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“Thank you,” Q-Tip’s hyped-yet-not-fully-believed collaboration with Busta Rhymes, leaked two weeks ago and it is worthy of their collective legendary status.
The 20 albums released in 2011 that I listened to the most. Of course, there’s significant overlap with the countless other best-of lists, but there are gems here that were overlooked by many, as well as return-to-form releases and great records from long-time favorites.
Just a few songs I’ve been personally feeling lately, including great new releases from indie artists St. Vincent and CANT, a brilliant cumbia/house hybrid from Quantic, vital revivalist soul from Raphael Saadiq, and some incredible reworkings of classics from Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye.
Jay-Z and Kanyé West have officially teamed up as The Throne, recorded an album Watch the Throne, announced a stadium tour, and have obviously had a good time doing it. Stream the Otis Redding-sampling lead single here.