LL Cool J’s ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

September 12, 2025 Jesse Ducker

LL Cool J Mama Said Knock You Out Turns 35

Uncle L’s fantastic fourth studio affair reinforced his penchant for bouncing back and giving the people what they want, while never overtly pretending to be something that he’s not.

Marley Marl’s ‘In Control, Volume 1’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

September 16, 2023 Jesse Ducker

The first high-profile, producer-driven compilation in hip-hop, ‘In Control, Volume 1’ features an incredulously stunning crop of iconic emcees, all propelled by Marley Marl’s memorable beats.

LEST WE FORGET: Revisiting Intelligent Hoodlum’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘Intelligent Hoodlum’ (1990)

June 23, 2018 Daryl McIntosh

Our recurring ‘Lest We Forget’ series is devoted to celebrating albums that have been unfairly overlooked and warrant revisiting.

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.

P.O.D.’s ‘Satellite’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

P.O.D. have enjoyed a prosperous and influential career to date, but their most successful project to date remains their breakthrough fourth album.