| MOS DEF | BRIGHTER DAY | DEF VS. DOOM | |
| JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS | LITTLE GHETTO BOY | WAKE UP! | COLUMBIA |
| ELECTRIC PRUNES | HOLY ARE YOU | RELEASE OF AN OATH | RHINO/WARNER |
| SADIE HAWKINS | DOOMTREE | DOOMTREE | INDEPENDENT |
| JUNIOR MANCE | TIN TIN DEO | JROCC PRESENTS; SYNDROMS 2 | INDEPENDENT |
| NINA SIMONE | MY MAN IS GONE | REMIXED AND REIMAGINED | SONY LEGACY |
| BILL SUMMERS | BRAZILIAN SKIES | MUNDIAL MUZIQUE | GUIDANCE |
| LADY BUG | CENTRE OF NOWHERE | TRIP THE LIGHT FANTASTIC | NU PARADIGM |
| ROY AYERS | RED BLAK AND GREEN | DESTINATION MOTHERLAND | UNIVERSAL |
| ROTARY CONNECTION | BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN | BEST OF... | UNIVERSAL UK |
| NUYORICAN SOUL | BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN | NUYORICAN SOUL | BLUE THUMB |
| ANUBIS | ECOLOGY | SOUL CAL | STONES THROW |
| SYLK 130 | WHEN THE FUNK SWINGS | WHEN THE FUNK HITS THE FAN | SONY |
| HOT 8 BRASS BAND | SEXUAL HEALING | HOT 8 BRASS BAND | TRU THOUGHTS |
| THE SOUL REBELS | LET YOUR MIND BE FREE | UNLOCK YOUR MIND | ROUNDER RECORDS |
| BEASTIE BOYS | LIGHTEN UP | THE IN SOUND FROM WAY OUT | CAPITOL |
| 4 HERO | SOPHIA | PLAY WITH THE CHANGES | RAW CANVAS |
| MISSION | STAY BROWN | SONGS FROM LA MISSION | ROUND WHIRLED RECORDS |
| MOS DEF | UMI SAYS | BLACK ON BOTH SIDES | RAWKUS |
| MOS DEF | QUIET DOG BITES HARD (L'ELEPHANT EDIT) | THE ECSTATIC | DOWNTOWN |
| DIGABLE PLANETS | BLOWING DOWN | BLOWOUT COMB | PENDULUM |
| OUTKAST | ELEVATORS | ATLIENS | LA FACE |
| D.FOCIS/J DILLA | HERMAN GARDENS | THE HERMAN GARDENS PROJECT | INDEPENDENT |
| J. PERIOD FEAT. BLACK THOUGHT | RAGE IS BACK | RAGE IS BACK: THE OFFICIAL MIX TAPE | INDEPENDENT |
| BLACK STAR | RESPIRATION | BLACK STAR | RAWKUS |
| LAURYN HILL | EVERYTHING IS EVERY | THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL | SONY |
| MARY J. BLIDGE | BEAUTIFUL ONES | MARY | BAD BOY |
| BJ THE CHICAGO KID | THE WORLD IS A GHETTO (FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR, DJ BATTLE CAT AND JAIRU) | PINEAPPLE NOW-LATERS | INDEPENDENT |
| JILL SCOTT | THE LIGHT | HIDDEN BEACH PRESENTS... | HIDDEN BEACH |
| RUFUS FEAT. CHAKA KHAN | STOP ON BY | RUFIZIED | MCA |
| ISSAC HAYES | CHOCOLATE CHIP | CHOCOLATE CHIP | ABC |
| THE JACKSON 5 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE | MAYBE TOMORROW | MOTOWN |
| BOBBI HUMPRHEY | BLACKS AND BLUES | BLACKS AND BLUES | BLUE NOTE |
| PHEOBE SNOW | POETRY MAN | PHEOBE SNOW | SHELTER |
| STEVIE WONDER | SEND ONE YOUR LOVE | THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS | MOTOWN |
| BILL WITHERS | CAN WE PRETEND | +JUSTMENTS | SUSSEX |
| WILTON FELDER | INHERIT THE WIND | INHERIT THE WIND | MCA |
| JEAN CLAUDE T | THEY GOT MORE IN THE GHETTO | THE BICENTENNIAL POET | PHILIDELPHIA |
| MIRIAM MAKIBA AND HARRY B | HURRY MAMA HURRY | AN EVENING WITH BELEFONTE AND MAKEBAQ | DYNAGROOVE |
| LONNIE LISTON SMITH AND THE COSMICECHOES | GODDESS OF LOVE | REFLECTIONS OF A GOLDEN DREAM | FLYING DUTCHMAN |
| DOBBIE GRAY | THESE LOVING ARMS | THESE LOVING ARMS | MCA |
| JOSE JAMES | VANGUARD FEAT. ROBERT GLASPER | NO BEGINNING NO END | BLUE NOTE |
| THE SOUL JAZZ ORCHESTRA | NIJAAY | SOLIDARITY | STRUT |
| NOVALIMA | MAMAYE | KARIMBA | ESL MUSIC |
| THE HARLEM EXPERIMENT | MAMBO A LA SAVOY | THE HARLEM EXPERIMENT | ROPE A DOPE |
| BOSSA NOVA FIRE | O ORVBALHO VEM CAINDO | BRASIL: A CENTURY OF SONG - BOSSA NOVA ERA | BLUE JACKEL |
| ART FARMER | BLUE BOSSA | | |
| AFRO BLUE (SPANISH) | | | |
| ROBERT GLASPER FEAT. ERYKAH BADU | AFRO BLUE FEAT. FONTE | BLACK RADIO RECOVERED | BLUE NOTE |
| GREGORY PORTER | THE WAY YOU WANT TO LIVE | BE GOOD | MOTEMA |
| DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND | INNER CITY BLUES FEAT. GURU | WHAT'S GOING ON | UNIVERSAL ENT. |
