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1	St. Elsewhere (2006) more music like this by Gnarls Barkley add to wishlist Who is Gnarls Barkley, and how did he ascend to the top of the British charts with a song that brings an eerie clarity to the cloud of mental illness? (Hint: It wasn't just the fact that Britain began factoring download data into its chart equations.) If St. Elsewhere sounds like one of the best rap-based pop productions since the second Gorillaz ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.29!
2	Reanimation (2002) more music like this by Linkin Park add to wishlist The remix album -- the time-honored tradition of buying time between records. Often, these are inconsequential affairs (Limp Bizkit's New Old Songs leaps to mind, for some reason), but if a band is smart, they can use this time-buying ploy to their advantage, redefining their sound somewhat, or at least reaching out for that elusive street ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $12.55!
3	Hello Nasty (1998) more music like this by Beastie Boys add to wishlist Hello Nasty, the Beastie Boys' fifth album, is a head-spinning listen loaded with analog synthesizers, old drum machines, call-and-response vocals, freestyle rhyming, futuristic sound effects, and virtuoso turntable scratching. The Beasties have long been notorious for their dense, multi-layered explosions, but Hello Nasty is their first record to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.06!
4	Demon Days (2005) more music like this by Gorillaz add to wishlist Damon Albarn went to great pains to explain that the first Gorillaz album was a collaboration between him, cartoonist Jamie Hewlett, and producer Dan the Automator, but any sort of pretense to having the virtual pop group seem like a genuine collaborative band was thrown out the window for the group's long-awaited 2005 sequel, Demon Days. Hewlett ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $9.99!
5	Reflection Eternal (2000) more music like this by Talib Kweli & Hi Tek add to wishlist After releasing a handful of essential 12"s on various Rawkus Records projects in the late '90s, Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek were on the verge of becoming one of hip-hop's best-kept secrets. Yet their original incarnation as a duo expanded into a triumvirate with the inclusion of Mos Def and transformed their eventual manifestation into Black Star, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.36!
6	Endtroducing... (1996) more music like this by DJ Shadow add to wishlist As a suburban Californian kid, DJ Shadow tended to treat hip-hop as a musical innovation, not as an explicit social protest, which goes a long way toward explaining why his debut album Endtroducing... sounded like nothing else at the time of its release. Using hip-hop, not only its rhythms but its cut-and-paste techniques, as a foundation, Shadow ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $11.93!
7	Seven's Travels (2003) more music like this by Atmosphere add to wishlist In the year that followed God Loves Ugly, Atmosphere's travels nearly took them to a major label; unlikely as it might have seemed at one time, the hip-hop trio's cerebral yet down-to-earth sound had become one of the hottest things in the underground, thanks in large part to rapper Slug's charisma, and surprising vulnerability. But the group ... see all copies from $3.98! new only from $10.76!
8	Human the Death Dance (2007) more music like this by Sage Francis add to wishlist It's unfortunate that the hype machine behind Sage Francis' second effort for the Epitaph label totally missed the breakthrough factor and decided to sell it as "his most personal record to date." Pound for pound, Human the Death Dance may be his most personal effort, but it's also an incredibly well-built full-length -- even when it borrows from ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.58!
9	Everready (2006) more music like this by Tech N9ne add to wishlist see all copies from $15.34! new only from $15.34!
10	Endtroducing... [Deluxe Edition] (1996) more music like this by DJ Shadow add to wishlist As a suburban Californian kid, DJ Shadow tended to treat hip-hop as a musical innovation, not as an explicit social protest, which goes a long way toward explaining why his debut album, Endtroducing..., sounded like nothing else at the time of its release. Using hip-hop, not only its rhythms but its cut-and-paste techniques, as a foundation, ... see all copies from $21.20! new only from $21.20!
11	St. Elsewhere [Deluxe Edition] (2006) more music like this by Gnarls Barkley add to wishlist Who is Gnarls Barkley, and how did he ascend to the top of the British charts with a song that brings an eerie clarity to the cloud of mental illness? (Hint: It wasn't just the fact that Britain began factoring download data into its chart equations.) If St. Elsewhere sounds like one of the best rap-based pop productions since the second Gorillaz ... see all copies from $15.24! new only from $29.32!
12	93 'Til Infinity (1993) more music like this by Souls of Mischief add to wishlist One of hip-hop's great lost masterpieces, 93 'Til Infinity is the best single album to come out of Oakland's Hieroglyphics camp, and ranks as a seminal early classic of the West Coast underground. The Souls of Mischief weren't even out of their teens when they completely redefined the art of lyrical technique for the West Coast, along with fellow ... see all copies from $6.58! new only from $6.58!
13	Murray's Revenge (2006) more music like this by Murs/9th Wonder add to wishlist In the underground hip-hop realm there are two basic camps: the one that breaks away from mainstream rap in both style and content, and the other, whose themes and production techniques are closer to its more popular sister, but which also proudly embraces (or at least acknowledges) its independent status. Murs is one of the few artists who fall ... see all copies from $13.08! new only from $13.08!
14	Yearbook (2007) more music like this by KJ-52 add to wishlist see all copies from $4.89! new only from $4.89!
15	Hannicap Circus (2005) more music like this by Bizarre add to wishlist The shower cap-wearing freak from D12 won't change the world with his first proper solo album, but Hannicap Circus is solid, filthy, fun, and everything else that you'd want from a less nimble Kool Keith. Bizarre shares Keith's love of sleaze and weirdness, but Bizarre is more earthbound and ghetto enough that you'd never confuse the two. His ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49!
16	Gorillaz (2001) more music like this by Gorillaz add to wishlist It's tempting to judge Gorillaz -- Damon Albarn, Tank Girl creator Jamie Hewlett, and Dan "The Automator" Nakamura's virtual band -- just by their brilliantly animated videos and write the project off as another triumph of style over substance. Admittedly, Hewlett's edgy-cute characterizations of 2-D, Gorillaz' pretty boy singer (who looks a cross ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.78!
17	Quality (2002) more music like this by Talib Kweli add to wishlist While his erstwhile Black Star mate Mos Def concentrated on his acting career, Talib Kweli set about crafting a truly solo follow-up to his acclaimed debut, Reflection Eternal, this time with a variety of producers in place of partner DJ Hi-Tek. The excellent Quality only ups the ante, building on its predecessor's clear-minded focus with greater ... see all copies from $3.13! new only from $10.54!
18	Crooklyn (1995) more music like this by Original Soundtrack add to wishlist Spike Lee's Crooklyn is a touching coming-of-age film, set in the early '70s. Appropriately, the soundtrack is crammed with an abundance of smooth soul and gritty R&B from the era. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.93!
19	Exit (2003) more music like this by k-os add to wishlist The spelling of Kheaven Brereton's first name is not coincidental: Brereton, aka K-Os, brings a heavy dose of spirituality to his debut hip-hop album, and a healthy dose of positivity as well. It's not the only aspect that deviates from the turn of the millennium hip-hop formula, though: It's also an eclectic mix of musical styles, incorporating ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $9.46!
20	Da Unbreakables (2003) more music like this by Three 6 Mafia add to wishlist Da Unbreakables follows the general trajectory of Three 6 Mafia's career to date, moving them further away from their horrorcore beginnings toward the hardcore rap mainstream, yet doing so without forsaking any of production duo Juicy J and DJ Paul's beatmaking genius. Much like When the Smoke Clears (2000) and Choices (2001), the Mafia's past two ... see all copies from $6.06! new only from $6.06!
21	Beauty Party (2003) more music like this by The Majesticons add to wishlist There's a party going on during Beauty Party, Mike Ladd's second full-length in a trilogy (begun as the Infesticons and projected to be completed as the Trusticons), and it's a record as smooth and self-satisfied as the Infesticons' Gun Hill Road was abstract and gritty. Ladd hasn't sold out though, he's merely assumed the guise of the Majesticons ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49!
22	The Good Times (2001) more music like this by Afroman add to wishlist "Because I Got High" is one of those genius, perfectly conceived and executed singles that seems to arise from the ether as if it has always been there. Sparely instrumented, recorded so nonchalantly it's hard to believe that anybody believed that the tape was rolling, it's a riot -- it's not just a frat rock anthem, it's a logical, brilliant ... see all copies from $7.49! new only from $10.54!
23	Lets Get Free (2000) more music like this by Dead Prez add to wishlist Signed to a label (Loud) notorious for its astute thug philosophers (Wu-Tang, Mobb Deep, and Big Pun), Dead Prez's empowering debut, Lets Get Free, seems like a misplaced oddity. Yet the disputatious duo of SticMan and M1 would be an oddity on any label, as they shoulder the burden of revitalizing a genre (problack) which has been seemingly erased ... see all copies from $4.36! new only from $9.72!
24	Anti-Theft Device (1998) more music like this by Mix Master Mike add to wishlist The first widely released LP from the Serial Wax Killer is a one-hour turntablist journey, balancing samples of staid military men with soul shouters and dire science-fiction warnings with instructional LPs, all of them overlaid with dozens of funky breaks and Mike's furious scratching. As consistently fresh and funky as Anti-Theft Device sounds, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.83!
25	Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit) (2004) more music like this by Slum Village add to wishlist When J Dilla left Slum Village after Fantastic, Vol. 2, the group wasn't predicted to flourish, let alone survive, in the aftermath. After all, J was the star producer, T3 and Baatin just a pair of old friends yet to make their name outside the 313 area code. Nevertheless, their next record, Trinity (Past, Present and Future), saw the trio ... see all copies from $6.24! new only from $9.99!

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