Part 1: The Best Of The Kitchen 2011 – Albums: 30-21

You already know the drill. Not a ‘comprehensive’ list of the top-selling, popular or ‘best’ albums of the year here as if there really could even be such a thing! Just the albums that moved this here blogger in some way during the course of the year, albeit ranked in some rough order of how much I loved them. Especially as you approach the Top 10. So with that said, here we go…

30. Kidstreet – Fuh Yeah

29. Muhsinha – Gone 2xEP

28. The Makeover – The Polaris Prize Mixtape


Polaris Prize Shortlist MAKEOVER Mixtape by The MAKEOVER

27. Real Frequency – The Real Frequency presents The New North

26. Diddy-Dirty Money – Last Train to Paris

Hit the jump for albums #25-21….

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Part 5: The Best Of The Kitchen 2011 – Singles: 10-1

And so we reach the end. Part 5, the final installment in our journey through The Best Of The Kitchen Singles Edition featuring the Top 10 favorite joints here at The Kitchen for 2011:

10. The Stepkids – Shadows on Behalf

MP3 Download: The Stepkids – Shadows On Behalf by stonesthrow

Originally posted HERE.

9. Jai Paul – BTSTU

Originally posted HERE.

8. Lil Wayne – 6 foot 7 foot feat. Cory Gunz



Originally posted HERE.

7. Nas – Nasty

Originally posted HERE.

6. Mount Kimbie – Before I Moved Off (Abbey Road Debuts recording)

MP3 Download: Mount Kimbie – Before I Moved Off (Abbey Road Debuts recording) by Anorak London

Originally posted HERE.

5. Jigg – Keys to the City

[I know this a freestyle over a Nipsey Hussle mixtape (?) beat but Jigg absolutely MURDERS it and the video is so ig’nant but compelling a view at the same time that I had to include this anyway. My list, my rules. Ya dig?!]

Originally posted HERE.

4. Young Jeezy – I Do feat. Jay-Z & Andre 3000



Originally posted HERE.

3. Meek Mill – I’m a Boss feat. Rick Ross

This was (I think?) the only track that I somehow managed to not post before it made it on this list which is pretty stunning considering this was arguably the, or at least one of the, biggest street/club tracks of 2011. “F-ck a blog, dawg ‘cos one day we gon’ meet!” Seriously Ross, please accept my deepest, sincerest apology for sleeping as I am more than willing to concede that this was a monstrous record all around: beat, production, lyrics, vocal performance etc. etc. An honorary shout-out to Ace Hood also for the related record, “Hustle Hard” which, while it didn’t make this list, was no doubt as big an anthem and one of the biggest records of last year too.

2. Jose James – Coltrane (Dear Alice)

COLTRANE (DEAR ALICE) by josejamesworldwide

As I declared when I picked this for my Couch Sessions Best of Top 5, this flawlessly produced jazz track is the closest evidence for the existence of God I found in music all this year. I seriously don’t even feel worthy of being allowed to listen to it when I play it, it’s that sublime a work of art to me. Absolutely stunning.

Originally posted HERE.

And our #1 favorite record for 2011 here at the Kitchen was….

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Part 4: The Best Of The Kitchen 2011 – Singles: 20-11 [NSFW Art – again today!]

Geez, we’re practically turning into an adult content blog between this post and this one earlier today [warning: also NSFW] Anyway, on a more ‘serious’ note, we gettin’ down to the wire, you getting mad yet at my single picks yet??!

20. Nova Delai – All For the Best

Originally posted HERE.

19. Raekwon – Rock N Roll (remix) feat. DJ Khaled, Busta Rhymes, Game, Pharrell

Originally posted HERE.

18. Lil B – Base For Your Face feat. Jean Grae & Phonte

Originally posted HERE.

17. Cam’ron feat. Vado – Hey Muma

Originally posted HERE.

16. Action Bronson – Barry Horowitz

Originally posted HERE.

15. Jean Grae, Talib Kweli & Styles P – R.I.P.

Originally posted HERE.

14. Killer Mike – Ready Set Go (remix) feat T.I. & Big Boi

Originally posted HERE.

13. Teedra Moses – I Adore You

Originally posted HERE. [sidebar: the sentiment of this record is really resonating right now but that’s a subject for another kind of blog]

12. Supamane – Da Supamane (prod. Big K.R.I.T.)

Originally posted HERE.

11. TeV95 x Admiral Grey – It’s Good

MP3 Download: TeV95 x Admiral Grey “Its Good” by TeV95

Originally posted HERE.

Previously:

– The Best Of The Kitchen 2011 – Singles: 29-21

– The Best Of The Kitchen 2011 – Singles: 39-30

– The Best Of The Kitchen 2011 – Singles: 54-40

Part 3: The Best Of The Kitchen 2011 – Singles: 29-21

And as we continue on…

29. DTMD – You

Originally posted HERE.

28. Talib Kweli & Cyhi Da Prince – I’m On One (remix)

Originally posted HERE.

27. Diddy-Dirty Money – I Hate That You Love Me & Chuckie’s Marquee Remix

Originally posted HERE.

26. Teyana Taylor – Valentine

Originally posted HERE.

25. Camp Lo – Tall Glasses

Originally posted HERE.

24. Styles P – Rocks Out Here

Originally posted HERE.

23. Sade – Moon and the Sky (remix) feat. Jay-Z

Originally posted HERE.

22. King – The Story

The Story by weareKINGworldwide

Originally posted HERE.

21. Juan Atkins – Dayshift

MP3 Download: Juan Atkins – Dayshift by ScionAV

Originally posted HERE.

Previously:

The Best Of The Kitchen 2011 – Singles: 54-40

The Best Of The Kitchen 2011 – Singles: 39-30

Part 2: The Best Of The Kitchen 2011 – Singles: 39-30

And moving right along….

39. Dirty Ghosts – Shout It In (Aesop Rock remix)

Dirty Ghosts – Shout It In (Aesop Rock Remix) by dirtyghosts

Originally posted HERE.

38. Reema Major – Ghetto Kids

Originally posted HERE.

37. Jeremy Glenn – New Life

Jeremy Glenn – New Life by future classic

Originally posted HERE.

36. Papoose – Party Bout to Pop

Originally posted HERE.

36. Maffew Ragazino – Black Sheep

Originally posted HERE.

34. Planet Asia – Boilermakers (prod. Madlib)

Originally posted HERE.

33. Phonte – Paper Lines (prod. 9th Wonder)



Originally posted HERE.

32. Kendrick Lamar – Rigamortis

Originally posted HERE.

31. Pusha T – My God

Originally posted HERE.

30. Rjd2 – The Glow (Flosstradamus remix)

MP3: The Glow (Flosstradamus Remix) – RJD2 by AndamosArmados

Originally posted HERE.

Previously: The Best Of The Kitchen 2011 – Singles: 54-40