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Album of the Year
J-23: Atmosphere – “You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having”
From our review: ““You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having” is absolutely their zenith, in absolutely every sense. It defines honest, music from the soul, it defines emcee/producer chemistry, and can be defined as a classic album. You can’t imagine how good this album is.”
Andreas Hale: Little Brother – “The Minstrel Show”
From our review: “The idea of a sophomore jinx is just laughable here. Not only have they far outdone their debut, but they’ve really made a body of work that epitomizes their talents. Give me a couple years and I’m sure I’ll be giving up that 0.5. “The Minstrel Show” is just what this minstrel show needs.”
Runner’s Up:
J-23:
DangerDOOM – “The Mouse & The Mask”
Little Brother – “The Minstrel Show”
Cage – “Hell’s Winter”
Andreas Hale:
Common – “BE”
DangerDOOM – “The Mouse & The Mask”
Kanye West – “Late Registration”
Emcee of the Year
J-23: Slug
Andreas Hale:Common
Runner’s Up:
J-23:
MF DOOM
Cage
Phonte
Andreas Hale:
MF DOOM
Phonte
The Game
Producer of the Year
J-23: Ant (Atmosphere, Felt 2, I Self Devine)
Andreas Hale: Kanye West (Kanye West Common, Game, Miri Ben Arie)
Runner’s Up:
J-23:
9th Wonder (Little Brother, Buckshot, Legacy, Sean P, Cesar Comanche, Memphis Bleek)
Danger Mouse (DangerDOOM, Gorillaz)
Kanye West (Kanye West Common, Game, Miri Ben Arie)
Andreas Hale:
Ant (Atmosphere, Felt 2, I Self Devine)
9th Wonder (Little Brother, Buckshot, Legacy, Sean P, Cesar Comanche, Memphis Bleek)
Danger Mouse (DangerDOOM, Gorillaz)
Top 20 Indy Albums (excluding those already mentioned)
J-23:
Edan – “Beauty & The Beat”
Felt 2 (Slug & Murs) – “A Tribute To Christina Ricci”
Blueprint – “1988”
Zion I – “True & Livin’”
Sean P – “Monkey Barz”
Buckshot & 9th Wonder – “Chemistry”
Blackalicious – “The Craft”
Tonedeff – “Archetype”
Sage Francis – “A Healthy Distrust”
GZA & Muggs – “Grandmasters
Da Beatminerz – “Fully Loaded With Statik”
One Be Lo – “S.O.N.A.G.R.A.M.”
Self Scientific – “Change”
Perceptionists – “Black Dialogue”
Slum Village – “Slum Village”
Platinum Pied Pipers – “Triple P”
I Self Devine – “Self Destruction”
The Black Market Militia – “Black Market Militia”
Emanon – “The Waiting Room”
Greenhouse Effect – “Columbus or Bust”
Andreas Hale:
Atmosphere – “You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having”
Cage – “Hell’s Winter”
LEGACY – “Project Mayhem”
The Chapter – “Us Vs. Them”
Asamov – “And Now”
Cool Calm Pete – “Lost”
Supastition – “Chain Letters”
Lone Catalysts – “Good Music”
Ras Kass – “Institutionalized”
Big Pooh – “Sleepers”
Symbollic One – “Onemind”
Edan – “Beauty & The Beat”
Felt 2 (Slug & Murs) – “A Tribute To Christina Ricci”
Blueprint – “1988”
Slum Village – “Slum Village”
One Be Lo – “S.O.N.A.G.R.A.M.”
Self Scientific – “Change”
Perceptionists – “Black Dialogue”
Emanon – “The Waiting Room”
Greenhouse Effect – “Columbus or Bust”
Top 5 Major Albums (excluding those already mentioned)
The Game – “The Documentary”
Gorillaz – “Demon Days”
Fort Minor – “The Rising Tied”
Beanie Sigel – “The B Coming”
Bun B – “Trill”
Top 5 EP’s
Aesop Rock – “Fast Cars, Danger, Fire & Knives”
Lyrics Born – “Same Shit Different Day”
Count Bass D – “BEGBORROWSTEAL”
Illogic – “Write To Death Two”
Glue – “Sunset Lodge EP”
Top 5 “Unofficial”/Mixtape Albums
Ras Kass – “Institutionalized”
Ghostface & Trife Da God – “Put It On The Line”
Royce Da 5’9 – “Indepedence Day”
Talib Kweli – “Right About Now”
Copywrite – “Cruise Control Vol.1”
Top 5 Instrumental Albums
Blockhead – “Downtown Science”
Prefuse 73 – “Surrounded By Silence”
Maker – “Shooting The Breeze”
Koushik – “Be With”
The Herbaliser – “Take London”
