Spoek Mathambo – ‘Mshini Wam’

Spoek Mathambo recently got nominated as Best New Act of 2010 in URB’s Readers poll (cast your votes here) and he sure deserves it cause 2010 has been Spoek’s year, without a doubt. Releasing his debut solo album “Mshini Wam“, gracing the cover of FADER Magazine, touring the world like a madman and been featured on so many nice tracks it’s absolute ridiculous. But what places him on this list is the album titled single ‘Mshini Wam’ featuring Yolanda Fyrus Xashi and Avuyile Tosa. Para-pa-pa-pum-pum!

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Katy B – ‘Katy on a Mission’

It’s kinda hard to choose which track of all the ones that featured the queen of dubstep aka. Katy B that was the best this year. ‘Louder’? ‘Hold Me’ from The Count & Sinden’s long awaited debut album “Mega Mega Mega”? ‘Lights On’ featuring Ms. Dynamite? Katy’s and Magnetic Man’s huge single ‘Perfect Stranger’? Or well, I guess the choice is quite easy if you think about it, it’s of course the her first own single, the Benga-produced ‘Katy on a Mission’.

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Nicki Minaj ft. Eminem – ‘Roman’s Revenge’

I still after some weeks think that Nicki Minaj’s debut album “Pink Friday” is the album of the year. Nicki delivered. And here with Eminem she serves Lil’ Kim’s head on a gold platter. Can’t wait for that monster remix of this that’s in the making right now. If you can’t wait, here’s Busta Ryhmes part of the project as a lil’ bonus.

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Matt Shadetek – ‘Snapdragons’

Alongside Sky Ferreira’s ‘One’ and Spoek Mathambo’s ‘Mshini Wam’ above, Matt Shadetek’s ‘Snapdragons’ was one of my main beach anthems this year. It’s taken from Matt’s solo debut “Flowers” that dropped on Dutty Artz at the time I was moving and had no internetz therefore I was not able to review it. However, the album, which is a grime/tropical/bass-dream is gonna be featured on my “Top Ten Albums of 2010″-list, for sure.

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Christina Aguilera ft. M.I.A. – ‘Elastic Love’
Here comes another summer anthem taken from Christina Aguilera’s sixth studio album “Bionic”. Never had time to review that one either even if it was unexpectedly good actually. One of the best tracks was this feature with M.I.A. and every line of this song was kinda applicable to my messy love life back then. Thanks heaven that book is now closed.