TOP 20 EAST COAST RAP SONGS OF 2011

Another year gone by, and a lot of good stuff that came out in 2011

(along with heap loads of utter garbage mind you).

All in all, there were some amazing songs from the each coast.

I will be breaking all these down in the next couple of days.

Up first will be everything East Coast Rap & Hip-Hop.


First up, all these tracks are really so close together 

it's kinda inadequate to say number 20 

is inferior over the top track i chose. It just had to be done. 

And of course there were several other 

amazing tracks I just could not include in a top 20.

1. Young Chris - Still Creepin

This is sick and it can't get any better than this!

Young Chris shows his skills and that beat is

just flawless and the perfect basis for Chris.

I can't praise this one enough.

2. J. Cole - Lost Ones

A favourite from the beginning and i never truly

stopped bumping this. This won me over for Cole.

3. The Roots - Tip The Scale

This track is superb in every way and my favourite

joint of an incredible album. Salute.

4. Common - Blue Sky

Equally up there with the previous three tracks.

No snare in this one yet it is electrifying thanks

to the ever so awesome Common. 

5. Cappadonna - Trials & Tribulations

I had to give it to Cappa for coming back like he

did with The Pilgrimage and this track is just too

damn good and a throwback to the good ol days.

6. Common - Sweet

What more to say about this one. It is fantastic and

Common killed this in every way possible.

7.  Common - Lovin I Lost

Another Common track because, well, he just

brought it and this was another amazing cut of

the album which had a lot more to offer even.

8. Raekwon - Snake Pond

Couldn't forget about the Chef who cooked up

some marvelous shit with Shaolin Vs Wu-Tang.

This is my favourite track of that hands down.

9. The Roots - Make My

Undun is sure to become a classic and so will this

track. And big up to Big K.R.I.T. Just amazing.

10. J. Cole - Breakdown

First track that made me listen to the album over and over. 

The climax at the end is incredible and quite the achievement.

11. Jedi Mind Tricks - Willing A Destruction...

Though their latest album was not good, this sole

track kept me from trashing it. Good ol Vinnie.

12. The Roots - I Remember

Another fantastic track of the album.

13. Common - Gold

Musically, this needs to be in the top 20. 

And having Common flow over the beat...gold!

14. Immortal Technique - Angels & Demons

Crazy how the drums change throughout the entire

track and still the main vibe keeps pullin you in.

15. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Primetime

Absolutely hated the album but this track deserves

all the praise it can get. Even from me.

16. Styles P - Feelings Gone

This album quietly passed us, but not to me and not this track. 

Styles P shines on this.

17. Pusha-T - Open Your Eyes

Off the Fear Of God Mixtape, but nonetheless it

grabbed my attention and deserves a spot.

18. Common - Celebrate

Had to put in another Common track. The album

is just that good and this track keeps growing.

19. Wu-Tang Clan - Never Feel This Pain

Inspectah Deck's verse alone is why this made the

top 20 over a lot of other great tracks. 

20. Raekwon & Nas - Rich & Black

On paper, the collabo alone is worth the mention, 

as is Common/Nas' Ghetto Dreams, but this track

to me was just that little more superior and a great

way to close off  this truly dope list of real hip-hop!



Honourable Mention: 
Danny Brown & Black Milk - Black N Brown

Other Top 20's Coming Real Soon...