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Artist: Wu-Tang Clan · Year: 1993 · Label: Loud Records · Rolling Stone Rank: 27 /…

Voodoo – Neo-Soul Time Travel and the Art of the Groove

Artist: D’Angelo · Year: 2000 · Label: Virgin Records · Rolling Stone Rank: 28 / 500…

The Score – Refugee Camp Revolution and Hip-Hop in Full Bloom

Artist: Fugees · Year: 1996 · Label: Ruffhouse / Columbia · Rolling Stone Rank: 35 /…

#37 – Dr. Dre, The Chronic (1992)

West Coast Hip-Hop • G-Funk • Death Row Records The Chronic is a pivot point: the…

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Artist: Lauryn Hill · Year: 1998 · Label: Ruffhouse / Columbia · Rolling Stone Rank: 10…

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Artist: Public Enemy · Year: 1988 · Label: Def Jam · Rolling Stone Rank: 15 /…

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Excess, Ego and the Sound of Implosion

Artist: Kanye West · Year: 2010 · Label: Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam · Rolling Stone Rank:…

To Pimp a Butterfly – A Jazz-Rap Epic About Survival and Self

Artist: Kendrick Lamar · Year: 2015 · Label: Top Dawg / Aftermath / Interscope · Rolling…

OutKast – Aquemini (1998) Album Review

A Fusion of Funk, Soul, and Cosmic Hip-Hop When Aquemini arrived in 1998, OutKast—André 3000 and…

Jay-Z – The Blueprint (2001)

1) Album Review (Track by Track) 2) Compositional and Guitar StyleThe album is known for its…