2011 Off the Books Music Awards Voting thread (deadline extended to Jan 11th)

Voting Deadline: January 11th 2012

Try to fill out the ballot to the best of your ability. You can edit your choices as many times as you want until voting has ended.
The voting period will last approximately 3 weeks and then the results will be given. Post your votes in this thread using the template below.

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Best Frisbee (albums you hated, were extremely disappointed by, etc.):
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Most Anticipated Project of 2012:
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If you can make a separate top 10 list combining albums/mixtapes/ep's from your two lists it would be helpful just for voting purposes because I don't know how to tally your votes. Or you can try ranking them all in a giant top 25 list or something.

We used to have top 10 albums/top 10 mixtapes/top 5 ep's as separate categories in past years but people preferred just putting everything in one list. And I know sometimes there's been confusion whether something qualifies as an album, street album, free album or mixtape so it kind of just makes it easier to not differentiate between them.

If you can make a separate top 10 list combining albums/mixtapes/ep's from your two lists it would be helpful just for voting purposes because I don't know how to tally your votes. Or you can try ranking them all in a giant top 25 list or something.

We used to have top 10 albums/top 10 mixtapes/top 5 ep's as separate categories in past years but people preferred just putting everything in one list. And I know sometimes there's been confusion whether something qualifies as an album, street album, free album or mixtape so it kind of just makes it easier to not differentiate between them.

Orlando_Magic

Best Album/Mixtape/EP: 

1. Danny Brown - XXX
2. J-Live - SPTA
3. Cunninlynguists - "Oneirology"
4. Curren$y - Covert Coupe
5. Black Milk & Danny Brown - "Black & Brown"
6. Mr. Muthaf***** eXquire - "Lost in Translation"
7. Elzhi - Elmatic
8. A$AP Rocky - "LiveLoveA$AP"

9. The Roots - "Undun"
10. Phonte - "Charity Starts at Home"

Best Song:
1. Greneberg - "Hoard 90"
2. Danny Brown - "30"

3. Evidence - "The Red Carpet" (ft. Raekwon & Ras Kass)

4. Curren$y (ft.Freddie Gibbs) - "Scottie Pippen"

5.  Mr. Muthaf***** eXquire - "Huzzah"

Best Rapper:
1. Elzhi
2. J-Live
3. Danny Brown
4. Roc Marciano
5. Killer Mike

Best Producer:
1. The Alchemist
2. Kanye West

3. Black Milk

4. Kno

5. Clams Casino

Best Frisbee (albums you hated, were extremely disappointed by, etc.):
1. Exile - 4TRK Mind
2. J.Cole - Cole World:The Sideline Story
3. Tyler the Creator - "Goblin"
4. Drake "Take Care"

5. Kanye & Jay-Z -"Watch the Throne"

Most Anticipated Project of 2012:
1. Big KRIT album

2. E-40- "The Block Brochure"

3. Saigon - "Warning Shots 3"
4.Wu Tang Album

5.

made some switches, Oneirology definitely grew on me so I moved it up to #4 and I realized I only loved about 5 songs from the A$AP mixtape so I moved it a few spots back

Best Album/Mixtape/EP:
1. Big K.R.I.T-Returnof4Eva
2. J. Cole-Cole World:The Sideline Story
3. Big Sean-Finally Famous
4. Jay-Z & Kanye West-Watch The Throne
5. Lloyd Banks-The Cold Corner 2
6. Drake-Take Care
7. Fabolous-The Soul Tape
8. Phil Ade-A Different World
9. Wale-Ambition
10. Elzhi-Elmatic

Best Song:
1. Joe Budden-Black Cloud
2. Big K.R.I.T-The Vent
3. Big Sean-Marvin Gaye and Chardonnay
4. Fabolous-Ya'll Don't Hear Me Tho
5. Common-Celebrate

Best Rapper:
1. J. Cole
2. Big K.R.I.T
3. Big Sean
4. Fabolous
5. Elzhi

Best Producer:
1. Big K.R.I.T
2. Kanye West
3. No I.D
4. Justice League
5. Statik Selektah

Best Frisbee (albums you hated, were extremely disappointed by, etc.):
1. Royce Da 5'9-Success Is Certain
2. The Roots-Undun
3. The Game-The Red Album
4. 9th Wonder-The Wonder Years
5. Vakill-Armor of God


Most Anticipated Project of 2012:
1. G.O.O.D Music album
2. Cyhi The Prynce album
3. J. Cole album
4. Slaughterhouse album
5. Big K.R.I.T album

will fill out the rest later

Best Album/Mixtape/EP: 
1. Danny Brown - XXX
2. Roc Marciano & Gangrene - Greneberg EP
3. Freddie Gibbs - Cold Day in Hell
4. Kendrick Lamar - Section.80
5. G-Side - The One... Cohesive
6. yU - The Earn
7. Big K.R.I.T. - Return of 4Eva
8. Mr. Mutha****in eXquire - Lost in Translation
9. Curren$y & the Alchemist - Covert Coup
10. Action Bronson & Statik Selektah - Well Done


honorable mentions:
Phonte - Charity Starts At Home
Juicy J - Rubba Band Business 2
Willie Evans Jr. - Introducin
Main Attrakionz - 808's & Grapes II
Has-Lo - In Case I Don't Make It
Median - the Sender
Kaimbr & Kev Brown - the Al Green Project
Joe Blow - You Should Be Payin Me
Curren$y - Verde Terrace
Vakill - Armor of God
DJ Quik - The Book of David
Schoolboy Q - Setbacks
Meek Mill - Dreamchasers

Best Song:
1. Juicy J - "Who Da Neighbors"
2. Roc Marciano - "Momma Told Me"
3. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - "Deep"
4. Danny Brown - "30"
5. ASAP Rocky - "Peso"

Honorable Mentions:
Danny Brown - "Outer Space"
Evidence - "The Red Carpet" (feat. Raekwon & Ras Kass)
Roc Marciano - "Hoard 90"
Roc Marciano - "My Persona"
DJ Quik - "Killer Dope"
Kendrick Lamar - "ADHD"
Kendrick Lamar - "Rigamortis"
Action Bronson & Statik Selektah - "Cocoa Butter"
Mr. Mutha****in eXquire - "Huzzah"/"The Last Huzzah" (feat. Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown, El-P)
Main Attrakionz - "Swaggin Hard"
MondreM.A.N - "Suffocation" (feat. Danny Brown & Squadda B)
Lil B - "Motivation"
Lil B - "Illusions of Grandeur" (Remix)
Lil B - "Bonafied Hustler"

Best Rapper:
1. Danny Brown
2. Roc Marciano
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. Freddie Gibbs
5. Curren$y

Best Producer:
1. The Alchemist
2. Clams Casino
3. Black Milk
4. Block Beataz
5. Madlib

Best Frisbee (albums you hated, were extremely disappointed by, etc.):
1. Mac Miller - Blue Slide Park
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Most Anticipated Project of 2012:
1. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Madgibbs
2. Willie Evans Jr. & Paten Locke - Dumbtron album
3. Roc Marciano album (Reloaded?)
4. Jay Electronica - Act II: Patents of Nobility (The Turn)
5. Andre 3000 solo?

Best Album/Mixtape/EP: 
1. Danny Brown - XXX
2. Kendrick Lamar - Section 80
3. Currensy - Covert Coup
4. Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
5. Big K.R.I.T - Return of 4eva
6. Blue Scholars - Cinemetropolis
7. The Roots - Undun
8. Freddie Gibbs - Cold Day in Hell
9. ASAP Rocky - LiveLoveASAP
10. Phonte - Charity Starts at Home 

Best Song:
1. Kendrick Lamar - ADHC
2. Big K.r.i.t. - The Vent
3. Shabazz Palaces - Youlogy
4. Currensy - Scottie Pippen (Fr Freddie Gibbs)
5. Thurz - Riot (Ft. Black Thought)

Best Rapper:
1. Danny Brown
2. Big K.R.I.T
3. Black Thought
4. Freddie Gibbs
5. Kendrick Lamar

Best Producer:
1. Alchemist
2. Black Milk
3. S1 (Symbolyc One)
4. Just Blaze (even if those Saigon beats were old)
5. Clams Casino

Best Frisbee (albums you hated, were extremely disappointed by, etc.):
1. Tyler the Creator - Goblin
2. Yelawolf - Radioactive
3. Random Axe - Random Axe
4. Lil B - Im G@y (it was supposed to change the world :()
5. J Cole - Cole World


Most Anticipated Project of 2012:
1. I
2. havent
3. paid
4. much
5. attention
6. sorry

Best Album/Mixtape/EP: 
1. Kanye West & Jay-Z - Watch The Throne
2. Tyler, The Creator - Goblin
3. The Roots - Undun
4. Big K.R.I.T - Return of 4Eva
5. J. Cole - Cole World : The Sideline Story
6. Childish Gambino - Camp
7. A$AP Rocky - LiveLoveA$AP
8. Danny Brown & Black Milk - Black and Brown EP
9. Drake - Take Care
10. Kendrick Lamar - Section .80

Best Song:
1. Kanye West & Jay-Z - Otis
2. A$AP Rocky - Trilla
3. Kendrick Lamar - HiiiPOWER
4. Tyler, The Creator - Yonkers
5. Fabolous - Ya'll Don't Hear Me Tho

Best Rapper:
1. Kanye West
2. Kendrick Lamar
3. Danny Brown
4. Big K.R.I.T
5. Tyler, The Creator

Best Producer:
1. Kanye West
2. Big K.R.I.T
3. Black Milk
4. J.U.S.T.I.C.E League
5. Just Blaze

Best Frisbee (albums you hated, were extremely disappointed by, etc.):
1. Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter IV
2. Pusha T - Fear of God
3. Royce Da 5'9 - Success Is Certain
4. The Game - The R.E.D Album
5. Random Axe - Random Axe (For the most part)


Most Anticipated Project of 2012:
1. New Kanye West Album
2. G.O.O.D Music Collab Album
3. Meek Mill Debut
4. Tyler, The Creator - Wolf
5. Big K.R.I.T Debut

Best Song:
1. Big KRIT - R4 Theme Song
2. Kendrick Lamar - ADHD
3. ASAP Rocky - Wassup
4. Curren$y  - Scottie Pippen
5. The Roots - Make My

Best Rapper:
1. Freddie Gibbs
2. Curren$y
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. Big KRIT
5.

Best Producer:
1. Kno
2. Clams Casino
3. Alchemist
4.
5.

Best Frisbee (albums you hated, were extremely disappointed by, etc.):
1. Death Grips - Exmilitary
2. Lupe Fiasco - Lasers
3. Wiz Khalifa - Rolling Papers
4. Mac Miller - Blue Slide Park
5. J. Cole - Cole World


Most Anticipated Project of 2012:
1. Tonedeff & Kno - Chico and the Man
2. Big KRIT's album
3.
4.
5. 

[QUOTE="JML897"]Most Anticipated Project of 2012:

1. Tonedeff & Kno - Chico and the Man

Mkavanaugh77

Nice list, cant wait for Chico And The Man as well 

They actually had a release date set for December 9th of this year. Then Kno said they were moving it back because...I'm not really sure why.

But yeah, it's almost the indie rap Detox at this point.

They actually had a release date set for December 9th of this year. Then Kno said they were moving it back because...I'm not really sure why.

But yeah, it's almost the indie rap Detox at this point.

JML897

If I can't have a tie at the top, uh, move one down and get rid of 10. Flip a coin. I can't decide which. :P

Best Album/Mixtape/EP: 
1. Trem - For the Term of his Natural Life/Goatmob - Goatmob
2. Hunter and Mortar - Fear and Loathing
3. Danny Brown - XXX
4. Mr. Mutha****in' Exquire - Lost in Translation
5. The Dragon Project - The Dragon Project
6. Random Axe - Random Axe
7. ASAP Rocky - Live Love Asap
8. Ciecmate - Game Over
9. Hail Mary Mallon - Are You Gonna Eat That?
10. Tyler, the Creator - Goblin

Shabazz Palaces - Black Up

Best Song:
1. Goatmob - French Revolution
2. Mr. Mutha****in' Exquire - Huzzah Remix featuring all those other people
3. El-P - Drones Over BKLYN
4. Hunter and Mortar - More Pills
5. Das Racist - Shut Up man featuring El-P

Best Rapper:
1. Danny Brown
2. Trem
3. Mr. Mutha****in' Exquire
4. El-P
5. Geko

Best Producer:
1. Alchemist
2. Clams Casino
3. Black Milk
4. Aetcix
5. Samiyam

Best Frisbee (albums you hated, were extremely disappointed by, etc.):
1. Cunninlynguists - Oneirology
2. Blu - J E S U S
3. Vast Aire - 2010 a street odyssey
4. Lil B - I'm Gay
5. Kerser - The Nebulizer


Most Anticipated Project of 2012:
1. El-P - Cancer 4 Cure
2. Clandestien's 2 albums
3. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
4. Kno and Tonedeff - Chico and the Man
5.  Skinnyman - Music Speaks Louder than Words EP

And only 2 of those will come out.

[QUOTE="Mkavanaugh77"][QUOTE="JML897"]Most Anticipated Project of 2012:

1. Tonedeff & Kno - Chico and the Man

Colt45fool

Nice list, cant wait for Chico And The Man as well 

Best Album/Mixtape/EP: 

1. Wu Tang - "Legendary Weapons"
2. Bad Meets Evil - "Hell: The Sequel"
3. S7yles P - "Master of Ceremonies"
4. Maybach Music Group Presents: "Self Made, Volume 1"
5. Fabolous - "There Is No Competition: Death Comes In 3s"
6. B.O.B. - "E.P.I.C." (Every Play Is Crucial)
7. Asher Roth - "Pabst & Jazz"
8. Curren$y - "Covert Coup"
9. Juicy J - "Blue Dream and Lean"
10. Common - "The Believer"

Best Frisbee (albums you hated, were extremely disappointed by, etc.):
1. Every Hiphop album released in the last decade
2.
3.
4.
5.

Best Album/Mixtape/EP: 

1. Kendrick Lamar - Section 80
2. Danny Brown - XXX
3. Big K.R.I.T. - Return of 4eva
4. Elzhi - ELmatic
5. Curren$y & The Alchemist - Covert Coup
6. Action Bronson & Statik Selektah - Well Done
7. The Doppelgangaz - Lone Sharks
8. Mr. Muthaf***** eXquire - Lost In Translation
9. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Thuggin' EP
10. Greneberg - Greneberg EP

Best Song:

1. Greneberg - Jaws
2. Mr. Muthaf***** eXquire - Huzzah (Remix)
3. Curren$y & The Alchemist - Scottie Pippens (feat. Freddie Gibbs)
4. Big K.R.I.T. - R4 Theme
5. Madlib & Freddie Gibbs - Thuggin'


Best Rapper:

1. Danny Brown
2. Kendrick Lamar
3. Mr. Muthaf***** eXquire
4. Action Bronson
5. Freddie Gibbs

Best Producer:

1. Statik Selektah
2. The Alchemist
3. Madlib
4.
5.

Best Frisbee (albums you hated, were extremely disappointed by, etc.):

1. Common - The Dreamer The Believer
2. MED - ****c [< really?!] (I wouldn't say I hated it as such, just dissapointed slightly with MED. Madlib gave him some good beats).
3.
4.
5.


Most Anticipated Project of 2012:

1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
5. Ehhhhh I really don't know. I haven't a clue who plans to bring out what to tell the truth.

[QUOTE="aRealCoolGuy"]

Best Frisbee (albums you hated, were extremely disappointed by, etc.):
1. Every Hiphop album released in the last decade
2.
3.
4.
5.

Mkavanaugh77

Does my statement really confuse you or are you just playing dumb?

I thought my statement was pretty straight forward... ?? ... 

[QUOTE="aRealCoolGuy"]

Best Frisbee (albums you hated, were extremely disappointed by, etc.):
1. Every Hiphop album released in the last decade
2.
3.
4.
5.

Mkavanaugh77

:lol: 

Best Album/Mixtape/EP: 1. Cunninlynguists - Oneirology 2. Kendrick Lamar - Section.80 3. Lil B - I'm Gay 4. DaDukies

Good **** on mentioning Im Gay that was slipping my mind for some reason.  

Best Album/Mixtape/EP: 

1. Cole World: Sideline Story
2. Elmatic 
3. The Dreamer, The Believer 
4. Goblin
5. Return of 4eva
6. Take Care
7. Watch the Throne
8. Im Gay
9. Covert Coup
10. Tha Carter IV

Best Song: 

1. Rise and Shine - J Cole
2. Ghetto Dreams - Common and Nas
3. Life's a ***** - Elzhi and Royce 5'9
4. Celebrate - Common
5. Drake - Underground Kings

 Best Rapper:

1. J Cole
2. Common
3. Elzhi
4. Tyler, the Creator
5. Drake

1. Kanye West
2. NO I.D.
3. Alchemist
4. Kno

1. Armor of God
2. Bad Meets Evil

1. J Cole's second album
2. Jay Electronica's album
3. Slaughterhouse album
4. Wolf
5. Big Krit album

Best Album/Mixtape/EP: 

 

1. Wu Tang - "Legendary Weapons"
2. Bad Meets Evil - "Hell: The Sequel"
3. S7yles P - "Master of Ceremonies"
4. Maybach Music Group Presents: "Self Made, Volume 1"
5. Fabolous - "There Is No Competition: Death Comes In 3s"
6. B.O.B. - "E.P.I.C." (Every Play Is Crucial)
7. Asher Roth - "Pabst & Jazz"
8. Curren$y - "Covert Coup"
9. Juicy J - "Blue Dream and Lean"
10. Common - "The Believer"

Best Rapper:
1. Eminem
2. Royce Da 5'9
3. Joe Buddens
4. Crooked I
5. Joell Ortiz

Best Producer:
1. Alchemist
2. Kanye West
3. No ID
4. Just Blaze
5. Lex Luger

Best Frisbee (albums you hated, were extremely disappointed by, etc.):
1. Drake - Take Care
2. Wiz Khalifa - Rolling Papers
3. Big Sean - Finally Famous
4. Lil Wayne - Carter IV
5. Jay Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne 


Most Anticipated Project of 2012:
1. Redman - "Muddy Waters II"
2. Redman & Method Man - "Blackout! 3"
3. Slaughterhouse LP
4. G.O.O.D. Music LP
5. Rick Ross - "God Forgives, I Don't"

 

AtlanticRock

Props for mentioning There Is No Competition 3. Fab acted an ASS on that mixtape,sweet jesus :o

[QUOTE="DaDukies"]Best Album/Mixtape/EP: 1. Cunninlynguists - Oneirology 2. Kendrick Lamar - Section.80 3. Lil B - I'm Gay 4. elpooz

Good **** on mentioning Im Gay that was slipping my mind for some reason.  

c'mon now, that album was average save for the beats. This wasn't even on the level of his blue or red flame mixtapes

Im Gay was dope. I'm sorry you're not based guys :?.

If you want to talk about replayability, Oneirology had like 0 replay value and is on everyone's lists. I honestly have no intention of ever listening to that album again, even though I thought it was a good album. Maybe in like 2 years when I'm looking back at 2011... 

I don't know if its worthy of a category but what were some of the worst trends of 2011? I can't get over the explosion of white female rappers that blew up this past year: Kreayshawn, V-Nasty, Iggy Azalea... and you can't leave out the fastest female rapper alive either.

V-Nasty is the worst thing to happen to Hip Hop this year...Her album with Gucci Mane was awful. SMH at Gucci for that one.

I think a category for top 5 music videos would be cool though...A lot of really cool videos this year like Otis, Yonkers, etc. 

V-Nasty is the worst thing to happen to Hip Hop this year...Her album with Gucci Mane was awful. SMH at Gucci for that one.

Toriko42

burr

I'm Gay was actually not very good at all. No cooking songs = No repeated listensToriko42

Dark Sister is pretty bad too. They are most notable for their live performance where they were barely dressed and rolling around in corn syrup or honey lol. I didn't know they were rappers when I first saw the pictures, then I saw an interview with them was like huh?

"Take Me Down"

"Red Velvet"

[QUOTE="Toriko42"]I'm Gay was actually not very good at all. No cooking songs = No repeated listensDaDukies

This and this are what I come for when I listen to Lil B. 

[QUOTE="DaDukies"][QUOTE="Toriko42"]I'm Gay was actually not very good at all. No cooking songs = No repeated listensToriko42

This and this are what I come for when I listen to Lil B. 

word up toriko. lol at DaDukies calling that album a modern classic :lol: if I want to hear someone talk about real life **** Lil B is the last person I'dwant to listen to

Age of Information, I Got Aids, Motivation, Chasing the Rain, Cocaine, I'm God, Real **** From A Real *****, Good Morning, Realest Alive >>>

If you're only listening to Lil B for the cooking you're missing out.Orlando_Magic

Songs like I Got Aids and Age of Information might be serious, but they're also quite stupid which actually makes them more entertaining on repeated listens. Most of I'm Gay wasn't silly enough to have muh replay value.

Well that sounds weird.

Age of Information, I Got Aids, Motivation, Chasing the Rain, Cocaine, I'm God, Real **** From A Real *****, Good Morning, Realest Alive >>>

If you're only listening to Lil B for the cooking you're missing out.Orlando_Magic

I'm God is great and so is Cocaine but that's mostly cause Beautiful Lou is an amazing producer. I get tired of cooking tracks by Lil B too but  songs like "Pretty Boy" or songs where there's a trap beat for example are when he's at his best

[QUOTE="Orlando_Magic"]Age of Information, I Got Aids, Motivation, Chasing the Rain, Cocaine, I'm God, Real **** From A Real *****, Good Morning, Realest Alive >>>

If you're only listening to Lil B for the cooking you're missing out.Foolz3h

Songs like I Got Aids and Age of Information might be serious, but they're also quite stupid which actually makes them more entertaining on repeated listens. Most of I'm Gay wasn't silly enough to have muh replay value.

Well that sounds weird.

I want to know how Age of Information "is quite stupid."

Also, I agree with Orlando and Dadukies. Im Gay-esque Lil B is certainly worth listening to.  

[QUOTE="Foolz3h"]

[QUOTE="Orlando_Magic"]Age of Information, I Got Aids, Motivation, Chasing the Rain, Cocaine, I'm God, Real **** From A Real *****, Good Morning, Realest Alive >>>

If you're only listening to Lil B for the cooking you're missing out.elpooz

Songs like I Got Aids and Age of Information might be serious, but they're also quite stupid which actually makes them more entertaining on repeated listens. Most of I'm Gay wasn't silly enough to have muh replay value.

Well that sounds weird.

I want to know how Age of Information "is quite stupid."

Also, I agree with Orlando and Dadukies. Im Gay-esque Lil B is certainly worth listening to.  

[QUOTE="elpooz"][QUOTE="Foolz3h"]

[QUOTE="Orlando_Magic"]Age of Information, I Got Aids, Motivation, Chasing the Rain, Cocaine, I'm God, Real **** From A Real *****, Good Morning, Realest Alive >>>

If you're only listening to Lil B for the cooking you're missing out.Foolz3h

Songs like I Got Aids and Age of Information might be serious, but they're also quite stupid which actually makes them more entertaining on repeated listens. Most of I'm Gay wasn't silly enough to have muh replay value.

Well that sounds weird.

I want to know how Age of Information "is quite stupid."

Also, I agree with Orlando and Dadukies. Im Gay-esque Lil B is certainly worth listening to.  

Stupid might be a bit far, but it's far from being a profound or deep examination of modern technology's effects on society.

What would have been more profound?