The duo’s terrific third album represents a bygone era, before hip-hop artists got too caught up in the glitzy slickness that mainstream had to offer.
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Jett’s second album shifted units on the strength of its title track, but it contains other standout moments like “Crimson and Clover,” “(I'm Gonna) Run Away,” and “Love Is Pain.”
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An intriguing juxtaposition of the abrasive & discordant with the melodic & resonant, ‘Achtung Baby’ remains one of U2’s crowning achievements.
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Though the Tonies’ excellent fourth studio album revealed a band at a crossroads, it reinforced their standing as R&B’s ambitious gatekeepers nevertheless.
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Full of idiosyncrasies and a mix of hits & misses, the Purple One’s expansive 3-disc mega-album still reminds us of its creator’s pure genius.
Read moreStevie Wonder’s ‘Down To Earth’ Turns 55 | Anniversary Retrospective
With his voice maturing in exciting ways at the time, Wonder’s sixth studio album showcases arrangements more freshly and tastefully crafted than those heard on his preceding albums.
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‘Bulletproof Wallets’ is pure Ghostface Killah, an unvarnished look into the psyche of Dennis Coles.
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Firmly rooted in old-school hip-hop sensibilities with a hefty dose of juvenile humor, the music that comprises the trio's classic debut LP stands on its own.
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‘Penicillin on Wax’ harkens back to an era when rappers were all too happy to engage in competitive and clever one-upmanship.
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With their breakthrough debuts, the Queen Bee & Fox Boogie reinforced, once again, that female emcees can battle with the best of their male counterparts.
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