10 2000s Albums That Are A Lot Better Than You Remember

10. Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030

By the time the '00s really started rolling, the idea of alternative hip hop wasn't necessarily all that new anymore. After all, a Tribe Called Quest had been making waves since the '80s and the amazing beats of someone like J Dilla were peppered throughout hip hop's history for a while. That was just the earthly moments though...how about hip hop that sounded like it came from another galaxy?

With only one album to its name, Delton 3030's debut is everything you could really want in a hip hop album around the turn of the century, as it tells a loose futuristic tale of this one man's journey through a space age society. Aside from the raw bars across here, the production is also immaculate, bringing a grimy feel that wouldn't feel that out of place on the first handful of Star Wars movies.

This is also responsible for giving us the first appearances of Del the Funky Homosapien, who most people know nowadays as the voice of the internal ghost of Russell on Gorillaz' debut singles like Rock the House and Clint Eastwood. Hell, even Damon Albarn has a few guest spots on here to add that alternative leaning tone. Even though Gorillaz might have been way more profitable for each of these men, this was a sign that we were only going up from here.