- Amp Fiddler - Heaven... smooth underground soul
- Chrisette Michelle - If I Have My Way... the truth for real
- Common - Southside... "your career is a typo, mine is written like a haiku",... nuff said
- Emotive Blue - Captured... easy like Sunday morning
- Estelle - Just A Touch [Wait A Minute]... London hip-hop... breath of fresh air
- Jaheim - Never... nice to hear real singing again
- Jay-Z - Pray... pretty soon I'm going to have to admit I like this album
- Lemongrass - At Home... lounge music to chill by
- Mary J. Blige - Work That... the Queen is back
- Monodeluxe - Natural High... downtown lounge, chillin' in a booth
- Nas - Surviving The Times... is this grown man Nas?
- Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen... just gets you amped
- Scarface - Girl You Know... how did he get this track? It's so NYC
- The Roots - In The Music... still underappreciated
- Vikter Duplaix - The Way I Feel... neo-soul, emphasis on the neo
- Wu Tang Clan - Wolves... wish there were more of these on 8 Diagrams
