theGrindStoned's Top Ten Tapes of '09

also i figure this was appropriate theme music

Ok, this one has been in the works for a little while. All year I listen to enormous amounts of tracks and tapes by an array of various artists/ groups. All the while I am considering which ones deserve to be called the best. Then out of that "best" group there is an even finer categorization of the 'Best of the Year'. This is the list that you have all been waiting for and here on New Years Eve it has arrived...

This is theGrindStoned's Top Ten Tapes of '09, as follows in no perticular order:

1.) Freddie Gibbs, The Labels Tryin' To Kill Me

2.) Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa, How Fly

3.) Kidz in the Hall, The Professional Leisure Tour

4.) CunninLynguists, Strange Journey Vol. 2

5.) Lil Wayne, No Ceilings

6.) Slaughterhouse, Slaughterhouse

7.) Willie the Kid, The Fly

8.) Curren$y, This Ain't No Mixtape

9.) The Cool Kids, Gone Fishin

10.) B.o.B., B.o.B. vs. Bobby Ray

Happy New Years.

Samson

Leaked Tracks

These are just a couple leaked tracks from two albums getting ready to be released. One Wiz Khalifa - Goodbye off of Deal Or No Deal which drops Nov. 24th.

Free Track Download

zSHARE - Goodbye.mp3

The other is Freddie Gibbs - The Wrong One on The Labels Trying to Kill Me: The Best of Freddie Gibbs which is set to drop on Dec. 1st.

Free Track Download

zSHARE - The Wrong One.mp3

Enjoy.

Samson.

Common Sense by Thomas Paine...

People trying to state that Freddie Gibbs and Pill are talented yet have limited reach because they take a lot from other rappers is a cop out. This couldn't be further from the truth. Rappers such as Pill and Gibbs are paying homage to the greats, there is no doubt in my mind that they've already flexed their vocal muscles on proven hit beats and used similar rhyme patterns to achieve an impressive product. It's not fair to judge them this early in their careers to a full extent, because they have only just begun to hone their skills and every track/ album they put out is going to be inherently that much better. What's happening is that these rappers are getting boxed in by people quick to make assumptions. The fact that they rap over so many greats, past beats should be a hint at the fact that they are already able to keep up with the greats on their own tracks. On Pill's most recent mixtape he has a tribute to both Biggie and Pac. Gibbs is already featured on a established artists album (CunninLynguists, Strange Jouney Vol. II). Give them time and they will out swagg any artists on the current scene without a doubt. Just remember it's necessary to learn to fly before you soar with the eagles, but these two are already flying with the best.

Ya Dig?

Samson.

Free Mixtape Downloads

zSHARE - Freddie Gibbs midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik .zip

zSHARE - Pill 4075 The Refill.zip

Just Some Tracks...

Just a couple dope songs I've been meaning to put up, nothing new or just released. Just a couple songs you should know.

Enjoy.

Samson.

Save the Game...

CunninLynguists new album Strange Journey Volume Two dropped yesterday, and it is incredible to say the least. The majority of the tracks have catchy inventive beats combined with impressive lyrics inter-weaved throughout. There's also some sick guest appearances on this album including Freddie Gibbs, Sean Price, and E- 40. My favorite tracks would have to be The W.W.K.Y.A. Tour (Substantial Feat. Efamm) (Remix), and Imperial (Feat. Freddie Gibbs). I was real stoked to hear Imperial with Freddie Gibbs, because Gangsta Gibbs is on his game right now coming out with tons of sick songs in a time when talented gangsta rappers are far and few between.

Stay Fresh.

Samson