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.
November 8, 2010 Chart RecapWelcome to the Booth’s Top Independent Hip Hop Chart! As always, your feedback has determined which songs made the cut. Each chart’s lineup is calculated using a special DJBooth.net …...Read More
#1 - Skewby - I'm Already Gone
The 212th entry in DJBooth.net and Streetammo's Exclusive Freestyle Series comes courtesy of Skewby, the Memphis native who recently earned reader approval for unreleased cut Believe. On his brand new, exclusive I'm Already...Read More
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#2 - Joell Ortiz ft. Novel - Night Train
Mellow and harmonious singing dance in the background. The band is playing together in a dimly lit hole in the wall while cigar smoke drifts to the ceiling. If I could direct Joell Ortiz’ video for Night Train, that’s...Read More
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#3 - Iron Solomon ft. Cassidy - Rule #4081
To quote Q-Tip's industry rule #4080, “Record company people are shhhaddddyyyy!” With the help of freestyle master Cassidy, Iron Solomon sets out to spread the word about the industry on his latest single, Rule #4081....Read More
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#4 - John Forté ft. HD Fre, Talib Kweli, AZ & Sass Jordan - Gone
A Brooklyn mainstay whose songwriting, production and rhymes appeared prominently on a little album called The Score, first-time featuree John Forté is by no means new to the game but, after spending much of the 2000s behind...Read More
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#5 - K. Sparks ft. Laëtitia Dana - Velvet Thoughts (Sutphin)
Soft, gentle, commodious, fluid, peaceful, soothing, placid, serene... Sorry, just browsing my thesaurus, since I figured I'd need a few synonyms for “smooth” in order to describe K. Sparks' latest offering without...Read More
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#6 - Rockie Fresh - What's the Hurry
If patience is a virtue, then hip-hop hopefuls who put in years on the grind for the mere possibility of a shot at the big league must be saints... or lunatics. No pun intended. While first-time featuree Rockie Fresh is still...Read More
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#7 - Rich Kid Sound System - Get What You Give
Getting bored with today's pop-music landscape? Starting to feel like you've heard it all? Well, up-and-coming crew Rich Kid Sound System have a message for you: “You Get What You Give.” In return for your attention and A...Read More
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#8 - Thee Tom Hardy ft. Skyzoo - A Different League
It’s always a good day when you sit down and feel like you’re in A Different League. That specialness isn’t a unique feeling for Thee Tom Hardy, who has given the Booth consistently acclaimed music in the past (see also...Read More
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#9 - AudioDax - Make Noise
Krypton Flo and Temble of AudioDax never struck me as the type to get in trouble for blasting their tunes too loudly, but perhaps my initial judgment wasn't quite accurate. Though the Midwesterners' latest promo single, Make...Read More
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#10 - iLLA - Better
Did you dig How Did This Happen?, the Booth-sponsored debut set by Portland duo Moxie Black? Then you Better not sleep on the latest solo project from iLLA, the vocal half of the rapper/producer duo. The first leak off the...Read More
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#11 - Hippopotamus Funk ft. Skit & Righta - The Funky Basement
I can’t believe that today Lil Wayne gets out of jail and the first thing we hear from him is this new track! Just kidding. I figured an intro like that would grab the attention of those just skimming DJBooth’s pages –...Read More
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#12 - I-20 - Bury Me
No, it isn't April Fools' Day, and we didn't deliberately mix up the mp3s to trick Boothgoers into listening to country music. (Though, now that I think about it, that would have been hilarious.) The snippet of Marc Collie's...Read More
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#13 - Doey Rock - By Myself Meeting
The 211th entry in DJBooth.net and Streetammo's Exclusive Freestyle Series comes courtesy of Doey Rock, the Sunset Strip native who won reader acclaim for single Last Call. On his brand new, exclusive By Myself Meeting...Read More
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#14 - Joe Budden ft. Lloyd Banks, Fabolous & Royce Da 5'9" - Remember the Titans
While the South may have have a nice run, thanks to vets like Slaughterhouse, Fabolous, and Banks, the North is definitely trying to take back the hip hop game. Leading the charge is Joe Budden, who with the help of Royce Da...Read More
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#15 - Overdoz - December
Believe it or not, being a paragon of coolness has its drawbacks... for example, not being able to bang out a DJBooth track review without five different shawtys blowing up your cellular. In fact, here's one right now! (“Hi...Read More
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#16 - Freeway - Escalators
Formerly known for having his feet firmly planted on the streets at all times, Freeway's been moving towards loftier, more reflective territory since joining the Rhymesayers stable. The aptly-titled Escalators finds Philly...Read More
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#17 - Novel - Broken Record
As I said on his DJBooth-hosted Legato Blues Mixtape, and What If, and Red Lights, and State of Loneliness and the 418 other DJBooth approved records he’s dropped, singer/rapper/producer Novel is one of the game’s...Read More
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#18 - Dee-1 - Jay, 50 and Weezy
Sigmund Freud (in)famously stated that every dream represents the fulfillment of a wish. While I'm sure we all could think of counter-examples to that theory, the dream Booth newcomer Dee-1 describes on new single Jay, 50 and...Read More
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#19 - J.F.K ft. Mac Miller - 17
“When I was 17, it was a very good year.” Though the Sinatra cut from which that opening line originated is an indisputable classic, I'm gonna have to stand alongside Boston up-and-comer/first-time featuree J.F.K. in...Read More
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