#10: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
A vice grip on the Top 40 charts doesn't sway Gaga into bland videos. She is a true artist with an imagination that reaches a place where boob-zapping attire is commonplace.
#9: Busta Rhymes - Respect My Conglomerate Ft. Lil' Wayne & Jadakiss
Busta made a big comeback this year with "Back On My B.S.". Packed with a ton of really fun songs like World Goes 'Round, Hustler's Anthem, and Don't Believe 'Em, it takes Weezy to pull a Stalone and go over the top on this song.
#8: Gucci Mane - Spotlight Ft. Usher
Late-breaking addition to the best of, Gucci Mane comes with a December New Release that is the culmination of a year of very hard work and literally hundreds of guest spots and mixtape tracks. "The State vs. Radric Davis" has something for everyone, yet it's unmistakeably BRRR!
#7: Birdman - Always Strapped Remix Ft. Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, and Lil' Wayne
My top 4 rappers all on the same song. They've done it before, they'll do it again, and they'll all laugh all the way to the bank.
#6: Yuksek - Tonight
A sleeper of a song that inspires much dancing and much rejoicing every time it comes over the speakers.
#5: Ryan Leslie - How It Was Supposed To Be
I don't like R&B. So I'm not sure why this song from the first of 2 records R.Les put out in 2009 stuck to me like it has. It's most likely the insistent "hey...hey..hey's" and vocal harmonies combined with that sweet ass keyboard line.
#4: Phoenix - 1901
This French disco-pop band has officially crossed over from the world of indie pop to true Top 40 jams. I think that's great, as the charts can always use more creativity and originality.
#3: Drake - Successful Ft. Trey Songz
Drizzy Drake walks the line... The line between an R&B crooner and a street smart rapper, between a Top 40 heart throb and a chopped and screwed mixtape trap-a-holic, between a tween TV star and a dealer making it snow in the projects. Drake's career is a shotgun blast - a little over here, a little over there - but those songs that find the mark are downright amazing.
#2: Rihanna - Hard Ft. Young Jeezy
Another late addition to the best of list, Rihanna brings it on this jam. If the rest of the record was as fierce as this song, Rate R would end up on my "Best Albums of 2009" list.
#1: Maino - All The Above Ft. T-Pain
This song proves why rap has been so great for the past few years - soaring anthemic melodies that wouldn't sound out of place on any good electro-pop record, swagger, hooks galore, and interesting beats that change throughout the song. Gone are the days of 2-note baselines and 1 drum part that loops for 4 minutes. This is the present, and it beckons in a bright future.
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