album anniversary
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Music G-Eazy calls it the album that changed his life.
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Aida C. -
Original Content The Roots were highly influential in popularizing the fusion of hip-hop and jazz, which all got started with "Organix."
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Caleb Hardy -
Mixtapes Kid Cudi's classic debut "Man On the Moon: The End of Day" dropped 16 years ago to the day. It propelled him to star status in a hurry.
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Original Content "All Eyez on Me" marked a turning point in 1996, as did Tupac's death. Thirty years later, its ambition still as unapologetic as the rapper intended.
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Erika Marie -
Original Content Rihanna’s boldest album, "ANTI," still feels like a turning point for her, R&B, and for how Black women move through Pop.
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Erika Marie -
Mixtapes Drake ruffled a lot of hip-hop purists' feathers due to his R&B/rap style. But, for the most part, "NWTS" is a complete 180.
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Zachary Horvath -
Original Content The Fugees' "The Score" has a complex legacy, but 30 years later, this anti-establishment LP’s themes haven’t faded.
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Music The mixtape served as a template for many of Drake’s future releases.
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Demi Phillips -
Music Explore Ludacris's "Word of Mouf," a groundbreaking album that blended humor and lyricism to redefine early 2000s hip hop.
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Rain Adams -
Original Content On the 26th anniversary of KRS-One's "I Got Next," we're looking back on its influence on New York's boom-bap scene.
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Caleb Hardy -
Original Content A collaboration between legends in their respectives genres, Nas and Damian Marley's "Distant Relatives" hits another anniversary.
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Wyatt Westlake -
Music A poignant and powerful album that serves as a fitting tribute to the late icon.
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Demi Phillips