You can take 2009 out of the calendar, but you can’t take the rich memories out of 2009. Animated films ethered live action movies. Mixtapes murdered albums. Raekwon and Mos Def turned in undeniably stellar performances and Eminem delivered one of the most polarizing albums hip-hop has ever witnessed (you either hated it or loved it). Allow me to introduce you to my Top 10 Everything of 2009.
Top 10 Movies
10. Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
9. Public Enemies
8. Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
7. Drag Me To Hell
6. District 9
5. Star Trek
4. The Hangover
3. Up
2. Fantastic Mr. Fox
1. Inglourious Basterds
Top 10 Mixtapes
10. Pac Div – Church League Champions
9. Lil Wayne – No Ceilings
8. Cool Kids – Gone Fishin’
7. Wale – Back To The Feature
6. B.o.B. – B.o.B. Vs. Bobby Ray
5. Lupe Fiasco – Enemy of The State
4. Joell Ortiz – Joell Ortiz Covers The Classics
3. J Period & K’Naan – The Messengers
2. Drake – So Far Gone
1. J Cole – The Warm Up
Top 10 Hip-Hop Songs
10. Rick Ross – Maybach Music 2
9. Slum Village – Dope Man
8. Big Boi – Shine Blockas
7. Redman/Method Man – City Lights
6. Clipse – Popular Demand
5. Jay-Z – Empire State of Mind
4. K-os – I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman
3. Mos Def – Quiet Dog Bite Hard
2. Raekwon – 10 Bricks
1. Jay Electronica – Exhibit C
Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums
10. K’Naan – Troubadour
9. K-os – Yes!
8. Eminem – Relapse
7. Clipse – Till The Casket Drops
6. Slaughterhouse – Slaughterhouse
5. DOOM – Born Like This
4. UGK – UGK 4 Life
3. Brother Ali – US
2. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II
1. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
Top 10 Non-Hip-Hop Albums
10. Rain Machine – Rain Machine
9. Wilco – Wilco: The Album
8. Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement
7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
6. The Antlers – Hospice
5. The XX – The XX
4. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
3. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeaus Phoenix
1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
9. Public Enemies
8. Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
7. Drag Me To Hell
6. District 9
5. Star Trek
4. The Hangover
3. Up
2. Fantastic Mr. Fox
1. Inglourious Basterds
10. Pac Div – Church League Champions
9. Lil Wayne – No Ceilings
8. Cool Kids – Gone Fishin’
7. Wale – Back To The Feature
6. B.o.B. – B.o.B. Vs. Bobby Ray
5. Lupe Fiasco – Enemy of The State
4. Joell Ortiz – Joell Ortiz Covers The Classics
3. J Period & K’Naan – The Messengers
2. Drake – So Far Gone
1. J Cole – The Warm Up
Top 10 Hip-Hop Songs
10. Rick Ross – Maybach Music 2
9. Slum Village – Dope Man
8. Big Boi – Shine Blockas
7. Redman/Method Man – City Lights
6. Clipse – Popular Demand
5. Jay-Z – Empire State of Mind
4. K-os – I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman
3. Mos Def – Quiet Dog Bite Hard
2. Raekwon – 10 Bricks
1. Jay Electronica – Exhibit C
Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums
10. K’Naan – Troubadour
9. K-os – Yes!
8. Eminem – Relapse
7. Clipse – Till The Casket Drops
6. Slaughterhouse – Slaughterhouse
5. DOOM – Born Like This
4. UGK – UGK 4 Life
3. Brother Ali – US
2. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II
1. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
Top 10 Non-Hip-Hop Albums
10. Rain Machine – Rain Machine
9. Wilco – Wilco: The Album
8. Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement
7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
6. The Antlers – Hospice
5. The XX – The XX
4. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
3. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeaus Phoenix
1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
9. Slum Village – Dope Man
8. Big Boi – Shine Blockas
7. Redman/Method Man – City Lights
6. Clipse – Popular Demand
5. Jay-Z – Empire State of Mind
4. K-os – I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman
3. Mos Def – Quiet Dog Bite Hard
2. Raekwon – 10 Bricks
1. Jay Electronica – Exhibit C
9. K-os – Yes!
8. Eminem – Relapse
7. Clipse – Till The Casket Drops
6. Slaughterhouse – Slaughterhouse
5. DOOM – Born Like This
4. UGK – UGK 4 Life
3. Brother Ali – US
2. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II
1. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
10. Rain Machine – Rain Machine
9. Wilco – Wilco: The Album
8. Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement
7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
6. The Antlers – Hospice
5. The XX – The XX
4. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
3. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeaus Phoenix
1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
