so which albums do you find decent or better this year so far?

[Oklin]

for me:

Boot Camp Clik - The Last Stand
Christina Aguielra - Back To Basics
Jahi - SoulHop
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
J Dilla - Donuts
J Dilla - The Shining
Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants In Heaven Kings In Hell
Murs and 9th Wonder - Murrays Revenge
Louis Logic and J.J. Brown - Misery Loves Comedy
Louis Logic - Blame It On The Hooch .2

I still need to listen to the new DJ Shadow and Beatman & Rockin'

[Minkaveli]

Top 5:

1.  Busta Rhymes-Big Bang
2.  Ghostface-Fishscale
3.  The Roots-Game Theory
4.  Pharell-In My Mind
5.  Method Man-4:21-The Day After

Honorable mention:

J Dilla-The Shining

[Oklin]

ahh yeah The Roots.. forgot that one.. dope album,.. i havent heard it much tho

[Oklin]

oh yeah also:
Aceyalone and RJD2 - Magnificient City
Aceyalone - Grand Imperial

[$do11a biLL$]

Outkast - Idlewild
Ghostface - Fishscale
DJ Shadow - Outsider
Busta Rhymes - The Big Bang
JMT - Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell
Christina Aguilera - Back To Basics
Boot Camp Clik - The Last Stand
Jurassic 5 - Feedback

non hip hop:

Ray Lamontagne - 'Till The Sun Turns Black
Matisyahu - Youth
Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am Thats What Im Not
The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers

[Oklin]

wow also "Ashtiani & Baltzer - Beats & Basslines"

i just got that.. damn its dope.. they are from Nobody Beats The Beats

[teecee]

ahh yeah The Roots.. forgot that one.. dope album,.. i havent heard it much tho

Oklin, you gotta check the Roots album man, its much better than their last two albums.  Standout tracks include Long TIme, In the Music, and the tribut to Jay Dee, also produced by Dilla, called Can't Stop this.   IMO the best albumof the year, it takes a while to grow on you but has great replay value........

I still gotta check out those Dilla albums too

[MontrealCity's Most]

Busta rhymes

[Bramsterdam (see ya)]

A Piece of Strange
Stepfather
Donuts
The Shining
Murrays Revenge
Magnificient City
Outsider
Fishscale
Grand Imperial

I still havnt checked the new JMT yet though, nor the new J5 album, but from the few songs I heard, I wasn't diggin the J5 stuff.

[--Vance--]

Dilated Peoples - 20/20
Ice Cube - Laugh now, cry later
Busta Rhymes - The Big Bang
The Dogg Pound - Cali iz active (yes it's dope  )
Method Man - 4:21
Jurassic 5 - Feedback

Good year in hip hop!!! and it's not even over!! dr's advocate, t. blue c. treatment, hip hop is dead just to name a few more!!!

[Oklin]

A Piece of Strange
Stepfather
Donuts
The Shining
Murrays Revenge
Magnificient City
Outsider
Fishscale
Grand Imperial

I still havnt checked the new JMT yet though, nor the new J5 album, but from the few songs I heard, I wasn't diggin the J5 stuff.

oh yeah J5 too...

[Sikotic™]

Cunninlynguists - A Piece Of Strange
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
The Roots - Game Theory
Cam'ron - Killa Season
J.R. Writer - History In The Making
Matisyahu - Youth
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere

[Oklin]

Cunninlynguists - A Piece Of Strange

oh yeah i forgot that.. prolly cuz it was ripped in 2005 and released in 2006

[Traumatized]

The Roots - Game Theory
J Dilla - Donuts + The Shining
DJ Quik - Live at the House of Blues
Busta Rhymes - The Big Bang
Ice Cube - Laugh Now Cry Later
Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
Jan Delay - Mercedes Dance (German Funk/Rap)
Joy Denalane - Born & Raised
Suga Free - Just Add Water
Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
Roscoe's one was good too

and probably more that I couldn't remember

Good year so far and there's more to come.

[CanadActive]

In order :

1) The Roots - Game Theory
2) Gnarls Barkley - St Elsewhere
3) Gorillaz - Demon Days (came out in 2005, but I still listen to it very often)
4) Kokane - Painkillerz
5) Masta Killa - Made In Brooklyn
6) Kool Keith - The Return of Doctor Octagone
7) Roots Manuva - Alternately Deep
The Streets - The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living
9) Tha Dogg Pound - Cali Iz Active (Overall it's not a good album, but some song are fire and I just like it)

Can't wait for the new Talib Kweli and The Blue Carpet Treatmen