100 ONES TO GROW ON
When there is a lack of complete albums, there automatically is a dearth in album cuts. You know, those inspiring and moving songs that jam despite not having a video on TV or a even budget YouTube clip. Here are 100 of the best non-singles in the last 12 months…Join the Ill Community and tell us what YOU think are the top joints not on the radio or television.
2. 50 Cent f/ Mary J Blige “All Of Me” Curtis
4. 9th Wonder “What Makes a Man” Dream Merchant Vol. 2
5. Alchemist f/ Nina Sky & Prodigy “Key To the City”
7. Beanie Sigel f/ Styles P “You Aint Ready For Me” The Solution
8. Bishop Lamont f/ Prime & Indef “First They Love You”
9. Cam’ron “Cha Ching Cha Ching” Public Enemy #1
10. Camp Lo “Pushahoe” Black Hollywood
11. Common “Start The Show” Finding Forever
12. Common “U, Black Maybe” Finding Forever
13. Common f/ D Angelo “So Far To Go” Finding Forever
14. Common f/ Kanye West “Southside” Finding Forever
15. Consequence “Da Job Song” Don’t Quit Your Day Job
16. CRS (Lupe Fiasco, Pharrell, Kanye West) “Us Placers”
17. Cunninlynguists f/ Devin the Dude “Wonderful”
18. Cuntri Boi f/ Rick Ross, Slim Thug “I’m A Boss”
19. Dilated Peoples f/ Alchemist “Spit It Clearly”
20. DJ Drama “Cannon Remix” Gangsta Grillz: The Album
21. DJ Drama f/ Outkast & Marsha Ambrosius “The Art Of Story Telling Pt. 4” Gangsta Grillz: The Album
22. DJ Jazzy Jeff F/ Method Man “Hold It Down” The Return of the Magnificent
23. DJ Jazzy Jeff f/ J-Live “Practice” The Return of the Magnificent
24. Evidence “Down In New York City”
25. Freeway “It’s Over” Free At Last
26. Freeway “Walk with Me” Free At Last
27. Galactic / Mf. Lif “…And I’m Out” From The Corner to the Block
28. The Game & Lil Wayne “Lyrical Homicide”
29. Ghostface Killah “Block Rock”
30. Ghostface Killah “Yolanda’s House” The Big Doe Rehab
31. Ghostface Killah f/ Gym Class Heroes & Tyga “Clothes Off Remix” The Big Doe Rehab
32. Ghostface Killah f/ Raekwon, Sun God, Trife Da God, Method Man & Cappadonna “Paisley Darts” The Big Doe Rehab
33. Gorilla Zoe f/ Jody Breeze, JC “Count On Me”
34. Hi-Tek f/ Riz, Kurupt & Dion “Back On the Grind” Hi-Teknology 3
35. Hurricane Chris “Players Rock” 51/50Ratchet
36. J Dilla “Wild” Ruff Draft EP Re-Issue
37. Jay-Z “Fallin'” American Gangster
38. Jay-Z “No Hook” American Gangster
39. Jay-Z “Say Hello” American Gangster
40. Jay-Z “Pray” American Gangster
41. Jay-Z “Success” American Gangster
42. Jim Jones “Harlem Gangster Intro” Harlem’s American Gangster Mixtape
43. Joe Budden “All of Me” Mood Muzik 3
44. Joe Budden & Redman “New Jersey Drive”
45. Kanye West “Big Brother”
46. Kanye West “Champion” Graduation
47. Kanye West “I Wonder” Graduation
48. Kanye West “Drunk And Hot Girls” Graduation
49. Kidz in the Hall “Clothes Hoes & Liquor”
50. KRS-One & Marley Marl “Kill A Rapper” Hip-Hop Lives
53. Little Brother “Can’t Win For Losing” Getback
54. Ludacris “I Get Money Freestyle”
55. Lupe Fiasco “Streets On Fire” Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool
56. Lupe Fiasco “Go Go Gadget Flow” Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool
57. Lupe Fiasco “Gold Watch” The Cool
58. Marco Polo f/ Roc Marciano “Lay It Down” Port Authority
59. N.O.R.E. “Cocaine Cowboys” Noreality
60. N.O.R.E. “Throw Em Under The Bus” Noreality
61. Nas, Rakim, Kanye West, KRS One “Classic”
62. Percee P “Legendary Lyricist” Perserverance
63. Pete Rock f/ Jim Jones “We Roll”
64. Pharoah Monche “Trilogy” Desire
65. Polyrhythm Addicts “The Purist” Break Glass
66. Prodigy “Nickel & A Nail” Return of the Mac
67. Public Enemy “Harder Than You Think”
68. Redman “Freestyle Freestyle” Red Gone Wild
69. Redman “Gimme One” Red Gone Wild
70. Rich Boy “Let’s Get This Paper”
71. Royce Da 5’9″ “Mistah Fab Diss”
72. Royce Da 5’9″ “The Return Of Malcolm” Independent’s Day
73. Saigon f/ Tre Williams “What A Life”
74. Sean Price “6 Dollar Man” Master P Mixtape
75. Scarface f/ T.I., Lil Wayne, U.T.P. “Big Dogg Status”
76. Ski Beatz f/ Camp Lo “Ticket For 2”
77. Spider Loc f/ 50 Cent “California”
79. Styles P “Green Piece Of Paper” Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman)
80. Styles P “Cause I’m Black” Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman)
81. Super Chron Flight Brothers f/ Trife Da God “Guy Fawkes” Emergency Powers
82. Swizz Beatz “Top Down” One Man Band Man
84. Talib Kweli f/ UGK “Country Cousins” Ear Drum
85. Talib Kweli /Madlib “Happy Home” Liberation
86. Talib Kweli “Say Something” Ear Drum
87. Talib Kweli f/ Norah Jones “Soon the New Day” Ear Drum
89. Timbaland f/ Keri Hilson & Sebastian
90. Timbaland f/ The Hives “Throw It On Me” Shock Value
91. Tru Life “The Dips Is Over”
92. UGK “Trill N****s Dont Die” Underground Kingz
93. UGK f/ Talib Kweli & Raheem Devaughn “Real Women” Underground Kingz
94. UGK “Swishas and Dosha” Underground Kingz
96. WC “West Coast Voodoo” Guilty By Affiliation
97. Wu-Tang Clan “Stick Me 4 My Riches” 8 Diagrams
98. Wu-Tang Clan “Watch Ur Mouf” 8 Diagrams
99. Wu-Tang Clan “Wolves” 8 Diagrams
100. Young Buck f/ Chester Bennington “Slow Ya Roll” Buck The World