I just went off of how hard each of these hit me at the time and how long they stayed in rotation....there are honestly better albums by some of these groups/artists but these are the ones that affected me the most.....


1. Outkast - Aquemini
2. DJ Quik - Rhythm-al-ism
3. PUTS - O.S.T.
4. Blackstar - Mos Def and Talib Kweli are....
5. Common - Like Water For Chocolate
6. The D.O.C - No One Can Do It Better
7. Little Brother - May The Lord Watch
8. Notorious BIG - Ready To Die
9. Nas - Illmatic
10. Aceyalone - A Book of Human Language
11. Kendrick Lamar - Section.80
12. Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
13. Warren G - G Funk Era
14. FELT - Tribute to Lisa Bonet
15. The Roots - Illadelph Halflife
16. Blu and Exile - Below the Heavens
17. Logic - Incredible True Story
18. 2 Pac - Me Against the World
19. Elzhi - Elmatic
20. J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive
21. Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II
22. Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
23. Del the Funky Homosapien - Both Sides of the Brain
24. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels II
25. Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly