BEST OF 2011: Nadeska Alexis' Picks
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(Photo: A$AP Rocky)
Sorting my favorite tracks into one condensed pile at the end of each year is always a struggle, but the 2011 wrap-up was a bit easier than usual. The beautiful thing about hip-hop music over the past 12 months was the wealth of options available for fans looking for some variety. There was The Throne hype and the Odd Future craze, but in between there was also Danny Brown’s deranged bars, G-Side’s chilled-out tracks and my runaway favorite: A$AP Rocky’s east coast trill rap.
It’d be impossible for any two people to agree on the top ten songs of any particular year, but at the very least we can agree on some of the best artists of the year. My picks are ranked in no particular order. They simply represent the tracks I could actually vibe out to at any given point in the day.
RCRD LBL Picks
The Roots - Make My (feat. Big K.R.I.T)
G-Side - I’m Sorry (Jake One Remix)
A$AP Rocky - Palace (prod. Clams Casino)
Pill - Thousand Poundz (feat. Cyhi Da Prynce & Pusha T)
Pusha T - Don’t Fuck With Me
50 cent - Niggas Be Schemin’
Alan Wilkis - Come and Go (Big Pooh & The Kid Daytona Remix)
Black Star - You Already Knew
Game - Drug Test (feat. Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre)
Danny Brown - Die Like A Rockstar
Big K.R.I.T. - Happy Birthday Hip-Hop
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Listen to Nadeska's more comprehensive picks on Spotify
Wale - Ambition (feat. Meek Mill & Rick Ross)
Kendrick Lamar - A.D.H.D.
J. Cole - Rise And Shine
Nas - Nasty
Yelawolf - Throw It Up (feat. Gangsta Boo & Eminem)
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Murder To Excellence
Drake - Lord Knows (feat. Rick Ross)
Young Jeezy - F.A.M.E. (feat. T.I.)
Tyler, The Creator - Yonkers
Game - Martians Vs. Goblins (feat. Tyler, The Creator)
Big Sean - High (feat. Wiz Khalifa & Chiddy Bang)
