Love this song, wish it would have gone somewhere. Marshall probably should have thrown Kid Rock a few more of the album’s hooks. REALLY

These were my 20 favorite albums of 2011, with a bunch more tossed on at the end that spent a bunch of time in my ears as well. woooooo

1.) G-Side- Cohesive… The One 

2.) Danny Brown- XXX

3.) Fucked Up- David Comes to Life

4.)The Cave Singers- No Witch

5.) DJ Quik- Book of David

6.) Deer Tick- Divine Providence

7.) Dum Dum Girls- Only In Dreams

8.) ScHoolboy Q- Setbacks

9.) The Rapture- In the Grace of Your Love

10.) The Coathangers- Larceny & Old Lace

11.) EMA- Past Lives Martyred Saints

12.) Kendrick Lamar- Section 80

13.) Black Lips- Arabia Mountain

14.) A. A. Bondy- Believers 

15.) War on Drugs- Slave Ambient

16.) Killer Mike- Pl3dge

17.) Cities Aviv- Digital Lows

18.) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart- Belong

19.) Zola Jesus- Conatus

20.) Cult of Youth- Cult of Youth

William Elliot Whitmore- Field Songs

Chase and Status- No More Idols

Zola Jesus- Conatus

War on Drugs- Slave Ambient

Ab-Soul- Longterm Mentality

Main Attrakionz- 808s & Dark Grapes II

G-Side- iSLAND

Trouble- December 17th

Freddie Gibbs- Cold Day In Hell

Charles Bradley- No Time For Dreaming

White Denim- D

Shady Blaze- Rappers Ain’t $#!% Without A Producer

Katy B- On A Misison

Cold Cave- Cherish the Light Years

Cut Copy- Zonoscope

Holy Ghost!- Holy Ghost

Bill Callahan- Apocalypse

thesilentist:

angovodo:

menofhabit:

Jedi Wooster.

This is absolutely ridiculous but any capewear gets the auto-reblog. Bespoke cape is on the bucket list. 

Saw this and immediately thought, “DUEL OF THE FATES”!

Let me know when capes are at UO so I can afford one #hogwarts

no-trivia:

I helped with this list and wrote the blurbs for J. Rocc, J. Cole, Kristmas, Clams Casino, and Mouse On Tha Track. I think it’s pretty unimpeachable.

Indeed. The list is great. Got to drop blurbs on some of my favorite albums of the year as well (shady blaze, gibbs, cities aviv)

Here’s a bunch of download links to some of the albums included in the list @notrivia and I made for the December SPIN issue

2 Chainz- Codeine Cowboy

http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/12727/tity_boi_codeine_cowboy.html

Alley Boy- Purgatory

http://www.datpiff.com/Alley-Boy-Purgatory-mixtape.189841.html

A$AP Rocky- Deep Purple

http://www.mediafire.com/?id7kc7ob6bimx30

Big K.R.I.T.- Return of 4eva

http://diptnyc.com/mixtapes/big-krit-return-4-eva/

Case N. Ca$he- Gumbeaux

http://www.chasencashe.com/ (click the Gumbeaux link on bottom left)

Cities Aviv- Digital Lows

http://www.mediafire.com/?hz5txt0e2czqf08

Curren$y- Covert Coup

http://www.datpiff.com/Curreny-Covert-Coup-mixtape.221604.html

DaVinci- Feast of Famine

http://davinci.swtbrds.com/

DJ Burn One- The Ashtray

http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2011/07/download-dj-burn-one-the-ashtray

Dope Head- Plaid Palm Trees

http://www.mediafire.com/?yp49pz1mvb2e87c

Fat Trel- April Foolz

http://www.mediafire.com/?xqk7z3krg4885de

Fiend- Tennis Shoes & Tuxedos

http://www.datpiff.com/Fiend-Tennis-Shoes-And-Tuxedos-mixtape.188901.html

Frankenstein- Rappin’ Ass Nigga

http://www.mediafire.com/?nk11jjd1g7mn2d8

Freddie Gibbs- Cold Day In Hell

http://l-r-g.com/blog/2011/10/31/colddayinhell/

G-Mane- All Nite Smoke Session

http://limelinx.com/files/ba9681aebeade49362c825284c4de102

Gunplay- Inglorious Bastard

http://www.datpiff.com/Gunplay-Inglorious-Bastard-mixtape.184291.html

Juicy J & Lex Luger- Rubbaband Business 2

http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/13643/juicy_j_lex_luger_rubba_band_business_2.html

Main Attrakionz- 808s & Dark Grapes II

http://mishkanyc.bandcamp.com/album/main-attrakionz-808s-dark-grapes-ii

Mouse on Tha Track- Swagga Fresh Freddie

http://www.mediafire.com/?erhbjkl4xf65qnx

Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire- Lost In Translation

http://mishkanyc.bandcamp.com/album/mr-muthafuckin-exquire-lost-in-translation

Nacho Picasso- For the Glory

http://nachopicasso.bandcamp.com/album/for-the-glory

Rittz- White Jesus

http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/rittz-white-jesus/

Scotty- Summer Dreams

http://indy.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/14494/scotty_summer_dreams.html

Soulja Boy- Juice

http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/13654/soulja_boy_juice.html

Spaceghostpurrp- Blackland Radio

http://www.mediafire.com/?na5h4daajjax26r

Starlito & don Trip- Step Brothers

http://www.livemixtapes.com/download/14323/starlito_don_trip_step_brothers.html

Travis Porter- Music Money Magnums

http://www.livemixtapes.com/download/12994/travis_porter_music_money_magnums.html

Trouble- December 17th

http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/13571/trouble_december_17th.html

Young L- Domo Kun

http://www.datpiff.com/Young-L-DOMO-KUN-mixtape.203863.html

paperplant:

Waiting in line for a delicious hot dog and a cherry cola at hot doug’s. yes, I actually wore my slippers in public. #Ain’tNoShameInMyGame

Is your hashtag a Danny Brown reference? If so, let’s get married.  If not, well you still owe me some Lou Malnati’s delivered to my door.

Yelawolf- “Let’s Roll feat. Kid Rock” (Radioactive/2011)

You think Kid Rock had been listening to Young Thug’s hook from Rich Kidz’s 100 Dollar Autograph a lot this summer too?  The Woooooah whoa hooaaa ooohhhh’s are basically the same, and a big reason these are two of my favorite rap songs of the year.

yayodancing:

Trouble - I Can’t (Duct Tape, 2011) 

Trouble 2X really is a frightening man. Despite being the calmer party of Duct Tape’s reckless gang, that demeanor makes him even more of a threat than Alley Boy. You have no idea what’s running through Trouble’s head whenever you see him on camera, which is amazing given how openly emotional of an artist he is.

He was doing Drake influenced songs on December 17th, and though they were rare, they stood out due to the rugged nature of the rest of that mixtape. Greenlight was a far more experimental (and harmonious) effort, where Trouble sangs the chorus on more than half the project. The only one that was genuinely heartbreaking was I Can’t, a story of a girlfriend who cheated on Trouble Trouble and got caught in the act on film. The story that Trouble unravels in the song is told expertly here, and the often intimidating Trouble even sheds some tears (in the shower no less) in this video.

This wouldn’t work for most rappers, but I think it’s because of how crazy Trouble is that it really does work. We’ve all been in similar situations, and we know damn well Twubble Twubble wants to put a pistol between that girl’s head and stain the walls reds, but he’s in such a weakened state from the overwhelming feeling of betrayal and heartache. These vulnerabilities tame the beast that is Trouble, and make him even more human to his fanbase. Even if his fans would rather hear him rap about shooting that bitch (and they should).

As a huge fan of Trouble, why would I want to hear him rap about shooting a woman? Fuck outta here