JAYFORCE

The Beatz & Lyrics Show with Jayforce presented our annual BEST OF 2011 Awards Show live on WRFG 89.3 FM Atlanta where we counted down the Top 25 Hip Hop Albums of 2011. In addition to the best albums of the year, our team reveal our other significant awards, honors, & even the disappointments of the year. This is a rebroadcast/podcast of the show that aired live on January 14, 2012 in which we discussed the good, the bad, & the ugly surrounding 2011. So go ahead & download it from the links below or from itunes for free.  Or just listen to it here for all the other awards & our discussions, & our countdown. The full list of our BEST OF 2011 is after the jump below….

THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW WITH JAYFORCE |PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | iTunes |



THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – TOP 25 HIP HOP ALBUMS OF 2011

1. COMMON – THE DREAMER, THE BELIEVER
2. ELZHI – ELMATIC
3. GAME – THE RED ALBUM
4. TALIB KWELI – GUTTER RAINBOWS
5. SAIGON – THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD
6. KENDRICK LAMAR – SECTION 80
7. EVIDENCE – CATS & DOGS
8. RAEKWON – SHAOLIN VS. WU-TANG
9. PHONTE – CHARITY STARTS AT HOME
10. KANYE WEST & JAY-Z – WATCH THE THRONE
11. PHAROAHE MONCH – W.A.R. (WE ARE RENEGADES)
12. RAPPER BIG POOH – DIRTY PRETTY THINGS
13. CYHI THE PRYNCE – ROYAL FLUSH II
14. STYLES P – MASTER OF CEREMONIES
15. PUSHA T – FEAT OF GOD
16. GODS’ILLA – CPR BLENDTAPE
17. RANDOM AXE – RANDOM AXE
18. ROYCE DA 5’9 – SUCCESS IS CERTAIN
19. FOCUS… – MUSIC OF THE MISINTERPRETED
20. BIG K.R.I.T. – RETURN OF 4EVA
21. MONEY MAKING JAM BOYS – THE PRESTIGE: JAM BOY MAGIC
22. 50 CENT – THE BIG 10
23. 9TH WONDER – THE WONDER YEARS
24. BAD MEETS EVIL (EMINEM & ROYCE DA 5’9) – HELL: THE SEQUEL
25. THE ROOTS – UNDUN

BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST HIP HOP SONG (2011)

NAS – “NASTY” (PROD. BY SALAAM REMI)

BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – LYRICIST OF THE YEAR 2011
(BASED ON ALBUMS, MIXTAPE APPEARANCES, COLLABOS, & FREESTYLES)

ROYCE DA 5’9

BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST FEMALE EMCEE/HIP HOP ARTIST (2011)

BOOG BROWN

BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – ARTIST OF THE YEAR (2011)

COMMON

BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (2011)

NO I.D.

BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST ALTERNATIVE/HIP HOP ALBUM (2011)

THE ROOTS – UNDUN

BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST MIXTAPE/STREET ALBUM OF (2011)

ELZHI – ELMATIC

THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – MOST SLEPT ON HIP HOP ALBUM OF 2011

STALLEY – LINCOLN WAY NIGHTS

THE BEST COMMERCIAL RAP ALBUM OF 2011
[BASED ON PUBLIC OPINION, SALES, PUBLICITY, VISIBILITY, PRODUCT, UNIVERSAL APPEAL, & TIMING OF THE ALBUM RELEASE (EARLY ‘2011 VS. LATE ‘2011)

KANYE WEST & JAY-Z – WATCH THE THRONE (Winner)

Honorable Mentions:

HM. WIZ KHALIFA – ROLLING PAPERS
HM. DRAKE – TAKE CARE
HM. COMMON – THE DREAMER, THE BELIEVER
HM. THE ROOTS – UNDUN
HM. GAME – THE R.E.D. ALBUM
HM. WALE – AMBITION
HM. SNOOP DOGG & WIZ KHALIFA – HIGH SCHOOL
HM. MAYBACH MUSIC GROUP: SELF MADE ALBUM

THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST ALBUM BY A PRODUCER 2011

ILLASTRATE – “EDDIE COLEMAN’S FRIDAY NIGHT THEME MUSIC”

THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST ALBUM BY A DJ (2011)

DJ JAZZY JEFF & AYAH – BACK FOR MORE

THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – MOST DISAPPOINTING ALBUM OF 2011

LUPE FIASCO – LASERS

BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – MOST DISAPPOINTING ARTIST OF 2011

JAY ELECTRONICA

BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST DISS/BATTLE RECORD OF 2011

LUDACRIS – BADA BOOM (DISSIN’ DRAKE & BIG SEAN)

THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST R&B ALBUM OF 2011

FRANK OCEAN – NOSTALGIA, ULTRA

THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST R&B/SOUL ALBUM (2011)

ADELE – 21

THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – MOST POPULAR BEAT/TRACK OF 2011

“OTIS” – KANYE WEST & JAY-Z (WATCH THE THRONE)

THE ALLEY OOP/MOST ASSISTS AWARD OF 2011
(GREAT WORK WHILE ASSISTING OTHER ARTISTS BY EMCEEING AND/OR PRODUCING)

THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF 2011

LITTLE DRAGON – RITUAL UNION

BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST SONG BY ATLANTA INDEPENDENT HIPHOP ARTIST 2011

BLCTXT – A SMART BLACK BOY (PROD. BY KING I DIVINE)

BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST ALBUM BY AN ATLANTA BASED INDEPENDENT ARTIST

SENOR KAOS – THE KAOSEFFECT

BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – 2011 JAX AWARD
(BEST ATLANTA BASED HIP HOP ARTIST – BASED ON MUSIC, WORK ETHIC, TALENT, LIVE SHOW)

BOOG BROWN

BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST ATLANTA BASED INDEPENDENT HIP HOP GROUP

CLAN DESTINED

BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST HIP HOP RELATED FILM (2011)

A TRIBE CALLED QUEST – BEATS, RHYMES, & LIFE

BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BIGGEST COMEBACK OF 2011