1. “Int’l Players Anthem” (feat. Outkast, UGK’s Underground Kingz) – They didn’t name it the Anthem for nothing.
2. “Cake” (Trill O.G.) – Yes, it’s as delicious as it sounds
3. “Big Beast” – (off Killer Mike’s R.A.P. Music) – Features the best use of “onomatopoeia” in a rap lyric, ever
4. “Wood Wheel” – (UGK’s Dirty Money) – Manages to be a better low rider jam than “Low Rider”
5. “Get Throwed” – (Trill) – One of Bun and Pimp C’s last tracks together; they made it count
6. “Big Pimpin’” (Jay-Z’s Vol. 3 …. Life and Times of S. Carter) – It’s just that Jay-Z, Pimp C and B.U.N. B
7. “One Day” (UGK’s Ridin’ Dirty) – Showing a softer side … sort of
8. “Front, Back & Side to Side” – (UGK’s Super Tight) – The southern-fried hip-hop sound perfected in four minutes
9. “Put It Down” (feat. Drake, Trill O.G.) – Proving that he can still hang with the younguns’
10. “Diamonds & Wood” (UGK’s Ridin’ Dirty) – Houston needs to just adopt this as their official city song
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This article appears in Mar 5-11, 2014.