Msanii_XL: My 'End' Year list

My 'End' Year list - 06

5 comments | January 11, 2007

I know its a tad bit late to do end year list but here is mine musically of course.
This are the albums that have kept the year going for me, some admittedly thru to this year because they came out later in the year.

#1.

First up is "headphone music in a parallel world" from SA residing emcee whose release is THE best album I have heard in long minute bar #3 none. The only skipable track to me is ' Warp speed', everything else ranges from dope to crazy dope . The concept of the album also flows very well. The one thing that impressed me most was Growth this being his second album you could easily tell Mr. Last Letta stepped it up and in terms of content its socially and politically conscious which I like a lot. Production wise it does not get any better than this, trust me. Fav tracks 'Premier MC', Madiba tribute track ('Distress log date Jan 1990') 'Get Out'(Crazy track will be up on upcoming cast), 'Parallel world', Let me not list the whole album...

#2. 'Jiulize Wenyeji wamefikaje kwenye scenery' MC zakah asks. Next up is the most

recent offering from Ukooflani's stable, Wenyeji's 'Siku Njema'. My man's reaction after he heard the track 'mizani' coulda been the apt if I could describe IT, but for me 'Imagine' had me wildin' which is ironic considering its not even a hype type track, but listened to that and yashh!!! the best "intro" to an album, though I have my qualms with 'gaza'(Singer on track), but this was some momentous shit, this album is second because I had heard some tracks, but still was on heavy rotation. Fav tracks, 'Elimisha','Ma issue'(Vichwa ziface juu), 'imagine', 'Tunavyoishi' (Nice story telling track..need to step up my sheng game lol) and'Moyo Wangu' On the hidden track Mysa youth the kid who goes fifth..rips it, ha ha.

#3. The posthumous release by one of the best, Jdilla aka Jay dee The shinning track comes in third. Great album, cat will be truly missed R.I.P. FavEmc2 featuring common, Dime piece feat dwele, One won't do(Peep video on blog)

#4 Game Theory,

tracks 'Clock With No Hands''Don't Feel by the roots also stayed in rotation for minute, great album not that many people seemed to think it was great but heck i take Thought over any emcee on his bad day, I loved the production on this album too, great work. FavRight 'and 'False media'

#5
A Piece Of Strange..The first album I bought in 06 great album as well, this was truly slept on album Kno is underrated as producer, overall great production loved every bit of it, Cunninlynguists dropped a great album. I had been sleeping on deacon as an emcee he impressed me. Fav tracks 'Caved-in', 'Hell fire', 'never know why' featuring IT and 'beautiful girl'

#6. Anga Banga...Abas kubaff dropped his first solo album, after losing the material

he had for the album, this what he put out. Great record aside from the skits...and 2050 track has no business being on the album..thats just me. It seemed a tad bit bandwagonish for an established emcee, the features did not help either. The production was on point. Fav tracks title track 'Anga banga', Tikakunyaku feat Vigeti and Chiz n' brain (rmx look out for this on the upcoming cast),Hi saa(Siasa) featuring bamboo, Kross faya and boom boom room(felt he could have done better with that beat). the cover is dope love the whole graff idea.

#7 Number seven for me is the album Universo ao Meu Redor by an artist known as Marisa Monte. This is my sleep to music, chill to music and Sunday morning soundtrack always...great album i love all of it.

#8. Sara Tavares- Balance

Great album from Portuguese raised Cape verdian, nice music to chill to, mellow stuff . Just read she is gonna be in DC, on damn weekday arrghh..aching to go. Fav tracks 'balance', 'One love', 'Dam bo' and 'lisboa kuya'

#9. Nas dropped a great record, one of my favs this year. The production was stellar as well. fav tracks 'Money over BS', 'can't forget about you 'and 'black republicans'.

#10 Tie Ghostface -'Fishscale', The Coup -' Pick a bigger weapon'(Should have been at ten alone but i had hard time getting into the beats had to grow on me Boots kicks knowledge for real), Murs / 9Th Wonder - 'Murray's Revenge' Corrine Bailey Rae- 'Corrine Bailey Rae'.

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