It's not major news, and you may debate whether it's even notable news, but K.O.D. was selected #8 on Steve Juon's 2009 Year In Review list over at RapReviews.com. Not overly surprising as he gave it a fairly favorable review, and 9's across the board for the rating.
Though, some pretty big releases from this year only manages to obtain honorable mention from him. From Royce and Eminem to Raekwon and P.O.S.. Anyway, you can check it out here. Some of the other writers for the site did their own list, which are accessible from here.
Tech didn't make the other writers list, but Juon happens to be the founder/owner of the site. *Shrugs*
Though, some pretty big releases from this year only manages to obtain honorable mention from him. From Royce and Eminem to Raekwon and P.O.S.. Anyway, you can check it out here. Some of the other writers for the site did their own list, which are accessible from here.
Tech didn't make the other writers list, but Juon happens to be the founder/owner of the site. *Shrugs*