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Top 25 of 2002
Cookie: the Anthropological MixtapeCookie: the Anthropological Mixtape by Meshell Ndegeocello
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £3.99
her best yet?
Denials Delusions and DecisionsDenials Delusions and Decisions by Jaguar Wright
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £3.04
stunning vocals & includes a much better-than-Nelly/Kelly version of Love Need & Want
Seasons ChangeSeasons Change by Fertile Ground
Buy new: £11.25 / Used from: £36.81
stunning jazz-soul (soul-jazz?) set
A Little Deeper: Explicit VersionA Little Deeper: Explicit Version by Ms. Dynamite
Buy new: £0.50 / Used from: £0.01
You might know this one
Electric CircusElectric Circus by Common
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.29
his "experimental" album - includes some fantastic new vocals from Erykah
DexterityDexterity by Julie Dexter
Buy new: £15.49 / Used from: £21.88
released obscurely in 2002 - worth getting (+ she's British!)
Copasetic & CoolCopasetic & Cool by Hil St. Soul
Buy used from: £8.99
Excellent follow-up ("Pieces" and "Reach As One" are wicked)
Poem About Ms DossPoem About Ms Doss by Conya Doss
Buy used from: £65.40
worth finding - "Good Good" is a killer
Love StoryLove Story by Vivian Green
Buy used from: £2.74
heralded the next alicia keys, with some justification, methinks
All of the AboveAll of the Above by J-Live
Buy new: £4.17 / Used from: £4.54
intelligent, jazzy but not pretentious hip hop
Star Kitty's RevengeStar Kitty's Revenge by Joi
Buy used from: £10.91
sometimes vicious, sometimes introspective, always soulful
Southern HummingbirdSouthern Hummingbird by Tweet
Buy new: £3.87 / Used from: £0.93
slower than you'd expect. gorgeous voice
Red Hot & Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela KutiRed Hot & Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti by Fela Kuti
Buy new: £5.84 / Used from: £6.82
even if you don't know much about afrobeat, this is worth getting (a good introduction??)
FloeticFloetic by Floetry
Buy new: £5.75 / Used from: £5.70
London/philly soul duo. very smooth
PhrenologyPhrenology by The Roots
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probably their toughest album yet. thoroughly eclectic
They Don't KnowThey Don't Know by Angela Johnson
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very catchy, but very organic
The Tortoise and the HareThe Tortoise and the Hare by Jazzyfatnastees
Buy new: £8.33 / Used from: £3.99
better than their debut - amazing harmonies
Truthfully Speaking [Explicit Lyrics]Truthfully Speaking [Explicit Lyrics] by Truth Hurts
Buy new: £1.99 / Used from: £0.79
huge voice, solid production - underrated by soul critics
Who I AmWho I Am by Beverley Knight
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will probably be remembered for "shoulda woulda coulda", but it's far from the best track
Studio ConfessionsStudio Confessions by Peven Everett
Buy new: £7.48 / Used from: £3.99
a few of these tracks are sublime
Pretty on the InsidePretty on the Inside by Venus Malone
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quality jazzy soul (out of Germany... sort of)
Blazing ArrowBlazing Arrow by Blackalicious
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funky and intelligent - filled with tracks that should have been hits
Chapter 2: the VoiceChapter 2: the Voice by Syleena Johnson
Buy used from: £1.19
not as good as Vol. 1, but that would have been hard.