Top 5 Albums Presto's is waiting for...

It's been a pretty hectic day for the NBA, huh. I mean, one of the most prolific scorers under 6-0 has departed again from a team who didn't need his services any longer. One of the most underrated point guards of the last few years has said goodbye to a team he has made his home and really his town. and one other forward was traded too. What's his name? Oh yeah, Dyess. Can't forget the Mississippi boys. While all of this is going through my mind right now, I'm thinking of something else right now that I have to discuss. I'll post later on the possibility of Billups turning Denver into a title contender and how Iverson will literally fuck the Pistons up. But right now, I 'm in the mood to talk about music.














Music? Yeah, it is about that time for the fall albums, which are usually when the best artist put out their new shit. Last year it was Kanye and 50 and I was not disappointed at all...at least not at Kanye's effort. 50 did an okay job but he has fell off every album after "the classic" Get rich or die tryin. He has a new one coming out next year and based on the title, Before I self-, 50 can't stand for Ye to beat him again in the sales department. 2008 has been a good year for rap music. Let me rate the top four that are out right now that are still hot.








1. T.I./Paper Trail- This has to be the realest shit T.I.P. has put out since Trap musik. There is not one song on here that I don't like and everything T.I. is spittin is from the heart. Don't sleep on this one because of his last two (cough cough) flops.








2. Lax/Game- Shit the songs I heard on there are fire, especially coming from a dude he reps a butterfly on his cheek. Tightest verse on the album? Check out Luda on "Ya Heard." "Slicker than rick the ruler whoop ass like Lex Luger, Superman, yuuuuuuuuu that ass like Lex Luther. My dicks the staple center I'll take you to see the Lakers." Luda is that dude.








3. Young Jeezy/ Recession- Hood shit. If you want some intelligent shit, Nas' untitled is right down the corner. This is for the streets. This is Jeezy. Well, sort of. It is not as good as Motivation 101 but it is a definite must over The Inspiration. I think Wednesday on the bus I will be playing..."My president is black, my jordans baby blue, and I'll be got damn that I'm 17 too!"








4. Nas/Untitiled- Just because If I didn't have him on here, someone would say I don't know real music.








5. Carter III/ Wayne- Young Molla baby! This album is annoyning as hell now that I have listened to it 100 times but some songs on there still keep me pumping. No matter what people say about Wayne, the Carter III did not disappoint but it was hyped too much. Next year expect Mixtape Weezy that has 1,000 guest appearances but no new album. He is so good at that....








Now time to hit y'all with the top 5 albums that Presto is waiting on..

1. T-Pain/Three Rings

• If you have heard any of T-Pain's "Pre-rings" mixtape, you can tell as of late the man is trying to showcase all of his talents. One of them being is uncanny ability to actually spit a little bit when he raps. I can actually see that T-Pain could have been a rap star but those cat in the hat hats don't necessarily make you "so hood" to me, Pain. But I have listened to majority of this album and let me tell you, it is the truth. I mean I thought I would get sick of the auto-tune after a while and that Pain would just play himself out but this album had me jiggin all the way through. Don't expect just the singles he puts out now to be the only hot songs on the album(Ephinany anyone?). Pain has songs for every occasion and it is like 20 plus tracks so this is obviously is best album to date. And there is just something about his new song "Chopped and Screwed" and that has me thinking back to what happened to me at homecoming...I'm off track, sorry. Anyways, this one hits stores next Tuesday so go cop it.

2. Ace Hood -Gutta

What the f*ck? Who is Ace Hood? Oh, that dude that be hanging out with Khalid with the long dreads? But it is like a hundred of those mothafuckers in dade county!!! No, No, my friends. Ace Hood is definitely not like those other dread swinging cats in Florida. There is something about this dude's swag that has me anticipating his album. Go on itunes, limewire, frostwire, or wherever you get your music and type this guy's name in. His freestyles are pretty crucial and he has some club bangers on deck. And I am ashamed that I only started using the term "cash flow" when I heard his song. Knock knock bang bang where the cast at! Ace Hood is where it is at and he is the rookie y'all are sleeping on.

3. 808's and heartbreak- Kanye West

'I'm not loving you, way I wanted to. I'm not loving you, way I wanted to. So keep yo love lockdown!!!!!!!!! All I can say is that Ye can pull of anything and auto tune is not any different. Since I just got through with a heartbreak of my own( you know who you are girl) I can see the pathos in his music. I'm feeling it and every time I listen to new Kanye, I get hooked to the chorus. The new one? "Bout the baddest girl I ever seen!!!/From movies out the tv screen!!!"

4. Thearte of the Mind- Ludacris

Ludacris should be claimed the best rapper alive. period. blank. I know I'm going to get a lot of heat from that statement but let me tell you that the boy Luda is on a roll. Have you have the Gangta Grill Mixtape "The Preview"? If you havent', you need to download it right now and listen to it and tell me Luda is not top 5 in the game right now. This new album comes out the same day as Kanye's so expect me to cop both. November 25. Expect album reviews on both albums as soon as the hit the shelves. and to let y'all know, theatre of the mind co-starrs insteads of features. pretty catchy huh? f*ck y'all moving along.

5. Rich Boy- Buried Alive

What? no Detox? no Slim Shady? no Weezy? no Gucci...who the hell am I kidding. No it is none of these guys I want to see more than Rich Boy. If you are ignorant to Rich boy just because of "Throw some D's", then you don't know Rich Boy. Go and listen to Bigger than the Mayor, his feature mixtape for 2008. That mixtape is better than most of the rap albums that came out this year and Rich boy is just toying with the beats. The man may be hard to understand at first with that 'Bama talk but once you hear what he has to say...the man speaks the truth and he is hood. Buried Alive is scheduled to hit shelves next year and I'll be ready. Y'all dudes better get ya knowledge up.

One more note...My birthday is minutes away!!!!!!!! 17 and counting!!! Go out and vote and make a change! and this has been a post by Kid Presto...in case you didn't know so.

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