Mos Def – “History” [feat. Talib Kweli prod. J Dilla] (The Ecstatic, Downtown Music)
DOOM – “Gazillion Ear” (Born Like This, Lex)
Raekwon – “House of Flying Daggers” (Built 4 Cuban Linx II, EMI/Ice h2o)
People Under the Stairs – “Trippin’ at the Disco” (Carried Away, Om Hip Hop)
J Dilla – “Fire Wood Drumstix” [feat. DOOM] (Jay Stay Paid, Nature Sounds)
Ryan Leslie – “Addiction” [feat. Cassie and Fabolous] (s/t, Casablanca)
Alchemist – “Acts of Violence” [feat. Gangrene] (Chemical Warfare, ALC)
Dizzee Rascal – “Dirtee Cash” (Tongue N Cheek, Dirtee Stank)
Cam’ron – “I Hate My Job” (Crime Pays, Asylum)
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘n’ Nite (Nightmare)” (Man on the Moon: The End of the Day, GOOD)
Jaydiohead – “Reckoner’s Encore” (Jaydiohead mixtape)
Clipse – “Kinda Like A Big Deal” [feat. Kanye West] (Til The Casket Drops, Re-Up/Columbia)
Lil Wayne – “Swag Surfin'” (No Ceilings mixtape)
Wale – “Mirrors” [feat. Bun B] (Attention Deficit, Roc Nation/Interscope)
Jay-Z – “Empire State of Mind” [feat. Alicia Keys] (The Blueprint 3, Roc Nation)
Big Boi – “Shine Blockas” [feat. Gucci Mane] (Sir Luscious Left Foot, LaFace)
DJ Quik & Kurupt – “Hey Playa” (BlaQKout, Mad Science)
The-Dream – “Walking On The Moon” [feat. Kanye West] (Love Vs. Money, Def Jam)
Ghostface – “Guest House” [feat. Fabolous] (The Wizard of Poetry, Def Jam)
Strong Arm Steady – “Two Pistols” (In Search Of Stoney Jackson, Stones Throw)
R. Kelly – “Pregnant” (feat. Tyrese) (Untitled, Jive)
Yes, we had to cap it off with Sean’s song of the year, “Pregnant.”
