- Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein (2001)
- Antipop Consortium - Arrhythmia (2002)
- The Lost Children Of Babylon - The 911 Report: The Ultimate Conspiracy (2005)
- Common - Like Water For Chocolate (2000)
- Mr. Lif - I Phantom (2002)
- J-Live - All Of The Above (2002)
- IsWhat?! - You Figure It Out... (2004)
- Madvillain - Madvillainy (2004)
- Prolyphic & Reanimator - The Ugly Truth (2008)
- Esau - The Debut Album... The Farewell Tour (2000)
- Shape Of Broad Minds - Craft Of The Lost Art (2007)
- Willie Evans Jr. - Communication (2007)
- Wordsworth - Mirror Music (2004)
- Dalek - Absence (2005)
- Aceyalone - Accepted Eclectic (2001)
- El-P - Fantastic Damage (2002)
- Clutchy Hopkins - The Life Of Clutchy Hopkins (2006)
- Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow (2002)
- Binary Star - Masters of the Universe (2000)
- Five Deez - Koolmotor (2001)
- Quasimoto - The Unseen (2000)
- Blockhead - The Music Scene (2009)
- J-Live - The Best Part (2001)
- Slum Village - Fantastic Vol. 2 (2000)
- Nocando - Walk The Void (2006)
- J-Zone - Pimps Don't Pay Taxes(2001)
- D-Styles - Phantazmagorea (2002)
- Jaylib - Champion Sound (2003)
- Qwel & Maker - So Be It (2009)
- Black Panther - The Darkest Night Ever (2003)
- Various Artists - Halftooth Records Presents You Don't Know The Half (2004)
- Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele (2000)
- Aesop Rock - Labor Days (2001)
- Edan - Primitive Plus (2002)
- Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
- Lushlife - Cassette City (2009)
- Buck 65 - Talkin' Honky Blues (2003)
- Edan - Beauty and The Beat (2005)
- Saul Williams - Amethyst Rock Star (2001)
- CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange (2006)
- Busdriver - Temporary Forever (2002)
- Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent By Design (2000)
- Mayday - Mayday (2006)
- Little Brother - The Listening (2003)
- Grayskul - Creature (2004)
- Sage Francis - Personal Journals (2002)
- Cymarshall Law & Mr. Joeker - Hip Hop in the Soul (2008)
- Hell Razah - Renaissance Child (2007)
- Babbletron - Mechanical Royalty (2003)
- Homeboy Sandman - Nourishment (Second Helpings) (2007)
- Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly (2002)
- Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 2 (2003)
- Qwel & Meaty Ogre - Freezer Burner (2006)
- Eyedea - The Many Faces of Oliver Hart or How Eye One the Write Too Think (2002)
- Madlib - The Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to... (2009)
- Themselves - Them (2000)
- All Natural - Second Nature (2001)
- One Be Lo - S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M. (2005)
- Dilated Peoples - The Platform (2000)
- Monsta Island Czars - Escape From Monsta Island! (2003)
- De La Soul - The Grind Date (2004)
- Danny! - And I Love H.E.R. (2008)
- Mr. J. Medeiros - Of Gods And Girls (2007)
- RJD2 - Deadringer (2002)
- CunninLynguists - Southernunderground (2003)
- Soul Purpose - Breaking Records (2003)
- M.O.P. - Warriorz (2000)
- Talib Kweli - Ear Drum (2007)
- Kanye West - College Dropout (2004)
- Kay the Aquanaut - Waist Deep in Concrete (2004)
- MF Doom - Vaudeville Villain (2003)
- Factor - Famous Nights and Empty Days (2006)
- Invincible - ShapeShifters (2008)
- The Perceptionists - Black Dialogue (2005)
- Shock G - Fear of a Mixed Planet (2004)
- The Roots - Game Theory (2006)
- IsWhat?! - Big Appetite (2009)
- Willie Isz - Georgiavania (2009)
- Soloplexus - Illusive Avenues of 6 Intrinsic Musicians (2005)
- Speech Debelle - Speech Therapy (2009)
- Mike Ladd - Father Divine (2005)
- Aceyalone - Magnificent City (2006)
- Madlib - The Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes (2006)
- Dilated Peoples - Expansion Team (2001)
- Antipop Consortium - Tragic Epilogue (2000)
- Sole - Bottle of Humans (2000)
- Nephlim Modulation Systems - Woe to Thee O Land Whose King is a Child (2003)
- Jean Grae - Attack Of The Attacking Things (2002)
- Brother Ali - Shadows On The Sun (2003)
- Nas - God's Son (2002)
- Waajeed - BPM Instrumentals (2003)
- J Dilla - Donuts (2006)
- J-Live - Then What Happened (2008)
- Non Phixion - The Future is Now (2002)
- Fat Jon - Lightweight Heavy (2004)
- Saul Williams - Saul Williams (2004)
- Asamov - And Now (2005)
- Nujabes - Modal Soul (2005)
- Everliven Sound - Freedom (2008)
- Insight - Blast Radius (2004)
- Freddie Foxxx - Industry Shakedown (2000)
- Mystic - Cuts For Luck And Scars For Freedom (2001)
- Typical Cats - Typical Cats (2000)
- Sound Providers - An Evening with the Sound Providers (2004)
- Lyrics Born - Same !@#$ Different Day (2005)
- Non-Prophets - Hope (2003)
- Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought (2000)
- Louis Logic - Sin-A-Matic (2003)
- Dagha - The Divorce (2008)
- Illogic - Celestial Clockwork (2004)
- Ugly Duckling - Journey to Anywhere (2001)
- Cymarshall Law - Hip Hop in The Flesh (2007)
- Blackalicious - The Craft (2005)
- Common - Be (2005)
- Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer (2004)
- Jurassic 5 - Quality Control (2000)
- Sage Francis - Human The Death Dance (2007)
- Prince Po - The Slickness (2004)
- Tame One - When Rappers Attack (2003)
- Masai Bey - Natural Magic Music (2006)
- Def3 & Factor - Drumbo (2009)
- Samon Kawamura - Translations (2007)
- Grayskul - Deadlivers (2005)
- Beans - Thorns (2008)
- Blue Sky Black Death & Hell Razah - Razah's Ladder (2007)
- One Be Lo - Project: F.E.T.U.S. (2003)
- Killah Priest - Black August (2003)
- Super Chron Flight Brothers - Emergency Powers (2007)
- Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 (2000)
- Pep Love - Ascension (2001)
- Qwel - The Rubber Duckie Experiment (2002)
- Cage - Hell's Winter (2005)
- Aceyalone - Love & Hate (2003)
- Canibus - Rip The Jacker (2003)
- Dead Prez - Let's Get Free (2000)
- Busdriver - Memoirs of the Elephantman (2001)
- Wee Bee Foolish - Brighton Beach Memoirs (2002)
- Zion I - Mind Over Matter (2000)
- Antipop Consortium - Fluorescent Black (2009)
- Samon Kawamura - Unfold (2008)
- Beans - Shock City Maverick (2004)
- Pumpkinhead - Orange Moon Over Brooklyn (2005)
- Ugly Duckling - Taste The Secret (2003)
- Masta Killa - No Said Date (2004)
- Mr. Lif - Emergency Rations EP (2002)
- NYOIL - Hood Treason (2007)
- Guilty Simpson - Ode To The Ghetto (2008)
- Kid Koala - Some of My Best Friends are DJs (2003)
- The Clipse - Lord Willin' (2002)
- Finale - A Pipe Dream And A Promise (2009)
- Nujabes - Metaphorical Music (2003)
- Leak Bros. - Waterworld (2004)
- Danger Mouse & Jemini - Ghetto Pop Life (2003)
- Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
- Percee P - Perseverance (2007)
- Q-Tip - The Renaissance (2008)
- CunninLynguists - Will Rap For Food (2001)
- Tanya Morgan - Brooklynati (2009)
- Tanya Morgan - Moonlighting (2006)
- Paranoid Castle - One Way Ticket (2004)
- Danny! - Charm (2006)
- Cyne - Evolution Fight (2005)
- Iomos Marad - Deep Rooted (2003)
- Jel - Greenball (2001)
- Atoms Family - The Prequel (2000)
- Blue Sky Black Death - A Heap of Broken Images (2006)
- 50 Fingers - 46 Middles (2008)
- Public Enemy - How You Sell Soul To A Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul??? (2007)
- Eyedea & Abilities - First Born (2001)
- Aesop Rock - Float (2000)
- GZA - Legend of the Liquid Sword (2002)
- Little Brother - The Minstrel Show (2005)
- De La Soul - Aoi: Bionix (2001)
- Akrobatik - Balance (2003)
- Freddie Joachim - In With Time (2008)
- Tshaka Campbell - One (2006)
- Dalek - Gutter Tactics (2009)
- Capital D & The Molemen - Writer's Block (The Movie) (2002)
- Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II (2009)
- Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
- Hezekiah - I Predict A Riot (2007)
- The Roots - Phrenology (2002)
- Gang Starr - The Owners (2003)
- People Under the Stairs - O.S.T. (2002)
- Sean Price - Jesus Price Supastar (2007)
- IsWhat?! - The Life We Chose (2006)
- Talib Kweli - Quality (2002)
- Flying Lotus - 1983 (2005)
- Rodan - Theophany: The Book Of Elevations (2004)
- Missy Elliott - Under Construction (2002)
- Camp Lo - In Black Hollywood (2007)
- Vakill - Worst Fears Confirmed (2006)
- Count Bass D - Dwight Spitz (2002)
- Cut Chemist - The Audience's Listening (2006)
- Pete Philly & Perquisite - Mindstate (2005)
- Spank Rock - YoYoYoYoYo (2006)
- ParanormL - The Fundamentals A Tribute To Jazz (2007)
- Electric - Life's a Struggle (2003)
- Benefit - B.E.N.E.F.I.T. (2000)
- Rob Swift - War Games (2005)
- DJ Muggs & GZA - Grandmasters (2005)
- Murs - The End Of The Beginning (2003)
- Fat Jon - Wave Motion (2002)
- Raashan Ahmad - The Push (2008)
- Quasimoto - The Further Adventures of Lord Quas (2005)
- Masta Ace - Disposable Arts (2001)
- Scarface - Last of a Dying Breed (2000)
- Dave Ghetto - Love Life? (2005)
- Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 1 (2001)
- Masters Of Illusion - Kutmasta Kurt Presents Masters Of Illusion (2000)
- Oh No - Dr. No's Oxperiment (2007)
- Madlib - The Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4: Beat Konducta In India (2007)
- Blue Sky Black Death & Jean Grae - The Evil Jeanius (2008)
- The Roots - Rising Down (2008)
- Ghostface Killah - Fishscale (2006)
- Clutchy Hopkins Meets Lord Kenjamin - Music Is My Medicine (2009)
- Grayskul & Maker - Graymaker (2009)
- Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens (2007)
- Fat Jon - Repaint Tomorrow (2008)
- The Lost Children Of Babylon - Words of the Duat (The Book of Anubis) (2003)
- Extended F@mm - Happy Fuck You Songs (2002)
- Fat Jon - Hundred Eight Stars (2007)
- Antipop Consortium - Shopping Carts Crashing (2001)
- Pigeon John - Is Dating Your Sister (2003)
- Souls of Mischief - Montezuma's Revenge (2009)
- C-Rayz Walz & Sharkey - Monster Maker (2007)
- Camp Lo - Another Heist (2009)
- Tonedeff - Archetype (2005)
- Dr. Who Dat - Beat Journey (2006)
- Kool G Rap - The Giancana Story (2002)
- Eyedea & Abilities - E And A (2004)
- Brother Ali - Us (2009)
- Emanon - Anon & On (2002)
- Psalm One - The Death of Frequent Flyer (2006)
- Prince Paul - Politics of the Business (2002)
- The J. Davis Trio - These Things Happen (2007)
- Us3 - stop.think.run (2009)
- Antipop Consortium - Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp (2003)
- Dagha - Object In Motion (2005)
- Buck 65 - Square (2002)
- D-Sisive - Let The Children Die (2009)
- Soul Position - 8 Million Stories (2003)
- Jurassic 5 - Power in Numbers (2002)
- Killarmy - Fear, Love & War (2001)
- J-Live - The Hear After (2005)
- Blockhead - Music by Cavelight (2004)
- MF Doom - MM..Food (2004)
- DJ Muggs & Sick Jacken - The Legend of the Mask and the Assassin (2007)
- Canibus - Mic Club: The Curriculum (2002)
- Wyclef - The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book (2000)
- Modill - Midnight Green (2006)
- Aceyalone - The Lonely Ones (2009)
- Nas - Stillmatic (2001)
- Kid Koala - Carpel Tunnel Syndrome (2000)
- Mr. Lif - I Heard It Today (2009)
- Will.I.Am - Must B 21 (2003)
- Mumbles - Transformations/Illuminations (2007)
- Metawon - Electric Dyslexic (2008)
- The Reavers - Terror Firma (2005)
- Danger Doom - The Mouse and the Mask (2005)
- Jneiro Jarel - Three Piece Puzzle (2005)
- CunninLynguists - Dirty Acres (2007)
- Freeway - Philadelphia Freeway (2003)
- The Lost Children of Babylon - Where Light Was Created: The Equidivium (2001)
- Necro - Gory Days (2002)
- Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
- Dalek - From Filthy Tongues of Gods and Griots (2002)
- Tame One - O.G. Bobby Johnson (2005)
- Jazz Liberatorz - Clin d'oeil (2008)
- Elzhi - The Preface (2008)
- Pete Rock - Petestrumentals (2001)
- Slug & Murs - Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci (2002)
- Buff1 - Pure (2007)
- Vast Aire - Look Mom…No Hands (2004)
- Cage - Movies for the Blind (2002)
- mcenroe & Birdapres - Nothing is Cool (2004)
- Nicolay and Kay - Time:Line (2008)
- DJ Babu - Duck Season Vol. 1 (2002)
- Atmosphere - You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having (2005)
- Slum Village - Slum Village (2005)
- Capital D - Insomnia (2004)
- Cadence Weapon - Afterparty Babies (2008)
- Cee-Lo - Cee-Lo Green is the Soul Machine (2004)
- Diverse - One A.M. (2003)
- Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher (2003)
- Sleep - Christopher (2005)
- Fresh Daily - The Gorgeous Killer: In Crimes Of Passion (2009)
- Phoenix Orion & ParanormL are The Beyonders - Time Capsule (2006)
- Black Milk - Popular Demand (2007)
- Circus - Gangstaz fo Gawd (2002)
- MAGr - No News Is Good News (2009)
- Pase Rock - Bullshit as Usual (2003)
- Fashawn - Boy Meets World (2009)
- K-The-I??? - Broken Love Letter (2006)
- Mr. Lif - Mo' Mega (2006)
- Masai Bey & BMS - C87 (2007)
- Dabrye - Two/Three (2006)
- Little Brother - Getback (2007)
- Five Deez - Kommunikator (2006)
- 7L & Esoteric - The Soul Purpose (2001)
- Lushlife - Order Of Operations (2006)
- Cyne - Water for Mars (2009)
I broke down my selections into some top 10 lists in case anyone wants to look at it in a different way. Click the category title to show the list (the 'Solo' link is kind of messed up because it was easier to use the same javascript that I used for the Mechies).
