Best Of The 1st Half: Top 20 Albums

Last but not least, we give you the top 20 albums of the first half. If you haven’t heard any of these LP’s, we hope you change that ASAP as you’ll truly be missing out on some great albums. Our list compiles a wide variety of styles with the likes of CunninLynguists, Raekwon, Killer Mike, Random Axe, Atmosphere & the Beastie Boys making appearances. Hit the jump for our top 20 and let us know your picks for the best of the year so far.

• Atmosphere – The Family Sign

• Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2

• Count Bass D & Insight – The Risk Takers

• CunninLynguists – Oneirology

• G-Side – The One…Cohesive

• Has-Lo – In Case I Don’t Make It

• K-Rino – Alien Baby

• Killer Mike – PL3DGE

• Kool G Rap – Riches, Royalty, Respect

• Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun – Monumental

• Pharoahe Monch – W.A.R.

• Raekwon – Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang

• Random Axe – Random Axe

• Reks – R.E.K.S.

• Saigon – The Greatest Story Never Told

• Shabazz Palaces – Black Up

• Talib Kweli – Gutter Rainbows

• Vast Aire – OX 2010: A Street Odyssey

• YONAS – The Proven Theory

• Zion I & The Grouch – Heroes In The Healing Of The Nation