Smart & Angry

I took the top 30 albums from Metacritic and listed below:

Score
1	Live At Reading by Nirvana		2009	96
2	Live In London by Leonard Cohen		2009	91
3	Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective		2009	89
4	Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II by Raekwon		2009	88
5	American Saturday Night by Brad Paisley		2009	86
6	Monoliths & Dimensions by Sunn O)))		2009	86
7	Welcome To Mali by Amadou & Mariam		2009	86
8	Hospice by The Antlers		2009	86
9	Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear		2009	85
10	Journal For Plague Lovers by Manic Street Preachers		2009	85
11	Wind's Poem by Mount Eerie		2009	85
12	Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors		2009	85
13	Revolution by Miranda Lambert		2009	85
14	Axe To Fall by Converge		2009	85
15	BLACKsummers'night by Maxwell		2009	85
16	Yonder Is The Clock by The Felice Brothers		2009	84
17	Electric Dirt by Levon Helm		2009	84
18	Dark Days/Light Years by Super Furry Animals		2009	84
19	xx by The xx		2009	84
20	Heavy Ghost by DM Stith		2009	84
21	Bonfires On The Heath by The Clientele		2009	84
22	UGK 4 Life by UGK		2009	84
23	Two Dancers by Wild Beasts		2009	83
24	The Excitement Plan by Todd Snider		2009	83
25	Post-Nothing by Japandroids		2009	83
26	Us by Brother Ali		2009	83
27	The Bright Mississippi by Allen Toussaint		2009	83
28	Between My Head and the Sky by Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band		2009	83
29	Blaqkout by DJ Quik & Kurupt		2009	83
30	Tarot Sport by Fuck Buttons		2009	83

And now here is the scores of each album with the nominations:

Grammy Nominations:

Album of the Year:
I Am…Sasha Fierce — Beyoncé (62)
The E.N.D. — The Black Eyed Peas (60)
The Fame — Lady Gaga (71)
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King — Dave Matthews Band (67)
Fearless — Taylor Swift (73)

None of these albums come close to the 30th album scoring with an 83. However in the song of the year category:

Song of the Year:
Poker Face — Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
Pretty Wings — Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) — Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Use Somebody — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings of Leon)
You Belong With Me — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

Maxwell gets a nod here. Lets see the rap:

Best Rap Album
Common – Universal Mind Control (53)
Eminem – Relapse (59)
Flo Rida – R.O.O.T.S. (62)
Mos Def – The Ecstatic (81)
Q-Tip – The Renaissance (82)

For some reason Raekwon has the 4th highest score of 86 (2nd if you ignore the live albums) out of all the albums put together but gets snubbed. Oddly 808's & Heartbreaks gets no nods at all. Also Scarface's Emertitus is eligible for this years Grammy with a score of 85 and gets no love. Well at least no Soulja Boy...

But the oddest Nod goes to:

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beyoncé & Kanye West – “Ego”
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo – “Knock You Down”
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town”
The Lonely Island & T-Pain – “I’m On A Boat” <------------WTF???????
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead And Gone”

Your thoughts..

Norah Jones - Chasing Pirates (Remix Feat Santigold & Snotty)

Dres of Black Sheep - Doin It Wrong

Snoop Dogg - Special Feat Brandy, Pharrell

I usually don't support "Mindless Thug-anomics" but people have the right to free speech to create anything they want. Also to sample someone's work with Admiration with no intention of making a dime off it should be ok. However "The Machine" thought differently in this situation in which is explained below

As many of you know, I’ve been preparing to releasing an exciting mixtape this summer called Southerngold. Basically, me mixing my favorite Southern rap vocals over remixed samples of my favorite Santigold influenced samples and tracks.

However, as I am about to release my mix on the internet tonight... literally, I am sitting at my desk in Brooklyn uploading the mix to YouSendIt.com, I get a cease and desist from lawyers at Santigold’s label, Downtown Records.

I’m not selling this, I’m not making a dime. I’m encouraging everyone to BUY Santigold’s album and I’m helping to expand her fan base to new markets. In addition, none of these songs are as they would appear on her actual album. EVERYTHING is remixed and redone so there is no competition with her actual in-stores album... It’s ironic that Downtown Records biggest group was signed due to a project with similar ambitions, Gnarls Barkley’s Danger Mouse with The Grey Album.

Sincerely,
Terry Urban

So to fight the power and idiocracy of Labels aka "The Machine" I am posting the Mixtape.

1. M.I.A. Artistes (Ft. Pitbull & Ying Yang Twins)
2. You’ll Find A Way Player (Ft. Andre 3000 & Bun B)
3. Still Tippin’ It (Ft. Slim Thug & Mike Jones)
4. Can’t Say It (Ft. T-Pain)
5. Creating Kryptonite (Ft. Purple Ribbon All-Stars)
6. Fire Superman (Ft. Lil’ Wayne) [Prod. By Mike Cash]
7. Hustlin’ With The Lights Out (Ft. Rick Ross)
8. Shawty Is Starstuck (Ft. The Dream)
9. Unfreakable Girl (Ft. Gucci Mane)
10. Nann Lady (Ft. Trick Daddy & Trina) [Prod. By JKhan]
11. Anne’s Plan (Ft. Chip Tha Ripper) [Prod. By Mike Cash]
12. You’ll Go Crazy (Ft. Young Jeezy) [Prod. By Mike Cash]

Terry Urban & Gold Coin Clothing - Southerngold (Mixtape)