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1 EL-P Ill Sleep When Youre Dead (Definitive Jux)
Well worth the wait. But dont make us wait this long again.
2 WU-TANG CLAN 8 Diagrams(SRC Records)
RZA + live instruments + Raekwon chaos + Ghostface hate + Meth/Deck/U-God = brilliance. Wu-Tang forever and ever.
3 TALIB KWELI Eardrum (Blacksmith/Warner)
Truly his best since his first, and probably the most slept-on album of the year.
4 SEAN PRICE Jesus Price Superstar (Duck Down)
They dont make hiphop like this any more. Beats. Rhymes. Imminent death. Joy!
5 J. DILLA Donuts (Def Jam)
Maybe probably the most amazing instrumental album in hiphop history. One last gift from the god Jay Dee.
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