N.W.A’s Second & Final Studio Album ‘Efil4zaggin’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

May 24, 2026 Jesse Ducker

N.W.A Second & Final Studio Album Efil4zaggin Turns 35

The fast and immediate commercial success of N.W.A’s second studio affair helped remind labels that there was a lot of money to be made in hip-hop.

N.W.A’s ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

January 25, 2024 Jesse Ducker

Upon its release, ‘Straight Outta Compton’ was both revered and feared due to its heightened sense of danger, something that is sorely missing in the rap music of today.

Eazy-E’s Debut Album ‘Eazy-Duz-It’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

September 9, 2023 Jesse Ducker

While it’s fair to say that N.W.A’s debut ‘Straight Outta Compton’ is the better overall album, Eazy-E’s debut solo album is a more cohesive piece of work.

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Bob Dylan’s ‘Love And Theft’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Where ‘Time Out Of Mind’ was drenched in murky, reverb-heavy production, ‘Love And Theft’ was something else entirely: dry, warm, well-written and self-produced under the pseudonym Jack Frost.

Jay-Z’s ‘The Blueprint’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Jay-Z made damn good albums before ‘The Blueprint,’ as well as some afterwards. But his sixth studio affair remains the album where everything came together.