Here are mine:
• Reflection Eternal – Talib Kweli and DJ Hitek
• Beats, Rhymes, and Life – ATCQ
• Fantastic Vol. 2 – Slum Village
• Blackstar – Blackstar
• Things Fall Apart – The Roots
• The Listening – Little Brother
• Like Water For Chocolate – Common
• The Connected – Foreign Exchange
• Soulful Genius – J Dilla
• Blowout Comb – Digable Planets
Honorable mentions:
• Detroit Deli – Slum Village
• The Minstrel Show – Little Brother
• 93 Til Infinity – Souls of Mischief
• Breaking Atoms – Main Source
• 3 Feet High & Rising – “Da Plugs”
I know I’m missing a lot of hot ish, but this list comprises what I think are timeless albums that I will always listen to. Its always tough to narrow things like this down to 10.