The Art of Freestylin'

The art of freestylin’ off the top is what makes Hip Hop fun. Show me a freestlyer, and I'll show you an emcee who loves their craft, but doesn't take themselves too seriously. Here's an ode to some of the greatest to ever do it:

Supernatural –


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be9oSIZf2dc&feature=fvw
KRS-One -


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owXHUT0ZQEI
Big Tigger -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZXPr_bvwOw&feature=related
J.U.I.C.E. -


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7QJryv65Ms
Common -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzZSBpfiCtQ
Wordsworth -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnVCITaV8aU
Black Thought -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03ybqP7G6Po
Eminem & Proof-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ovi7vxyUyI&feature=related
Snoop Dogg & Kurupt-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJbsISpezys

Hip-Hop Best of '09

In no particular order, below are my top 20 Hip Hop albums/mixtapes released in 2009:

Title / Artist
Born Like This / MF Doom

Church League Champions / Pac Div

The Undergods / Canibus And Keith Murray

Foundation / M.O.P.

The Leftovers Unmixedtape / Elzhi

Street Hop / Royce Da 5'9"

Mental Liberation / Oddisee

The Blueprint 3 / Jay-Z

DJ Folk Presents Trappin' Aint Dead / Young Jeezy

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II / Raekwon

Padded Room / Joe Budden

We'll Keep Looking / Pseudo Slang

L.A.U.S.D. presents... Curly Tops and Nautica Jackets / L.A.U.S.D.
Crooks & Castles Presents: Soon You'll Understand / Diz Gibran
The Seventh Seal / Rakim
Ghostdini Wizard Of Poetry In Emerald City / Ghostface Killah
Slaughterhouse / Slaughterhouse

House Shoes presents: The Way of The Won / Marv Won
The Salvation / Skyzoo
All In A Days Work / Saigon