The following records all scored 9 or higher (out of 10)
2020
Alfredo As God Intended Autopilot Felt 4 U Glyde Drexler Seven Times Down, Eight Times Up Weight of the World
2019
Born 2 Rap Ground and Water Hells Roof May the Lord Watch Price of Fame Sincerely, Detroit The SOL of Black Folk True & Livin’ Whenever
2018
2017
2016
2015
Aeon: Peace to the Puzzle Bad Neighbor Black Messiah City Lights 3: Soweto The Essence The Documentary 2 The Epic Slimkid3 & DJ Nu-Mark Tetsuo & Youth To Pimp a Butterfly
2014
Around the Sun Cadillactica March on Washington Nomads Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Respect the Architect Run the Jewels 2 333 (The Tortoise and the Crow) Under Pressure Way of the Warrior
2013
Beautiful Raw Black Athena Capture the Sun Glutton KILLmatic The Night’s Gambit The Ocean The Realism Rubber Souls Such As I Sleepless in Soweto Twelve Reasons to Die
2012
2011
Armor of God The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady The Element of Surprise Elmatic The Greatest Story Never Told Handshakes and Middle Fingers New Age Middle Finger Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme Said Person of That Ability
2010
ArchAndroid Atomic Clock Death is Silent Dinner and a Movie Distant Relatives Dragon Slayer How I Got Over Live From the Tape Deck Melatonin Magick My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Revolutions Per Minute Sir Luscious Left Foot The Stimulus Package
2009
Ali’Yah The Best Best of Fela Kuti Better Late Than Never The Blood Doctrine By the Throat Escape 2 Mars Ethiopium Felt 3 K.O.D. (King of Darkness) Let the Children Die Long Story Short Man on the Moon Montezuma’s Revenge Never Better The Process of Addiction Has Its Costs Slaughterhouse So Far Gone Solitary Confinement stop.think.run Survival Skills Tales from the Sick Tear Gas The TreEP We Are to Answer What the F*ck is a Jay Electronica The World is My Block Us Yes!
2008
Absolute Value And I Love Her The Beauty in Distortion The Book Brokelore Ego Trippin’ The Gas The IV Edition Jeanius Late Night Cinema Like This Man in the Mirror March on Washington New Amerykah Part One The Odd Couple Ode to the Ghetto The Old Prince Paper Trail The Preface Rising Down Same As It Never Was Spektrum Theater of the Mind The 3rd World Vulture’s Wisdom When Life Gives You Lemons
2007
American Gangster Arular The Baydestrian Carnival Vol. II Common Market The Cool Desire Ear Drum False Hopes Finding Forever Get Back How To Sell Your Soul… Human Death Dance I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead I’m Still Livin’ (Chopped and Screwed) Instrumentals Jazzmatazz Vol. 4 Kala Mix Tape Messiah 3 Overnite Encore The Release Party Riding in Fast Cars With Your Momma Rise Up The Signal The Tortoise Hustle Ultimate Victory Underground Kingz The Undisputed Truth The Weatherman LP
2006
The Audience’s Listening Black Magic Crown Control Doctor’s Advocate Donuts Exodus into Unheard Rhythms Expressions Feedback Food and Liquor Game Theory The Healing Hell Hath No Fury Hip Hop is Dead I’m Still Livin’ The Impossible Mission It’s Called Life Magnificent City Instrumentals The 911 Report The Shining Things Go Better With RJ and Al
2005
A.W.O.L. Bittersweet Black Dialogue Certified The Craft Exclusive Collection Felt 2 Good Music Home Sweet Home Hell’s Winter The Jack Artist Late Registration Life’s a Collection of Experiences Likwit Junkies The Minstrel Show 1988 Petestrumentals Right About Now Same Sh*t Different Day Samplin’ to the Beat of the Drum Starchild Steal This Double Album The Testament 3:16 Triangulation Station True & Livin’ You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having
2004
A Grand Don’t Come For Free Black August Corymb Dead Poet Live Album Demo? or Demolition? 8 Million Stories 4th Dimensional Rocketships Fuel for the Fire The Grey Album The Grind Date In Like Flynn It Will Fall Lost and Found Madvillainy Memphis Underworld Mirror Music Mississauga Music, Magic, Myth My Own Worst Enemy No Said Date Or Stay Tuned Popular Fallacies The Pretty Toney Album Redneck Games Revolutions Ronald Dregan Rounds The Sagas of… SARS Vol. 2 Shades of Grey Shadows on the Sun Slow Your Roll Sonic Jihad The Soul Machine Special Edition Street’s Disciple Sweat + Suit Synergy Twenty Six Inch EP Virtuosity Yellow Tape Instrumentals
2003
Balance The Black Album Clear Blue Skies Galt, Up from the Basement The Horror I, Phantom Kristyles Life Sentence The Listening Love & Hate Mind Over Matter Now Open Canvas The Ownerz Ravipops Rip the Jacker Simple Moves Something’s Gotta Give SouthernUnderground Speakerboxxx/The Love Below Unlimited EP Vaudeville Villain Visions of Gandhi Youth is Yours
2002
All of the Above Arrhythmia Attack of the Attacking Things Aziatic The Ballpoint Composer Blazing Arrow Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections Dangerous Connection A Declaration of Independents The Embodiment of Instrumentation The Future is Now Incredible DJ’s Legend of the Liquid Sword The Night We Called It a Day Original Pirate Material Personal Journals Pimps Don’t Pay Taxes Power in Numbers The Private Press Quality Scribes of Life Since I Left You Sunch Punch Uncharted Terrain Under Tha Influence Varsity Blues Won
2001
Accepted Eclectic Ascension The Best Part Date of Birth Even in Darkness Hip Hop Neva Stop Diggin’ One Run Come Save Me The Soul Purpose Stillmatic Supa Sista Typical Cats The Up to Speed EP Vocal Studies
2000
A Bottle of Whup Ass Art Official Intelligence Balance and Options The Debut Album Deltron 3030 D.I.T.C. The EP Float Jazzmatazz Streetsoul Journey to Anywhere Like Water for Chocolate Masters of Illusion Masters of the Universe A Much Better Tomorrow Nia Operation Doomsday Pages of Life The Piece Maker Restless Return of the Drifter Stankonia Supreme Clientele Train of Thought Unforeseen Shadows The Unseen Warriorz
1999
Black on Both Sides Cater to the DJ The Chronic 2001 Full Clip Hell’s Kitchen Imaginarium Internal Affairs Rapper Gone Bad Prince Among Thieves So How’s Your Girl? There’s a POISON Goin’ On 2000 Fold
1998
A Book of Human Language BlackStar Capital Punishment First Family 4 Life 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz Foundation Masquerades and Silhouettes Moment of Truth Rhythm-Al-Ism Soul Survivor 3rd Eye Vision
1997
The 18th Letter Factors of the Seven Funcrusher Plus Gravity In My Lifetime Vol. 1 Instrumentalyst Latryx New York Reality Check 101 No Way Out Traffic Jams Uptown Saturday Night When Disaster Strikes
1996
ATLiens Bow Down Da Storm Do You Know the Way? Dr. Octagon Endtroducing Here To Save You All Illadelph Halflife Muddy Waters Musical Meltdown Nocturnal Psychoanalysis Reasonable Doubt Ridin’ Dirty Stakes Is High Time Will Reveal Wrath of the Math
1995
All We Got Iz Us Coast II Coast Dah Shinin’ E.1999 Eternal Goodfellas The Infamous Labcabincalifornia Lifestyles Ov Da Poor N Dangerous Liquid Swords Maxinquaye Me Against the World Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Operation Stackola Psychological Enslavement Return to the 36 Chambers Sittin’ On Chrome Soul Food Subliminal Simulation
1994
Between a Rock and a Hard Place Blowout Comb Creepin’ On Ah Come Up Dare Iz A Darkside The Diary Fear Itself Genocide & Juice Illmatic The Main Ingredient Ready to Die Resurrection 6 Feet Deep Stress: The Extinction Agenda The Sun Rises in the East Super Tight Tical Word…Life
1993
Buhloone Mindstate Doggystyle Enter the Wu-Tang Jazzmatazz Vol. 1 Midnight Marauders Neva Again The New Jim Jones 93 ‘Til Infinity Reachin’ Young Black Brotha
1992
Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde Business Never Personal The Chronic Daily Operation Dead Serious Funk Your Head Up The Low End Theory Mecca and the Soul Brother Sex & Violence Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop Too Hard to Swallow Whut? Thee Album
1991
All Souled Out Breaking Atoms Death Certificate De La Soul is Dead Efil4Zaggin The Horns of Jericho I Wish My Brother George Was Here Organized Konfusion Original Gangster People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm Positive Reaction To Whom It May Concern We Can’t Be Stopped
1990
AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted Business as Usual Fear of a Black Planet Funky Technician Mama Said Knock You Out No One Can Do It Better Righteous but Ruthless Take a Look Around To the East Blackwards
1989
Paul’s Boutique Road to the Riches Strictly Business 3 Feet High and Rising Youngest in Charge
1988
1987
1986
1984
Greatest Hits
Big Daddy Kane: The Very Best of Big Daddy Kane
Biz Markie: Greatest Hits
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien: The Best of Del (The Elektra Years)
Ghostface Killah: Shaolin’s Finest
IAM: Anthologie 1991-2004
Mac Dre: Tha Best of Mac Dre
M.O.P.: 10 Years and Gunnin’
Nas: Greatest Hits
N.W.A.: The Best of N.W.A.: The Strength of Street Knowledge
Public Enemy: Power to the People and the Beats
The Roots: The Best Of…
Re-Issues
Aceyalone: All Balls Don’t Bounce – Revisited
Dr. Dre: The Chronic: Relit and From the Vault
GZA: Liquid Swords – The Chess Box
Jurassic 5: J5 Deluxe Re-Issue
Notorious B.I.G.: Ready to Die – The Remaster CD & DVD
Nas: Illmatic XX
Miscellaneous
Aberfoyle Springs Compilation
The Allies: D-Day
Bad Brains: Bad Brains
Big Fun in the Big Town (DVD)
Centrifugal Phorce Records Presents: Euphony
Chrome Children
Creators: The Weight
Deeper Concentration 3
Dillinger: CB200 + Bionic Dread
DJ Craze: Crazee Music
DJ Logic: The Anomaly
DJ T-Rock: Sikinthehed
Ego Trip: The Big Playback
The French Connection
Funkadelic: Maggot Brain
The Funky 16 Corners
Halftooth Records Presents: You Don’t Know the Half
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Godflesh: Love and Hate in Dub
Grand Theft Auto Vice City O.S.T. – Volume 5: Wildstyle Pirate Radio
Hil St. Soul: Black Rose
Jay-Z: The Black Album Acappella
Rawkus Records – Best of Decade I (1995-2005)
Return of the DJ Vol. 4
School of Emceeing – Volume 1
Scientist: The Best Dub Album in the World
Sean Paul: Dutty Rock
SoleSides Greatest Bumps
Soundbombing 2
Stones Throw 101 (CD + DVD)
Solange Knowles: A Seat at the Table
The Harder They Come Soundtrack
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Roots
Turntables by the Bay
WWF Aggression