- A-1 – The Thurl Tape (s/r)
- Aesop Rock – Skelethon (Rhymesayers)
- Aisha Fukushima – RAPtivism (s/r)
- DaVinci – The MOEna Lisa (SWTBRDS)
- E-40 – The Block Brochure (Heavy on the Grind)
- 40Love – Dreams Don’t Sleep (s/r)
- Gift of Gab – The Next Logical Progression (Quannum)
- Iamsu! – KILT (s/r)
- JB Nimble & Poe - Candlespit Collective Presents JB & Poe in…The Park (Ear Peace)
- Kero One – Color Theory (Plug Label)
- Le Vice – Neverland (s/r)
- The Coup – Sorry to Bother You (Anti-)
20 Favorite Hip Hop Releases
- Action Bronson / Party Supplies – Blue Chips (Fool’s Gold)
- Add-2 – Save.Our.Souls (s/r)
- Aesop Rock – Skelethon (Rhymesayers)
- Ana Tijoux – La Bala (Oveja Negra)
- Apollo Brown & O.C. – Trophies (Mello Music Group)
- Big K.R.I.T. – Live from the Underground (Def Jam)
- Brother Ali – Mourning in America and Dreaming in Colour (Rhymesayers)
- Dark Time Sunshine – ANX (Fake Four Inc)
- El-P – Cancer 4 Cure (Fat Possum)
- Homeboy Sandman – First of a Living Breed (Stones Throw)
- Kendrick Lamar – good kid M.A.A.D. city (Aftermath)
- Killer Mike – R.A.P. Musik (Williams Street)
- Lushlife – Plateau Vision (Western Vinyl)
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Hei$t (s/r)
- Marcus D – Melancholy Hopeful (s/r)
- Nas – Life is Good (Def Jam)
- Oddisee – People Hear What They See (Mello Music Group)
- Sene – Brooklyknight (Plug Research)
- Skyzoo – A Dream Deferred (Duck Down)
- Quakers – S/T (Stones Throw)
20 Favorite Outside of Hip Hop (OOHH) Albums
- Actress – R.I.P. (Honest Jon’s)
- Asbjørn – Sunken Ships (s/r)
- B.Lewis – A Lion’s Aperture (s/r)
- Breakbot – By Your Side (Ed Banger)
- The Chromatics – Kill For Love (Italians Do It Better)
- Debo Band – S/T (Next Ambiance)
- Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan (Domino)
- Flying Lotus – Until the Quiet Comes (Warp)
- Four Tet – Pink (Hostess)
- Frank Ocean – Channel Orange (Island Def Jam)
- Jessie Ware – Devotion (Island)
- John Talabot – Fin (Permanent Vacation)
- Lee Fields & the Expressions – Faithful Man (Truth & Soul)
- Lone – Galaxy Garden (R&S)
- Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream (RCA)
- Quantic & Alice Russell with The Combo Barbaro – Look Around the Corner (Tru Thoughts)
- Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio (Blue Note)
- Snarky Puppy – Ground Up (s/r)
- Tame Impala – Lonerism (Modular)
- Thriftworks – Rainmaker (s/r)
