The duo’s debut LP ranks among the five greatest hip-hop albums ever recorded, and a compelling case can be made that it’s THE greatest ever.
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On X’s third studio LP, you can hear each band member’s unique talents, all of the various musical genres and influences, and how these elements meld into something potent and magical.
Read moreThe ‘Singles’ Soundtrack Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
The ‘Singles’ “soundtrack” is more like a really awesome mixtape that a friend gave you in 1992 before you knew anything about music.
Read moreCormega’s ‘The True Meaning’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective
Cormega’s second studio LP offers a deeper look into Queensbridge, a neighborhood that first caught our attention on wax nearly two-and-a-half decades earlier.
Read moreNelly’s ‘Nellyville’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective
After experiencing whirlwind success with his 2000 debut LP ‘Country Grammar,’ the St. Louis-bred emcee returned with his highly entertaining (and successful) sophomore affair.
Read moreWyclef Jean’s Debut Album ‘The Carnival’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective
With ‘The Carnival,’ Wyclef took many musical risks that could have been disastrous, but somehow the album stays on the rails and succeeds.
Read moreDeee-Lite’s ‘Infinity Within’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
For an act who had their finger on the pulse of the present, reverence for the past, but an eye always cast toward the future, the resonance of their second studio affair today feels just right.
Read moreThe ‘Mo’ Money’ Soundtrack Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
More than mere background, the ‘Mo’ Money’ Soundtrack is an audio snapshot of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis developing the sound that would shape ‘90s R&B and pop, and having fun doing it.
Read moreEric B. & Rakim’s ‘Don’t Sweat the Technique’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
Although Eric B. & Rakim’s musical partnership ended unexpectedly after four albums, they went out on a high note with ‘Don’t Sweat the Technique.’
Read moreLike A Ship Without A Rudder: The Lemonheads’ ‘It’s A Shame About Ray’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
The Lemonheads’ fifth studio affair vividly encapsulates the ’90s slacker zeitgeist, by way of ’60s hippie tradition—and it did so even back then as it was happening.
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