Best Of 2007: AaronM’s Dope Producers of 2007.
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)
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franchise said,
Wrote on January 5, 2008 @ 3:43 am
i gotta say…hitmen and statik came out of nowhere this year. jazzy jeff was not a bad look either.
AaronM said,
Wrote on January 5, 2008 @ 3:47 am
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.
Swann said,
Wrote on January 5, 2008 @ 5:50 am
dope!
I’d throw Thes-One in there for instrumental LP tho.
I got a sucka-free list too.
AaronM said,
Wrote on January 5, 2008 @ 1:48 pm
Word! My bad, I totally forgot him. I loved Lifestyle Marketing, it was super dope.
gforce said,
Wrote on January 5, 2008 @ 10:11 pm
ooh, i love me some statik selektah. he might have taken some heat for covering “express yourself,” but “hardcore” kills it on that album.
AaronM said,
Wrote on January 5, 2008 @ 10:50 pm
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.
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Wrote on October 1, 2008 @ 4:43 pm
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