fair Fight
Fair warning, this one is iller than an ebola outbreak. For Strong Arm Steady's new cut Fair Fight the L.A. trio grabs a beat from Boston godfather Statik Selektah that would have even invertebrates nodding their heads. An...Read More
#10 - Prodigy ft. Wiz Khalifa - Co-Pilot
Even the flyest rapper is nothing without a first-class female to ride shotgun. On the latest single off his forthcoming mixtape, Prodigy invites a suitably alluring shawty to become his Co-Pilot, flowing over a synth-driven...Read More
#11 - Madchild - Monster
First, Miami is lost to face-eating zombies, now there is a threat to all mankind coming from Vancouver. His name is Madchild, and he's an absolute Monster. On the heavy-hitting, brash video single release off Madchild’s...Read More
#12 - SkyBlew - For A Minute
Often it’s the most thoughtful, seemingly mellow dudes who can really snap when pushed. Case in point, SkyBlew, the usually soulful emcee who shifts into banger mode for new release For a Minute. Producers The Cratez set...Read More
#13 - Sir Michael Rocks ft. Rockie Fresh - Can't Hide It
Following Booth-approved feature Now You Do, Windy City emcee Sir Michael Rocks gives us a closer look into the Lap Of Lux with his latest single. On Can't Hide It The Cool Kids emcee enlists the help of fellow wordsmith,...Read More
#14 - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Mary Lambert - Same Love
UPDATE: Click "Watch Video" for the brand new visuals to Same Love While still a long, long way from becoming part of the mainstream, hip-hop's acceptance of gay rights is undoubtedly on the rise; or at the very least,...Read More
#15 - Da YoungFellaz ft. K-Quick - Incognito
Update: Click on the "Watch Video" button above in order to view Incognito's visual. In preparation for next week's release of their Sophisticated Ignorance EP, New York City duo Da YoungFellaz are offering up a sample of...Read More
#16 - Rapsody ft. Raheem DeVaughn & Ab-Soul - NonFiction
On many a hip-hop song the words "we got one" have been emphatically proclaimed, but the end result is sometimes less than desirable. For instance, Booth fave Rapsody's latest single NonFiction beings with a bold "Yo 9th...Read More
#17 - Mac Miller - Onaroll
Not so long ago it would have seemed impossible to hear a white kid from Pittsburgh making a project with hit maker extraordinaire Pharrell, but in 2012 the duo makes a strange sort of sense. Dropping off the first release...Read More
#18 - Al Great - Summer Nights
One day, yet two different takes on what those Summer Nights sound like. While K.V.’s Summer Nights was hot yet laid back, Al Great ups the energy, turning his Summer Nights into a certified banger. It’s not a banger...Read More
#19 - D'Lorin ft. CyHi The Prynce - A.S.A.P
While newcomer D'Lorin may have a lot to prove on his Booth debut A.S.A.P. (Always Strive And Prosper) , you have to admit that the Cali native is already off to the right start by scooping up a verse from DJBooth veteran and...Read More


