Big Daddy Kane’s ‘Taste of Chocolate’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

October 18, 2025 Jesse Ducker

Big Daddy Kane Taste of Chocolate Turns 35

Kane’s third studio affair is a mixed bag that serves multiple audiences, but it’s at its best when the legendary emcee sticks to his established strengths.

Big Daddy Kane’s ‘It’s A Big Daddy Thing’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

September 14, 2024 Jesse Ducker

Accurately regarded as one of hip-hop’s greatest albums, Big Daddy Kane’s sophomore album succeeds because he was so effective in switching lyrical and thematic gears throughout the affair.

Big Daddy Kane’s Debut Album ‘Long Live The Kane’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

June 24, 2023 Jesse Ducker

Deservedly regarded as one of the strongest hip-hop debut LPs ever recorded, ‘Long Live The Kane’ formally established Big Daddy Kane as a lyrical force to be reckoned with.

Big Daddy Kane’s ‘Looks Like A Job For…’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

May 20, 2023 Ben Pedroche

Kane’s as sharp here as on his earlier albums, effortlessly spitting lines of a standard that most rappers can only dream of writing.

The Human League’s ‘Dare’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

The beauty of the group’s third studio affair is that it sounded unlike anything else on the radio at the time of its arrival, and to this day, has its own unique sound and place in music history.

Masta Ace’s ‘Disposable Arts’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

One of the cleverest concept albums ever released, the legendary emcee’s fourth LP documents his experience in the streets of Brooklyn and as a student in the fictional Institute of Disposable Arts.

Angie Stone’s ‘Mahogany Soul’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

An organic, polished and sophisticated work, Stone’s second studio affair helped to define the maturing neo-soul movement of the early 2000s.