Latest Hip Hop CD's that you must get.
Kanye West- College Dropout
Dilated Peoples- Neighborhood Watch
Nappy Roots- Wooden Leather
Here are some other good ones that are not quite as new, but still essential stuff
Jurassic 5
Talib Kweli
Common- Electric Circus
Roots- Phroenology
This one is old (1990), but I've been listening to it non-stop
Ice Cube- Amerikkka's most wanted.