Rusko's thoughts on "Brostep"

Big up to Rusko for saying what a lot of people within the scene are thinking right now.

My opinion - If certain labels/DJs/journalists actually started exercising a lot more quality control, we wouldn't be having to deal with noisy crap. Don't get me wrong, my taste in Dubstep is really varied, and I love a lot of jump up tunes, but it really has gone too far.

Rant over; back to our regular programming.

My Top 50 Hip Hop Albums - 2000 to 2009

It's crazy to think that in under 24 hours (GMT), we'll be entering the 2nd decade of this millennium. Whilst I've heard (and bought) hundreds of Hip Hop albums over the past 10 years, I decided to compile a shortlist of 50 albums that I could say were my favourites from this decade.

The following list in my opinion, is a well-rounded selection of all the varying styles of Hip Hop, from the quirkiness of Madlib/Quasimoto, to all-out angry club bangers from the likes of Lil Jon.

There were so many that I wish I could have included from the likes of Dangermouse, Gang Starr, MF Doom/Madvillain, Fabolous, Cage, and even some of the other Ghostface albums; but after a lot of consideration these 50 albums are the ones that have had the biggest effect on me. Not only can I listen to each one all the way through without skipping (okay, so maybe I do skip past Eminem's "Without Me"), I can keep revisiting these albums and never get bored.

So, in chronological order (year only), here are the final 50:



























Who do you think should have made it into the final 50? Whatever your opinions, please feel free to share them.