Assuming you disagree with Nasir’s early Album of the Year pick, what other hip-hop albums made you all warm and tingly inside. No mixtapes.

Just a quick reminder about the 2008 hip-hop critics poll. You know the drill. If you’re a music critic, journalist, blogger, writer, etc., kindly shoot us an email with your favorite hip-hop albums, songs, and mixtapes for 2008.

Send your ballot with the following ranked picks:

• Top 10 Rap Albums of 2008
• Top 10 Rap Songs of 2008, and
• Top 5 Mixtapes of 2008

Please send your name, media outlet, and ballot to raplist08 (at) gmail.com anytime before midnight. Thanks to everyone who sent me a ballot. I’m happy to announce that more people participated in this year’s poll than in previous years. I owe you kids big time. If any of you ever comes to Houston, I have a spare couch you can crash on for a discounted price of only $400/night.

Related:
2007 Rap Critics Poll Results

While at the barbershop two days ago, I couldn’t help noticing that two fellas had spent about 15 to 20 minutes engaging in a mentally enriching discussion about Lil’ Wayne and how he made it rain at a famous H-town strip club. Pause.

“Man, that boy Wayne made it rain at HK the other night. That boy must of blew like $30,000.”

It sort of reminded me of my own conversation with a friend three weeks ago. My boy had almost bought the idea (sold to him by another Wayne loyalist) that Weezy was literally sitting on real dollar bills in the “Make It Rain” video. My response? “No one’s that stupid.” The same Weezy enthusiast maintained that his favorite rapper was well ahead of the rest because he rhymed about big money. “Other rappers ain’t talking ’bout nothin’,” he stressed.

So, here’s a question for you:
What would you rather hear your favorite rhyme-slingers rap about?

a) Fame and fortune
b) Knowledge of self
c) Sexual escapades
d) Guns and drugs
e) Social commentary
f) Other (specify)