{"id":22189,"date":"2010-12-21T18:50:40","date_gmt":"2010-12-21T17:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=22189"},"modified":"2010-12-21T19:12:26","modified_gmt":"2010-12-21T18:12:26","slug":"the-new-york-times-top-10-albums-and-songs-of-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/the-new-york-times-top-10-albums-and-songs-of-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"The New York Times’ Top 10 Albums and Songs of 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nHere\u2019s an interesting roundup of Top 10 of 2010. The New York Times’ pop music critic Jon Caramanica makes his selections and you may be surprised by some of his choices.<\/p>\n

Here’s what he had to say about No. 1:<\/p>\n

Finally, a new hip-hop superhero: on his fourth album, he fully inhabits his ****ness, celebrating his growth as a rapper and the return of new money as an aesthetic. On this meaty record he\u2019s devastating 10 different ways, an artist who keeps awakening new skills and ambitions, and burying his past deeper and deeper.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See who that is at #1 and the whole list after the jump.<\/p>\n

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Top 10 Albums of 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Rick Ross \u2013 Teflon Don
\n2. Taylor Swift \u2013 Speak Now
\n3. Kanye West \u2013 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
\n4. Drake \u2013 Thank Me Later
\n5. Titus Andronicus \u2013 The Monitor
\n6. Gary Allan \u2013 Get Off On the Pain
\n7. DJ Drama & Fabolous \u2013 There Is No Competition 2: The Funeral Service
\n8. Justin Bieber \u2013 My World 2.0
\n9. R. Kelly \u2013 Love Letter
\n10. Jerrod Niemann \u2013 Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury<\/p>\n

Top 10 Songs of 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

Waka Flocka Flame featuring Diddy, Rick Ross, & Gucci Mane \u2013 \u201cO Let\u2019s Do It (Remix)\u201d
\nRick Ross featuring Gucci Mane \u2013 \u201cMC Hammer\u201d
\nLady Antebellum \u2013 \u201cNeed You Now\u201d
\nChris Brown featuring Drake, T.I., Kanye West, Fabolous, Rick Ross, & Andr\u00e9 3000 \u2013 \u201cDeuces (Remix)\u201d
\nMiguel featuring J. Cole \u2013 \u201cAll I Want Is You\u201d
\nKanye West feat. Pusha T \u2013 \u201cRunaway\u201d
\nCults \u2013 \u201cGo Outside\u201d
\nEarl Sweatshirt \u2013 \u201cEarl\u201d
\nEllie Goulding \u2013 \u201cStarry Eyed\u201d
\nLloyd Banks featuring Juelz Santana \u2013 \u201cBeamer, Benz, or Bentley\u201d<\/p>\n

You can read more at nytimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Via Rap-Up<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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