2009 is over, and what a year is was. I’ve compiled a list of my best and worst videogame/hip-hop related moments of the last 12 months and have posted them below for your viewing pleasure. Remember these are MY opinions and do not necessarily represent TheKoalition.com as a whole. Feel free to leave your opinions in the comment box below
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Collaboration:

Best
Lil’ Wayne & Eminem “Drop The World”
The Rebirth may be one of the worst album I’ve heard in my life but it features one of the best songs of this year. Drop The World reminded us all that Eminem can still rip the mic like he used to, just incase we all happened to forget amidst all his songs about killing sluts and being raped by his step father. Click Here To Listen.

Worst
50 Cent & Ester Dean “Hard Rock”
Really 50? Really? Click Here To Listen.

Group:

Best
SlaughterHouse
Joellz Ortiz, Joe Budden & Royce Da 5’9 are arguably 3 of the top 10 MC’s in the game so how could SlaughterHouse be anything less than amazing? Oh yea, Crooked I.

Worst
Young Money
I like Jae Millz and Lloyd is cool… other than that Young Money are a walking, breathing compilation of awfulness.

Female Artist:

Best
Joe Budden
Bitching, Whining, Dissing, Apologizing, Getting Beat Up, Making Empty Threats, Craving For Attention but a BEAST on the mic.

Worst
Nicki Minaj

Proof that money and make-up can make just about anything look vaguely attractive. As a rapper Nicki is borderline retarded, she lacks the rawness of Lil’ Kim, the lyricism of Eve and worst of all she sounds like a 14 year old Eminem. Not a good look.

Male Artist:

Best
50 Cent
While his album was a massive disappointment and he took a huge “L” by selling less than Rick Ross, 50 Cent has been the most entertaining artist by far this year. Whether he was releasing videos, music or being interviewed 50 Cent kept the internet buzzing for the entirety of 2009.

Worst
Lil’ Wayne
*Sighs* Lil’ Wayne already has one of the worst voices in hiphop but hearing him sing via autotune takes his wackness to a whole new level, but now he’s picking up a guitar and branching and releasing a Rock album? Jesus kill me now!

Album:

Best
Maino “If Tomorrow Comes”
No seriously, I like Maino’s debut album more than any other album released this year. That’s not really saying much though since 90% of the albums in 2009 weren’t even worth illegally downloading let alone paying for.

Worst
Busta Rhymes “Back On My Bullshit”
It’s very rare that I find an album so bad that it literally makes me cringe during almost every track, but B.O.M.B.S is just that bad. I guess the word “Bullshit” in the title should have been enough of a warning.

Game Based On A Real Life Person:

Best
50 Cent “Blood On The Sand”
One of the most fun games of the year came courtesy of Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. Originally dropped by Activision and later released by THQ, Blood On The Sand was a sublime mix of cover-based shooting, melee kills, big ass ramps and as always murderous helicopters!

Worst
Demo Dick “Rouge Warrior”
Constantly stabbing f*&#ing communist f*&#s in their f*&#ing communist faces should have been f*&#ing dope! But as Dro would say (and H-Town would repeat) “This Shit Is Ass!”

Game Based On A Licensed Property:

Best
Batman Arkham Asylum
B:AA  was without a doubt the best comic-based videogame ever made due to it’s excellent graphics, compelling story, top class voice acting, addictive  puzzles and brilliant combat. Batman’s journey into Arkham Asylum will be fondly remembered for years and years to come.

Worst
JU-ON: The Grudge – Haunted House Simulator
Even if the graphics weren’t dull as hell and the controls weren’t utterly broken Ju-On would would still suck. The thought of playing a Haunted House Simulator seems redundant now that there’s great games like Dead Space already on the market. Maybe if this was released 5 years ago to coincide with the US movie I might have gave a damn.

Ruthless Kid’s Annual “Wii Peripheral Of The Year” Award. Sponsored By Mc’Donalds:

Big Mac’s Best
Samuari Warrior 3 Themed Classic Controller Pro
If only all Wii games used this, the world would be a better place.

Mc’Worst
Baby from Baby And Me
Just look at it.

Downloadable Title:

Best
Shadow Complex
Epic Games + Metroid + Castlevania + Flashback + Mega Man + Metal Gear Solid + Nolan North = Downloadable Title of the year.

Worst
Rumble Massage
If you need a Xbox 360 controller to satisfy your woman, your life simply is not worth living. Consider suicide.

Carl Daniel’s Game Of The Year 2009:

Best
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Surprise! But seriously, do you really need to hear more reasons as to why Uncharted 2 is absolutely incredible? At the risk of sounding like a huge fanboy Uncharted 2 is (in my opinion) one the most flawless pieces of media to exist. If you don’t  own this already what the fuck is wrong with you?

Worst
Noby Noby Boy
Ok listen closely and try to keep up. You’re objective in Noby Noby Boy is to stretch your Boy [pause] as much as possible and report your length [pause] to Girl, when you (and everybody else in the world who’s playing the game) have stretched your Boy long enough, Girl can then reach new planets giving you access to new areas where you can repeat this process for the rest of your life. Shockingly bad controls and the worst graphics I’ve seen in years are also in place just to make sure there’s not even a slight possibility that any human being could enjoy playing this piece of shit.

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