Flack’s second studio album is a detailed, multifaceted work that is not built for casual listening. It’s an album that grabs your heartstrings and compels you to listen.
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In the crowded, often transient landscape of early '90s pop, Dennis’ first album emerged as an anomaly—a vibrant, self-possessed debut that married club credibility with melodic intelligence.
Read moreThe 'Pump Up The Volume' Soundtrack Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
The soundtrack's juxtaposition of counterculture relics with then-rising bands like Soundgarden and Sonic Youth forecasts the coming explosion of '90s alternative.
Read moreGarbage’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘Garbage’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Since their acclaimed debut LP arrived three decades ago, Garbage have cultivated a career worthy of reverence and wholly devoid of the superficial trappings of pop-rock stardom.
Read moreKool G Rap & DJ Polo’s ‘Wanted: Dead or Alive’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
If you ever need to make a case for why Kool G Rap is one of the best emcees to ever breathe air, play ‘Wanted: Dead or Alive.’
Read moreCraig David’s Debut Album ‘Born To Do It’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
With the ability to draw on soul, hip-hop, and thriving club sounds, David proved himself as a gifted songwriter, producer and artist.
Read moreDe La Soul’s ‘Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
With the follow-up to 1996’s ‘Stakes Is High,’ the trio stopped trying to “save” hip-hop, focusing instead on simply making dope music and solidifying their already cemented legacy.
Read moreDeee-Lite’s Debut Album ‘World Clique’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
With their dynamic debut album, Lady Miss Kier and her tribe permitted us to break the shackles of normality and live confidently within our funky, freaky selves.
Read moreThe Pointer Sisters’ ‘Special Things’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
The trio’s seventh album is notable because of what it quietly, confidently achieved: a musical recalibration that refined who the Pointer Sisters were and who they were about to become.
Read moreRaekwon’s Debut Solo Album ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Raekwon’s inaugural long player ranks among the best Wu-Tang Clan related efforts ever released and also sits comfortably as one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever made.
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