Year is coming to an end, and I'm trying to give the full effort on selecting my end of the year awards.  As of tonight (11/08), here are the releases I have access to thoroughly explore and compare.  If you think I need something else on here, HIT ME UP!

• Aesop Rock - Skelethon

  Akua Naru - Live & Aflame Sessions

  All Good Funk Alliance - Jack of All Trades

  Anthony Valadez - Just Visiting

  Bill Ortiz - Highest Wish

  Blueprint – Deleted Scenes

  Breezy Lovejoy - O.B.P. Vol 1

  Brett Gretzky - Brett Gretzky Mixtape

  Brother Ali - Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color/Bite Marked Heart EP

  C2C - Tetra/Down the Road EP

  Cadence Weapon - Hope in Dirt City

  Caveman Chronicles - Caveman Chronicles EP

  Chance Waters - Infinity

  CookBook - The Smell of Success

  CopperWire - Earthbound

  Dark Time Sunshine - ANX

  DJ Eleven & Mike Baker the Bike Maker - The Provacateurs EP

  Dub Pistols - Worshipping the Dollar

  Dumbfoundead - Love Everyday EP

  Hawthorne Headhunters - Myriad of Now

  Headnodic - The Iguana

  The Herbaliser - There Were Seven

  The Herd - Better Alive EP

  Hilltop Hoods - Drinking From the Sun

  Houston Zizza- Graffiti on Wax

  Illphonics - Reality Check EP

  J. Pinder - Careless

  Julian Keaton - The Calling EP

  K. Flay - Eyes Shut EP

  L-Fresh the Lion - The Lion Speaks

  Lazerbeak - Lava Bangers

  Liquor Store Bandits - Still Cumming

  Llamabeats - Como Se Llama?

  Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Vol. 1

  Mally & The Sundance Kid - The Last Great...

  Mega Ran - Language Arts Vol. 1

  Mike Mictlan - SNAXXX

  Morning of the Earth - Magiclands EP

  Mr. J. Medeiros - Pale Blue Dot EP

  Murph - Spoken Word

  Noesis - Philadelphia Slick Presents: The Way Things Work

  Open Mike Eagle - 4NML HSPTL

  P.O.S. - We Don't Even Live Here

  Paper Tiger - Summer EP/ Beat Tape

  Pep Love - The Rigmarole

  Robert Glasper - Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP

  RUNFORYOURLIFE - RFYL Vol. 1

  sene. - brooklyknight

  Seymour Awesome - Freshly Squeezed

  Shad - Melancholy and the Infinite Shadness

  Solillaquists of Sound - The 4th Wall (part 1)

  Speech DeBelle - Freedom of Speech

  Spose - The Audacity!/ The Yard Sale (mixtape)

  Steddy P. - Better Make Room/ While You Were Sleeping 2: End of the World Party (with DJ Mahf)

  Tabi Bonney - The Endless Summer/ LoveJoy Park

  THEESatisfaction - awE naturalE

  Time Machine - Vicious Experiments

  Toby - Evolutionary EP/ Elvolutionary 2 EP

  Toussaint Morrison - Toussaint Morrison is Not My Boyfriend

  Urthboy - Smokey's Haunt

  Wax Tailor - Dusty Rainbow From the Dark

  The Wonderful Sound of Induce - Halfway Between Me and You

  The 12 to 6 Movement - Titties Out

  3oNe3 - Live, Love, Party