411 Mania — This week, we're honoring those who have made a complete fool of themselves, those that have done unmentionable things and those that have risen above to deliver greatness! Featuring Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Raekwon and Rihanna with musical performances... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Host of the Push Bin and Tale of the Twelve podcast, Lou Z., chimes in with his Top 10 list for 2009: 1. Demdike Stare - Symbiosis (Modern Love) - listen 2. Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx Pt.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Aziz Ansari's listed the following stuff on his 2009 Gummy Award Ballot.... BEST ALBUM 4. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II 3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz 2. Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms 1. Animal Collective... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Aziz Ansari's listed the following stuff on his 2009 Gummy Award Ballot.... BEST ALBUM 4. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II 3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz 2. Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms 1. Animal Collective... more info

411 Mania — Take a look back at 411 Music's best (and worst) reviewed albums of 2009 in metal, rock, alternative, indie and rap, as we recognize the big ones like Lamb of God, Bruce Springsteen, Alice In Chains, Raekwon, Bat For Lashes, Bob Dylan and moreÂÂ... more info

411 Mania — The staff looks back one last time at 2009, as Eminem, Alice In Chains, Jay-Z and more make our Top Albums, Lady GaGa and Taylor Swift broke out to annoy us, Raekwon returned, Chris Brown did a bad, bad thing and, oh yeah, a guy from the Jackson 5 di... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Yeah, it stirred the Yankees to the World Series championship, but was there a more boring album this year than Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3? Perhaps it was a geographic thing. With a few exceptions, like Raekwon and Kid Cudi, most of 2009's exciting, inn... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Top 10 things I heard in 2009 (click on link for audio): 1. Demdike Stare - Symbiosis (Modern Love) - 2. Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx Pt. 2 (EMI) - 3. Easter Monkeys - Splendor of Sorrow (Reissue... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — TORONTO - As the decade draws to a close, a music industry in flux is increasingly shifting toward singles and EPs instead of the conventional album. But for the traditionalists among us, 2009 bore a bounty of fantastic full-length records. Here's th... more info

Rollo & Grady — Rolling Stone Magazine 25 Best Albums of 2009 25 Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. II 24 Monsters Of Folk – Monsters Of Folk 23 Levon Helm – Electric Dirt 22 Franz Ferdinand – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand 21 Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest 20 Y... more info