- Jimmy Cliff – “Guns of Brixton” – Rebirth (Universal)
- Menahan Street Band – “Lights Out” – The Crossing (Daptone)
- Lupe Fiasco – “B*tch Bad” – Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 (Atlantic)
- Dark Time Sunshine – “Never Cry Wolf ft Reva Devito” – ANX (Fake Four, inc)
- Frank Ocean – “Bad Religion” – Channel Orange (Def Jam)
- Mexican Institute of Sound – “Tipo Raro” – Politico (Nacional)
- Kanwar – “Son of a Sardar” – Mystics Martyrs & Maharajas (Nachural Music)
- The Bombay Royale – “Monkey Fight Snake” – You Me Bullets Love (HopeStreet Recordings)
- Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars – “Kali” – Radio Salone (Cumbancha)
- The Coup – “The Guillotine” – Sorry to Bother You (Anti-)
- Poolside – “Harvest Moon” – Pacific Standard Time (s/r)
- JD McPherson – “North Side Gal” – Signs & Signifiers (HiStyle Enterprises)
- Tame Impala – “Mind Mischief” – Lonerism (Modular)
- Souljazz Orchestra – “Conquering Lion” – Solidarity (Strut)
- Ebo Taylor – “Kruman Dey” – Appia Kwa Bridge (Strut)
- Brother Ali – “Letter To My Countrymen feat. Dr. Cornel West” – Mourning in America And Dreaming In Color (Rhymesayers)
- Ondatropica – “Punkero Sonidero” – Ondatropica (Soundway)
- Mokoomba – “Njoka” – Rising Tide (Zig Zag World)
- TigerStyle, Ms Rajni – “Ik Banere” – Ik Banere (AK Music Publishing)
- Shawn Lee – “Tiger Style” – Synthesizers in Space (ESL Music)