Re: [情報] The 2006 HipHopSite Best and Worst List

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THE 10 BEST MAJOR LABEL RELEASES OF THE YEAR:

1. The Roots - "Game Theory" - Def Jam
2. Lupe Fiasco - "Food & Liquor" - Atlantic
3. The Game - "The Doctor's Advocate" - Geffen
4. Clipse - "Hell Hath No Fury" - Jive
5. Nas - "Hip-Hop Is Dead" - Def Jam
6. Jay-Z - "Kingdom Come" - Def Jam
7. Ghostface - "Fishscale" - Def Jam
8. T.I. - "King" - Atlantic
9. E-40 - "My Ghetto Report Card" - Jive
10. Outkast - "Idlewild" - LaFace

Honorable Mentions: Ghostface Killah "More Fish", Busta Rhymes "The Big
Bang", Obie Trice "Second Round's On Me", Mobb Deep "Blood Money"

THE 10 BEST INDIE LABEL RELEASES OF THE YEAR:

1. J. Dilla - "Donuts" - Stones Throw
2. Apathy - "Eastern Philosophy" - Babygrande
3. Mr. Lif - "Mo' Mega" - Definitive Jux
4. J. Dilla - "The Shining" - BBE
5. Soul Position - "Things Go Better With RJ and Al" - Rhymesayers
Entertainment
6. Murs / 9th Wonder - "Murray's Revenge" - Record Collection
7. Hi-Tek - "Hi-Teknology 2" - Babygrande
8. Cunninlynguists - "A Piece of Strange" - The LA Underground
9. P.O.S. - "Audition" - Rhymesayers
10. J. Rawls - "The Liquid Crystal Project" - Hum Drums

Honorable Mentions: Glue - "Catch As Catch Can", Army of The Pharoahes "The
Torture Papers", Jedi Mind Tricks "Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell", Madlib
"The Beat Konducta: Movie Scenes", Akir "Legacy", The Coup "Pick A Bigger
Weapon", Zion I & Grouch "Heroes In The City Of Dope", Molemen "The Killing
Fields", Ugly Duckling "Bang For The Buck", and many more.

THE 10 BEST HIP-HOP ALTERNATIVES OF THE YEAR
(AND WHY THEY ARE LISTED HERE):

1. Gnarls Barkley - "St. Elsewhere" (Cee-Lo & Danger Mouse)
2. Justin Timberlake - "Futuresex/Lovesounds" (prod. Timbaland, Will.I.Am)
3. John Legend - "Once Again" (prod. Kanye West, Will.I.Am)
4. Aloe Blacc - "Shine" (Stones Throw, prod. Madlib)
5. Christina Aguilera - "Back To Basics" (prod. DJ Premier, Mark Ronson)
6. Sergio Mendes - "Timeless" (prod. Will.I.Am)
7. Honeycut - "The Day I Turned To Glass" (Quannum Projects)
8. Sleepy Brown - "Mr. Brown" (prod. Organized Noize, Outkast)
9. Exit Music: Songs For Radioheads (prod. RJD2, ?uestlove, Mark Ronson)
10. Peeping Tom - Ipecac (prod. Dan The Automator; feat. Kool Keith, Kid
Koala)

Honorable Mention: She Wants Revenge (Justin Warfield & DJ Adam 12)

THE 10 BEST MAJOR LABEL SINGLES OF THE YEAR:

1. Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" - Atlantic
2. T.I. - "What U Know" - Atlantic
3. Lupe Fiasco - "Kick Push" - Atlantic
4. The Game - "One Blood" - Geffen
5. Three 6 Mafia - "Stay Fly" - Sony / Columbia
6. Jay-Z - "Show Me What U Got" - Def Jam
7. Nas - "Hip-Hop Is Dead" - Def Jam
8. Yung Joc - "It's Goin' Down" - Bad Boy
9. Lil' Jon - "Snap Ya Fingaz" - TVT
10. E-40 - "Tell Me When To Go" - Jive

Honorable Mention: Justin Timberlake "Sexy Back"

THE FIVE WORST SINGLES OF THE YEAR:

1. Kevin Federline - "Popozo"
2. Jibbs - "Chain Hang Low"
3. Busta Rhymes - "I Love My Bitch"
4. Rick Ross - "Push It"
5. Jurassic 5 - "Work It Out" (feat. Dave Matthews Band)


THE 10 BEST EMCEES OF THE YEAR:

1. JAY-Z - We all knew that Jay's retirement wouldn't last long, and in 2006,
the "Mike Jordan of Recording" returned to the game. Despite a lukewarm
critical response, Jay forced hip-hop to grow up with the release of "Kingdom
Come", tackling more mature concepts, with his usual brand of accessible, yet
intricately and intelligently penned lyrics. This year, we gladly welcomed
back the king of hip-hop.

2. NAS - In the year's most surprising move, Nas united with former enemy,
Jay-Z, for his first new release under the Def Jam banner. As perhaps the
game's most visually poetic lyricist, Nas wasn't afraid to criticize and
examine the problems with hip-hop music and industry, despite the fact that
he ruffled a few feathers with the bold declaration that "Hip-Hop Is Dead".

3. LUPE FIASCO - First appearing in 2005 on albums from Kanye West and Fort
Minor, Chicago's Lupe Fiasco made his official debut in 2006 on Atlantic,
under the watchful eye of Jay-Z, who executive produced "Food & Liquor". Lupe
has in fact been compared to his presidential mentor, thanks to his similarly
styled intricacy, yet his unapologetic backpack mentality (referencing things
like giant robots and skateboarding) makes him one of the most unique emcees
holding a major label contract today.

4. APATHY - As one of the game's most promising, yet relatively unknown
talents, Atlantic Recording artist, Apathy, released his magnum opus,
"Eastern Philosophy", independently via Babygrande Recordings. Once
pigeonholed as a "battle rapper", Ap used his official debut to show his
ridiculous talent and versatility, with insanely visual tales ("The Winter"),
hilarious braggadocio ("1000 Grams"), and extended metaphors ("Chemical"), on
this beautiful ode to 1990's hip-hop. All Ap needs now is a big artist to
co-sign him, and he's a star.

5. BLACK THOUGHT - The Roots saw a return to form with "Game Theory", and
like always, Black Thought kept on course with his Philly-born style. As one
of the last great emcees of a forgotten era, Thought uses the old school
aesthetics of a Big Daddy Kane to examine the socio-political issues of
today's society - and doesn't miss a beat doing it.

6. CLIPSE (MALICE AND PUSHA-T) - Drug rap, as a whole, is pretty boring, but
except when the two dope boys in a Cadillac are real-life siblings, Malice
and Pusha-T. Like M.O.P. is to guns, The Clipse pack a certain amount of
humor, wit, glamour, and sarcasm into the rhymes about pushing blow, that you
can't help but enjoy it - even if you go to church on Sundays.

7. THE GAME - Sure, The Game may have traded in his penchant for name
dropping into a penchant for worshipping Dr. Dre and Aftermath - despite his
exodus from the label, but that didn't make him any less dynamic of a
lyricist with "The Doctor's Advocate". One of the most interesting and
controversial emcees of the year, Game is one of the few rappers that leaves
fans listening to every word that comes out of his mouth. Just ask Nas, who
invited Game to be one of the few emcees to join him on "Hip-Hop Is Dead",
next to Jay-Z and Snoop.

8. T.I. - There simply isn't an emcee cooler than T.I. - period. He may not
be spitting the wisdom of Socrates, but he's got an unbelievably stylish
delivery and swagger for days. King of the south, hands down.

9. OBIE TRICE - Obie stepped his game up in 2006 with the release of "Second
Round's On Me", proving that he is well-deserving of his position on the
Shady Records roster. With incredibly penned, technically complex, yet street
driven verses all over the album, Obie defined himself as a true lyricist,
and obviously the label's second most talented artist.

10. E-40 - Frontman for the Bay Area's "hyphy movement", E-40 got his "second
wind" with the release of "My Ghetto Report Card". As usual, we saw the 40
Water integrating more of his usual, exclusive slang into the mix, but also a
barrage of endlessly hilarious rhymes. Under the watchful eye of Rick Rock
and Lil Jon, you will not understand the appeal of the hyphy movement until
you hear this record.

Honorable Mentions: Ghostface, Eminem, Murs, Lil' Wayne, Blueprint, Mr. Lif,
Murs, Celph Titled (Bo$$ Hog Barbarians), Ludacris

THE TOP 10 PRODUCERS OF THE YEAR:

1. J. Dilla (Donuts, The Shining) - Hip-Hop lost one of its greatest artists
in 2006, eerily two days after the release of his magnum opus, "Donuts".
While one could look at "Donuts" as simply a series of unreleased beats, in
his brilliance, Dilla sewed the album together like one long continuous
mixtape - one that could even be played on an infinite loop, as it started
and finished with the same "Donut". Some of these instrumentals came to
fruition with emcees attached, on full-lengths from The Roots, Ghostface, and
Dilla's own "The Shining".

2. Timbaland (Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado) - Yeah, his hip-hop
production may have been a bit sparse this year (Young Jeezy), but Timbaland
easily showed his brilliance as a producer on albums from Justin Timberlake
and Nelly Furtado - which we're basically hip-hop beats anyway. It doesn't
matter who he is producing for - the man is brilliant. But please give us
some big rap shit this year, Timbo - that is, if you aren't too expensive
now.

3. Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley) - After riding the wave of Gorillaz and
Danger Doom in 2005, Danger Mouse did it again with Cee-Lo Green, teaming up
as Gnarls Barkley. Proving that all Cee-Lo needed was the right producer (and
the right push), the two crafted one of the best albums of the year with "St.
Elsewhere" - and he did it with traditional hip-hop beats. Look for much more
from the Mouse in '07, starting with The Good, The Bad, and The Queen with
Gorillaz leader Damon Albarn.

4. Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson (The Roots) - Constantly evolving their sound,
The Roots amazed fans - yet again - with their now classic, "Game Theory",
which found frontman Thompson infusing sample based production with the
group's usual live sound. Sarcastic, yet excited, cries of "turn that real
shit off!" were heard coming from the mailroom the first time this album was
played at the HHS office.

5. Will.I.Am (The Game, Nas, Justin Timberlake, Sergio Mendes) - Whoa? Did
Will make a comeback or what? We swear he must read this column, after we
announced his falling off here a couple of years back. Will came back with a
vengeance, proving that he can do it all - from the grimiest street song (The
Game's "Compton") to the biggest pop hits (Fergie's "Fergalicious"), and it
amazingly all sounds good. Will has come a LONG way in the last year, and he
will be the go-to-guy in 2007. Bonus points for remixing Sergio Mendes for
today's audience.

6. Just Blaze (Jay-Z, The Game, T.I.) - Justin Blaze and The Blazette's took
it back to basics this year, channeling Public Enemy on tracks for Jay-Z
("Show Me What U Got") and The Game ("The Remedy"). But Just was also found
digging deeper on songs like "Oh My God" (Jay-Z) and "Talkin' To You" (T.I.).
Not forgetting about the underground, Blaze also was found working with
Naledge of Kidz In The Hall, plus prepping Saigon's 2007 Atlantic release.

7. The Neptunes (Clipse) - While we weren't exactly feeling what The Neptunes
gave Ms. Stefani this year, and Pharrell's LP was a let down, the Neptunes
totally reinvented themselves with Clipse's "Hell Hath No Fury" LP. Call it
future-throwback, the 'Tunes took a risk with this surprisingly lo-fi
approach to their production, inventing new styles of beats not yet heard
elsewhere. They also kept busy with Lupe Fiasco, Ludacris, Jay-Z, Sleepy
Brown, and T.I., among others.

8. Lil' Jon (E-40, Too Short) - Crunk ain't dead, as long as Lil' Jon is
still out there. Even so, instead of fading into obscurity after a quiet 2006
(not to mention a slight upstaging by Mr. Collipark), Lil' Jon adapted to new
club-music styles, infusing his style into hyphy beats for E-40 and Too
Short, and embracing "snap music", with his own mega-anthem, "Snap Ya
Fingaz". Say what you want about Jon, but nobody has such an infectious and
crisp sound. Wisely, Jon held his album "Crunk Rock" for 2007, making the
coming year all his.

9. Kanye West (The Game, Nas, John Legend) - Kanye did not have had any big
full-length LP's on his resume this year, like he did with Common's "Be" or
his own "Late Orchestration" in 2005. Nevertheless, he reminded us why he is
one of the most consistent producers in the game the few times he did show
his face this year, such as on Game's "Wouldn't Get Far" and Nas' "Still
Dreaming". Look for him to making big noise again in 2007 with Common's
"Finding Forever", and his third LP, "Graduation".

10. DJ Premier (DJ Premier, Royce 5'9, Termanology) - "Real hip-hop will
never die" - just ask Christina Aguilera! No, really. In perhaps the most
surprising move of the year, the pop princess tapped Premier for five
hardcore hip-hop beats on her sleeper LP, "Back To Basics", including the
album's lead single "Ain't No Other Man". Not forgetting his roots, Preem
also crafted two of the underground's best songs of the year, with
Termanology's "Watch How It Go Down" and Royce Da 5'9's "Ding", all while
hard at work on LP's from Blaq Poet and Teflon, to be released this year on
his own Year Round Records imprint.

Honorable Mentions: Swizz Beatz, Rick Rock, 9th Wonder, RJD2, El-P, Salaam
Remi, L.E.S, Maker, Young Einstien, Chum The Skrilla Guerilla, Hi-Tek,
J-Zone, Aloe Blacc, Madlib

LYRICS: 20 HOT VERSES OF 2006

1. Best Rhyme About Hip-Hop: Nas "Where Are They Now"
2. Most Personal Rhyme: Jay-Z "Lost Ones"
3. Best Rant: Eminem "We're Back"
4. Best Political Rhyme: P.O.S. - "Stand Up"
5. Best Autobiographical Rhyme: Lupe Fiasco "He Say She Say"
6. Best Biographical Rhyme: Busta Rhymes "Doctor's Advocate" (The Game)
7. Best Topical Rhyme: Apathy "The Winter"
8. Best Flow: T.I. "What U Know"
9. Most Humorous Rhyme: E-40 "They Might Be Taping"
10. Best Battle Rap: Celph Titled - "Celph Destruction"
11. Best Braggadocio Rhyme: Obie Trice "Wanna Know"
12. Best Display of Raw Skill: Black Thought "Here I Come" (The Roots)
13. Best Show-Stealing Verse: Lil' Wayne - "Hollywood Divorce" (Outkast)
14. Best Racially Conscious Rhyme: Blueprint "Hand Me Downs" (Soul Position)
15. Best Socially Conscious Rhyme: Mr. Lif "The Fries"
16. Most Glamorous Drug Rhyme: Clipse "Keys Open Doors"
17. Best Club Rhyme: Ludacris "Money Maker"
18. Best Bounce Rhyme: Big Boi "Kryptonite" (Purple Ribbon Allstars)
19. Best Hook: Jim Jones "We Fly High" (BALLIN!)
20. Most Blissfully Stupid, Yet Highly Addictive Rhyme: Yung Joc - "It's
Goin' Down"

FALLING DOWN:

1. Dame Dash - Too much Sam Rothstien? Maybe it was the fact that Dame Dash
was handing out record deals like they were fruit baskets back in the early
two-thousands, at one point having over 20+ artists on Roc-A-Fella Records.
Perhaps he felt there was "no limit" to the amount of talent that could be
under one roof: Oschino and Sparks, Young Steff, everyone. But with a
dissipation of the label, the remaining artists were split up between Def
Jam, Dame Dash Music Group, and the street corner, ending off in a
not-so-private feud with Jay-Z. His last saving grace for his imprint was the
final, posthumous LP from Dirt McGirt, but even that is having a hard time
seeing release, as it's tied up in litigation with the estate of Ol' Dirty
Bastard. And that's enough to make a "nuh" go craaaaaaaazy.

2. G-Unit: SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR ON THE LIST! Not exactly a banner year for
G-Unit, who delivered the aptly titled "Rotten Apple" LP from Lloyd Banks,
and the sales-stinker, "Blood Money", from Mobb Deep (hey, we liked it).
Things continue to look bleak for the Unit, especially considering that
albums from Olivia, Young Buck, and Young Hot Rod (AYO!) didn't make it out
the gate this year, despite the fact that singles were released for each of
them. Hey, 50, at least you successfully cock-blocked Game from getting any
Dr. Dre beats (who still outsold all of your other artists that released
albums this year). G-G-G-G-G-Great job, man.

3. Ying Yang Twins - Sure, "Wait" was gimmicky and fun, but when it comes
down to it, these two stupid motherfuckers are a complete embarrassment and
probably the worst thing to happen to hip-hop, ever. So it's probably good
that their latest album, "Mentally Retarded" - whoops, we mean, "Chemically
Imbalanced", flopped. With Mr. Collipark already rehashing their past hits
for "1st Booty On Duty" and Wyclef "Shakira! Shakira!" Jean jizzing all over
"Dangerous", as Chris Rock would say, the Ying Yang Twins "need a hit like a
crackhead need a hit." Or perhaps that should be re-phrased to: "The Ying
Yang Twin crackheads need a hit". Either is fine.

4. Jazze Pha - "Ladies. And. Gentlemen. Fizzle! Jazze Pha..." How many times
have you heard this? If you heard Too Short's album, you heard it about 6
times within the first 10 seconds of each Pha produced song - each of which
were all back-to-back. Jazze Pha's nauseating, vomit inducing skating rink
beats, syrupy hooks, and redundant mating calls might be good for Ciara, but
it didn't exactly create any memorable summer-jams for Young Buck, Pimp C,
Field Mob, or anyone other rappers he produced for. Let's face it, he's just
about all Fizzled out.

5. DMX - Can you believe this guy had the nerve to call his album "Year Of
The Dog, Again"? Last time we checked, DMX wasn't Chinese, (well shit, he
doesn't look Chinese), so we're guessing that this wasn't a reference to the
2006 Chinese New Year. Wait, was he talking about himself? Oooooooh, we get
it, because he's the dog, with all that barking and whatnot, and it was year
of the... yeah, okay... Yeah, that makes sense now. But... nobody bought his
album, so why would it be called....? Ah...yeah, okay, right.... Yeah, bad
move.

6. Dishonorable Mention: Benzino - Well, okay, it's not like this guy was
ever "on" in the first place. But since Benzino, along with Dave Mays, got
Donald Trumped by Black Enterprise (The Source's parent company), it's pretty
unlikely that we'll ever hear an album or anything else from him again, now
that he can't use his magazine as to further his "career". Good riddance.


THE 5 MOST DISAPPOINTING ALBUMS OF THE YEAR:

1. Mos Def - "True Magic" - Maybe he should change his name to Almos Def?
There are so many things wrong with this album, it's hard to know where to
begin. It's obvious that nobody - from the artist to the label - gave a good
got damn about this record, which featured Mos Def lazily crooning over old
beats from GZA and Juvenile, making it obvious he phoned it in during the
filming of "16 Blocks". Not to mention, the CD itself, shipped in an empty CD
case, with no production credits or booklet whatsoever, for "eco-friendly
reasons". It has a triangle symbol on the CD case, which we think means that
it will disintegrate into the ground after fans throw it in the garbage after
one listen. This is a case where the record label was just asking the
customer to download the album illegally off of the internet.

2. Pharrell Williams - "In My Mind" - We had high hopes for this album, given
the creative individual that Skateboard P is. But given the fact that
Pharrell traded in his cool, laid back rhyme-style for gushing R&B, all we
got was disappointment. At least he and ?uestlove are re-recording a live
version of the album for re-release this year. Hopefully the new version will
correct the mistakes of the original.

3. Jurassic 5 - "Feedback" - With Cut Chemist out of the picture, this was
just the first of many problems with J5's "Feedback". In addition to an
overall watering down of their sound, the crew attempted to go after the
Shrek audience by tapping....DAVE MATTHEWS BAND for a collaboration,
signaling an overall low point in their career.

4. DJ Shadow - "The Outsider" - Shadow meant well with his third official
full-length, but instead delivered a mess of sounds and styles that was
half-hyphy, half-snobby, pissing off everyone in the process. Shadow was
publicly very defensive about his decision on the direction to take "The
Outsider", but let's face it, when people expect "The Godfather", you can't
give them "Soul Plane".

5. The Return of Dr. Octagon - Any time an artist tries to rely on past
glories long after their prime, you know the album is destined to suck balls.
Such is the case of "The Return of Dr. Octagon", which, to it's credit, found
Keith tackling important issues such as "gorillas driving a pick up truck"
and "flies having sex". However the masturbatory production of Daft Punk
wannabe's, One Watt Sun, attempted to upstage Keith (and Automator before
them), but only succeeded in, well, ball-sucking.

HIP-HOP MILESTONES OF 2006:

1. The Source Magazine fires David Mays and Ray Benzino
2. NYC city council allocates 1.5 million to build hip-hop museum in the
Bronx.
3. Three 6 Mafia Win An Oscar
4. Jay-Z Returns To The Game
5. Nas Signs to Def Jam

2006 RAP CRIME TRACKER:

Artist Incident Sentence
Busta Rhymes Shooting at video shoot for "Touch It" leaves Busta's bodyguard,
Isreal Ramirez, dead. Assailant unknown.  None
Busta Rhymes Accused of assaulting photographer Justin Baggoo, breaking his
$10,000 camera.  None
C-Murder  Violated terms of probation for attending the premier of Spike
Lee's "When The Levees Broke".  Placed on house arrest.
DJ Quik  Turned himself in for assaulting his sister. 5 months in prison.
DMX  Arrested for not cooperating with and "barking" at London airline staff
 Released on bail.
Fabolous  After being shot in a gun fight, Fab and crew run a red light, then
are pulled over by police, who discover two unlicensed guns in the vehicle.
Released on bail.

Foxy Brown Pled guilty to assaulting two employees of a nail salon. Three
years probation.
Jacob The Jeweler  Accused of conspiring to launder $270 million dollars for
the Black Mafia Family, and to distribute 476 grams of cocaine.  Court battle
pending
Jadakiss  Weapon, drug possession charges in NYC. Unknown.
Lil Wayne  Arrested for possession of marijuana in Atlanta.  Released on
bail.
Mos Def Arrested in NYC for giving an unauthorized, impromptu performance of
"Katrina Clap" outside of MTV's VMA awards.  Released on bail.
Royce 5'9  Parole violation in Michigan. One year in prison.
Sadat X  Weapon charges in NYC. One year in prison.
Snoop Dogg Arrested in Southern California airport for drug and weapon
possession.  Released on bail; charges to be determined.

BEEF: MEMORABLE BATTLES OF 2006

1. Dipset Vs. Jay-Z - Winner: Jay-Z
2. Lil Wayne vs. Gillie The Kid - Winner: Lil' Wayne
3. Killer Mike vs. C-Bone - Winner: Killer Mike
4. Game Vs. 50 Cent - Winner: Game
5. Ras Kass Vs. Game - Winner: Ras Kass

BEST USES OF HIP-HOP IN POPULAR CULTURE

1. MF Doom hosts Adult Swim Christmas Eve
2. Outkast's Idlewild (The Movie)
3. Timbaland, DJ Premier produce Timberlake, Aguilera
4. Amp'd Mobile Ad with E-40's "U and Dat"
5. Marc Ecko "Getting Up" video game

WORST USES OF HIP-HOP IN POPULAR CULTURE

1. VH1's Flavor Of Love
2. Lil Kim's Countdown To Lockdown
3. Ice-T's Rap School
4. 50 Cent's "Bulletproof" video game
5. Diddy's "Unforgivable" Cologne

2006 BITCH MOVES OF THE YEAR

1. Cristal Doesn't Care About Black People: In an interview with Economist
Magazine, when asked how he felt about hip-hop artists unofficially endorsing
the drink, Cristal president Louis Roederer had this to say: "What can we do?
We can't forbid people from buying it. I'm sure Dom Perignon or Krug would be
delighted to have their business." This accidentally racist comment sent
tremors through the hip-hop community, even sparking a boycott of Cristal,
led by Jay-Z. A backpeddling Roederer made the following retort: "A house
like Louis Roederer would not have existed since 1776 without being totally
open and tolerant to all forms of culture and art, including the most recent
musical and fashion styles which - like hip-hop - keep us in touch with
modernity." Is it us, or does the second comment seemed even more racist than
the first?

2. The Doctor Advocate's 50 Cent: Do the 'math. Perhaps the post-Death Row
era Dr. Dre didn't want to deal with any more rap-beef in his old age, or
maybe he just looked at the numbers? Whatever the case is, riddle me this,
Batman: how do you let an artist that has been in the game just over 5 years
(50 Cent) disrespect your 20+ year legacy by telling you what's what? That's
exactly what happened in 2006, after 50 publicly threatened to take his act
elsewhere if Dr. Dre had any participation in Game's "The Doctor's Advocate"
LP. Throughout 2006, everyone wondered what the good Doctor would do - take
50's side, or stick with his artist. Even Game himself was in the dark, just
three months before the release date, as to whether or not the songs he
recorded with Dre would make the LP, or if it would even be released on
Aftermath. The end result was 5x platinum Game being dropped from Aftermath
(for Geffen) with no involvement from Dr. Dre on his album. Game, however,
got the last laugh, by outselling Lloyd Banks in his first week alone, and
also appearing on a Dr. Dre track on Nas' album. Aftermath recording artist,
Busta Rhymes, who appeared on "The Doctor's Advocate", put it best in regards
to the situation, in an interview with SOHH: "I do what I want. Number one,
I'm a grown man. Number two, I don't got issues with other people. And number
three, Busta Rhymes been around longer than all of these dudes that got
issues with each other." It's disappointing that Dre couldn't take the same
stance.

3. Media Likes The "Rapper Kills Cop" Angle: This one happened right in our
own backyard, yet garnered national attention, even coverage by Bill
O'Rielly, thanks to it's media distorted headline. Aspiring rapper, Amir
Crump of Desert Mobb - who did not have a record deal or even a record with
any kind of national distribution - murdered LVPD Officer Henry Prendes, then
shortly after, killed himself. This spiraled out of control, leading Sheriff
Bill Young on a crusade against "gangster rap", attempting to ban it from
casinos and Las Vegas venues - meaning that it could not be played in clubs,
and rappers themselves would not be welcome in any of the city's fine
establishments. Thankfully the initiative failed, with Young pulling out of
the re-election race mid-way through the year.

While a tragic story indeed, what was wrong with this, is that the media
played up the "rapper kills cop" angle, despite the fact that he was more or
less a nobody, never appearing on television or the radio. We can guess that
if he instead, we don't know, found some missing scuba divers, the media
would make no mention of the fact that he was a rapper, because it's
irrelevant (just as it is in this case). But because the media does not like
rap or the people that make it, this was a great way to tarnish the image of
hip-hop music and culture. Protect your families, America, because a
bloodthirsty, murderous rapper might try to crawl through the window and harm
them.

4. Kanye West Is For The Children: It was cool when Ol' Dirty did it some
eight years ago, but after losing "Best Video" to Justice Vs. Simian's "We
Are Your Friends", Kanye exploded onto the stage in a fit. West rambled on
about how his video should have won because it "cost a million dollars, fam!"
and how if he doesn't win, "the award show loses credibility". Totally
ruining the other artist's acceptance speech, Kanye embarrassed himself - and
hip-hop - by acting like a spoiled child.

5. Cam'Ron Acts Like He Is Jay-Z's Biggest Fan: Perhaps Cam'ron wanted to
hear a new Jay-Z album so badly that he figured if he dissed him enough
times, he could goad him out of retirement. That can be the only explanation
for Cam's year-long obsession with Jay-Z, that resulted in several dis songs
that seemingly didn't even make a blip on Jigga's radar, as the presidential
emcee neglected him a response record. After sending Beyonce dirty text
messages and obsessing over Jay-Z's sandals, Jay finally embarrassed him and
the whole Dipset crew with his "Brooklyn High" cover of "We Fly High".

DOIN' DUMB SHIT: THE 2006 RAP DARWIN AWARDS

1. Ghostride The Whip…TO YOUR DOOM - Alright look. We love the E-40 album,
we love The Pack, we love The Team, we wear our stunna shades at night, even.
But "ghostriding the whip", the Bay Area phenomenon that's taking the nation
by storm, is the dumbest shit we've ever heard of. (But according to the
Hyphy movement, that is a compliment.) Here, the act is to get out of your
still moving vehicle and, um, dance, on the top of the hood as it travels.
There have already been two deaths caused by the craze - but more
importantly, how can this be cool in the hood if this guy can do it better
than anyone?

2. Rapper's Album Works As FAQ For Feds - Aspiring Bushwick rapper, Big Chef,
helped cops close a 16 month crackhouse investigation, that was going on
right inside the housing project featured on his album cover. Bragging that
he was "the 500 gram cooker" and "the bag twister" on the album, as well as
naming several of his accomplices in the album's liner notes, the end result
was 21 arrests, after officers made over 160 buys from Chef and members of
his crew.

3. Game Loses DVD Distribution, But Gains Broken Basketball Rim - Perhaps
this was the nail in the coffin as to why Dre would not work with Game on
"The Doctor's Advocate". Early in the year, on the "Stop Snitchin' Stop Lyin"
DVD, Game and his entourage are shown creeping into 50's backyard and
stealing his basketball rim after an all-too-successful slam-dunk. Described
as "a video that shows Game participating in a criminal act", Universal
decided they wanted nothing to do with the distribution of the project,
instead bouncing it to Bungaloo Records.

4. DMX Would Rather Bark Than Put On His Seatbelt - Perhaps DMX was sour that
nobody was buying his new album, "Year of The Dog, Again", or maybe that the
shirtless rapper was having a hard time getting his new clothing line off the
ground (go figure). But DMX once again got himself into trouble at an
airport, when refusing to put on his seatbelt, even after asked politely by
stewardesses with British accents. Instead, he choose to bark uncontrollably
at them, and also, get himself arrested. That's gangsta.

5. Fergie Loses Big At Spelling Bee - When asked on MTV's TRL why she chose
to spell her album title "The Dutchess", rather than the correct spelling
"The Duchess", she got uncomfortable and replied, "Uh, well, I just like to
be different, and do my own thing, I guess". No, actually, you are a dumb
bitch without a spell-checker.

ROOKIES OF THE YEAR:

1. Lupe Fiasco
2. Aloe Blacc
3. P.O.S.
4. El Michels Affair
5. Soundtrakk (produced Lupe Fiasco's "Food and Liquor")
6. Glue
7. Akir
8. Chum The Skrilla Guerilla (produced Apathy's "Eastern Philosophy")
9. Termanology
10. Honeycut

50 REASONS TO LIVE ANOTHER YEAR (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)

This stream-of-consciousness list only scratches the surface of what will be
released in 2007. A good 15% of this stuff will not see the light of day in
2007, and 5% of it will never see the light of day at all. Oh, don't get all
depressed now. Shit.

1. Dr. Dre - "Detox" - Aftermath
2. Kanye West - "Graduation" - Roc-A-Fella
3. Common - "Finding Forever" - Geffen
4. El-P - "I'll Sleep When You're Dead" - Definitive Jux
5. RJD2 - "The Third Hand" - XL Recordings
6. Apathy - "Baptism By Fire" - Demigodz
7. Little Brother - "Get Back" - Atlantic
8. Evidence - "The Weatherman" - ABB Records
9. Danger Mouse Presents Underground Animals - Waxploitation
10. 9th Wonder - "Dream Merchant 2.0" - 6Hole
11. Aesop Rock - "None Shall Pass" - Definitive Jux
12. J. Dilla - "Jay Love Japan" - Counterflow
13. J. Dilla - "Ruff Draft (Re-Release)" - Stones Throw
14. The Good, The Bad, and The Queen - Capitol
15. MF Doom - "Operation: Doomsday (Reissue)" - Rhymesayers
16. MF Doom - "MM…Food" (Reissue)" - Rhymesayers
17. MF Doom - "Untitled DVD Release" - Rhymesayers
18. Atmosphere - "Untitled DVD Release" - Rhymesayers
19. Cee-Lo & Jack Splash Are The Heart Attack - Counterflow
20. Cee-Lo & Jazze Pha LP - Counterflow
21. Stat Quo - "Statlanta" - Shady Records
22. 50 Cent - "Before I Self Destruct" - G-Unit
23. Pharrell / ?uestlove - "In My Mind (Version 2.0)" - Star Trak
24. Lil' Jon - "Crunk Rock" - TVT
25. Saigon - "The Greatest Story Never Told" - Atlantic
26. Talib Kweli / Madlib - "Liberation" - Blacksmith
27. Talib Kweli - "Eardrum" - Warner
28. M.I.A. - "Untitled Sophomore LP" - XL Recordings
29. Pharoahe Monch - "Desire" - SRC Records
30. Brother Ali - "The Undisputed Truth" - Rhymesayers
31. Wu-Tang Clan - "Untitled New LP" - SRC Records
32. Young Buck - "Buck The World" - G-Unit
33. Chamillionaire - "The Ultimate Victory" - Universal
34. Lupe Fiasco - "The Cool" - Atlantic
35. Ol' Dirty Bastard - "A Son Unique" - Dame Dash Music Group
36. Proof - "Time Will Tell" - Iron Fist Records
37. Redman - "Red Gone Wild" - Def Jam
38. Raekwon - "Only Built For Cuban Linx 2" - Aftermath
39. Royce Da 5'9 & DJ Premier "Untitled LP" - ?????
40. Teflon / DJ Premier LP - Year Round Records
41. Blaq Poet / DJ Premier LP - Year Round Records
42. Wu-Tang Clan & Friends - "Unreleased" - Nature Sounds
43. Lil Wayne - Untitled Solo LP - Ca$h Money
44. Sean Price - "Jesus Price Superstar" - Duck Down
45. Edgar Allen Floe - "The Streetwise LP" - Shaman Work Recordings
46. MF Doom & Ghostface - "Ghostface Meets Metalface" - ????
47. U.G.K. - "Underground Kings" - Jive
48. GZA / Genius - "More Words From The Genius" - Babygrande
49. Will.I.Am - Untitled Solo Project - Interscope
50. Ill Bill - "The Hour Of Reprisal" - Uncle Howie

REST IN PEACE:

J. Dilla
Professor X
Proof
DJ Dusk
James Brown

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