Year in review: 2009’s greatest albums
Year in review.
Asher Roth loved college, with arguably the most obnoxious single of the year in “I Love College.” Newcomers Kid Cudi and Drake established fan bases, with their differing branches of hip-hop (and varying levels of talent). Mos Def’s “The Ecstatic” garnered favorable reviews, Raekwon showed the newcomers up with the strongest Wu-Tang Clan affiliated release since Ghostface Killah’s 2006 release, “Fishscale.” Animal Collective set the standard early in January, with “Merriweather Post Pavillion.”
Veterans, Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z, Eminem, Dinosaur Jr., and Sonic Youth all released albums. While Jay-Z’s
