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Milestones: Breezin’ by George Benson
George Benson left the jazz purists behind in 1976. Three days at Capitol Studios produced the genre’s first platinum album.
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Rosa Delgado
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Milestones: Kollage by Bahamadia
A masterclass in cool from a rapper whose loyalty to the culture doubled as her artistic compass. The production pedigree alone would sell the record…
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Tabia N. Mullings
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Milestones: I Want You by Marvin Gaye
Leon Ware built the body; Gaye dressed it in sweat and falsetto. I Want You is a slow-burning desire, a borrowed collection of songs that became the…
Mar 16
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Imani Raven
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Milestones: My Melody by Deniece Williams
Thom Bell’s last willing student brought her Pentecostal soprano to Sigma Sound and recorded an album that treats romantic self-deception as its own…
Mar 13
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Aicha Odilia
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Milestones: Best Day Ever by Mac Miller
A 19-year-old from Pittsburgh raps like he’s already won, and on this 2011 mixtape, he nearly convinces you.
Mar 11
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Charlotte Rochel
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Milestones: untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar
Between Butterfly and DAMN., Kendrick let the seal crack on a batch of demos he loved too much to bury. No titles, no mastering, no rollout. A decade…
Mar 5
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L. Ari James
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Milestones: Earth, Wind & Fire by Earth, Wind & Fire
A nine-piece band from Chicago delivered a debut that fused Black power energy with a plea for spiritual self-inventory. Seven tracks of social justice…
Mar 3
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Tori Hammond
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Milestones: Gets Next to You by Al Green
Before the classic run, Al Green and Willie Mitchell found each other’s frequency on a Memphis soul record that still rings.
Mar 2
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Kendra Oluwaseyi
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Milestones: In My Own Words by Ne-Yo
Before he made his mark as a solo artist, Ne-Yo arrived with credits already on the charts. His 2006 debut made invisible labor visible and built a…
Feb 28
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Alexandria Elise
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Milestones: Corinne Bailey Rae (Self-Titled) by Corinne Bailey Rae
After twenty years, this record has become a standard. Corinne Bailey Rae’s debut, the LP that opened a lane for Black British womanhood that didn't…
Feb 24
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Chinedu Faulkner
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Milestones: nostalgia,ULTRA. by Frank Ocean
On his 2011 debut mixtape, a twenty-three-year-old Ocean kept reaching for anesthesia, performance, and cinema to dodge a fear he never quite named.
Feb 16
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Janelle K. Moore
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Milestones: All Eyez On Me by 2Pac
Death Row’s resources gave 2Pac room to go bigger than his peers. His fourth LP pairs blockbuster singles with fear, spite, and self-scrutiny. A triumph…
Feb 13
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Miles Everette
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