By Don Yates, KEXP

The best hip-hop CDs of 2007 helped push the boundaries of the genre.

'Paper Planes' (3 min 26 sec)
M.I.A. (Kala - Interscope)
'The Heart Gently Weeps' (5 min 37 sec)
Wu Tang Clan (8 Diagrams - SRC/Motown)
'Clap Clap' (3 min 13 sec)
Dyme Def (Space Music - Soul Gorilla)
'Gutterfly' (4 min 26 sec)
Lifesavas (Gutterfly - Quannum)
'Alright' (4 min 14 sec)
Ratatat (Remixes Vol. II)

Alberta Cross

By Barbara Mitchell