1. Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
2. Talib Kweli - Eardrum
3. UGK - Underground Kingz
4. Pharoahe Monch - Desire
5. M.I.A. - Kala
6. Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth
7. Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens
8. Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams
9. Black Milk - Popular Demand
10. El-P - I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead
11. Jay-Z - American Gangster
12. Prodigy - Return of the Mac
13. Talib Kweli - Liberation
14. Common - Finding Forever
15. Blue Scholars - Bayani
16. Kanye West - Graduation
17. Joell Ortiz - The Brick: Bodega Chronicles
18. Ghostface Killah - The Big Doe Rehab
19. Freeway - Free At Last
20. Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
Props to Lupe and Maya.
ReplyDeleteBut American Gangster? Oh hell no! Severely underrated. An unappreciated near classic.
Gotta agree with Funk Doc, American Gangster was a complete album, no matter what the the 'Jayters' say, but how did Finding Forever & Graduation make # 14 & #16?!? No way, At least top 10. Graduation is a classic!
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8 Diagrams was so wack I use it as my coaster.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised that you put Return of the Mac on this list, but overlooked HNIC for 2000. Still, some great lists.
ReplyDeleteWhy are we listing the greatest albums of 2007, at the end of 2009?
ReplyDeleteNo WC - Guily by Affiliation ?
ReplyDelete^^ Because it's not just the end of 2009. It's the end of the 2000s.
ReplyDelete^ Nope.
Below The Heaven is a straight classic! Hopefully we'll get more Blu come 2k10
ReplyDeleteGRADUATION IS SO LOW
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