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Willy's Best of 2013 | Songs 60-41 REVEALED!
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That is some kind of boot camp schedule.
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I already know I won't follow it, just like last year.
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Looking forward to it Willy
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will your top 100 songs list be more hip-hop/rap inspired?
or mixed with all the great pop music released this year as well.
Wrecking Ball should be top 5
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Originally posted by Hollister
will your top 100 songs list be more hip-hop/rap inspired?
or mixed with all the great pop music released this year as well.
Wrecking Ball should be top 5
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It'll be surprising, that's for sure.
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Originally posted by Willy.
It'll be surprising, that's for sure.
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bey emma teas
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I'll be checking in for your lists William.
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This all sounds great! I'll definitely stick around and watch.
Ready for the first 10 songs today!
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hmmm i'll make sure to check this out!
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The Urban slayage is upon us!
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Cant Wait
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Best chart of 2013 right HERE
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The Members will be interesting to check out
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Looking forward to your list!
Tweet me when you update, boo!
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Time to get the first set together.
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perched I think i'll def like your lists :
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100. FRENCH MONTANA F/ RICO LOVE - Drink Freely
2013 was the year that French Montana's long-awaited debut album Excuse My French was released. The album is composed of banger after banger and although the entire body of work was lost in the sea of ultra-mainstream Hip-Hop releases this year, there's still songs on the album that deserve an ounce of recognition, in one way or another. One song is the curiously-titled Drink Freely (which was featured on the deluxe edition of the album). The song is a smooth R&B/Hip-Hop jam that is greatly accelerated by Rico Love's voice on the hook. The verses consist of French Montana telling a girl to just enjoy herself and drink freely. Overall, it's a feel-good track that was hidden away from many on the deluxe edition of the album. I can't say where French Montana will go with his career (musically) in 2014, but Drink Freely is a nice touch to his street-banger infested catalog.
99. CHRIS BROWN F/ NICKI MINAJ - Love More
Christopher Maurice Brown. What a chaotic year this controversial man has had. 2013 was supposed to be a year where Chris' music spoke for itself, and the controversy of yesteryear stayed in the past. As everyone knows, this was very far from the case, but we'll focus on the music aspect of his life, for now. Love More was the third single released from Chris Brown's unreleased album X. The song was premiered at the 2013 BET Awards and features a high-paced verse from Miss. Onika Maraj. Honestly speaking, I'm not too fond of the song overall. I do enjoy it for the sixteen bars of fire spit by Nicki, but besides that, it isn't Chris' best of the year. However, thug prolly, yo come polly ; you wanna **** a bad dolly, and pop molly along with the opening lines to Nicki's verse greatly compensate for the rest of the song. All I can hope for in 2014 is that Chris receives the treatment he so desperately needs.
98. WILL.I.AM F/ BRITNEY SPEARS - Scream & Shout
Scream & Shout was a track released as the second single from Will's album #willpower. The song was released in 2012, although it primarily took over the first few months of 2013. Sonically, the track is the same of what Will has been doing in recent years, but it's Britney who makes the song into something much more than another dance track sent to the radio for oversaturation. Aided with a faux-British accent (reminiscent of her darker times of 2007), Britney breezes through her lines with finesse. The highest-point of the song is the "Britney Bitch" sample from Britney's Gimme More. Overall, there's not much to say about Scream & Shout, except that it serves as an unfortunate precursor to Britney's own album that would be released over 12 months later.
97. ROBIN THICKE F/ KENDRICK LAMAR - Give It 2 U
Robin Thicke was definitely someone that nobody in the mainstream world was thinking of when discussing who would dominate 2013. While Thicke took over the world with the title track from his sixth studio album Blurred Lines, there was another single that also deserves some love from me. Give It 2 U is a pretty awesome track (produced by Dr. Luke) that sounds amazing when blasted in your car, or even on your iPod. The main version of the song features a fire verse from Kendrick Lamar, while the remix also features 2 Chainz (the King). In hindsight, it's understandable why Give It 2 U didn't explode like Blurred Lines did, but it's still a very cool & experimental track for Robin.
96. PITBULL F/ KE$HA - Timber
Mr. Worldwide Pitbull came into the latter half of 2013 with the lead single from his re-release/EP Meltdown. The song takes advantage of the folktronica trend that became popular on Top 40 radio in 2013, and also features Ke$ha on the hook. Timber is such a feel-good song in general. You can't help but want to be somewhere in Montana in the middle of summer dancing and acting a fool to the song. The song is a nice comeback for Ke$ha, who has the set-up to release a fantastic album in the new year. Although the song has already taken over the last few months of 2013, expect to be hearing Timber all over the radio deep until March.
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95. 2 CHAINZ - Used 2
How could you honestly not love 2 Chainz? He's just a king in all aspects of the word. Used 2 is track from his second studio album B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time, and the song is a banger in every possible definition of the word. The absolute highlight of the song is 2 Chainz' use of Juvenile's flow from the classic song Back That Azz Up, as well as 2 Chainz asking if you could do that split with a dick in you. The track just reminds me of when I would go to Atlanta as a child, and it makes me long for when I'll go back. Think of jamming to Used 2 in the scorching days of July while on your way to the beach, and you'll be sure to fall in love with this banger of a track. With another album on the horizon for Tity in 2014, expect to hear and see more of everybody's favorite rapper.
94. BRITNEY SPEARS - Alien
Alien is the opening track from Britney's eighth studio album Britney Jean, and the song is (in my opinion) the best track on the album. Produced by William Orbit, Alien features lyrics that allude to Britney wanting to "go back home" and just "return to where she came from". You can't help but feel that Britney so desperately wants to move to a ranch in Louisiana with her two boys and her man and just leave the business altogether. You could hear the deep emotion in her voice, which adds to the mystery of the song. Sadly, the rest of the album couldn't live up the expecations that her fans had. It's very clear that the album was created primarily as a platform for Britney's Vegas residency at Plant Hollywood (tickets are on-sale now!). All I could ever hope is for that Britney does what truly makes her happy in life. That's all that has to be said.
93. KATY PERRY - Legendary Lovers
Katy Perry's long-awaited album PRISM was finally released in 2013, and Legendary Lovers is a track that is absolutely phenomenal. The production is so top-notch and crisp, and the Middle Eastern influences shine ever so bright through the track that I can just shed a tear while listening to the song. Legendary Lovers is Katy at her most experimental (musically), and I hope she continues to progress in the future. It's just a euphoric track that's so absolutely catchy that you can't help but wish you had a legendary lover to love.
92. LIL WAYNE F/ DRAKE & FUTURE - Love Me
Love Me is the third single from Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being II, and the track is one of the best on the entire album. It's no secret that Wayne isn't in his lyrical prime anymore, so the best way to approach a Lil Wayne project is to listen to the music itself & not the lyrics. The song is soared into astronomical heights by Future & Drake's flawless hook. When you hear I'm on that good kush & alcohol, you already know the party is about to rise up to epic proportions. 2014 is the year that Wayne is expected to release his final studio album Tha Carter V, and although I can't say if he'll return to his pre-2010 level of lyricism, expect to hear a few bangers on the album.
91. JAY Z - Picasso Baby
2013 year has been a triumphant year for Mr. Carter with the release of his record-breaking twelfth studio album Magna Carta Holy Grail. Picasso Baby is a musical art-piece in more ways than one. The premise of the song is to broadcast Jay's love of classical and modern art, and he more than accomplishes that. What makes the song so great is Timbaland's production on the song, in which he thoroughly is about to transform a painting into music. The production is so rich, and it's the production itself (like with most of the album) that carries the song into new heights. 2014 will be another landmark year for Jay, as he enters the year with a sold-out world tour and as the most nominated artist (9) of the 2014 Grammy Awards.
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