The year two thousand and nine is over, done, finito. J. Pitts and Nice Rec countdown the best fourteen songs from the year that was.

Full countdown and awards breakdown after the jump:

Best songs of 2009
14. Jay-Z – Thank You
13. Kid Cudi – Make Her Say f/ Kanye West and Common
12. Skyzoo – When I Rhyme f/ Talib Kweli and Reks
11. Fashawn – Stars
10. Diamond District – I Mean Business
9. Skyzoo – Beautiful Decay
8. 50 Cent – Suicide Watch
7. Royce da 5’9″ – Gun Harmonizing
6. Clipse – Popular Demand f/ Pharrell and Cam’ron
5. Mos Def – Auditorium
4. Raekwon – New Wu f/ Ghostface and Method Man
3. Royce da 5’9″ – Dinner Time f/ Busta Rhymes
2. Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement
1. Jay Electronica – Exhibit C

Best Albums of 2009

J. Pitts
5. J. Cole – The Warm Up
4. Danny! – Where is Danny?
3. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
2. Fashawn – Boy Meets World
1. Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement

Nice Rec:
5. People Under the Stairs – Carried Away
4. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
3. Dam Funk – Toeachhizown
2. Fashawn – Boy Meets World
1. Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement

Runner-ups:
Nice Rec: Raekwon – Only Build for Cuban Linx, Harangue EP
J. Pitts – Exile – Radio, People Under the Stairs – Carried Away

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