Like we always do at this time…

Just because I haven’t set eyes on my mom for nearly a decade doesn’t mean we can’t have fun on Mother’s Day. Make a playlist of these beautiful songs for that special woman today and she’ll cherish the gesture all year long.

Without further ado, I give you Rizoh’s hand-picked mother’s day hip-hop playlist.

• Beanie Sigel - “Mom Praying” (Feat Scarface)
• Saigon - “If…(My Mommy)”
• Royce da 5′9″ - “Black Girl”
• Nas - “Dance”
• Talib Kweli - “Momma Can U Hear Me”
• Kanye West - “Hey Mama” [Original]
• Kanye West - “Hey Mama” [Grammy version]
• 2Pac - “Dear Mama”
• Snoop Dogg - “I Love My Momma”
• Jay-Z - “Momma Loves Me”
• Ghostface - “All That I Got Is You” (Feat Mary J Blige)

You’re all welcome.

If you can’t remember the last time you bought a crappy album, it’s definitely been too long. Time to buy a new one.

• How to Buy a Crappy Rap Album

According to MTV, that is.

I stopped reading at No.10, but here’s a rundown of the list:

10. Jim Jones
9. Common
8. 50 Cent
7. Jay-Z
6. Young Jeezy
5. Kanye West
4. Andre 3000
3. The Game
2. T.I.
1. Lil Wayne

At everyone’s behest, I decided to wriggle out ten good hip-hop albums from an otherwise uneventful first half of ‘07. In case you missed it earlier, here’s my list in order of bias appreciation:

10. Black Milk - Popular Demand
9. Hell Razah - Renaissance Child
8. El-P - I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead
7. Joel Ortiz - The Briick: Bodega Chronicles
6. Evidence - Weatherman LP
5. Devin the Dude - Waiting to Inhale
4. Pharoahe Monch - Desire
3. Prodigy - Return of the Mac
2. Sean Price - Jesus Price Superstar
1. Brother Ali - Undisputed Truth
(Full gist)

Bonus List:

Rizoh’s Favorite Non-Hip-Hop Albums of 2007
5. Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad (shhh)
4. Jill Scott - Collaborations
3. White Stripes - Icky Thump
2. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
1. Feist - The Reminder

Sidenote: I was looking at Bol’s Best 10 yesterday and thought, “Wow, we agree on all but four albums.” In fact, two of the albums I briefly considered for my own Top 10–Ear Drum and Hip-Hop Lives–also made his list. (Btw, that Prodigy album is good, please believe.)

What’s yours?