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Originally Posted by Surreal. 
A few off the top of my head:
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor / The Cool Nas - Illmatic
Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Blackstar
Q-Tip - The Renaissance
The Roots - Do You Want More?!!??!
A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
Kanye West - Graduation
Common - Resurrection
Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens
Lauryn Hill - Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
The Fugees - The Score
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I love Lupe. Also, I think someone already mentioned K'naan, which I can definitely get behind.
Although it's not strictly hip-hop/rap, I'm a huge fan of Girl Talk. I know, it isn't superbly mastered, but I love the music nevertheless.