Labrat T-kay sure is one busy bee. Aside from trotting the globe archiving incredible audio, she hosts the always wonderful “The Afternoon Love-In” on dublab and the excellent “Hip-Hop Hooray” on KOOP FM Austin. T-kay somehow found time to send us this reflection on her favorite songs from last year, and now we share them with you!

intro: prefuse 73 – the afternoon love-in – vocal studies & uprock narratives – warp

01. quantic y su combo bárbaro – albela (alternative version) – caliventura remixes lp

02. los rakas – yo vengo de panama – chancletas y camisetas bordada – soy raka

03. slim rimografia e thiago beats – batida e alfenim – mais que existir – mokado records

04. shadia mansour – el kofeyye arabeyye feat. m-1 of dead prez – single

05. amerigo gazaway – ooh feat. red man – fela soul – gummy soul

06. blitz the ambassador – akwaaba – native son – embs

07. los aldeanos – si te preguntan feat. ana tijoux – single – self-released

08. omar offendum, the narcicyst, amir sulaiman, freeway, ayah, sami matter – #jan25 – single – self-released

09. rebel diaz – troy davis lives forever (prod. agent of change) – single – self-released

10. calle 13 – latinoamérica feat. toto la momposina, susana baca, maria rita – entren los que quieran – sony

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11. shabazz palaces – recollections of the wraith – black up – sub pop

12. riders against the storm – ride (remix) – single – self-released

13. madlib – l.a. california (u.s.) – beat konducta around the world – stones throw

14. paul white – out of my mind tonight – rapping with paul white: the remix ep – self-released

15. atropolis – nychero – self-titled – dutty artz

16. outkast – unhappy (debs’ dreary day rework) – single – self-released

17. elephant and castle – altered scones – self-titled ep – plug research

18. lee bannon – space glide – fantastic plastic ep – plug research

19. teebs – pretty polly – collections 01 – self-released

20. the stepkids – la la – label love volume 3 – stones throw, etc.

21. matthewdavid – cucumber lime – outmind – brainfeeder

22. shlohmo – couch (soosh remix) – single – self-released

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23. tokimonsta – breath on my contacts – single – self-released

24. bilal – robots (strangloop remix) – robots ep – plug research