Best Of 2007: AaronM’s Dope Producers of 2007.

Jan 4, 2008

My own personal list for 2007 consists of the producers who put in amazing work this year and deserve some props.

Listed in no particular order, with the artists they did the best work with this year.

Alchemist (Prodigy, Pharoahe Monch, Evidence, Styles P)

The Hitmen (Jay-Z, Ghostface, Pharoahe Monch)

Kanye West (Common, Talib Kweli, Consequence)

DJ Premier (NYGz, Termanology)

Jake One (50 Cent, Turf Talk, Bishop Lamont, Young Buck, Freeway, Evidence)

Nottz (Royce The 5’9″, Scarface, Kanye West, Little Brother, Boot Camp Clik)

Entire Albums

Marco Polo – Port Authority (also produced for: Boot Camp Clik, J-Live)

DJ Jazzy Jeff – Return of the Magnificent

Statik Selektah -Spell My Name Right

Showbiz -Live Hard (as Show & A.G.)

Waajeed- The War LP

Exile -Below The Heavens (as Blu & Exile)

Sabzi – Bayani/Joe Metro EP (as Blue Scholars)

Black Milk – Popular Demand (also: Pharoahe Monch, Phat Kat)

Dope Instrumental Albums

Large Professor – Beats Vol.2 (also: AZ/Styles P)

Madlib – Beat Konducta in India (also: Talib Kweli, Percee P, Strong Arm Steady)

Oh No – Dr. No’s Oxperiment (also: Wildchild, Lifesavas)

The ARE – Dem Damb Jacksons/Manipulated Marauders

Blockhead – Uncle Tony’s Coloring Book (also: Aesop Rock)

franchise

i gotta say…hitmen and statik came out of nowhere this year. jazzy jeff was not a bad look either.

Jan 5th, 2008
AaronM

I know, they’re both everywhere; I predict Statik making big waves, I don’t know why more people didn’t hype “Spell My Name Right”, it was dope.

Jan 5th, 2008
Swann

dope!

I’d throw Thes-One in there for instrumental LP tho.

I got a sucka-free list too.

Jan 5th, 2008
AaronM

Word! My bad, I totally forgot him. I loved Lifestyle Marketing, it was super dope.

Jan 5th, 2008
gforce

ooh, i love me some statik selektah. he might have taken some heat for covering “express yourself,” but “hardcore” kills it on that album.

Jan 5th, 2008
AaronM

I really liked the remake of Express Yourself, actually.
I mean, Jazzy Jeff had about 3 covers of classic songs on his album, right?
He’s been doing a lot of production lately. I like when an album’s production is done by just one guy.

Jan 5th, 2008