1. Swollen Members Bad Dreams (Battle Axe)
Maestro can eat it. I encourage the Swollen Members to shove their Juno up his ass. -Meghan Warby, Toronto ON
Hip-hop that actually sounds like the group wants to play it, not just get paid to rap about the same old shit just to get paid. -Sean O'Brien, Dartmouth NS
2. Roots Manuva Run Come Save Me (Big Dada)
No one flows like Roots Manuva. No one. He deserves so much more than he's getting. -Sean Flinn, Toronto ON
There should be no question here. This should be everyone's #1 hip-hop album of the year. North America for shame, the UK now rules (well at least one guy anyway). -Michael Stewart, Montreal QC
3. Dilated Peoples Expansion Team (Capitol)
Finally a new Dilated album and it's sick just like they always were, keepin' it real with the old underground sound. Babu still throwin' his bad ass cuts. -Kevin Hung, Whitby ON
4. Buck 65 Man Overboard (Anticon)
Buck 65's unique lyrical style simply can't be beat! Jared Mcketiak, Winnipeg MB
Emotional, strong and overtly powerful. I cannot possibly listen to this enough. This album makes me a better person. -Lennie Moffatt, Sydney NS
5. Outkast Stankonia (La Face)
It's gonna be the best hip-hop album for the next five years. -Shawn Petsche, Pointe-Claire QC
Put almost every other mainstream hip-hop release to shame. Granted, that's not too hard a task these days. -Robert O'Connor, Calgary AB
Maestro can eat it. I encourage the Swollen Members to shove their Juno up his ass. -Meghan Warby, Toronto ON
Hip-hop that actually sounds like the group wants to play it, not just get paid to rap about the same old shit just to get paid. -Sean O'Brien, Dartmouth NS
2. Roots Manuva Run Come Save Me (Big Dada)
No one flows like Roots Manuva. No one. He deserves so much more than he's getting. -Sean Flinn, Toronto ON
There should be no question here. This should be everyone's #1 hip-hop album of the year. North America for shame, the UK now rules (well at least one guy anyway). -Michael Stewart, Montreal QC
3. Dilated Peoples Expansion Team (Capitol)
Finally a new Dilated album and it's sick just like they always were, keepin' it real with the old underground sound. Babu still throwin' his bad ass cuts. -Kevin Hung, Whitby ON
4. Buck 65 Man Overboard (Anticon)
Buck 65's unique lyrical style simply can't be beat! Jared Mcketiak, Winnipeg MB
Emotional, strong and overtly powerful. I cannot possibly listen to this enough. This album makes me a better person. -Lennie Moffatt, Sydney NS
5. Outkast Stankonia (La Face)
It's gonna be the best hip-hop album for the next five years. -Shawn Petsche, Pointe-Claire QC
Put almost every other mainstream hip-hop release to shame. Granted, that's not too hard a task these days. -Robert O'Connor, Calgary AB