CZARFACE’s ‘Every Hero Needs A Villain’ Turns 10 | Album Anniversary

June 12, 2025 Jesse Ducker

CZARFACE Every Hero Needs A Villain Turns 10

‘Every Hero Needs A Villain’ represents the point where CZARFACE launched themselves into overdrive, becoming one of the most prolific and creative groups of the last decade.

Esoteric’s ‘Saving Seamus Ryan’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary

September 21, 2024 Jesse Ducker

There aren’t many album narratives that shift from dealing with crippling depression to musing about his love for Spider-Man comics and have it flow as naturally as it does here.

CZARFACE’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘CZARFACE’ Turns 10 | Album Anniversary

February 18, 2023 Jesse Ducker

Inspectah Deck, 7L & Esoteric’s self-titled debut album as the collaborative unit CZARFACE is every bit as dope today as it was the day it was released.

OutKast’s ‘ATLiens’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

The duo’s second studio affair was a shift toward more cosmic, leftfield strains of sound and deeper, more intricate narrative threads replete with more prominent symbolism and metaphor.

Biz Markie’s ‘I Need A Haircut’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

The hip-hop legend’s third studio affair features some of his most entertaining and inspired lyrical performances, with heavy doses of Biz’s signature goofiness side by side with serious-minded narratives.

Björk’s ‘Vespertine’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

On her fourth studio affair, Björk relinquishes the big beats that dominated her previous work, opting instead for hushed, whispered snatches of vocals with electronic bleeps, whirs and pulses.