Gang Starr’s ‘Step In The Arena’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

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‘Step In The Arena’ expanded upon the promise of Gang Starr’s debut LP, establishing Guru & DJ Premier as a hip-hop force to be reckoned with.

RESPECT DUE: The 12 Greatest Instrumental Hip-Hop Albums Ever Made

February 6, 2021 Albumism Staff

We hope you enjoy revisiting the dozen albums featured here or, as may be the case for some, discovering them for the very first time.

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Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary

Four decades later, ‘Graceland’ remains true to what it was from the start—a beautiful, tangled, genuinely collaborative album that changed what pop music could sound like.

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When listening to ‘Tattoo You,’ you would never know that it is this Frankenstein's monster of an album that was pieced together with songs that came from their most creatively fertile period.

Vanessa Williams’ ‘The Comfort Zone’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

Williams’ second studio affair is a precision-crafted tour de force, focused in its intent to present her talent not just as viable, but undeniable.

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