The world’s about to end! Well, I’m not sure. But “twenty-twelve” rolls off the tongue nicely.

2011 has been a big year for music, especially for DJing in North America. Everything is “EDM”, I’m still not sure how that term became accepted. Meanwhile, rappers are rapping some rappin’ ass raps again and I love it. Genres continue to merge, people’s ears are more open than ever. There’s not a whole lot of bands right now. And some of the best albums of the year were free downloads — peep the top 3 of my list.

So without further ado, here are my year-end lists, just a bit late.

Albums:

1. Danny Brown XXX
2. The Weeknd House of Balloons
3. A$AP Rocky LiveLoveA$AP
4. Drake Take Care
5. Juicy J & Lex Luger Rubba Band Business
6. Rustie Glass Swords
7. Surkin USA
8. Kanye West & Jay-Z Watch The Throne
9. Frank Ocean Nostalgia, Ultra
10. The Roots Undun

Singles:

1. Kanye West & Jay-Z – N-words in Paris
2. Rogerseventytwo – You Take Me Higher
3. DJ Khaled feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – I’m On One
4. The Rapture – How Deep Is Your Love
5. Switch & Andrea Martin – I Still Love You
6. Metronomy – The Bay (Erol Alkan Re-Edit)
7. SebastiAn – Yes
8. SBTRKT feat. Little Dragon – Wildfire
9. Duck Sauce – Big Bad Wolf
10. Tyga – Rack City

Of course this is just my opinion… if you feel like yapping, taking it to the comments!

Here’s to making 2012 even more spectacular.

Another year has passed. Getting frighteningly close to 2012. Will it literally be the apocalypse, or will there just be a new sub-genre more annoying than the aforementioned? Well, we have 1 more year before we find out. (I kid, I kid.)

Here are my year-end lists… Enjoy, discuss, dissect, comment, argue, make up.

Top 10 Albums of 2010

1. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2. Chilly Gonzales – Ivory Tower
3. Caribou – Swim
4. The Roots – How I Got Over
5. Chromeo – Business Casual
6. Vampire Weekend – Contra
7. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
8. Shit Robot – The Cradle To The Rave
9. Scissor Sisters – Night Work
10. Roc Marciano – Marcberg

Top 10 Songs of 2010 not including “Barbra Streisand” because I can’t really big myself up.

1. Drake – Over
2. Kanye West – Power
3. Congorock – Babylon
4. Tensnake – Coma Cat
5. Rick Ross – B.M.F.
6. Cassius – The Rawkers E.P.
7. Vado & Cam’ron - Speaking In Tungs
8. Flying Lotus – Do The Astral Plane
9. Boys Noize – Yeah
10. Carte Blanche – Gare Du Nord

Happy holidays yall.