Top Mixtapes of 2009: Recap + Extras

As you all have seen, I posted my Top Mixtapes of 2009 list last week. So here's a recap with links to the top mixtapes, as well as other mixtapes that didn't make the cut but still ripped in 2009.

Top Mixtapes of 2009 brought to you by Things That Make You Learn

1. Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa- How Fly
2. Drake- So Far Gone
3. Wiz Khalifa- Burn After Rolling
4. Tyga- Black Thoughts
5. B.o.B- B.o.B. vs. Bobby Ray
6. Wale- Back To The Feature
7. Lil Wayne- No Ceilings
8. BOOGNIGHTS- The ARTiste
9. TiRon- Ketchup
10. Donnis- Diary of an ATL Brave

Those Who Didn't Make The Cut

Charles Hamilton- Normalcy (Mediafire)
Wiz Khalifa- Flight School (Mediafire)
Fashawn- The Antidote (Mediafire)
U-N-I- Before There Was Love (Megaupload)
Mike Posner & The Brain Trust- Matter of Time (Mediafire)
Theophilus London- This Charming Mixtape (Mediafire)
XV- Everybody's Nobody (Mediafire)
Shawn Chrystopher- I.W.G.2: I Told You So/A City With No Seasons (SC Website)
Joell Ortiz- Covers The Classics (Mediafire)
Freddie Gibbs- midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik (Mediafire)
J. Cole- The Warm Up (Mediafire)

TMO09- #2: Drake- So Far Gone (Mixtape)

Top Mixtapes of 2009- #2: Drake- So Far Gone

When I listen to radio hits, I usually hear Owl City's 'Fireflies' along with Jay Z's 'Empire State of Mind'. When I mean I hear these tracks, they are on rotation all day. I practically know all the words to Jay's The Blueprint 3 due to New York radio. Unfortunately (For myself) but fortunate for him, the same can be said about Degrassi star/Canadian artist Drake.

Drake released So Far Gone back in February of 2009. That's when the hype really started to erupt. You don't normally hear mixtapes that can be considered albums..or for this case a mixtape that's better than many of the albums released in 2009. Drizzy Drake's So Far Gone was a staple in American pop culture this year. Possibly one of the best mixtapes of all time. His shows are always sold out, his tracks now contain today's hottest artists. Not enough can be said. Drake is going to re-shape hiphop in 2010.

Standout Tracks: Houstatlantavegas, November 18th, Congratulations

download: megaupload

TMO09- #3: Wiz Khalifa- Burn After Rolling (Mixtape)

Top Mixtapes of 2009- #3: Wiz Khalifa- Burn After Rolling

One of my favorite rappers in the game today. Wiz Khalifa can brighten anyone's day. Whether it be by smoking a lot of pot for our amusement or by dropping tracks like we drop bombs. He released a slew of mixtapes in 2009; but while Burn After Rolling wasn't my favorite of his, I sure did enjoy it. B.A.R starts off with the titled track, which set the mood for the whole tape: laid back, bumpin jams. Songs such as Miles, The Thrill, and If I Were A Lame had me listening for a good month until his album Deal or No Deal released. I still bump this on car rides and in school. One of the classic tapes of 2009.

He is rumored to be releasing two new mixtapes in 2010.

Standout Tracks: B.A.R, Miles, The Thrill

download: limelinx

TMO09- #4: Tyga- Black Thoughts (Mixtape)

Top Mixtapes of 2009- #4: Tyga- Black Thoughts

I'm not a huge fan of Young Money. They get a bad rep because of their leader. But besides that, the music industry is eating up a lot of their current artists. However, it's refreshing to see Tyga do his best to bring light to the label. Tyga released one of my favorite songs of 2009 of his mixtape The Potiential called 'RIP Dolla', for the recently deceased rapper Dolla. But I'm not talking about that mixtape.

Tyga released Black Thoughts in November of 2009. When I say this mixtape had me hooked, I mean I was listening to it for a good month straight. He teamed up with DJ Ill Will and DJ Rockstar, who you'll see did a number on my top mixtapes list. I can't really explain the mixtape that well, I'm still speechless.

Standout Tracks: Shades On, Ice Cream Paint Job, Kill Tonight

download: mediafire

TMO09- #5: B.o.B- B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray

Top Mixtapes of 2009- #5: B.o.B- B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray

When one thinks of Atlanta, we tend to picture Akon and Lil Wayne. Two artists who generally don't really represent their area as well as they should. However, rapper B.o.B is doing his best to try to shine some light on the autotuned city. What makes Bobby Ray so unique is he plays instruments such as guitar, piano,and drums. Three instruments that Lil Wayne can't play (Unless you consider Rebirth a 'good' album). B.o.B released his mixtape B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray, which is a battle between Bob's moniker and his real name.

The tape is dope, containing beats that one wouldn't even think that someone would even try rapping on. Twenty two tracks of pure musicianship, something many many musicians do not contain nowadays.

download: mediafire

TMO09- #6: Wale- Back To The Feature (Mixtape)

Top Mixtape of 2009- #6: Wale- Back To The Feature

When Wale announced he was releasing his next installment of dope music, I was amped. However, I wasn't amped for the six month delay that the tape met. In June of 2009, DC rapper Wale finally released Back To The Feature. The name of the mixtape says it all, as the mixtape contains over seventeen different artists going along on Wale's beats and adding that special to the tracks. The mixtape was what I bumped at the parties I attended over the summer and I still play the tape sometimes, not as much cause Attention: Deficit is dope. The tape contains artists such as Joe Budden, Curren$y, Skyzoo, Talib Kweli, and throw in J. Cole for some more support.

This tape isn't worth passing up. Oh and 9th Wonder produced the whole thing. Enough said.

Standout Tracks: Say It Again (Featuring Royce da 5'9), Rather Be With You (Vagina Is For Lovers) [Featuring J Cole & Curren$y], Life's A Bitch (Featuring Talib Kweli & Joell Ortiz)

download: mediafire

TMO09- #7: Lil Wayne- No Ceilings (Mixtape)

Top Mixtape of 2009- #7: Lil Wayne- No Ceilings

Lil Wayne. As much as I want to hate him, he gave me seventeen reasons why I shouldn't. Those seventeen reasons represent the seventeen songs on his new mixtape No Ceilings. Wayne goes over a slew of hits throughout 2009 and destroys most of them. Take for instance 'Wasted', which could possibly be the next best pump up anthem at your sport venue. I'm done talking, let Wayne explain himself. Oh by the way, thank god he released this before he was sentenced because that Rebirth album is a disaster.

Standout Tracks: Ice Cream Paint Job, Wasted, No Ceilings (Featuring Birdman)

download: mediafire

TMO09- #8: BOOGNIGHTS- The ARTiste (Mixtape)

Top Mixtapes of 2009- #8: BOOGNIGHTS- The ARTiste

One thing I've realized about 2009's music scene: there's always something great that isn't always hyped about. Take for instance Spring Valley, New York rapper BOOGNIGHTS. For my own sake, I discovered Boog right before he released his mixtape The ARTiste. To put the mixtape in five words: inspirational, change, future, potential, breath taking.

If there's one artist I cannot wait to see blossom, it has to be BOOGNIGHTS. Take my word, he'll be around for a while.

Standout Tracks: The ARTiste, Why So Serious, Get To Know Me (Goes over Phil Collins)

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TMO09- #9: TiRon- Ketchup (Mixtape)

Top Mixtapes of 2009- #9- TiRon- Ketchup

For a while, I was thinking the West Coast rap scene was dead. Then I stumbled across TiRon's Ketchup. When listening to this, I see a lot of potential possibilities from the young-in out in California. Those possibilities are going to be endless. He'll be released his next tape Mustard in February? (Not too sure). Shoutout to PacDiv for their role on the mix tape.

Standout Tracks: The High, Throwing My Money, Paper (Featuring PacDiv)

download: mediafire

TMO09- #10: Donnis- Diary of an ATL Brave (Mixtape)

Top Mixtape of 2009: #10 Donnis- Diary of an ATL Brave

I'll tell you this, if Donnis released this earlier in 2009, the mix tape would be way higher on my list. I still bump this mix tape a bunch and enjoy it thoroughly. Donnis released Diary of an ATL Brave, if you can imagine Outcast with a mix of Nas/Ludacris. I mean, he's not no Nas but he's going to be splashing a lot of water in 2010.

Standout Tracks: Underdog, Sexytime, Ticket To The Moon


download: mediafire