1.Young Jeezy – “The Recession”
Same formula, same Jeezy – “Donald Trump in a White T”
2.Alkaline Trio – “Agony & Irony”
Once again, the trio does not disappoint, check out “Calling all Skeletons”
3.Metallica – “Death Magnetic”
New producer, longer songs, classic Metallica without redundancy.
4.Girl Talk – “Feed The Animals”
Mashup! Postmodern music that makes you swing your hips.
5.Nas – “Nas”
Nas continues to spit knowledge to his loyal disciples, who in turn, love him.
6.Beck – “Modern Guilt”
Beck questions prayers, life, etc – and in the mean time records his strongest album.
7.The Game – “LAX”
He’s back, and he’s looking for Dre. Cali rap has been resurrected.
8.The Academy Is… – “Fast Times at Barrington High”
Some bands moved on from the whole emo/high school thing… The Academy Is… ride it out with their ode to senior year of high school.
9. ZZ Top – “Eliminator” (Collectors Edition)
“She’s got legs, she knows how to use them.” Need I say more?
10.Estelle – “Shine”
Everyone knows she tore it up with Kanye West on “American Boy” – The rest of her album proves she’s provided much needed variety.