‘Battle Studies’ is John Mayer at his most focused and finest. It’s a near perfect album, one you can listen to from start to finish with a satisfying sense of storytelling at your disposal.
Read moreDr. Dre’s ‘2001’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Relative to its famous precursor (1992’s ‘The Chronic’), the immaculately mixed ‘2001’ retains a largely Spartan aesthetic, but still feels “big” in scope and sound.
Read moreSnoop Dogg’s ‘R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
Snoop struck sonic gold by collaborating with The Neptunes once again for his seventh studio album, most notably on the unforgettable hit single “Drop It Like It’s Hot.”
Read moreTLC’s ‘CrazySexyCool’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
TLC’s massively successful second long player is their truest R&B offering, as it remains fluently smooth and harmonic over the almost constant mid-tempo pacing.
Read moreMethod Man’s Debut Solo Album ‘Tical’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
With dark content that offers glimpses of rugged romance and twisted comedy, ‘Tical’ proves that Method Man possesses one of the widest ranges of commercial appeal for any hip-hop artist in history.
Read moreNeil Young & Crazy Horse’s ‘Live Rust’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
A perfect demonstration of the power of Young and of Crazy Horse: the ability to give in to the Id, for mere moments, before snapping back, just in time, preserving the structure of the song.
Read moreDef Jef’s Debut Album ‘Just A Poet With Soul’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
While Young MC and Tone Lōc were Delicious Vinyl’s flashier and more audience friendly artists, Def Jef was the consummate craftsman of the label, weaving together complex lines and rhyme styles.
Read more3rd Bass’ Debut Album ‘The Cactus Album’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
Despite the complicated nature of MC Serch and Pete Nice’s relationship, the duo successfully put their differences aside long enough to bless the world with this bona fide hip-hop classic.
Read moreKurupt’s ‘Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Though Tha Dogg Pound co-founder’s sophomore long player may not have received the shine that it deserved when it was released, it still stands as one of the finest hip-hop albums of the late ‘90s.
Read moreMadonna’s ‘Like A Virgin’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
Madonna’s breakthrough second studio album is an incredible timestamp of a period in her career when so much was on the line and global superstardom beckoned.
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