91. Jet World Order (Feat. Curren$y, Trademark Da Skydiver, Young Roddy & Mikey Rocks) – “1st Place” — Label showcases are generally hit or miss. This time Team Spitta hits a walk-off, extra-inning bomb with this buttery party cut. (Listen | Buy)
92. Vandalyzm – “April’s Fool’” — The whole Proposal EP rocks as Van let’s his soul music influences shine through. “April’s Fool” catches a little more of the charismatic MC’s more serious side and showcasing bits of growth from previous projects. (Link | Buy)
93. J. Cole – “Nothing Lasts Forever” — Light skinned Jermaine felt like he needed some closure so he dropped this gutwrencher. (Listen)
94. TiRon and Ayomari – “Jack Kerouac” — Defying all of Hip-Hop’s stereotypes the LA duo explores love’s gray areas with soft harmonies and mellow rhymes. It’s a song that people from all walks of life have related to at some point or another. The late poet would be proud. (Listen | Buy)
95. Waka Flocka Flame – “Round Of Applause” — Waka Flocka, “better known as Mr. Let It Go,” captured the unofficial crown for “2011′s Gentlemen’s Club” anthem. (Listen)
96. Young Jeezy Feat. 2 Chainz – “Supafreak” — If the hook doesn’t win you over and neither does 2 Chainz “Bentley truck” reference, you probably don’t have any friends. The last minute candidate for “strip club anthem of the year” is doper than the drugs these two have made a career rapping off of. (Listen | Buy)
97. Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa – “That Good” — Two stoners link up to talk about marijuana. No surprises here but we still gladly hit the joint anyway. (Listen)
98. Common – “Celebrate” — The holidays breed feelings of euphoria, warmth and camaraderie. Common (and No I.D.) bottled it up, shoke it — not stirred — and made the perfect elixer. (Listen | Buy)
99. XV – “Wichita” — The small town kid with big dreams and even bigger rhymes got all epic on us with this one. Credit also goes to Just Blaze for hookin’ up Donovan proper on the boards. (Listen)
100. Yelawolf Feat. Rittz – “Growing Up In The Gutter” — It’s rare that a Hip-Hop song musically captures a concept as well as this cut off Yela’s Shady debut. With meticulous, low toned verses explaining the dark side of living life near the bottom the two emcees give a clear picture of the horror happening in working class America. What follows is a boisterous, angry chorus that captures the painful rebellious nature that is born out of this struggle, giving listeners a glimpse into the mind state of those they fear. (Listen | Buy)


If you can listen to this song all the way through, hear Kendrick say he played it for his sister – and not get goosebumps – you have no soul.
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This.
Yeah, those last couple of bars really bring the song home.
Lotta ASAP on this list.
Harlem approves.
must cosign that Mayer Hawthorne – No Strings Attached
real pimp shit
schoolboy q on “brand new guy”>>>
… While u gone, shit netflix on yo couch… Wht ths popcorn about?
Lmao
Lately the radio doesn’t actually all-the-way suck.
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That’s what I was just saying.
I Like the list. #101 should be “Ricky” by The Game
While you gone? Shiiit… Netflix on your couch.
Perfect. The way he delivers that line is perfect. Funniest thing I’ve never laughed out loud to.
YES. I wrote that one up…I’ve listened to that song more than any other over the last two months. Hundreds of times lol.
#MicrowaveOvenWhileYouOutThereCuffin
Where’s that last J. Cole song from?
It was a bonus on the “internet” version of his album. If u paid 4ur only copy u didnt get it
Anybody read the comment section on that article on NPR about swag being the word of the year? Interesting stuff…
Thanks for being some of the most on-point writers working today
Maybe I missed sumthin but I don’t recall seeing any Frank Ocean on the list….?
Things were bound to get left out I guess. I’m also surprised at the lack of Pusha. “Trouble On My Mind”, “My God”, & “Body Work” for instance.
Covert Coupe kind of got left out in the cold on these lists.
Frank Ocean was on the list from July if it’s any consolation.
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Cool with everything here except calling Skrillex ‘Mr Dubstep’.
Come on, Skrillex isn’t even dubstep really, let alone the guy who represents it best
Dubstep semantics! To most people’s ears it still sounds like whomwhomwhombrzzzzzzbrrraaaahhhmmm…! Even his name sounds like a dubstep beat lol!
Give me “Lord Knows”, “Midnight City” by M83, “The Bay” by Metronomy, “The Wilhelm Scream” by James Blake, “The New Generation” by Robin Thicke , “Smash Potatoes” by Rittz and “Homeland” by Laws
5′ o’CLOCK, terrible song, being catchy doesn’t make it good, it shines like a shiny piece of foil in a pile of garbage, thats about it.