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‘Connected’ is an album of deep self-reflection and engaging soundscapes that embraces a level of thoughtfulness and maturity that few artists exhibit on record.
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While the sweeping, cinematic ‘Dummy’ lends itself to film, Portishead had created their own drama from the start.
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Music can be transformative and transportative, and ‘Kind of Blue’ accomplishes these feats like few other albums ever have or ever will.
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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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