With its mixture of unorthodox lyricism, immaculate beats, and bedrock sincerity, ‘And Now…’ is required listening for all discerning hip-hop heads.
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Although the finished product is slightly uneven and failed to resonate both critically and commercially, Melanie B’s inaugural solo affair is still a compellingly rendered collection.
Read moreKylie Minogue’s ‘Light Years’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective
Underneath the carefree exterior of Minogue’s seventh studio affair exists an unrecognized compositional breadth and vitality that affirms her ongoing commitment to music excellence.
Read moreOingo Boingo’s Eponymous Debut EP ‘Oingo Boingo’ Turns 40 | Anniversary Retrospective
By their debut LP ‘Only a Lad’ (1981), their sound would become sleeker and more sophisticated, rendering their inaugural EP more of a collector’s curiosity than a functional listen.
Read moreMadonna’s ‘Music’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective
Opposite to the warming techniques employed for the electronica found on ‘Ray of Light’ (1998), ‘Music’ fostered Madonna’s interest in juxtaposing organic and inorganic sounds.
Read moreDubstar’s ‘Make It Better’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective & Interview
“It is an anomaly in the Dubstar story,” Chris WIlkie says of the duo’s third studio LP. “I noticed that when I listened back to it, it has more attitude and definitely occupies its own space.”
Read moreArcade Fire’s ‘The Suburbs’ Turns 10 | Anniversary Retrospective
In acknowledging that between childhood and adulthood, we dream of future and past, Arcade Fire’s third album searches in earnest to make sense of the present.
Read moreBumpy Knuckles’ ‘Industry Shakedown’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective
Bumpy Knuckles’ second official studio affair stands the test of time as the strongest album in the lengthy discography of one of hip-hop’s most unique and talented characters.
Read moreDiana Ross’ Eponymous Debut Solo Album ‘Diana Ross’ Turns 50 | Anniversary Retrospective
While the public may have assumed that Ross’ star power would carry her to an easy victory, she wanted more than “easy” and yearned to make an artistic statement while finding commercial triumph.
Read moreCarly Simon’s ‘Come Upstairs’ Turns 40 | Anniversary Retrospective
Simon’s ninth studio affair reinforced that alternating between rich character studies and complex renderings of events in her own life was something she had gotten down to an exact science.
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