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Hip-Hop: Landmark Recordings

10 releases

Listening landmarks, recordings that follow the original live scene

  1. 1982Grandmaster Flash and the Furious FiveThe Message1982 single. Social observation and recorded rap.
  2. 1986Run-D.M.C.Raising HellA striking rap/rock-era expansion.
  3. 1991A Tribe Called QuestThe Low End TheoryJazz-informed rhythmic and lyrical interplay.
  4. 1988Public EnemyIt Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
  5. 1993Wu-Tang ClanEnter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)Album
  6. 1994NasIllmaticAlbum
  7. 2015Kendrick LamarTo Pimp a ButterflyAlbum
  8. 2022Kendrick LamarMr. Morale & the Big SteppersAlbum
  9. 2022Little SimzNo Thank YouAlbum
  10. 2024Kendrick LamarGNXAlbum