Dec 20, 2011 - Jeff and Eric Rosenthal (ItsTheReal.com) join Jensen, during a trip to NY, to create the widely demanded (?) Hypemen podcast reunion, all in hopes of breaking down each other’s top ten hip-hop songs of 2011. Join these 3 Jewish hip-hop nerds as they dissect and analyze hip-hop in the exact opposite manner that the founding fathers of the art form ever imagined. Will their friendship survive? Find out this week.

Eric Rosenthal’s top 10

• 10. “Country Shit” by Big K.R.I.T. ft. Bun B & Ludacris
• 9. “Work Out” by J. Cole
• 8. “Party (Remix)” by Beyonce ft. J. Cole (VETO’d by Jensen)
• 7. “John” by Lil’ Wayne ft. Rick Ross
• 6. “Novacane” by Frank Ocean
• 5. “Choppa Choppa Down (Remix)” by French Montana ft. Rick Ross & Wiz Khalifa
• 4. “Hustle Hard (Remix)” by Ace Hood ft. Rick Ross & Lil’ Wayne
• 3. “Marvin’s Room / Buried Alive” by Drake ft. Kendrick Lamar
• 2. “I’ma Boss” by Meek Mill ft. Rick Ross
• 1. “Ni**as In Paris” by Jay-Z & Kanye West

Honorable Mentions - “Ghetto” by Terious Nash ft. Big Sean, “No Hands” by Waka Flocka Flame ft. Roscoe Dash & Wale

Jeff Rosenthal’s top 10 (no particular order, as always)

• “Peso” by A$AP Rocky
• “Highway To Hell” by Mexicans With Guns ft. Freddie Gibbs & Bun B
• “Grove St. Party” by Waka Flocka Flame
• “Power” by Juvenile ft. Rick Ross
• “Pills, Weed & Pussy” by Juicy J ft. Project Pat
• “ADHD” by Kendrick Lamar
• “212” by Azealia Banks
• “Spend It” by 2 Chainz ft. T.I.
• “Rack City” by Tyga
• “Ni**as In Paris” by Jay-Z & Kanye West

Honorable Mentions - “Recently” by Gucci Mane ft. 50 Cent, “Raid” by Pusha T ft. 50 Cent & Pharrell, “Flexin” by T.I. ft. Big K.R.I.T.

Jensen Karp’s top 10

• 10. “Bad Guy” by Nacho Picasso
• 9. “Good Girls Go Bad” by Game ft. Drake
• 8. “XXX” by Danny Brown
• 7. “Trouble On My Mind” by Pusha T ft. Tyler, the Creator
• 6. “Lord Knows” by Drake ft. Rick Ross / “I Love My Bitches” by Rick Ross (tie)
• 5. “Yonkers” by Tyler, the Creator (VETO’d by Eric Rosenthal)
• 4. “Novacane” by Frank Ocean
• 3. “Play Your Part” by Wale ft. Meek Mill, Rick Ross and DA Wallach
• 2. “Huzzah (Remix)” by Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire ft. Despot, Das Racist, El-P & Danny Brown (VETO’d by Jeff Rosenthal, replaced by “The Song That Never Ends (Huzzah pt. 2)”)
• 1. “Ni**as In Paris” ft. Jay-Z & Kanye West

Honorable Mentions - “I’m On Everything” by Bad Meets Evil ft. Mike Epps, “In The Kitchen” by Asher Roth, “Spread Eagle Cross The Bridge” by Death Grips, “Jahphy Joe” by Random Axe ft. Danny Brown, “Awesome” by Budd