4. Shad - TSOL

The perfection that was The Old Prince primed TSOL to be a bit of a let down. But Shad actually ended up making an album more accessible than its predecessor. He used the status garnered from his last album to build a list of collaborators (like Kamau, Brendan Canning, and Justin Nozuka along with production from Ric Notes, Classified, and Rich Kidd) that helped expand his sound. Shad’s rhymes are undeniable; as long as he keeps finding good beats, his albums will be excellent.

via AUX

Kanye West’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” was chosen as the number 1 hip hop album of 2010 by AUX. Others on the list include Clipse, J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T., Drake, Big Boi, Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y and Rick Ross.