Benz and a Backpack

As I went back through my iTunes, these are the albums I found myself listening to the most, and generally from top to bottom. You’ll notice KanYe’s album is missing from my list. While I absolutely love (and have dissected) a lot of the music from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, I find myself too often having to tune out the lyrics in order to focus on the music. As such, the album has very little replay value for me. By contrast, Doss & Hir-O (who recently got a nod from K-Nott) crafted, to me, one of the most sonically innovative and timely albums in recent memory. If you don’t already have Computer B!ue, make sure you grab it (for free) right here.

Honorable Mention: Freeway & Jake One – Stimulus Package (Rhymesayers)


15. Skyzoo & Illmind – Live From The Tapedeck (Duck Down)

14. Rick Ross – Teflon Don (Def Jam)

13. Black Milk – Album Of The Year (Fat Beats)

12. Ski Beatz – 24 Hour Karate School (DD172/IDJ)

11. The Roots – How I Got Over (Def Jam)

10. Roc Marciano – Marcberg (Fat Beats)

9. Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh (Motown)

8. Big Boi – Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son Of Chico Dusty (Def Jam)

7. Shad – TSOL (Fontana North)

6. Aloe Blacc – Good Things (Stones Throw)

5. The Left – Gas Mask (Mello Music Group)

4. Electric Wire Hustle – Electric Wire Hustle (BBE)

3. Janelle Monae – ArchAndroid (Def Jam)

2. Curren$y – Pilot Talk (DD172/Def Jam)

1. Doss The Artist & Hir-O – Computer Blue (Independent)

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