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1	Yell Fire! (2006) more music like this by Michael Franti Michael Franti's worldview and his music are so tightly entangled that it's difficult to imagine one existing without the other. So none of his fans could have been all that surprised when Franti returned from a 2004 trip to war-torn regions of Iraq, Israel, and Palestine and subsequently released both I Know I'm Not Alone, a documentary film/DVD ... see all copies from $11.75! new only from $14.69!
2	Chocolate Supa Highway (1997) more music like this by Spearhead What sets Chocolate Supa Highway immediately apart from the previous album Home is its sound -- boasting a murky, bass-heavy atmosphere clearly influenced by the rise of trip-hop, the album lends Michael Franti's politically-charged raps a cinematic distinction missing from his previous efforts. Spanning from R&B-textured urban grooves to jagged ... see all copies from $10.90! new only from $14.38!
3	It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988) more music like this by Public Enemy Yo! Bum Rush the Show was an invigorating record, but it looks like child's play compared to its monumental sequel, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, a record that rewrote the rules of what hip-hop could do. That's not to say the album is without precedent, since what's particularly ingenious about the album is how it reconfigures ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $5.21!
4	Fear of a Black Planet (1990) more music like this by Public Enemy At the time of its release in March 1990 -- just a mere two years after It Takes a Nation of Millions -- nearly all of the attention spent on Public Enemy's third album, Fear of a Black Planet, was concentrated on the dying controversy over Professor Griff's anti-Semitic statements of 1989, and how leader Chuck D bungled the public relations ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $8.34!
5	Black Star (1998) more music like this by Mos Def & Talib Kweli While Puff Daddy and his followers continued to dictate the direction hip-hop would take into the millennium, Mos Def and Talib Kweli surfaced from the underground to pull the sounds in the opposite direction. Their 13 rhyme fests on this superior, self-titled debut as Black Star show that old-school rap still sounds surprisingly fresh in the sea ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $11.31!
6	Yo! Bum Rush the Show (1987) more music like this by Public Enemy Sometimes, debut albums present an artist in full bloom, with an assured grasp on their sound and message. Sometimes, debut albums are nothing but promise, pointing toward what the artist could do. Public Enemy's gripping first album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show, manages to fill both categories: it's an expert, fully realized record of extraordinary ... see all copies from $4.23! new only from $8.44!
7	Greatest Hits [Disky] (2001) more music like this by Arrested Development Released only in England/Europe, Greatest Hits rounds up pretty much anything that most Arrested Development fans could want from the band -- which means that it leans pretty heavily on the first album, containing such hits as "Mr. Wendal" and "Tennessee," plus album cuts like "Fishin' 4 Religion" and the non-LP single "Revolution." There are also ... see all copies from $3.97! new only from $11.85!
8	New Whirl Odor (2005) more music like this by Public Enemy see all copies from $3.95! new only from $3.95!
9	To the East, Blackwards (1990) more music like this by X Clan The self-sufficient X Clan should've made a bigger splash with To the East, Blackwards, the group's debut album for 4th & Broadway. Name-dropping Nat Turner and Marcus Garvey and dressing in red, black, and green instead of black and silver didn't exactly lend itself to marketability in 1990, but there's no evidence to the contrary that this ... see all copies from $10.04! new only from $10.04!
10	3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992) more music like this by Arrested Development Widely adored when it appeared in 1992, Arrested Development's debut album, 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... seemed to herald a shining new era in alternative rap, when audiences and critics of all colors could agree on the music's importance. Of course, that didn't happen, as Dr. Dre instead took gangsta rap to the top of the charts ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.25!
11	The New Danger (2004) more music like this by Mos Def When it takes you five years to follow up a debut of near-landmark stature, you're setting yourself up for failure. Mos Def's second solo album is not disastrous, but it's a sprawling, overambitious mess. A handful of songs from this 75-minute affair feature Black Jack Johnson, the rock band Mos set up with some very respected musicians: bassist ... see all copies from $4.10! new only from $13.34!
12 view cover	Apocalypse 91...The Enemy Strikes Black (1991) more music like this by Public Enemy Coming down after the twin high-water marks of It Takes a Nation of Millions and Fear of a Black Planet, Public Enemy shifted strategy a bit for their fourth album, Apocalypse 91...The Enemy Strikes Black. By and large, they abandon the rich, dense musicality of Planet, shifting toward a sleek, relentless, aggressive attack -- Yo! Bum Rush the ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $8.66!
13 view cover	Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits (2005) more music like this by Public Enemy Apart from their 2001 installment in Universal's ongoing 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection series, Public Enemy had not been given a career compilation prior to 2005's Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits. The 2001 comp overlooked such major cuts as "Rebel Without a Pause" and "Black Steel in the Hour of ... see all copies from $6.23! new only from $13.34!
14 view cover	Hard to Earn (1994) more music like this by Gang Starr Gang Starr came out hard on their 1994 album, Hard to Earn, an album notably different from its two predecessors: Step in the Arena (1991) and Daily Operation (1992). While those two classic albums garnered tremendous praise for their thoughtful lyrics and jazzy beats, Hard to Earn seems much more reactionary, especially its lyrics. Guru opens the ... see all copies from $3.97! new only from $10.79!
15 view cover	One Day It'll All Make Sense (1997) more music like this by Common With his previous records (released under the name Common Sense), Common demonstrated that he was one of the few Midwestern rappers to have a unique vision, but One Day It'll All Make Sense is where his talents come into focus. Blending hip-hop with jazz is a '90s cliché, but Common relies on bebop rhythms and street poetry, resulting in an album ... see all copies from $6.07! new only from $6.07!
16 view cover	The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1988) more music like this by Gil Scott-Heron Spanning 1970-1972, this superb collection takes us back to Gil Scott-Heron's early years, when he was working with jazz producer Bob Thiele -- a man who had been in the studio with everyone from John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders to Coleman Hawkins. But The Revolution Will Not Be Televised isn't a jazz collection per se; it's a collection of ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $9.00!
17 view cover	Resurrection (1994) more music like this by Common Sense Although Chicago is often praised for its blues, jazz, and house music, the city has failed to be successful when it comes to rap. One of the few Chicago MCs who has enjoyed any type of national attention is Common Sense, whose complex style of rapping and jazz-flavored tracks inspire comparisons to De La Soul, Digable Planets, A Tribe Called ... see all copies from $6.92! new only from $8.17!
18 view cover	Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age (1994) more music like this by Public Enemy If Greatest Misses was viewed as a temporary stumble upon its release in 1992, Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age was viewed as proof positive that Public Enemy was creatively bankrupt and washed up when it appeared in 1994. By and large, it was savaged in the press, most notably in a two-star pan by Touré in Rolling Stone, whose review still irked PE ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.25!
19 view cover	RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta (2004) more music like this by Dead Prez Though their methods aren't subtle, Dead Prez are as intelligent and philosophical a group of social activists as Public Enemy or Boogie Down Productions -- it's just that their philosophies stray more to the Geto Boys style of extreme criminal fantasies. RBG stands for Revolutionary But Gangsta, a stance that the Dead Prez duo Stic and M1 back up ... see all copies from $3.48! new only from $11.06!
20 view cover	Pieces of a Man (1971) more music like this by Gil Scott-Heron After decades of influencing everyone from jazz musicians to hip-hop stars, Pieces of a Man set a standard for vocal artistry and political awareness that few musicians will ever match. Scott-Heron's unique proto-rap style influenced a generation of hip-hop artists, and nowhere is his style more powerful than on the classic "The Revolution Will ... see all copies from $8.49! new only from $9.00!
21 view cover	Daily Operation (1992) more music like this by Gang Starr On Step in the Arena, DJ Premier and Guru hit upon their mature sound, characterized by sparse, live jazz samples, Premier's cut-up scratching, and Guru's direct, unwavering streetwise monotone; but, with Daily Operation, the duo made their first masterpiece. From beginning to end, Gang Starr's third full-length album cuts with the force and ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $10.79!
22 view cover	Reflections (1981) more music like this by Gil Scott-Heron Although a major across-the-board hit always eluded the poet, singer, and activist Gil Scott-Heron, this album does contains one of his best-known songs. "B-Movie," an extended attack on Ronald "Ray-gun," unleashes 12 minutes of vitriol about the then recently elected president. Beginning with the declaration "Mandate, my ass," it's a laundry list ... see all copies from $6.49! new only from $13.27!
23 view cover	Rebirth of a Nation (2006) more music like this by Public Enemy/Paris If the title of Rebirth of a Nation consciously recalls the title of Public Enemy's 1988 masterwork, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, that shouldn't be taken as indication that the music on Rebirth is a revival of the dense sound of Nation as masterminded by the Bomb Squad. Nevertheless, Rebirth is certainly a throwback to the sound ... see all copies from $10.04! new only from $12.61!
24 view cover	Home (1994) more music like this by Spearhead Former Disposable Hero of Hiphoprisy Michael Franti takes his ideas even further with his debut record, covering a wide range of topics addressing the social conditions not only relevant to the African-American community, but to society in general. Immediate comparisons to other artists such as A Tribe Called Quest and Arrested Development are ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $8.49!
25 view cover	The Very Best of the Last Poets (2006) more music like this by The Last Poets This Charly anthology of the seminal Last Poets packages tracks from their Douglas albums recorded between 1970 and 1972 -- Last Poets and This Is Madness. There are also cuts taken from Jazzoetry and Delights from the Garden. The real treasures aside from the militant soulful rap done to a polyrhythmic beat, deep jazzed-out post-bop, and the ... see all copies from $11.43! new only from $11.43!

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