What a year. I spent a lot of time agonizing over this list, and after two days I've arrived at one with many faults, but one that I'm relatively happy with. The diversity of rap in 2009 creates many problems for developing a comprehensive list like this. How does one properly compare and determine the rank of a Mos Def song and a Juiceman song, when they're such different beasts? For this reason, my personal enjoyment of a song played as large a role as my critical examination of it in determining a rank. Gucci Mane alone could have a top 25 list this year, but an artist was only allowed to appear once on this list outside of features. Choosing a single Gucci song to be representative of his entire output in 2009 was extremely difficult. The song I ended up choosing I found to exemplify the characteristic sound that Gucci and Zaytoven established. It's also interesting to note that almost half of the top ten this year originated on mixtapes or free albums.
1. “Do You Know” -DJ Quik & Kurupt
2. “Better Believe It” -Lil Boosie Ft. Young Jeezy and Webbie
3. “Doing Just Fine” -Z-Ro
4. “Purse Come First” -UGK Ft. Big Gipp
5. “Popular Demand (Popeyes)” -Clipse Ft. Cam'ron
6. “Womb 2 The Tomb” -Freddie Gibbs Ft. Pill
7. “Feel The...” -G-Side Ft. 6 Tre G
8. “Trap Goin' Ham” -Pill
9. “Shine Blockas” -Big Boi Ft. Gucci Mane
10. “Weird” -Gucci Mane
11. “Cold Outside” -Raekwon Ft. Ghostface
12. “Hussle In The House” -Nipsey Hussle
13. “Gazzillion Ear” -DOOM
14. “Diamonds & Maybachs Pt. 2” -Triple C's
15. “City Lights” -Method Man and Redman Ft. Bun B
16. “Exhibit C” -Jay Electronica
17. “Life In Marvelous Times” -Mos Def
18. “I Got This (Don't Worry)” -Young Jeezy
19. “Make The Trap Say Aye” -OJ Da Juiceman Ft. Gucci Mane
20. “In The Night/While You Slept (I Crept)” -J Dilla
21. “D.O.A.” -Jay-Z
22. “Georgiavania” -Willie Isz
23. “Pop The Trunk” -Yelawolf
24. “On Dat Other Shit” -Playboy Tre
25. “O Let's Do It” -Waka Flocka
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