I'm so glad that the likes of Nelly, DMX and Ja Rule didnt come up in this thread.
Magpie is right, Dj Shadow is amazing. I left him out though because his music is more instrumetal / turntable orientated and may not be to everyones liking.
Organ Donar (Extended Overhaul) is probably in my top 5 favourite songs of all time.
A couple of other ones I thought of
Cage - Agent Orange
Dr. Octagon - Blue Flowers
Smut Peddlars - Bottom Feeders
Souls of Mischief - 93 til Infinity (like Sketchy said)
Blackalicious and J5 - Concentration
Lyrics Born and Poets of Rhythm - I Changed My Mind
For a little bit more mainstream, Biggie's Ready to Die album is pretty good too.
Poets of Rhythm are worth checking out if you like Jazz orientated music.
Also RJD2 and Dj Vadim, Herbaliser.
Fuck it, buy everything you can from Ninja Tune.
See Xen Cuts for a good guide to Ninja Tune artists.
Now go out and buy some music and support some real musicians.
