- Sims – Bad Time Zoo (Doomtree)
- Qwazaar & Batsauce – Bat Meets Blaine (Galapagos4)
- Open Mike Eagle – Rappers Will Die of Natural Causes (Hellfyre Club)
- Gel Roc – Beautiful Tragedy (Abolono)
- Blueprint – Adventures in Counter-Culture (Rhymesayers)
- Void Pedal – Omni-Colour (Fieldwerk)
- Astronautalis – This is Our Science (Fake Four Inc.)
- One Be Lo – L.A.B.O.R (Subterraneous)
- Moka Only & Chief – Crickets (Feelin)
- Candy’s .22 – A Girl And Her Gun (Grimm Image)
Honorable Mentions
- IAME - Lame (Taxidermy)
- Co$$ – Before I Awoke (Tres)
- Senor Kaos – The Kaos Effect (High Water Music)
- Doomtree – No Kings (Doomtree)
- Sole & the Skyrider Band – Hello Cruel World (Fake Four Inc.)
- Noah23 – Fry Cook on Venus (Fake Four Inc.)
- Knives & Gasoline – Love Songs for Crime Scenes (Grimm Image)
