De La Soul
The Grind Date

A personal favourite of mine from the last few years, this sometimes Deep-House and sometimes Hip-Hop record is a real treasure trove of dance-heavy sample-based flavour. Berlin-based producer Martin Georgi critically touches on the social issue of class by using ironic and strange samples as a vessel for his storytelling. Also includes Felipe Gordon and Delfonic to handle two killer deep dance edits and a Ghanaian rap duo on the title track. Deep, wicked stuff.