It's Monday morning and I feel like making a list, rather than doing any serious writing. This list is music. My favorite music. Of 2005.

• The Game - The Documentary
• Missy Elliot - The Cookbook
• Fatlip - The Loneliest Punk
• Mike Jones - Who is Mike Jones?
• Gwen Stefani - Love.Angel.Music.Baby
• Young Jeezy - Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101
• Three Six Mafia - The Most Known Unknown
• Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock
• David Banner - Certified

And some other honorable mentions would be Eric Prydz, Daft Punk, Black Eyed Peas (yeah, I know. I'm emotionally attached due to the amount of play they got in Shibuya clubs), 50 Cent (same here), Benny Benassi, Gucci Mane, Chamillionaire, Youngbloodz and Paul Wall.

And while I'm at it... year's worst: Kanye West.

UPDATE: So, two of my picks (The Game & Young Jeezy) made Pitchfork's Best 50 Albums of 2005 list, a list that has only five rap albums on it this year.

Unfortunately, my pick for year's worst, Kanye West, was number two on their list. Whatever.