surprised not to see RJD2's Deadringer on there since u seem to like instrumental shit...

>1. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
>It's been over nine years. Frankly, I'm all talked out and
>have been for some time. I didn't even put up a fight when my
>cousin dismissed it out of hand recently, having only heard it
>once, years ago. However, anyone reading this has probably
>heard Kid A already and formed their own opinion long ago, so
>what more could I add that hasn't been said too many times
>before?
>
>

>10. Madvillain - Madvillainy (2004)
>Rarely do dream combos work out as well in reality as they do
>in theory, but MF Doom and Madlib even managed to exceed
>expectations. It may not be Doom at his deepest or 'Lib at his
>most experimental, but it's a hell of an album. Here's to the
>next.
>
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>
>16. Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein (2001)
>Dark, scary, depressing, and brilliant, I was a little late to
>Can Ox's unique brand of cerebral street rap, coming to it
>after falling in love with the production on El-P's Fantastic
>Damage. The music on The Cold Vein is just as tense if not
>more so, but the more accessible and adept yet creative and
>experimental flows and lyrics anchor the album. One of the
>other biggest disappointments of the decade in music is the
>revelation of just how unlikely it is that Vast Aire, Vordul
>Mega, and El-P will ever regroup for a sequel.
>
>
>
>17. Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
>Even for me, it's easy to take this album for granted because
>its singles are so deeply ingrained into popular culture and
>the disc itself is full of so many songs and interludes, but
>it's important to remember that this is Outkast still at their
>creative zenith, making it look so easy trading smooth,
>rapid-paced rhymes and taking influence from all over,
>something we haven't truly gotten again from them in the
>decade since. The title for their planned full reunion album,
>The Hard 10, has taken on a new meaning.
>
>
>
>
>20. Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003)
>Listening now I remember why I recommended this double album
>to everybody back then. While Andre 3000 experimented (and I
>say succeeded admirably) on his disc with singing, Big Boi
>delivered on what he does best, zany, funky, but
>street-credible dirty south rap. Between the two discs there
>are so many winners, yet this appears to be a
>Diamond-certified album that is actually underrated, at least
>among hip-hop heads.
>
>
>
>21. Common - Like Water For Chocolate (2000)
>This is another close call. I don't love this album as much as
>I did at the beginning of the decade, but I still find it one
>of the best rap albums I know, and I really do know every song
>on here very well. This is the album where Common joined up
>with The Roots Crew and Jay Dee, officially the Soulquarians,
>and it sounds like the best of all three worlds. It's also the
>last album where Com wasn't P.C. Note the homophobia on album
>highlight "Dooinit" and references to "bitches" peppered
>throughout the album. Nonetheless, Like Water For Chocolate
>probably has Common's most tolerable musical love letters to
>women, especially the breakout single, and still classic, "The
>Light."
>
>
>
>22. Common - Electric Circus (2002)
>For my tastes, I prefer Electric Circus these days. I give
>LWFC the edge lyrically, but the weird, beautiful, seriously
>bumpin' (when's the last time you heard that? ha)
>electronic/hip-hop/soul music of EC appeals to me more.
>Despite what some say, I think Com spits hard on this album,
>too. I feel one of the most regrettable things in this decade
>in music was Com's audience convincing him that he was too
>different on this album, that it sucked, that he dressed
>weird. They got their wish because he's never been the same
>since, unfortunately.
>
>
>32. J Dilla - Donuts (2006)
>Despite how easy it plays, this album can be difficult to get
>a handle on intellectually if you love hip-hop and other music
>because of the length and treatment of the samples used. Is
>this technically a megamix? Are these even beats? These were
>among my first questions when I got into the album. As I
>listened, new questions arose. Is this Dilla's best album? Is
>this going to be a new trend in hip-hop? That last question
>was quickly answered in a resounding yes!, but the rest isn't
>so clear. I know this reads like the introductory paragraph of
>the pamphlet handed out at gatherings of the Cult of J Dilla,
>but just listen to the album. Closely. It has a message it
>speaks to you, if you listen.
>
>
>
>33. Quasimoto - The Further Adventures Of Lord Quas (2005)
>This album is mad. It's musically all over the place and full
>of so many ideas it can be hard to keep up. A lot of people
>don't like the funny voice affected by Madlib as the character
>Quasimoto, but I love it both musically and conceptually. I
>think the voice and the Melvin Van Peebles samples fit the
>music perfectly, too, so much so that I've never wanted to
>hear the instrumental versions of either album.
>
>
>
>34. Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
>This is big budget, blockbuster rap in every sense. Jay-Z
>became a superstar here, but so did Kanye West and Just Blaze.
>This album has long reached Kid A levels of overdiscussion and
>overpraise, however.
>
>
>
>36. Radiohead - Amnesiac (2001)
>With this following so quickly behind Kid A and consisting of
>songs recorded at the same time, it's a little too easy to
>dismiss Amnesiac. I don't advise it, as the highlights on this
>album are just as good as those on Kid A. I do find the
>"electronica" to be a little overcooked here, to the point of
>ruining what was their best new song in their live set in
>years, "I Might Be Wrong," a kink they finally worked out on
>In Rainbows. The piano, strings, and horns that fill many of
>the songs here help make them some of Radiohead's finest
>moments.
>
>
>39. D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
>If Burial isn't ambient r&b, this is. I've always been
>attracted to the creeping tones of this album and how pretty
>melodies, simple but often profound lyrics, and even the funk
>would cut through the murk. This album is so good I can almost
>forgive D'Angelo for not releasing another one after.
>
>
>
>48. Air - Talkie Walkie (2004)
>It's an album full of really pretty, catchy songs, some light,
>some serious. There's probably more variety in mood and
>instrumentation on this than any other Air album.
>
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