Genre story · listening
Hip-Hop: Landmark Recordings
10 releases
Listening landmarks, recordings that follow the original live scene
- 1982Grandmaster Flash and the Furious FiveThe Message1982 single. Social observation and recorded rap.
- 1986Run-D.M.C.Raising HellA striking rap/rock-era expansion.
- 1991A Tribe Called QuestThe Low End TheoryJazz-informed rhythmic and lyrical interplay.
- 1988Public EnemyIt Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
- 1993Wu-Tang ClanEnter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
- 1994NasIllmatic
- 2015Kendrick LamarTo Pimp a Butterfly
- 2022Kendrick LamarMr. Morale & the Big Steppers
- 2022Little SimzNo Thank You
- 2024Kendrick LamarGNX
