Tuesday, December 30, 2008

T-SMITTY'S TOP 200 SONGS OF 2008

Ummm......Self-Explanatory!


1. Ransom - Drake feat. Lil' Wayne
1a. Stuntin' - Lil' Wayne feat. Drake
2. Addiction (Remix) - Ryan Leslie feat. Cassie and Fabolous
3. Single - Ne-Yo
4. Whatever You Like - T.I.
5. Heartless - Kanye West
6. A Milli - Lil' Wayne
7. American Boy - Estelle feat. Kanye West
8. Just Like Me - Jamie Foxx feat. T.I.
9. Mercy - Duffy
10. Creator - Santogold
11. Brooklyn Go Hard - Jay-Z feat. Santogold
12. Green Light - John Legend feat. Andre 3000
13. Overdose on Life - Mickey Factz feat. Drake and Travis McCoy
14. N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master) - Nas
15. If I Were a Boy - Beyonce
16. She Got Her Own - Jamie Foxx and Ne-Yo feat. Fabolous
17. Who - Joe Budden
18. Maybach Music - Rick Ross feat. Jay-Z
19. Incredible - Mickey Factz
20. Hero - Nas
21. Disturbia - Rihanna
22. The Sweetest Love - Robin Thicke
23. Swagga Like Us - T.I. and Jay-Z feat. Kanye West and Lil' Wayne
24. Man of the Year - Drake feat. Lil' Wayne
25. Slaughterhouse - Joe Budden feat. Joell Ortiz, Crooked I, Nino Bless, and Royce 5'9
26. Lollipop (Remix) - Lil' Wayne feat. Kanye West
27. '88 - The Cool Kids
28. Paranoid - Kanye West
29. Ooh So Sexy - Jon B.
30. History - Jay-Z
31. Who Run This - Jadakiss feat. Jay-Z
32. Sandcastle Disco - Solange
33. Rising Up - The Roots feat. Wale and Chrisette Michelle
34. Jockin' Jay-Z - Jay-Z
35. Chasing Pavements - Adele
36. Pop Champagne - Ron "The Ether Boy" Browz feat. Jim Jones and Juelz Santana
37. Everyone Nose (Remix) - N.E.R.D. feat. Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, and Pusha T
38. Little Bit (Remix) - Lykke Li feat. Drake and Mickey Factz
39. Viva La Vida - Coldplay
40. Put On - Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West
41. Me and My Sneakers - A-Trak feat. Lupe Fiasco
42. Game's Pain - The Game feat. Keyshia Cole
43. DSW - Charles Hamilton
44. Brooklyn Girls - Charles Hamilton
45. Sang No More - Calvin Richardson
46. Closer - Ne-Yo
47. Magic - Robin Thicke
48. Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson
49. Girls Around the World - Lloyd feat. Lil' Wayne
50. Digital Girl - Jamie Foxx feat. Kanye West and The-Dream
51. Luxury Tax - Rick Ross feat. Lil' Wayne, Young Jeezy, and Trick Daddy
52. Brand New (Remix) - Drake feat. Lil' Wayne
53. Oscar - The Cool Kids
54. Live Your Life - T.I. feat. Rihanna
55. It'z Mickey - Mickey Factz
56. Day N' Nite - Kid Cudi
57. Spaz - N.E.R.D.
58. Tug of War - Algebra
59. Lady - Anthony David feat. Keisha Jackson
60. Words - Anthony David feat. India.Arie
61. Can't Believe It (Remix) - T-Pain feat. Justin Timberlake
62. Ego - Beyonce
63. Dey Know Yayo - The Re-Up Gang
64. The Feature Heavy Song - Wale feat. Bun B and Pusha T
65. Customer (Remix) - Raheem DeVaughn feat. R. Kelly
66. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - Beyonce
67. By My Side - Jadakiss feat. Ne-Yo
68. Grippin' - Sean Garrett feat. Ludacris
69. Since You Been Gone - Day26
70. Love in This Club Part II - Usher feat. Lil' Wayne and Beyonce
71. Mr. Carter - Lil' Wayne feat. Jay-Z
72. The World Should Revolve Around Me - Little Jackie
73. Love Lockdown - Kanye West
74. Hi Hater (Remix) - Maino feat. T.I., Jadakiss, Fabolous, Plies, and Swizz Beatz
75. Never Would Have Made It - Marvin Sapp
76. Forever - Chris Brown
77. Fuck the Industry - Solange feat. Wale
78. Truth or Dare - Mickey Factz
79. Every Chance I Get- T.I.
80. My President - Young Jeezy feat. Nas
81. Yeah You - N.E.R.D.
82. Come Over - Estelle
83. You're the Only One - Eric Benet
84. Trading Places - Usher
85. Wait a Minute (Just a Touch) - Estelle feat. Will.I.Am
86. 6 of 1 Thing - Craig David
87. Go Girl - Ciara feat. T-Pain
88. Cops Up - Lyfe Jennings
89. Woman - Raheem DeVaughn
90. Drivin' Down the Block (Remix) - Kidz in the Hall feat. Pusha T, Bun B, and The Cool Kids
91. Dr. Love - Donnie Klang
92. Take You There - Donnie Klang feat. Diddy
93. Radio - Musiq Soulchild
94. Tonight - Lykke Li
95. I Can't Hear the Music - Brutha
96. Harder to Breathe (Remix) - Maroon 5 feat. The Cool Kids
97. See You in My Nightmares - Kanye West feat. Lil' Wayne
98. I Do It For Hip-Hop - Ludacris feat. Jay-Z and Nas
99. Diva - Beyonce
100. I'm That Chick - Mariah Carey
101. Are We In This Together - Day26
102. When It Hurts - Avant
103. Be a Nigger Too - Nas
104. The Artistic Integrity - Wale
105. I'm So High- Grind Mode
106. Rockin' & Rollin' (Remix) - Mickey Factz feat. The Cool Kids
107. So What -Pink
108. The Krazy - Wale
109. Another Way to Die - Jack White and Alicia Keys
110. The Future - Joe Budden and The Game
111. Love Hangover - Kidz in the Hall feat. Estelle
112. You're Everything - Bun B feat. Rick Ross, David Banner, 8 Ball, and MJG
113. T.O.N.Y. - Solange
114. Punch Drunk Love - Common feat. Kanye West
115. What Them Girls Like - Ludacris feat. Sean Garrett and Chris Brown
116. Cookie Jar - Gym Class Heroes feat. The-Dream
117. Dangerous - Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon
118. Cuddle Bums - 88-Keys and Tanya Morgan
119. Chopped N' Skrewed - T-Pain feat. Ludacris
120. My House - Cassie
121. Damaged (Remix) - Danity Kane feat. Fabolous
122. Bust It Baby 2 - Plies feat. Ne-Yo
123. Busy - Rocko
124. Touchdown - The Game feat. Raheem DeVaughn
125. Ain't I - Yung L.A. feat. Young Dro and T.I.
126. Tie My Hands - Robin Thicke and Lil' Wayne
127. Touch My Body - Mariah Carey
128. Room Service - Jayms Madison
129. Industry Diary - Idle Warship
130. I Need U Bad - Jazmine Sullivan
131. Sexy Can I? - Ray J. feat. Yung Berg
132. Heaven Sent - Keyshia Cole
133. Baby - LL Cool J feat. The-Dream
134. Pro Nails (Remix) - Kid Sister feat. Kanye West
135. Hostile Gospel (Remix) - Talib Kweli feat. Joell Ortiz and Blu
136. So Fly - Slim feat. Young Joc
137. Good Morning - John Legend
138. It Ain't Supposed To Be This Way - Chante Moore
139. Surveillance (Remix) - Wynter Gordon feat. Maino
140. Screamin' - Idle Warship feat. MC Chris
141. Mo Better - Raheem DeVaughn
142. Right Here (Departed) - Brandy
143. I Found My Smile Again - D'Angelo
144. Gettin' It - The Cool Kids feat. Lil' Wayne
145. Nothing Left to Say - Mint Condition
146. Sex 4 Suga - Common
147. Little of Your Time (Bloodshy and Avant Remix) - Maroon 5
148. Numba 1 - Kardinal Offishall
149. 2 In the Morning - Cassie
150. Just to be Different - Joe Budden
151. What Happened - Algebra
152. Do What U Do - Drake feat. Malice
153. Gold and a Pager - The Cool Kids
154. Love Revolution - Lenny Kravitz
155. My Heart - Jennifer Hudson
156. If It Wasn't For You - Day26
157. The Lounge - Asher Roth
158. T-Shirt - Shontelle
159. Hot Thing (Remix) - Talib Kweli feat. Ne-Yo and Jean Grae
160. The One That Got Away - Johnta Austin
161. Substitue Lova - Shanell
162. Oh Girl (Remix) - Rapahel Saddiq feat. Jay-Z
163. Who's Gonna Save My Soul - Gnarls Barkley
164. What's Your Name - Usher feat. Will.I.Am
165. The Way It Was - J. Holiday
166. Camera Phone - The Game feat. Ne-Yo
167. More Than Friends - Estelle
168. Swang On 'Em - Bun B feat. Lupe Fiasco
169. Anti-Matter - N.E.R.D.
170. 20K Money Makin' Brothers on the Corner - The Re-Up Gang
171. Street Lights - Kanye West
172. Kinda Girl For Me - Craig David
173. For The Record - Mariah Carey
174. Porn Star - T.I.
175. Go To Hell - Joe Budden
176. The Hunger - Eric Benet
177. Stuck on Stupid - Sterling Simms
178. Bust Your Windows - Jazmine Sullivan
179. La La - Lil' Wayne feat. Busta Rhymes and Brisco
180. Nobody - Ne-Yo
181. Playa Cardz Right - Keyshia Cole feat. 2Pac
182. Sunday Morning (Questlove Remix) - Maroon 5
183. Make Friends With Love - Calvin Richardson
184. Crazy World - Young Jeezy
185. Kissin' Ears - Gym Class Heroes feat. The-Dream
186. Emotional - Casely
187. Onslaught - Slaughterhouse
188. It's Automatic - Mickey Factz feat. Curtis Santiago
189. Guys Like When Girls Kiss - Little Jackie
190. I Decided Part 1 - Solange
191. I Did You Wrong - Pleasure P
192. Drank In My Cup - Electrik Red
193. Dreamworld - Robin Thicke
194. One Time for Love - Johnta Austin
195. Wanted - Tank
196. Wishbones, Horseshoes, and Basketball - Charles Hamilton
197. Must Hate Money - Drake
198. Appetite - Usher
199. Cruise Control - Mariah Carey feat. Damian Marley
200. No Matter What - T.I.

TOP 30 ALBUMS OF 2008

Everybody loves lists. We here at The Chop Up are no different. 2008 was an unusual year for music. I think it's safe to say that there weren't too many classic albums being released on the hip-hop or the R&B tip. But, if you searched around the Internet or checked out a few minor label releases you were probably able to find a diamond in the rough! With that said here are our top 30 albums of 2008!!!

DISCLAIMER: We did not listen to every album released in 2008. So these are the best of what we heard. But, since this is The Chop Up and we run this shit, these are the only albums that matter. Proceed!!



1. T.I. - Paper Trail

2. Kanye West - 808's and Heartbreak

3. Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman

4. Drake - Comeback Season

5. Nas - Untitled

6. Mickey Factz - The Leak: Vol. 1

7. N.E.R.D. - Seeing Sounds

8. Lil' Wayne - The Carter III

9. Mickey Factz - In Search of N.E.R.D.

10. Charles Hamilton - Outside Looking

11. Day26 - Day26

12. Wale - A Mixtape About Nothing

13. Jamie Foxx - Intuition

14. Charles Hamilton - The L Word

15. Rick Ross- Trilla

16. Robin Thicke - Something Else

17. Common - Universal Mind Control

18. Young Jeezy - The Recession

19. The Clipse - We Got It For Cheap Vol. 3

20. Kid Cudi - A Kid Named Cudi

21. Raheem DeVaughn - Love Behind the Melody

22. The Clipse - Road to Till the Casket Drops

23. Usher - Here I Stand

24. Mickey Factz - Flashback Vol. 1: Back to the Future

25. John Legend - Evolver

26. Lloyd - Lessons in Love

27. Joe Budden - Halfway House

28. Nas and DJ Green Lantern - The Nigger Tape

29. Maroon 5 - Call and Response: The Remix Album

30. The Roots - Rising Down

Honorable Mention
Mariah Carey - E=MC2
Algebra - Purpose
Ludacris - Theater of the Mind
Jazmine Sullivan - Fearless
Kidz in the Hall - The In Crowd