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Milestones: Mothership Connection by Parliament
Mothership Connection an entry point into a sprawling universe of P-Funk mythology—one that continues to inspire artists to look toward the stars while…
Dec 15
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Imani Raven
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Milestones: Tha Carter II by Lil Wayne
Tha Carter II remains a monument in his catalog and a milestone in 21st-century hip-hop—the moment Dwayne Carter, Jr. definitively stepped into the…
Dec 6
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Rafael Greene
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Milestones: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
We’re still watching, still debating, and still moved by this lavish, confounding, and brilliant record. Kanye West’s modern man-myth fully came to…
Nov 21
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Phil
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Milestones: Mama’s Gun by Erykah Badu
Great Black music as the past, present, and future conversing together over a beat. Mama’s Gun is exactly that. It’s Afrocentric and funky, spiritual…
Nov 17
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Imani Raven
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Shatter the Standards
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Milestones: Waiting to Exhale (Original Soundtrack Album) by Various Artists
Babyface’s all-women celebration of R&B and soul remains a milestone. We’re still inhaling and exhaling its artistry, knowing that this treasure of an…
Nov 12
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Tai Lawson
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Milestones: Friday Night Lights by J. Cole
J. Cole’s magnum opus functioned as the stepping stone to Cole World. In that sense, it was the final proving ground before the big leagues—the last…
Nov 8
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Brandon O'Sullivan
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Milestones: Liquid Swords by GZA
As people mistakenly labeled this as his second album, Liquid Swords by GZA became a slow burn for underground rap. No Wu album embodies the philosophy…
Nov 7
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Asa McKenzie
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Milestones: Soul Food by Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob invited us to their table to break cornbread and share truths. The feast they cooked up in the Dungeon nourishes, and its spirit of community…
Nov 7
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Reginald Marcel
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Milestones: Come to My Garden by Minnie Riperton
At a time when psychedelic soul and heavy funk dominated, Come to My Garden offered something different: an elegant fusion of soul, jazz, and classical…
Nov 1
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Imani Raven
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Milestones: Stankonia by OutKast
Stankonia remains celebrated as a masterpiece, partly because it captured the last time André and Big Boi’s visions fully connected.
Oct 31
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Phil
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Milestones: Dirty Mind by Prince
On Dirty Mind, Prince discovered the formula that would define his genius: complete artistic freedom, embrace controversy, and an uncanny ability to…
Oct 8
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Imani Raven
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Shatter the Standards
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Milestones: Kurtis Blow (Self-Titled) by Kurtis Blow
By spinning Kurtis Blow’s self-titled debut LP, you get to witness hip-hop inventing the album format in real time. You hear the first footsteps of an…
Sep 29
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Brandon O'Sullivan
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Shatter the Standards
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