Commercial rap music had changed a lot by 1999, but Mobb Deep was able to evolve with the times and score the biggest-selling album of their career without compromising their legacy.
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To listen to ‘Stress: the Extinction Agenda’ is to hear two of the best emcees of all time at their peak working in seamless tandem, and that’s a pretty special experience.
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Reinforcing once again that her talent extends far beyond her most ubiquitous hit single (“What I Am”), ‘Picture Perfect Morning’ endures as an essential component of Brickell’s oeuvre.
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As one of Prince’s lesser known releases, and arguably not one of his strongest, ‘Come’ still has moments worth returning to.
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The band’s fourth studio affair showcased the band’s musical evolution, priming the path for the breakthrough that would arrive two years later with the arrival of ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik.’
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The band’s swan song can be seen as their way of responding to the changing musical landscape at the time, while still staying true to their distinctive style in several ways.
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From the album’s opening notes, The xx draw you into their world of melancholy, desire and dreams and never let you go.
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‘Off The Wall’ is a masterclass of an album in its seamless blending of funk, disco, R&B, soul, pop and jazz, all intertwined in the thread of a true artist taking his creative power to the next level.
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On this sophomore stunner, Riperton concerns herself only with ecstasy and frivolity to render a triumph of utopian folk-soul.
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