A Whole New Yr....

1nce again:::This Marc Keys frm th ashez::Itz a whole nu yr an sum nu music...right now:::d-_-b Dom Kennedy - Hard Work:::So Dope!!!!!!!

2010::itz gon b dope!!!..


XXL, 1ne of my fav magazines..always deliva:::but this year "10 Freshmen for '10" issue thts happend every yr since 2009..is ok...7/10...

2010'S XXL FRESHMEN LIST:::

J. Cole::Fayetteville, NC:::MC/Producer:::Roc Nation:::9/10
Nxt Release:::The Blow Up::4Now::The Warm Up....(git it.now.)
Songs 2 Listen 2::"I Get Up","Lights Please","Gladiators"(ft B.o.B.)
Sounds Like:: Nas mixed with Jay-Z

Donnis:::Atlanta, GA::MC::Atlantic Records::8/10
Nxt Release:::Past Visions of the Future::4Now::Diary of an ATL Brave
Songs 2 Listen 2::"Supersonic","Gone","Thank You"
Sounds Like:: Andre 3000 mixed with XV

Pill::Atlanta, GA::MC::Independent::8.5/10
Nxt Release:::Untitled E.P.::4Now::4075:The Refill
Songs 2 Listen 2::"Womb To Tha Tomb"(ft Freddie Gibbs)
Sounds Like:: Young Jeezy mixed with T.I.

Fashawn:::Fresno, CA::MC::One Records::9/10
4Now::Boy Meets World....(git tht album!!!!)
Songs 2 Listen 2::"F.A.S.H.A.W.N.","Life As A Shorty"
Sounds Like:: Nas mixed with Big L

Nipsey Hussle::Crenshaw, CA::MC::Independent::8/10
Nxt Release:::South Central State of Mind::4Now::Hussle In The House
Songs 2 Listen 2::"Hussle In The House"
Sounds Like:: Snoop Dogg mixed with Prodigy

OJ Da Juiceman:::Atlanta, GA::Rapper::Warner Bros::-6/10
Nxt Release:::The Otis Williams Jr. Story::4Now::The Otha Side of the Trap
Songs 2 (Try 2) Listen 2::"I'm Gettin' Money","Make Tha Trap Say Aye"
Sounds Like:: Gucci Mane mixed with Soulja Boy

Freddie Gibbs::Gary, IND::MC::Independent::8.5/10
4Now:::Midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik
Songs 2 Listen 2::"Womb To Tha Tomb"(ft Pill)
Sounds Like:: Young Buck mixed with Murs

Jay Rock:::Watts, CA::MC::Warner Bros::8/10
Nxt Release:::Follow Me Home
Songs 2 Listen 2::"All My Life"(ft Lil' Wayne & will.i.am)
Sounds Like:: The Game mixed with Ras Kass

Wiz Khalifa::Pittsburgh, PA::Rapper::Rostrum Records::6/10
Nxt Release:::Deal or No Deal
Songs 2 Listen 2::"This Plane","Say Yeah"
Sounds Like:: Curren$y mixed with 2 Pistols

Big Sean:::Detroit, MI::MC::G.O.O.D. Music/Island Def Jam::8.5/10
Nxt Release::Finally Famous::4Now::UKNOBIGSEAN:The Mixtape
Songs 2 Listen 2::"Getcha Some","Wonder Why"(ft Wale,Ken Starr & Mike Posner)
Sounds Like:: Kanye West


2010'S LIST is coool...But not this.....

2009 FRESHMEN LIST

WALE::DC::MC::Roc Nation/Interscope::9/10
Attention:Deficit:::In Stores

KID CUDI::Cleveland, OH::MC/Songwriter::G.O.O.D. Music/Island Def Jam::9.5/10
Man of the Moon:The End of Day:::In Stores

ASHER ROTH::Morrisville, PA::MC::Schoolboy/SRC::9/10
Asleep In The Bread Aisle::: In Stores

CHARLES HAMILTON::Harlem::MC::Dropped frm Interscope::8/10
This Perfect Life::: Shelved:::But In Digital Download

CURREN$Y::New Orleans::Jets Int'l::8/10
Pilot Talk::On The Way

BLU::San Pedros, CA::Sound In Color Ent.::9.5/10
Godlee Barnes EP::On The Way

MICKEY FACTZ::BX::GFC::9/10
Alpha::Digital Download

CORY GUNZ::BX::Casablanca::9/10

ACE HOOD::MIA::We The Best/Def Jam::8/10
Raw::On The Way

B.o.B::ATL::Grand Hustle/Atlantic::9.5/10
The Adventures of Bobby Ray::On The Way

Az u can c...2009 is wayyyyyyyyyyyy betta...But itz 4 a different listena..2009's list iz mostly hipsters and creative rooks...while 2010's is mostly hustlers..lyrical hustlers..Either or..both of them r cool..

Sum ppl I think shoulda been on 2010's list::

XV::Wichita, KS::Unsigned::9/10
Everybody's Nobody Mixtape::dope..
40 Days 40 Nights::80 songs done n 40 days....nuff said.

Jay Electronica::New Orleans::Control Freaq Records::10/10
Exhibit C - Single::::Crazzzzzzy!!!

Dom Kennedy::Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA::Unsigned::9/10
Future Street/Drug Sounds is 1ne of the best tapes u cn find rite now

TiRon::LA::Unsigned::8/10
Dope.

U-N-I::LA::Unsigned::9/10
2 MCs bringin West Coast hip-hop bacc...

Pac Div::LA::Universal Motown::9.5/10
second.dopest.group.out.

The Cool Kids::Chicago::C.A.K.E. Recordings/XL Records::10/10
dopest.group.out.


Thats it!!!!!!!!!!!! Wht a comeback.....