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| 2007 |
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1. Graduation - Kanye West
2. Kala - M.I.A.
3. Desire - Pharoahe Monch
4. Dirty Acres - CunninLynguists
5. American Gangster - Jay-Z
6. 8 Diagrams - Wu-Tang Clan
7. The Big Doe Rehab - Ghostface Killah
8. The Scenic Route - Panacea
9. The Offering - Killah Priest
10. Ear Drum - Talib Kweli
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| 2006 |
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1. Fishscale - Ghostface Killah
2. Game Theory - The Roots
3. Hell Hath No Fury - Clipse
4. Food & Liquor - Lupe Fiasco
5. Hip Hop Is Dead - Nas
6. Donuts - Jay Dee
7. A Piece of Strange - CunninLynguist
8. Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell - Jedi Mind Tricks
9. YoYoYoYoYo - Spank Rock
10. A Heap of Broken Images - Blue Sky Black Death
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| 2005 |
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1. Late Registration - Kanye West
2. Be - Common
3. S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M. - One Be Lo
4. The Mouse and the Mask - DANGERDOOM
5. A Healthy Distrust - Sage Francis
6. A.W.O.L. - AZ
7. The Minstrel Show - Little Brother
8. True & Livin - Zion I
9. Reloaded - Smif-N-Wessun
10. The Documentary - The Game
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| 2004 |
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1. Madvillainy - Madvillain
2. The College Dropout - Kanye West
3. No Said Date - Masta Killa
4. MM.. Food - MF Doom
5. The Pretty Toney Album - Ghostface Killah
6. A Long Hot Summer - Masta Ace
7. Connected - The Foreign Exchange
8. Legacy of Blood - Jedi Mind Tricks
9. The Grey Album - Danger Mouse
10. Street's Disciple - Nas
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| 2003 |
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1. Speakerboxxx / The Love Below - OutKast
2. The Black Album - Jay-Z
3. Get Rich or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent
4. Rip the Jacker - Canibus
5. Southernunderground - CunninLynguists
6. Revolutionary Vol. 2 - Immortal Technique
7. Shadows on the Sun - Brother Ali
8. The Ownerz - Gang Starr
9. Boy in da Corner - Dizzee Rascal
10. Birth of a Prince - RZA
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| 2002 |
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1. Phrenology - The Roots
2. God's Son - Nas
3. The Eminem Show - Eminem
4. Legend of the Liquid Sword - Genius / GZA
5. Blazing Arrow - Blackalicious
6. Quality - Talib Kweli
7. The Lost Tapes - Nas
8. The Fix - Scarface
9. Personal Journals - Sage Francis
10. Power in Numbers - Jurassic 5
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| 2001 |
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1. Stillmatic - Nas
2. The Blueprint - Jay-Z
3. The Realness - Cormega
4. Disposable Arts - Masta Ace
5. Iron Flag - Wu-Tang Clan
6. Will Rap for Food - CunninLynguists
7. The Best Part - J-Live
8. Expansion Team - Dilated Peoples
9. Revolutionary Vol. 1 - Immortal Technique
10. Bulletproof Wallets - Ghostface Killah
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| 2000 |
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1. Stankonia - OutKast
2. Supreme Clientele - Ghostface Killah
3. Masters of the Universe - Binary Star
4. Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
5. Violent By Design - Jedi Mind Tricks
6. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
7. Quality Control - Jurassic 5
8. Train of Thought - Reflection Eternal
9. Like Water for Chocolate - Common
10. Let's Get Free - Dead Prez
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