We are delighted to announce that the Albumism family continues to expand with the exciting addition of Jesse Ducker. The Oakland, California native and passionate hip-hop expert enriches and diversifies our content offerings, and we look forward to his fresh perspectives in the future. We encourage the Albumism community to check out his inaugural article for the site, a thoughtful review of De La Soul’s long awaited new album and the Anonymous Nobody….

More about Jesse:

Jesse Ducker has been obsessed with music since he listened to his Tubby the Tuba record every morning before pre-school. He became a hip-hop head in 1984 after hearing King of Rock and never looked back. He’s been a music journalist and a DJ/radio personality for over two decades. Follow Jesse on Twitter via @j_ducker.

Jesse’s 5 Favorite Albums of All Time:

Wilco’s ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Twin feelings of stability and disorientation define the band’s fourth studio affair, with Jeff Tweedy’s singular, yearning voice giving these fifty-one minutes their gravity.

Tori Amos’ ‘Strange Little Girls’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Although the seed of ‘Strange Little Girls’ began with songs by men, it’s really in the end, as it always is with Tori Amos, all about the girls.

WC And The Maad Circle’s Debut Album ‘Ain’t A Damn Thang Changed’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

The group’s debut LP may not be the best-known or most acclaimed album of hip-hop’s golden era, but its relevance and impact endure three-and-a-half decades later.