Okay, 11, but I can't really take any one of these out. No particular order.
Dark Sun Riders - Seeds of Evolution - Probably my favorite album right now. Brother J's voice is a pleasure to listen to, and the lyrics are dense while still being aurally pleasing.
Serj Tankian - Elect the Dead - Serj Tankian's debut solo album, every single track is amazingly powerful.
Peanut Butter Wolf - My Vinyl Weighs a Ton - About the most technically sound hip hop album I've ever heard. Every guest and feature spot is perfectly done, and the beats are just perfect.
Magnificent Ruffians - Elevated Soul EP - 41 tracks of pure lyrics intertwined with old school soul samples.
MF Doom - Operation Doomsday - MF Doom's debut album. Beautiful use of samples.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? - Is there really anything that needs to be said?
Aloe Blacc - Good Things - One of the best around for modern day soul.
Percee P - Perserverance - Percee P might have one of the best flows and lyrical styles around.
Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay - most of this is decent, but the title track is one of the best jazz compositions I've ever heard.
Madlib - Shades of Blue - The be-all-end-all of mix albums. No true remixes, just tweaks that only serve to make the original Blue Note recordings that much more interesting.
Madvillain - Madvillainy - The magnum opus, in my opinion of both MF Doom and Madlib.
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