| The Rurals | Addict | Rural Life | Peng Records |
| | | |
| Quincy Jones | The Emerald City Sequence | The Wiz Soundtrack | Motown/MCA |
| Kelis | Glow | Tasty | |
| Misled Children | Grimey | The Misled Children Meet Odean Pope | Stones Throw |
| Mos Def | Respiration (Remix) | We ARe Hip Hop | |
| Tribe Called Quest | Check The Rhyme (Remix) | Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveler | Jive |
| Hypnotic The Native Sun | Symmetry | Internal Symmetry | Independent |
| G*D | Poppa's Song | The Message Uni Versa | Look |
| Deuce Eclipse | The Big Top Feat. DJ D Sharp | Indigenous Noize | Independent |
| Esperanza Spalding | I Adore You | Esperanza | |
| Willie Bobo | Dreams | Talkin' Verve | Verve |
| Ceu | Concrete Jungle | Ceu | Wea Brazil |
| Various | A Brand New Day | The Wiz Soundtrack | Motown/MCA |
| Lonnie Liston Smith | Sunset | Lonnie Liston Smith Live! | Doctor Jazz Music |
| Brand New Heavies | Brother Sister (Remix) | Excursions: Remixes and Rare Grooves | Delicious Vinyl |
| Outkast | | Idlewidle Soundtrack | La Face |
| MF Doom | Lemon Grass | Special Herbs | Nature Sounds |
| Guru | Respect the Architect | Jazzmatazz Vol 2 | Polygram |
| G*D | Found | Message Universa | Look |
| Landslide | It's Inside | Om Lounge Vol 7 | Om Records |
| Outkast | Elevators (Instrumental) | Atliens | La Face |
| Bk One Feat Black Thought | Philly Boy | Radio do Canibal | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| Mos Def | Auditorium | The Ecstatic | Downtown Records |
| 2 Pac Feat Nikki Giovanni | The Rose That Grew From Concrete | The Rose That Grew From Concrete | Amaru/ Interscope |
| Do D.A.T | Paper Chase | The Skinny | Independent |
| Marcel D2 | E Preciso Lutar | Meu Samba E Assim | Sony |
| Various | Tudo Nosso | Antonia Soundtrack | Universal BR |
| Madlib | Come Here My Dear | Dudley Perkins "Expressions" Instrumentals | Stones Throw |
| Stegosaurus Rex | 5-20 | The Dino Soars | Elita Likes Electro |
| Wax Tailor | Que Sera | Tales of Forgotten Melodies | |
| BK-One Feat Phonte, Brother Ali | Here I Am | Radio Canibal | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| John Legend and The Roots | Wake Up Everybody | Wake Up! | Columbia |
| Fela | Live at Kalakuta | Red, Hot, Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti | MCA |
| Fela Kuti | Kalakuta Show | Ikoyi Blindness/ Kalakuta Show | MCA |
| Various Artists | Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am | Red, Hot, Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti | MCA |
| Bob Marley | One Luv | Dreams of Freedom | Tuff Gong |
| Issac Hayes | That Loving Feeling | Chocolate Chip | ABC Records |
| Various | Shes Walking | Shes Gotta Have It Soundtrack | Polygram |
| Charlie Hunter Feat Mos Def | Creole | Songs From the Analog Playground | Blue Note |
| James Brown | All The Way | Jazz | Verve |
| Ella Fitzgerald | Midnight Sun | The Best of the Songbooks | Verve |
| Bobbi Humphrey | Fancy Dancer | Fancy Dancer | Blue Note |
| Herbie Hancock | Frankie and Kevin | Return of the Headhunters | Universal |
| Bob James | Feel Like Making Love | Restoration-The Best of Bob James | Warner Bros |
| Cee Lo Green | Bass Head Jazz | Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections | La Face |
| Clara Hill Meets AtJazz | No Where I Can Go | ...Broadcasting | Sonar |
| Roy Hardgrove | How I Know | RH Factor | Verve |
