This wasn't the strongest year for hip-hop, but 2007 still featured some excellent releases that pushed the genre's boundaries, as well as a few records that reveled, old-school style, in great beats and rhymes. These are the albums I enjoyed the most this year.

1 of 10
— Cover for Kala
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2 of 10
— Wu Tang cover
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3 of 10
— Kanye cover
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4 of 10
— Jay Z cover
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5 of 10
— Dyme Def cover
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6 of 10
— Ghostface cover
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7 of 10
— Pharoahe Monch cover
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8 of 10
— Blue Scholars cover
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9 of 10
— Lifesavas cover
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10 of 10
— Ratatat cover
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Copyright 2007 KEXP