The best 1993 albums are like most things in the 90s: An eclectic mix. You had two of the finest hip-hop debuts ever. (Snoop Doggand Wu-Tang Clan.) You also had the mainstream arrival ofSmashing Pumpkins,PJ Harvey, and Björk. R&B had a fantastic year, with efforts from Mariah Ca...
The 100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time: Staff ListOur full list of picks for the best full-length hip-hop projects ever made is out now. By Damien Scott, Gail Mitchell, Angel Diaz, Carl Lamarre, Michael Saponara, Heran Mamo, Kyle Denis 07/11/2024 Share on Facebook Share on...
All rap fans know these classics, but they’re only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to 90s hip-hop. There was so much great music being made in so many different places and spaces that it’s far too easy for great things to get overlooked. At the time, your musical menu most...
"The Fix" was one of those albums that came out of nowhere and made you forget everything else going on in Southern rap. With robust beats by Mike Dean and a young Kanye West and Scarface in peak form, "The Fix" was an instant hit and a Southern rap classic. 84 of 100 The Roots...
How do you follow up on one of the greatest rap albums of all time? If you’re the Wu, you release a classic single – the groundbreaking “Triumph†– drop a double-disc album, and win. Again. Double-disc albums are a risky gamble; thereâ€...
Yep, they’re gonna cuss me out for THIS placement. But lets’s start with facts:Tha Carter IIIis without question one of the most important albums of its era. If you’re a rap fan of a certain age, it’s very likely that this is one of the albums that introduced you to hip-hop...
Best Rap Albums of 2002 Scarface - The Fix.© Def Jam 10. Blackalicious -Blazing Arrow The reason to root for Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel is that occasionally they show you things you didn't know were possible within the confines of hip-hop. Hardcore, grown-ass rap bathed in breezy ...
Billboard staffers break down the top 10 best rap albums of all time, analyze Kendrick Lamar’s music video for “Not Like Us” and more!
Like Dr. Dre in the West, Pimp C dreamed of rap albums as layered and luxuriant as soul classics by Curtis Mayfield or Isaac Hayes. On Ridin’ Dirty, every breath sounds drawn in real time, every key feels pressed down by a finger right next to your ear. N.O. Joe, a mentor to ...
In the 1990s, album covers were integral to learning about an artist. The advent of Google wasn’t until 1998, so music fans had to get creative, and a big part of that was reading the liner notes. Throughout the 1990s,hip-hop albumswith artistic, cool, controversial and innovative cover...