A list of the most interesting Rap Releases of 2009.
List goes from latest release down to earliest.
Click Album Covers to listen on Spotify / Youtube.
Birdman – Pricele$$
★★★½
Southern Gangster Rap
New Orleans – Louisiana, USA
[Cash Money / Universal Motown]
Dizzee Rascal – Tounge n’ Cheek
★★★½
Dance / UK Hip Hop
London, UK
[Dirtee Stank / Liberation]
Kid Cudi – Man on the Moon: The End of Day
★★★★
Alternative Hip Hop / Psychedelia / Progressive Rap
Cleveland – Ohio, USA
[Dream On / G.O.O.D. Music / Universal]
Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II
★★★★
Gangster Rap
NYC – New York, USA
[Ice H2O / EMI]
Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
★★★½
Hip Hop
New York City – New York, USA
[Roc Nation / Asylum / Atlantic / Def Jam]
Mos Def – The Ecstatic
★★★½
Conscious Rap / Alternative Rap
Brooklyn, New York City – New York, USA
[Downtown]
Eminem – Relapse
★★★½
Horrorcore / Rap
Detroit – Michigan, USA
[Shady / Aftermath / Interscope]
Rick Ross – Deeper Than Rap
★★★½
Gangster Rap
Miami Gardens – Florida, USA
[Maybach Music Group / Slip-n-Slide / Def Jam]
Asher Roth – Asleep in the Bread Aisle
★★★½
Pop Rap
USA
[School Boy / SRC / Universal Motown]
Havoc – Hidden Files
★★★
East Coast Gangster Rap
New York City – New York, USA
[E1 Music]
Drake – So Far Gone
★★★½
Hip Hop / Pop Rap / Alternative R&B / Downtempo
Toronto – Ontario, Canada
[October’s Very Own]