D’Angelo’s Debut Album ‘Brown Sugar’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

June 29, 2025 Justin Chadwick

D’Angelo Debut Album Brown Sugar Turns 30

With Prince’s “everyman” musicianship ethos as his guide, D’Angelo’s breakthrough debut LP redefined soul music in the mid-1990s, ushering in a crucial pivot point in the history of the genre.

D’Angelo’s ‘Voodoo’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

January 19, 2025 Patrick Corcoran

With ‘Voodoo,’ D’Angelo joined Curtis Mayfield, Smokey Robinson and Eddie Kendricks in expressing a deeply held sensitivity while forging a powerfully musical masculinity.

D’Angelo And The Vanguard’s ‘Black Messiah’ Turns 10 | Album Anniversary

December 8, 2024 Andy Healy

Many of the songs on D’Angelo’s third full-length affair remain sadly powerful and relevant no matter when they were written or when they are heard.

Ginuwine’s Debut Album ‘Ginuwine… The Bachelor’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

Ginuwine’s breakthrough debut was a remarkable achievement during a very competitive year for R&B albums, amidst notable releases by the likes of Aaliyah, Blackstreet, and Maxwell, among others.

Freestyle Fellowship’s Debut Album ‘To Whom It May Concern…’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

Not just an LA underground classic, but a foundational record for a whole generation of emcees, ‘To Whom It May Concern’ continues to influence and inspire the contemporary hip-hop landscape.

Depeche Mode’s Debut Album ‘Speak & Spell’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

While their 1981 debut did not augur the stadium tours or multi-platinum LPs to come, it nevertheless offers little pieces of the band they would become.