Candi Redd: She and Troublesum continued there sparring match for the Best Female Rapper In Houston title. She finally properly released her Redd Alert album. 2010 was big for Candi. She's eyeing bigger success in 2011. High-five. Speaking of...

Troublesum: It seemed like everyday we received an email blast championing some new project Troublesum was involved in. Here's to a 2011 full of those same types of messages. High-five.

hasHBrown: Let no one forget about the self-proclaimed Rap Mayor. While he's currently most devastating in the producer capacity, hasH has shown flashes of lyrical monsterisms. In 2010, he was as busy as breakfast at McDonald's (#ApplicableBreakfastAnalogy); 2011 will be no different. High-five.

iLL LiaD: Microsoft Word hates this kid, the rest of Houston does not. High-five.

John Dew: This year, Summertime Johnny was in the early stages of his plot to take over the city; he'd only periodically pop his head up to deliver a guest verse or crush a live show or release a single. Still, it's hard to ignore the innate crispness of his flow. A combination of the two should serve as verifiable proof that anything with his name on it in 2011 will merit thoughtful listening. High-five.

Thurogood Wordsmith: Who can possibly not enjoy wiggleworm Thurogood Wordsmith? His The Appetizer EP had all sorts of fun parts and did exactly what it was supposed to: Make people anxious to hear his forthcoming full-length. High-five.

B L A C K I E: Nobody was really sure what to do with his Spred Luv EP: Was it rap, was it noise, was it rap-noise, was it noise-rap? Whatever, just know that it was an audio hurricane that no doubt incited its share of fistfights. High-five.

There are more, for certain. That's sort of been the point of all of these discussions this past week or so. Who else needs a high-five? Hit the comments with your picks.

And thank you for another year of your support. Have a safe weekend. Stay away from hitchhikers.