Some of my favorite hip-hop albums, mainly representing the Twin Cities scene: Atmosphere- Seven's Travels Heiruspecs - Tiger Dancing Brother Ali - Champion Atmosphere - Can't you see how much fun we are having? Ozomatli - Ozomatli Jurassic 5 - Power in Numbers dj BC - Meet the Beastles DJ Danger Mouse - The Grey Album Beastie Boys - Pauls Boutique I would recomend Atmospshere and Heiruspecs highly... esp. if you can catch a live show, its an experience.