Across her second LP, Ndegeocello effortlessly touches on third rail topics such as Christianity, racism, sexuality and homophobia, aided by her ever-smooth, fluid vocals and incisive lyrics.
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A year before their classic debut album ‘Mecca and the Soul Brother’ surfaced, ‘All Souled Out’ & lead single “The Creator” announced the arrival of the dynamic duo.
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While not his biggest commercial hit, the legend of Jay-Z’s debut LP has grown over the last quarter-century, as its themes have helped shape many of his albums that came afterwards.
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Balancing creative control, self-expression and commercial accessibility was an important lesson for Beyoncé to learn so that she could be remembered as more than just a modern day hitmaker.
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The music industry is traditionally loath to put women in control of their sound and image, but Mitchell was very much in control of shaping her fourth studio affair.
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The band’s fifth studio album is kind of a mess…in the best possible way. Full of unexpected transitions, it’s unique in their repertoire because it has no overarching aesthetic sensibility.
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Dylan has recorded all manner of music in the 55 years since his seventh studio LP was released, but he has rarely sounded as confident and self-assured as he did on this album.
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While their debut LP ‘The Cactus Album’ (1989) was a solid introduction, 3rd Bass recorded ‘Derelicts of Dialect’ with a notably heightened sense of purpose and focus.
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The kaleidoscopic ‘Odelay’ forced listeners and the music industry at large to look beyond the ubiquity of “Loser” and recognize Beck as a true musical visionary.
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Bon Iver’s second studio affair is a record about stillness, regardless of what the lyrics say. Musically, the band paints this vivid of a picture.
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