- Chosen Few – New World Symphony (Hiero Imperium)
- DaVinci – The Day The Turf Stood Still (Sweetbreads Creative Collective)
- Do D.A.T. – Oakland In Blue (Inde)
- E-40 – Revenue Retrievin’: Day Shift/Night Shift (Heavy on the Grind Entertainment)
- Erk Tha Jerk – Nerd’s Eye View (SMC Recordings)
- Kero One – Kinetic World (PLUG)
- Moe Green – Rocky Maivia: Non Title Match (s/r)
- Raashan Ahmad – For What You’ve Lost (Trad Vibe Records)
- Richie Cunning – Night Train (Routine Fly)
- Zion I – Atomic Clock (Gold Dust)
10 Favorite Outside-of-Hip-Hop Releases of 2010
- Cee-Lo Green – The Lady Killer (Elektra)
- Deerhunter – Halycon’s Digest (4AD)
- Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Pt. 2 (Universal Motown)
- Fitz & the Tantrums – Pickin’ Up the Pieces (Dangerbird)
- Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma (Warp)
- The Foreign Exchange – Authenticity (Foreign Exchange Music)
- Free The Robots – Ctr Alt Del (Alpha Pup)
- Janelle Monae – The Archandroid (Bad Boy)
- Orgone – Cali Fever (Ubiquity)
- Teebs – Ardour (Brainfeeder)
20 Favorite Hip-Hop Releases of 2010
- Big Boi – Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty (Def Jam)
- Big K.R.I.T. – K.R.I.T. Was Here (DIrect Connect)
- Black Milk – Album of the Year (Decon)
- Boog Brown – Brown Study (Mello Music Group)
- Celph Titled & Buckwild – Nineteen Ninety Now (No Sleep Recordings)
- Curren$y – Pilot Talk (DD172)
- El Da Sensei & The Returners – Global Takeover 2: Nu World (Coalmine)
- Eligh – Grey Crow (Legendary Music)
- Eminem – Recovery (Aftermath)
- Ghostface Killah – Apollo Kids (Def Jam)
- H.I.S.D. – The Weakend (Peace Uv Mine)
- Homeboy Sandman – The Good Sun (High Water Music)
- J. Cole – Friday Night Lights (mixtape) (Roc Nation)
- Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (G.O.O.D. Music)
- King Mez & Commissioner Gordon – The Paraplegics (s/r)
- Qwel & Maker – Owl (Galapagos4)
- Reflection Eternal – Revolutions Per Minute (Warner Bros)
- Roc Marciano – Marcberg” (Fatbeats)
- The Roots – How I Got Over (Def Jam)
- Zion I – Atomic Clock (Gold Dust Media)
