In which the author transports back to his teenage years and the warmth of familiarity to discover a newfound respect for the musicality of Level 42’s fifth album and accept his love for it.
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Relative to Paris’ first two politically charged albums, ‘Guerrilla Funk’ finds the Bay Area emcee taking lyrical aim at less high-profile targets, but with his vitriol and passion fully intact.
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Whilst Chapman’s second LP may not have produced the same amount of commercial success as its predecessor, it most certainly is home to some of her finest and most profound work to date.
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Lyte’s lyrical abilities and confidence continued to expand with her second studio affair, as she showed no mercy towards those who dare step to her.
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The band’s third studio album firmly laid down the roots of what their subsequently stronger and more mature LPs needed to grow from.
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The unlikely collaboration between U2, Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois yielded the band some of its most visceral and daring music to date.
Read moreChaka Khan’s ‘I Feel For You’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
Khan’s fifth solo studio affair was the product of a state American culture was in at the time, commercially super-charged, devastatingly of-the-moment.
Read moreMariah Carey’s ‘Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
For its honesty, levity, and sheened musicality, Carey’s twelfth studio affair deserves to be more highly regarded in her catalog. The only thing missing is statistical bragging rights.
Read moreMassive Attack’s ‘Protection’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Each track featured on the group’s second studio affair stands alone as a vignette but collectively builds a rich, textural tapestry of sounds that blend into one another effortlessly.
Read moreThug Life’s Debut & Only Studio Album ‘Thug Life: Volume 1’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
With 2Pac a prominent member of the crew backed up by family and like-minded emcees, the album is one of the best endeavors that the legendary emcee was ever a part of.
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