2008 Top Ten: #10 — Lyrics Born “I Like It, I Love It”

#10: Lyrics Born — “I Like It, I Love It”

Probably the only hip-hop that caught my ear this year was Lyrics Born’s track from his album Everywhere at Once. That’s not to say it was a bad year for hip-hop (M.I.A., Santogold, the new Kanye album), but for whatever reason, none of them really resonated with me. Plus, I think “Paper Planes” is technically a 2007 song. So eat it.

This struck a cord because it sounds a lot like something Boots Riley would do. And if Boots Riley pseudo-approves it, I’m on board.