5 albums i could not, could not, COULD NOT live without...

1.) Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun

If'n you know even a lil bit about me, this is pretty obvious. oh, by the way, I might FINALLY get to see erykah in concert next month in atlanta! gotta find a date tho.

(in case you're interested: mama's gun, worldwide underground, baduizm, live 2, live 1, in that order, and yes that was VERY hard to do)

2.) Eightball & MJG - In Our Lifetime

GREAT, great album from front to back. ball & g left the headbussin alone for a minute, and came out with some real, true, introspective shit. a real grown man album, and probably their best work.

3.) Roy Hargrove & The RH Factor - Hardgroove

the meaning of what "jazz/hip-hop fusion" is supposed to sound like, if it exists. guest features from common, q-tip, erykah, me'shell, d'angelo, et. al help this album move along, but this shit is CARRIED by roy hargrove and his horns. powerful music.

4.) Marvin Gaye - I Want You

grown folks music right here. try not to make no babies tho.

5.) UGK - Ridin' Dirty

this album carried me through a LOT of hard times, like Pimp C and Bun-B were right there livin that shit with me. to this day nobody can say nothin bad to me about UGK, especially this album.