J Dilla's So Far To Go

Simply beautiful. I was never into that whole J Dilla bandwagon after his death, but this song is a great hip-hop jam. Now, I ain't been listening to that much hip-hop lately, but jazzy and soulful stuff like this with D'Angelo's vocals might just bring me back. 

Home Is Where the Hatred Is

Gil Scott-Heron's brilliant song about drug addiction was masterfully covered by Esther Phillips. Beautiful, hauntingly touching and emotional song. Like Gil, Esther also succumbed to drug addiction to, although the ultimate beauty of this song is that "home" can also include, perhaps, a broken family, addiction of all kinds, and to a great, funky beat with jazz and rock aesthetics. "A junkie walking through the twilight, I'm on my way home." Common would rap over a sample of this song produced by Kanye West expertly.