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ALBUMISM SELECTS: The 15 Greatest Native Tongues Albums, Ranked & Revisited

May 15, 2017 Albumism Staff

We’ve compiled our votes for the 15 greatest albums in the Native Tongues collective’s discography and present the consensus results here.

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Tags Native Tongues, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah, Black Sheep, Monie Love
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ALBUMISM SELECTS: The 15 Greatest Native Tongues Albums, Ranked & Revisited (Part 2 of 2)

May 15, 2017 Albumism Staff

We’ve compiled our votes for the 15 greatest albums in the Native Tongues collective’s discography and present the consensus results here.

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Tags Native Tongues, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah, Black Sheep, Monie Love
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RECORD STORE DAY 2017: 25 Special Releases We Can’t Wait to Get Our Hands On

April 14, 2017 Albumism Staff
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Celebrating its 10th consecutive year in support of independent record stores worldwide, Record Store Day 2017 takes place Saturday, April 22nd.

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Prince’s ‘Sign O’ the Times’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective

March 29, 2017 Chris Lacy

Some people overuse the term “genius,” but ‘Sign O’ the Times’ alone provides indisputable evidence that Prince is worthy of the label.

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Stevie Wonder's ‘Music of My Mind’ Turns 45 | Anniversary Retrospective

March 3, 2017 Chris Lacy
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Wonder’s fourteenth studio affair effectively transitioned him from the gifted child star of the ‘60s to the mature, influential artist of the ‘70s and beyond.

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ALBUMISM PRESENTS: 20 Albums from the New Jack Swing Era That Still Sound Great Today

February 27, 2017 Albumism Staff

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Three decades since New Jack Swing’s inception, the Albumism team has decided to revisit a handful of the era’s definitive albums that have aged remarkably well.

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Tags New Jack Swing, Janet Jackson, Keith Sweat, Pebbles, Al B. Sure!, Guy, Bobby Brown, Heavy D & The Boyz, Troop, Chuckii Booker, Babyface
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ALBUMISM PRESENTS: 20 Albums from the New Jack Swing Era That Still Sound Great Today [Part 2 of 2]

February 27, 2017 Albumism Staff

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Three decades since New Jack Swing’s inception, the Albumism team has decided to revisit a handful of the era’s definitive albums that have aged remarkably well.

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Tags New Jack Swing, After 7, Janet Jackson, Loose Ends, Johnny Gill, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Jodeci, Karyn White, Boyz II Men, Caron Wheeler
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Waxing Nostalgic: A Record Shop and its Owner Vividly Remembered

February 10, 2017 Brian Grosz

iTunes is cool and all, but nothing will ever surpass the smell of the crates or the existence of a man who is willing to guide you through the grooves.

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Lana Del Rey’s ‘Born to Die' Turns 5 | Anniversary Retrospective

January 30, 2017 Chris Lacy

Lana Del Rey's second album—and major label debut—comprises enchanting, retro-pop songs that function as cinematic dream capsules.

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PREVIEW: 17 New Albums We Can’t Wait to Hear in 2017

January 5, 2017 Albumism Staff

With 2016 now behind us, check out a sampling of the forthcoming new long players we can’t wait to drop the needle on in 2017.

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Tags The xx, Bonobo, Omar, Tift Merritt, Elbow, Ryan Adams, Laura Marling, Depeche Mode, Gorillaz, Phife Dawg, Fleet Foxes, Goldfrapp, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Lorde, Queens of the Stone Age, Beck, London Grammar
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