The album’s willingness to blur boundaries—between rock and reggae, analog and digital—sets it apart from other records of its time.
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An uncompromised piece of work that demonstrates Cypress Hill’s many abilities, ‘Temples of Boom’ capped what was an incredible three-album run and continued to solidify their legend.
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Behind Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’ (1992) and Snoop Dogg’s ‘Doggystyle’ (1993), Daz & Kurupt’s debut long player is the third best album the infamous Death Row Records ever released.
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The group’s second studio affair is caked with palpable layers of sweat, grime, and pain, its content permeated with a claustrophobic sense of desperation.
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‘Jealous One’s Envy’ functioned as the crucial transitional step for Joe, setting him up for the superstardom he’d find in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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With their fourth album, the dynamic duo of André 3000 & Big Boi went places no other hip-hop group was expected to go, and precious few have even attempted to go since.
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The Troubadour in West Hollywood is where half of Donny Hathaway’s watershed 1972 release ‘Live’ was taped. Apropos, his daughter chose the location for her first live album as well.
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Kane’s third studio affair is a mixed bag that serves multiple audiences, but it’s at its best when the legendary emcee sticks to his established strengths.
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With their fifth studio affair, Pulp extended a message of solidarity—an open invitation to wallflowers, weirdos and pretty much anyone who’s ever dwelt in the fringes.
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Across his debut solo album, the Los Angeles hip-hop underground legend reinforces that he’s content with being an outsider, even while he welcomes others to join his revolution.
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