Lyte’s lyrical abilities and confidence continued to expand with her second studio affair, as she showed no mercy towards those who dare step to her.
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With 2Pac a prominent member of the crew backed up by family and like-minded emcees, the album is one of the best endeavors that the legendary emcee was ever a part of.
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Both Redman and Method Man have historically embraced the grimy aesthetic, and both have distinctive but not dissimilar rhyme styles, as evidenced throughout their first album together.
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There aren’t many album narratives that shift from dealing with crippling depression to musing about his love for Spider-Man comics and have it flow as naturally as it does here.
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Although Mack had no interest in following Puff Daddy’s roadmap to mainstream success, his debut album went Gold and is still fondly remembered as one of the great albums of 1994.
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Accurately regarded as one of hip-hop’s greatest albums, Big Daddy Kane’s sophomore album succeeds because he was so effective in switching lyrical and thematic gears throughout the affair.
Read moreTalking Heads’ ‘Stop Making Sense’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
‘Stop Making Sense’ demonstrates how potent the band could be while working as one high-powered unit, leaving the audience screaming for more.
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With his fourth studio affair, Raekwon put together an album that’s cohesive in theme and recaptured what made him beloved as a solo artist in the ’90s.
Read moreMayer Hawthorne’s Debut Album ‘A Strange Arrangement’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
Though much of Hawthorne’s debut LP finds him paying tribute to the soul greats that preceded him, he injects enough of his own identity that it’s not just an exercise in nostalgia.
Read moreYoung MC’s Debut Album ‘Stone Cold Rhymin’’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
With his inaugural LP most universally known for its once-ubiquitous single “Bust a Move,” Young MC maximized his potential and made feel-good music that could be enjoyed by all.
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