10 Best Hip-Hop Albums 2006

#5. The Game - Doctor's Advocate (Geffen)

#5. The Game - Doctor's Advocate © Geffen

Left to work on his second album without any help from erstwhile mentors Dr. Dre and 50 Cent (with Dre taking his cash cow's side in the beef), The Game invokes the biggest production that money can buy. Doctor's Advocate depicts Game as a rising star who's caught between opposing cannons and an inflated sense of loyalty.

• The Game - Doctor's Advocate Review
• The Game - "It's Okay (One Blood)"
• The Game - "Let's Ride (Strip Club)"

• #10. AZ - The Format (Quiet Money)
• #9. The Coup - Pick a Bigger Weapon (Epitaph)
• #8. Jay-Z - Kingdom Come (Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam)
• #7. Rhymefest - Blue Collar (J )
• #6. T.I. - King (Atlantic)
• #5. The Game - Doctor's Advocate (Geffen)
• #4. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury (ZLG)
• #3. Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (Atlantic)
• #2. The Roots - Game Theory (Def Jam)
• #1. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale (Def Jam)