My Favorite Music of 2008

I know its late, but I promised alot of people that I would email them my favorite music from 2008. But its 2009 and in 2009, we blog it out!!! So here we go...

My Top 25 Favorite Songs of 2008. These songs are not in order of preference and alot of the music here came out before 2008-- these are songs I picked up sometime in 2008 (some recommended by you) and they got the most airtime on my iPod. And just in case you can't figure it out, the format is song name | artist | album name | genre.

1. Jacksonville, Pt.2 | Willie Evans Jr | Rawkus 50 Presents: Communication | Hip-Hop
2. Tamborim, Cuica, Ganza, Berimbau | Azymuth | Latin Essentials, Vol. 11: Azymuth | Latin Jazz
3. You Get the Best from Me (Say, Say, Say) | Alicia Myers | Back to Back | Classic R&B
4. Keep That Same Old Feeling | Side Effect | Side Effect / What You Need | Classic R&B
5. If You Want To | Dwele | Sketches of a Man | R&B
6. Kinda Live | Guilty Simpson | Ode to the Ghetto | Hip-Hop
7. Hot Thing REMIX | Talib Kweli featuring Jean Grae, Ne-Yo and Luther Vandross | Hot Thing REMIX Single | Hip-Hop
8. Oh Happy Day | The Edwin Hawkins Singers | Oh Happy Day: The Best of The Edwin Hawkins Singers | Classic Gospel
9. Blackeyedsusan | Jose James | The Dreamer | Jazz
10. Hurt You | The Sounds | Dying to Say This to You | Electronic-Rock
11. It's Over Now | Statik Selektah featuring Termanology & A.G. | Spell My Name Right | Hip-Hop
12. You Can't Turn Me Away | Sylvia Striplin | Another Late Night (Zero 7 Compilation) | Classic R&B
13. You Can't Say | White Denim | Exposion | Rock
14. Baby I'm Scared of You | Womack & Womack | Love Wars | Classic R&B
15. Koko | Goldfrapp | Supernature | Electronic-Pop
16. Up All Night | Johnson & Jonson | Johnson & Jonson | Hip-Hop
17. Acceptable in the 80's | Calvin Harris | I Created Disco | Electronic-Dance
18. She Moved Outta Cincy | DJ Soul & Tanya Morgan | Tanya Morgan is a Rap Group | Hip-Hop
19. If I Ever Lose This Heaven | Average White Band | Cut the Cake | Classic R&B
20. Loving You, Holding You | Don Blackman | Another Late Night (Zero 7 Compilation) | Classic R&B
21. Taper Jean Girl | Kings of Leon | Aha Shake Heartbreak | Rock
    
22. Sweetest Smile and the Funkiest Style Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky Outtake) | Aretha Franklin | Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign of The Queen of Soul | Classic R&B
23. Keeping the Faith in Love | Patrice Rushen | Pizzazz | Classic R&B
24. Me | Erykah Badu | New Amerykah, Pt. 1 (4th World War) | R&B
25. Solo Flights | Eagles of Death Metal | Heart On | Rock

It was really difficult to pick just 25, so I've also included some honorable mentions:

• New Soul | Yael Naim | Yael Naim | Pop-Folk
• Yo Yo Affair, Pts. 1 & 2 | Madlib | WLIB AM - King of the Wigflip | R&B
• Black Cow | Steely Dan | Aja | Classic R&B
• Without U | Black Milk featuring Colin Munroe | Tronic | Hip-Hop
• You See the Trouble with Me | Barry White | All Time Greatest Hits | Classic R&B
• Rollerdisco | Black Moth Super Rainbow | Dandelion Gum | Electronic-Dance
• If She Breaks Your Heart | The Foreign Exchange featuring Yahzarah | Leave It All Behind | R&B
• Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll | The Killers | Sawdust | Rock
• Chemtrails | Beck | Modern Guilt | Rock
• Take That to the Bank | Shalamar | Disco Garden | Classic Disco

My Top 20 Albums of 2008.

1. Jose James | The Dreamer | Jazz
   
2. Johnson & Jonson | Johnson & Jonson | Hip-Hop
   
3. The Foreign Exchange | Leave It All Behind | R&B
   
4. Willie Evans Jr | Rawkus 50 Presents: Communication | Hip-Hop
   
5. White Denim | Exposion | Rock
6. Ananda Project | Night Blossom | House
7. Basic Vocab | The General Dynamic | Hip-Hop
8. DJ Soul & Tanya Morgan | Tanya Morgan is a Rap Group | Hip-Hop
9. Dwele | Sketches of a Man | R&B
10. Hercules and Love Affair | Hercules and Love Affair | Retro-Disco
11. Jackson Conti | Sujinho | Brazillian Jazz
12. James Pants | Welcome | Electronic
13. Lightheaded | Pure Thoughts | Christian Hip-Hop
14. Madlib | Madlib Remixes 2 - Saturday Morning Edition - All Samples 1977-1982 | Hip-Hop
15. Madlib | WLIB AM - King of the Wigflip | Hip-Hop
16. People Under the Stairs | Fun DMC | Hip-Hop
17. Thes One | Lifestyle Marketing | Hip-Hop Instrumentals
    
18. 88-Keys | The Death of Adam | Hip-Hop
    
19. Snoop Dogg | Ego Trippin' | Hip-Hop
20. Radiohead | In Rainbows | Electronic-Rock

My Top 20 Discographies of 2008. Every year, I select artists that deserve to be delved into deeply. Instead of just downloading a "Best of..." album, I try sampling music from their entire discography (if possible). These were my favorites from 2008:

1. Average White Band | Classic R&B
   
2. Azymuth | Latin Jazz and R&B
   
3. Aretha Franklin | Classic R&B
   
4. Cameo | Classic R&B
   
5. Diana Ross | Classic R&B
   
6. George Benson | Classic R&B
   
7. Goldfrapp | Electronic
   
8. Jamie Cullum | Jazz
   
9. Lina | R&B
   
10. Quincy Jones | Classic Jazz and R&B
    
11. Rick James | Classic R&B
    
12. Patrice Rushen | Classic R&B
    
13. Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra | Electronic Instrumentals
    
14. Teddy Pendergrass | Classic R&B
    
15. Teena Marie | Classic R&B
    
16. Ray Parker, Jr. | Classic R&B
    
17. Ty | Hip-Hop
    
18. Shalamar | Classic R&B and Dance
    
19. Stephanie Mills | Classic R&B
    
20. Rod Stewart | Classic Rock
    

Well, there you go. What did you like in 2008? What's playing in your iPod now?

~ flav ~