We polled a diverse group of individuals to ask what their favorite mixtapes and albums of 2009 were. When you start talking about the best there’s no way to compile a list that will satisfy everybody so we’re going to show you a consensus of what our poll yielded. Think of it as our own panel of experts.

10. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…Pt. II

9. Lupe Fiasco – Enemy Of The State

8. Rick Ross – Deeper Than Rap

7. Lil Wayne – No Ceilings

6. J.Cole – The Warm Up

5. Wale – Attention Deficit

4. The Clipse – Til The Casket Drops

3. Jay-Z – Blueprint 3

2. Drake – So Far Gone

Kid Cudi – Man On The Moon: End Of Day

The voting was close but at the end of the day there can only be one winner. Out of our 22 person panel, Cudder received an impressive 10 votes.

Jay-Z was no slouch either coming in second with 8 votes for his Blueprint 3 album. Tied with the Jigga Man is VA’s finest duo The Clipse and their Til The Casket Drops offering as well as newcomer Drake and his So Far Gone mixtape. DC rhyme slinger Wale also had a good showing, rounding out the top 5 with Attention Deficit.

As with any list not everyone that was deserving made the cut so we’re going to throw out an Honorable Mention lot. That list, in alphabetical order, is as follows:

- Chester French – Love The Future

- Daniel Merriweather – Love & War

- Dom Kennedy – FutureStreet/DrugSounds + Best After Bobby

- The Dream – Love vs. Money

- Grizzly Bear – Veckatimist

- John Mayer – Battle Studies

- Miike Snow – Miike Snow

- Mike Posner – A Matter Of Time + One Foot Out The Door

- Ryan Leslie – Ryan Leslie + Transition

- Trey Songz – Anticipation + Ready

- Wiz Khalifa – Deal Or No Deal

Thanks to all who took part including: 87Films, A.J., Adil, Audra, Benny, Byron, DC to BC, Jeremy, Joe T., Joe M., Matt W., Patricio, Shawn, Shomi, Whitney C., Whitney H.

Let’s have another year of enjoying and supporting good music.

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