Besides the obvious 'classic' choices that everyone basically knows about.

A few awesome selections that i have been listening to:

9th Cloud-A monkey in A Yellow Hat
Pete Samples-An Unsent Letter
ten12systems-analog roots
The Tape vs Rqm-Autoreverse
Ghislian Poirier-Beats as Politics
mcenroe-Billys Vision
Mujaji-Free Rain
Aim-Means of Production
Malcom Catto-Popcorn Bubblefish
Beatgrinders-Whatcha Talkin' Bout!!
Dj Reezm-The Traveller

A few More that have been in constant rotation and have been making it into my dj crate heavily.

Cosiner-Bittersuites
Cienca Fixion-Odio ****Exceptional****
Rd Granados & Ino Miranda-Ill Padre **Equally Exceptional**
Maker-Shooting the Breeze
Take-Third Story

If there is one "style" that i constantly buy and collect it is this one.I often find that the average listener overlooks the subtleties that make these albums great.

I am not a huge fan of rap albums that come out as an instrumental album after release.Not usually, but there are a few that are even better than the originals IMO.

It is really easy to put these tracks in wherever you are (especially work) and just let them run all day long.Thaey always have nice tempo and are inoffensive...usually.Sometimes the sampling can get explicit.

Feel free to post some of your faves or some new finds.
I will post some of my favorite 'classics', when i get a chance to.

I just got a signed copy of:
Controller 7-Left Handed Straw
---from his website

Self described as a collection of soon to be lost beats and records.It is very cool, and very interesting sample based record.

Controller 7 is excellent as is everyhting that comes out on Bully Records.Which is sixtoo's lbel out of candada.Extremely cool label putting out incredible stuff!!

Hey ,

check out www.ramallahunderground.com

some wicked downtempo/hip-hop beats
as well as rapping on some beats..