Friday, December 9, 2011 at 2:57AM #49-25
49.Theophilus London ft Dev Hynes- Century Girl
Theophilus has the type of lyrical content that Big Sean specializes in, which is about 80% nonsense. But when it clicks like this, it works. Don't know why he didn't put this on his album? It could have easily have been another single for sure.
48.Tiron & Ayomari-Back 2 U
For the foreign situation where you don't know if you are going to see that someone again, send them this song.
47.Phonte ft Elzhi-Not Here Anymore
New Tigallo-Tigallo-Tigallo! When it was announced that 9th Wonder would be working with Phonte again I really didn't know what to expect. I had at this point grown accustomed to that non-9th collaboration point of Te's career, and to be honest there wasn't too much that I had heard in the recent memory that had me begging for more 9th Wonder. Well, when I heard this jawn, you pretty much consider all those former thoughts invalid. The beat is beautiful, Phonte delivers two hip-hop quotable worthy verses, and then Elzhi takes us home with a fierce verse as well making this one hell of a trailer to one of this years best albums.
46.Tyler The Creator ft Frank Ocean-She
Two of the more well-known members of OFWGKTA link up for on one of the weirdest songs available to public this year. Yet, everything that makes this song abnormal, makes it that much more enjoyable. The off-time drums, weird lead synths, creeper like verses from Tyler, and another golden hook sung by Frank, all work together to create a strange, yet still wonderful jawn.
45.Beastie Boys-Make Some Noise
These dudes still can rock it. It's on some skateboarder type youthful music though despite their age. This one will set the crowd into a frenzy for sure.
44.Frank Ocean-songs for women
What goes around comes around is the theme for this song about an R&B singer who sings songs to get at a girl, then finds out that the very girl who he was singing about is singing a new song. Kind of has a post-modern Mowtown sound to it.
43.Tanya Morgan ft Napoleon & Che Grand-Gotta Get Over It
I actually came back from a Friday evening walk downtown and this has been playing on repeat since shuffle brought it to my attention. The perfect song for a day like such. All the obligations for the week are done, everybody in a good mood outside, Christmas lights are up everywhere you look, great scene. The music is perfect for this in environment. Also I would include family get-together's, and summer barbecues as well. Tanya has supplied a jam for anywhere good spirits are present.
42.Pusha T-My God
Easily the first track this year that had folks on that screw face. Pusha is at home over these type of eerie sounding productions. My God!
41.The Roots Ft Dice Raw & Phonte-One Time
Glad to see that Phonte making another cameo with the The Roots crew. He sounds right at home here on this beat, and This kind picks up where How I Got Over Left off production-wise, left off. I can't wait to get back home and get the LP so I can read more up on this album.
40.Lupe Fiasco-WWJD He'd Prolly LOL like WTF!
Best song title this year. Beyond that though, Lupe does what he didn't do enough of on LASERS and spits more of the complex introspective raps that originally turned heads on. This introspective look at consumerism is worth every replay.
39.Blu- Amnesia(Remind)
The song is only clocks in at a little under a minute and a ½, but a song's length only matters if you're aiming for Clear Channel(radio) now days, besides since when did size matter? Anyways, this short jam on catching feelings is perfect for those afternoon hangout's and such. Doesn't hurt either that it's written by composed by Blu either.
38.Big Sean-So Much More
This beat is so nice that it doesn't matter that only 60% of Big Sean says on here is semi-interesting. NO I.D really did his thing this year on the beats. It's so soulful, I actually appreciate the part more when Sean is just talking at the end where he sheds the artificial and actually just gets real.
37.Lykee Li-Follow Rivers
Homegirl is so fresh! Songs like this continue to make my case. I hate using this term as it is something that the new school is more familiar with; swag. What I like about this is it has a swing to it than most indie music which allows you to groove a lot more than usual do to the hip-hop/r&b influence.
36.Beyonce- Rather Die Young
From the opening lines of this one, you know that B' is about to bring it. She sings with so much of the passion that I thought was lacking on a lot of the last two releases of hers. This is her track, it's not like I can sit here and think;oh _______would've killed this track.
35.Cee-Lo-Bridges
This cut right here was vintage. A Neptune's produced song that was left off the cutting room floor of The Lady Killers(why?). The two had collaborated before back on Cee-Lo's second solo venture ...Is The Soul Machine and had me thinking Al Green back then. Now, my thoughts are further cemented by this one. Casual fans of Crazy, and F*&K You might not have flocked to, but for fans of soulful music, this is a cut that will bring goodness to your ears.
34.Jay-Z & Kanye West-Murder to Excellence
One of the few moments on the album were the two take a look outside their window finally. The production on this one is dope. Can't believe I am actually saying this two years in a row now about something featuring co-production by Swizz Beatz. What is this world coming too?
33.Kendrick Lamar-Ho'd Up
Kendrick Lamar is definitely a talented artist. The problem for me is sometimes his beats aren't the most creative for someone with such a fluid style. Though everyone might of went crazy over ADHD, or HiiPower!!! This song is the one that showcases all his talents the best.
32.Pharohe Monch ft Styles P & Phonte-Black Hand Side
This is on the real song. Nothing flashy, a hard look on the reality of the modern African-American struggle, and critique on artist who neglect to tell this story in their music. Accompanied by Phonte's beautifully sung hook, Pharohe Monch and Styles P trade reality rhymes.
31.The Cool Kids ft Mayer Hawthorne-Swimsuits
Summer Jam! Fresh to def, radio formatted, and ready to lock and load. This was the song that would of had folks dancing for sure. I don't know if the clubs were playing this cause I wasn't in a place where hip-hop music was getting burn. I do know that this is some feel good, have fun music none-the-less and Mayer on the hook is gold!
30.The Roots Ft Big K.R.I.T-Make My
The Roots and K.R.I.T??? Yeah, never would've seen this collabo coming in a million years. This is a kind of blues-based track though and you don't have the Blues with out the South. KRIT, makes the most of his opportunity and delivers a great performance on the mic, next to one of the best in the game. A beautiful track, that was the first peak to the instant classic album Undun.
29.DJ Quik ft Dwelle- Time Stands Still
Grown folks music right here. What can't Quik do at this point? This might be one of the best songs that Dwelle has ever appeared on. He really should enlist some more production services from him. On that smooth tip, grown man tip for sure.
28.The Dream-Body Work/F#*! My Brains Out
The first half of this song isn't all that different from his normal sigle aimed music. But when we get a little pass the half-point, the song gets really interesting. From a slowed down bridge the speed almost instantly picks up to something that owes a lot to Prince, but also get's reaaaal nasty in here. Almost ten minutes of music that you shouldn't be listening to around kids.
27.Tyler The Creator-Yonkers
My first intro to the universe known as OFWGKTA(Odd Future for short, not writing that all the way out again). I don't want to get into the video since what I am doing here is talking about actual songs. So let's start with the amazing production. The jazz chords, are what gets to me the most, and then you have Tyler whose flow on here is crazy. It's dark, it's raw, it's explicit, in your face, and everything that you wouldn't want your young kids to listen to. In other words it's just what rap needed this year... A walking paradox
26.Nas-Nasty
Nas does these type of songs in his sleep now. He is JUST THAT GOOD. I don't know how people could even try to compare him and Hov? Besides making Ether the bar which all battle rap responses had to measure up to from that point forward, he has recently been over this year been seen commiting genocide on tracks left and right. Nas is the Chuck Norris of rap(in terms of bad ass, not ridiculousness).
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 12:00PM 
Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All(alias Odd Future, Wolf Gang, Golf Wang, OFWGKTA)
Rookies of the Year
Who? Tyler The Creator, Frank Ocean, Earl Sweatshrit, Syd The Kid, Jet Age Of Tomorrow, Left Brain, Hodgey Beats, Jasper The Dolphin, Domo Genisis, Mike D,
Where? Los Angeles, CA
What? Hip-Hop, R&B, songwriter, Electronica,
Why? Despite all the criticism about Tyler, and Earls, lyrical content. The crew impressed all year with solid individual releases/re-releases, impressive guest features throughout music. Where they go from here? Who knows, they entered on their own terms and standards, and seems as long as they're keep this focus, the sky's the limit from this talented bunch of folks.
Most Improved Artist- NaS
Back when I was in my University days, this cartoon show Dragon Ball Z was extremely popular. I don't know why, the show made little sense, and at times like 3 or 4 episodes would go by and absolutely nothing would happen(besides these semi-emo thoughts of the characters). But one of the more(if not only) interesting things about the show was the ability of the main character Goku(who the chosen one of the martial arts world), who when engaged in battle from time-to-time able to approach levels of power way beyond his usual combative skills, when fueled by rage. This was known as the as the Super-Sayien form.
So the tough question when you are in NaS position in music must be how can I get any better? You done it all, awards, acclaim, and a regular in the never-ending Best Rapper Alive discussion. Plus I doubt he wants to enter the unimpressive lane musically that his once rival Jay-Z is currently occupying(see what I did there?). Somehow this year, God's Son was able to find a way to tap into that Super-Saiyen level of power.
No longer solely focused on the Pro-Black, enlightenment, reflective vision we been seeing over the last couple of years. NaS now seems to have found a balance, and as a result of that, we are witnessing an rarity in music; the artist who already is at max levels, is able to t . Few were able to match his brilliance this year, as feature-after -feature he illuminated tracks with raps so nice, that the usual who had the best verse on the track debate was now invalid. It was unanimous, and already established by the collective consciousness he was victorious.
Then there was Nasty...which was on some I can't even name how good it was type of ish'.That track was good, the cries weren't "whens the album coming out?" it was just eyes wide open, looking at their music player in bewilderment of the experience that was NaS at Super-Saiyen levels on his own.
Like I said, I am still trying to figure out how he got that much better, is there something above excellence? If so, inform me, so I can use that word to describe the year I witnessed Nas out pickle the beast, in other words; become a legend.
Body of Greatness this year:
Rick Ross & Nas-A Tower Heist
DJ Premier ft Nas-Regeneration
Lil Wayne ft Nas???-Outro(The Carter IV)
Mobb Deep ft Nas-Dog Shit
Mobb Deep ft Nas-Get it Forever
Raekwon ft Nas-Rich & Black
Common ft Nas-Ghetto Dreams
CJ Hilton ft Nas-So Fresh
Mary J Blige ft Nas-Feel Inside
Amy Winehouse ft Nas-Like Smoke
and of course...Nasty
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 1:06PM 
38)T.I. King
Was at his best on this album. Finally was able to put together something cohesive as a whole. This might be the All Eyez On Me of the generation.
That intro that DJ Toomp built for "What You Know" is Rap's version of the intro to "The Final Countdown." Only difference is that "What You Know" wasn't cheesy.
37)Clipse - Lord Willn, Hell Hath No Fury
The reason I have put all three of these in the mix is the fact that it was almost like a trilogy. The first album was so breakthrough to me because I hadn’t heard content like that in such a fresh way in a long time. The second was the darkest album I had heard since that 2nd Mobb Deep and, to this day I still think these are some of the greatest beats the Neptunes ever crafted. The last album just had so much lyrical depth to it. While upon first listen I was lukewarm in the reception, digging into it some more into it showed the tale of repentance and ultimate realization about how a man lives his life. Malice was the star of this one where Pusha T was on the last. Either way this is one of the best groups to emerge out of this decade.
36)Raekwon- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II
The reintroduction of raw rap again. It had been awhile since anything from the Wu (besides Ghostface) had assembled anything memorable. This brought these guys back up in discussions again. This is everything that 8 Diagrams should have been.
All members of the Wu rap that gangsta lyricsm, but all had their subtle style. Ghostface is loud, explicited and brass. Method Man had the swagger flow. But with Raekwon, he would flow as if he was voicing over a black and white film noir. As you listen to Raekwon rap, you could even smell the cigar smell in the air.
35)N.E.R.D-In Search Of...
Why this on the list is cause if it wasn't for this I don't think we would of have had a relevant Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake as a solo artist, or half of the hits post 2003 from Chad and Pharrell. This allowed them to expand their sound plateau while letting their own creative devices materialize.
34)Alicia Keys-Diary of Alicia
Her best album by far. The production was on some other level. Some of today's best were behind her the boards on this one, and they definitely provided the landscape necessary to advance her past all other young starlets at the time.
Sometimes timing and luck can make a great album so much more successful. "The Diary of Alicia Keys" came out when Kanye West's production was in it's pinacle of the label "Soul Beats." Luckly for her, her second single "You Don't Know My Name" was produced by Kanye and was able to ride that Soul train. Also who can forget the Duet with Usher with "My Boo." While this song didn't appear on "The Diary of Alicia Keys," the song help give the extra push of promotion and overcome the ill fated sophmore slump curse of matching the sucess of "Songs in A Minor."
33)Will. I. Am-Lost Change
32)Bubba Sparxx-Deliverance
Timbaland I thought was just a great beatmaker. This was the album where he became a great producer. The Southern sound-scape he provided/oversaw was nothing less than remarkable. A definite classic in hip-hop, before Bubba was forced to search for Mrs. New Booty, he was adding another unique tell of tragedy turned triumph to some of Timbaland's finest music to date.
Bubba Sparxx was able follow the footsteps to what made Eminem sucessful. But it wasn't trying to be as equally gangster as his other African American rap peers or even try to copy Eminem's style verbatum, it was just trying to be himself that people appreciated.
31)Janet Jackson-All For You
The last good Jackson album happened back in 01 when Janet and her team put together some fun futuristic material for the world. Does not sound dated at all and a bunch of young ladies entering their thirties will definitely be seen bumping this from their cars still on a girls night out.
The Previous album "Velvet rope" was very bleek and depressing. Almost unexpected yet something we should have seen since she is a Jackson. So for Janet to come back Happy and liberated was what Janet fans were hoping for, and she delevered.
30)Eminem-The Marshall Mathers LP
It’s sad that his second album was his really his last cohesive work. I really was rooting for the guy when it was all said in done. He had skills, a unique story, and a great creative spirit. Unfortunately the drugs, and drama would limit his talents as time progressed. Anyways this album was for its time something else. His sound was more alive than ever here, and with some of Dre’s best production this decade. Em went in on this album. I can’t name a song besides the Lose Yourself that made me that would remind me of his true greatness after the after this album. Brilliant lyrics, and a style that was just basically ahead of a good amount of rappers at the time. This is a true work of his genius on display.
"Stan" shouldn't have been sucessful mainstream song at all because it broke all the rules. But like "Bohemian Rhapsody," it was such a great song because it was exploited all the rules. Sampling a song that coincidentally would come out the same time (Dido's "Thank You), having ultra violent lyrics, and having 4 verses instead of 3 would make any A&R cringe to be release as a single. But the brilliance of the song made it overcome conventional music industry rules.
29) Lupe Fiasco-Food & Liquor
Another one of the best hip-hop albums this decade. The guy was on some next level rhyming, while speaking on social ills today, had a great lead single that wasn't trying to get crunk or anything else that was popular at the time. Plus one of the best in the game(Jay-Z) was his Executive Producer. What else do you want?
The great thing that Lupe Fiaso was able to do was to show the difference between Diversity and Gimmicky. I bet most rappers were to be put in Lupe's position of having a sucessful song about Skateboarding, they would have done a "Sir Mix-A-Lot" and exploited that song until people got sick of it. Instead, he moved on and continued to show his individuality and delivered his talent of being a lyricist.
28)Mariah Carey-The Emancipation of Mimi
Was the album that made us remember one of the best pop voices of our time again. Jermaine Dupri decided to take her back to what she did best straight up R&B material, and then it was a match made in heaven. We had a great mid-tempo (what happened to these?)club jam, some classic slow jams, and one of the best sounding ballads of all time in You Could Be Mine. A great reintroduction to R&B just when it was getting a little too confused with hip-hop.
I read somewhere that "The Emancipation of Mimi" was delayed a year because higher executives said the album wasn't to par and had her remake it. Whoever made that call was a genious.
27)The White Stripes- Icky Thump & Elephunk
All of a sudden Blues was in, I had grown tired of the indie sound personally at when these guys started taking off. By these are two of the later albums when the band had found a little more fame, yet they didn't commercialize their sound at all and kept it very rootsy and raw. Jack White is one of the greatest guitarist/producers of our time. Love how he took the blues to the next level with these albums.
26)Xzibit - Restless
25)Little Brother The Minstrel Show
One of the best concept albums ever made. This is right up there with De La’s first two, and took some shots at hip-hop industry in the process. Phonte, Big Pooh, with 9th Wonder on the beats made some hilarious skits about black entertainment, as well as making some great music as well. All For You still is one of my favorite songs of all time.
24)Snoop Dogg- The Last Meal, R&G Rhythm and Gangsta
The Last Meal is hands down the second best album in Snoops discography. This album recaptured a lot of the same playful energy from Doggystyle while updating the G-Funk sound. R&G was the album brought snoop into his second career. This is where he added more pop elements to his sound as well as implementing more heavily his taste for old-school R&B. The Neptunes supplied Snoop with some of their ideas of where he should go and snoop just kept building on that ever since.
23)Talib Kweli & Hi Tek Reflection Eternal-Train Of Thought
Because of this album I officially was able to understand and get into the more conscious rap. I was too young for the whole Native Tongues movement when that happened, so this was my chance to catch the next wave. Such a well done album, Kweli and Hi-tek elevated the underground to new heights with this collection of thought provoking, fun, intelligent songs.
22)Ghostface Killah Supreme Clientele, Fishscale, Apollo Kids
21) Common Be, Electric Circus, and Like Water for Chocolate
Common this decade was pretty much at his prime the early part of the decade. Though many criticize Electric Circus, I place right up there with all the other good stuff he did. Be was the album the hip-hop heads wanted, Water For Chocolate helped capture the whole Soulaqurian movement at it's peak. All were great, and all belong on this list. Common was on top of his game for the most part this decade.
Not only did Common bring what hip-hop heads want, he brought stage showmanship that no other rapper was bringing at the time. Without having the budget of Jay-Z or Kiss during his touring, Common still knew how to throw a show. If you have to see only one rapper perform, I give my nomination to Common.
20)Sufjan Stevens-Illinoise
18)Usher-Confessions
One of the best pop albums ever made. Besides the huge single that Yeahh!! was, it integrated a lot of what made R&B music great through the years into more mature songwriting. Jermaine Dupree might be the Quincy Jones of this decade.
One thing that facinated me was that "Yeah!!" was so polar opposite of the album. You have those albums that would put a lead single that was considered the "hit" but then when you purchase the album the rest would be garbage. But this wasn't the case here. It was as if Usher lure people into his album with a Unhealthy sugar donut song "Yeah!!" but once entering the album you got fed a healthy chicken soup that lead you to want more.
17)Big Boi-Sir Luscious Left Foot: Son Of Chico Dusty
in the recent absence of Andre 3000 over the last few years, Big Boi has almost single-handily kept the Outkast movement going. This album, continues on with what the ATLiens have done since they came in the game...making next level music for us to catch up too.
16)DJ Quik-Under The Influence
Quik is this generation's Coltrane. I think he got overshadowed by Dre, but musically was light years ahead of him. His full genius was on display throughout this one. He showcased his whole bag of tricks, expanding the G-Funk to new levels. From the first track you knew he had it with this album.
DJ Quik worked hard. Ever Since 91 he has able to get production done. Just look at his Production Credits
15)Erykah Badu Mamas Gun, New Ameryka pt 1&2, World Wide Underground
I think she must be from another planet. In some form or another she has been a part of a lot of great music to come out the last ten years. These four albums were just ahead of the curve. Shoot it took me two years to catch up to World Wide myself. So it would be a complete deserve to place any of this above, or below each other.
14)The Roots-Phrenology, Game Theory, Rising Down, & How I Got Over
These four albums by themselves are great but together tell the story of a decade of wonder, hope lost, and hope found. I don't know what four albums encompass what the decade was about any better.
After the commercial success of The Tipping Point, The Roots went into a direction that most groups/bands wouldn't have gone. They went dark with their new direction. It was as if they spat on their newly success so that they wouldn't compromise their artist integrety. But what's great was that they were able to twist that around with "How I Got Over," a more positive album that still reflected the mood of thier previous 2 albums.
13)Nas-Gods Son, Stillmatic
All it took was a diss from Hov and Nas was awoken with a fire like never before. These two albums showcase that energy focused, and though he might of had one of the most lyrically aggressive rebuttals of all time with Ether, the body of work was incredible for both. Made You Look was a new street album, Rewind was one of the most creative stories told on a wax, outcry for justice of Poison, or the Slick Rick styled Bridge Is Over, the man had it. One of the greatest of all time, being just that.
12)De La Soul Art Official Intelligence: Bionix, The Grind Date
Bionix was a life changer, Trying might be one of the best rap songs ever written, and The Plugs were finally having fun again while easing into adulthood. Bionix was full on fun from the guys, and basically just picked up the ball right after Bionix left off, some of the illest rappers alive basically just showcased why they were just that, and it was nothing but business as usual to them.
10)Madonna-Music
All this Electro stuff coming back around isn’t anything new under the sun. Back in 2000, Madonna had already had an incorporated this sound into her works, but it was hit and miss. This was all good. She was gold with this one, and even though I am a straight (oh the clichés in the US) man, I had to give props were props were do. None of these new jacks have yet to touch this one.
9)Jay-Z - The Bluprint, Black Album, American Gangster
Jay-Z had just turned my head again with a few tracks from The Dynasty Album but as a whole it had been a while since I had respected him as an artist. He had made so much Nelly type music that I was thinking he was in that category. Well these two albums cemented his place in history. You put those three and Reasonable Doubt together, and it adds up well. He was finally saying something again, and connected with the souls of people everywhere.
I knew Jay-Z wasn't going to retire. Still I thought the Black Album was the best way to leave the game. It was such a cohesive album as it mixed in reflective personal thoughts, his biography, and some lasting words that to make you think "man he is leaving." To top it all off he ends the album with "My 1st Song," rapping fast like how he used to in his early career.
8)Kanye West- The College Dropout,Late Registration, Graduation, Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye is the artist of the decade. His movement in music has impressed us all; even his toughest critics have to admit this. The progression of his sound is what impresses me the most. Though he has worked with everyone from RZA, Jon Brian, to Kid Cudi in the process, his vision still stays strong. The man is fearless in terms of creativity and if it wasn’t for his outburst here and there, he would be the Michael Jackson of this generation.
What worried me about Kanye when Late Registration came out was that alot of his unreleased old material was recycled. I was and still am a huge Kanye fan. So when I was collecting alot of his unrealeased music, I would notice alot of reused verses. I was starting to feel skepitcal of his ability to become a great rapper. Yet Kanye was able to squash that skepticism by rapping like a real MC on a wave of guest remixes all over the mixtape circuit and came out with the mixtape "Can't Tell Me Nothing" to promote the Release of "Graduation." My favorite 2 guest verses that I still feel are great today are "Because of You" with Ne-Yo and E-40's "Tell Me When to Go."
7)Raphael Saddiq- Instant Vintage
crime of the century was how did this not win a Grammy? The man almost single handily reinvented soul this one. Yet, after being up for five nominations went home empty-handed? Don’t know what happened there, but this is and will always be one of the great soul albums of all time.
6)Bjork - Vespertine
All voices, that's all this was. But it was done in such a way that hadn’t been tried in the mainstream. The work is not just unique though, it was good music. The way that voices became instruments and Bjork is just as great as they come when it comes down to it.
5)Scarface-The Fix
One of the best to ever do it Scarface worked with up-in-coming mainstream talents such as The Neptunes, Just Blaze, and Kanye West to create one of the best albums of all time.
Scarface is one of the greatest for not only his great wise storytelling, but with also the use of his narrative commanding voice that would be equal to Morgan Freeman or James Earl Jones. When you listen to him rap, you can picture whats going on with the song.
4)Kirk Franklin- The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin
the future of gospel music was this man. I don't know a musician alive who doesn't appreciate this work. Incorporating hip-hop, r&b of yesterday, pop and more into a live recorded work of greatness. The arrangements were out of this this world ...like possibly God himself might of hand in this.
3)Loretta Lynn-Van Lear Rose
I remember reading about this album when it came out and thought it would just be another over-hyped work from all the uppity music journalist. Boy was I wrong. This is one of the best country albums ever made. Though I tend to stay away from this music for the most part now days, I have always appreciated the old stuff. Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, and of that sort. This is more in tradition with that music. Not just some comeback album featuring a new jack where they try to adapt them to the new sounds. This is rooted in blues-rock, and gospel. Just like the songs of yesteryear, yet doesn’t sound dated.
2)Janelle Monae-The Archandroid
I have raved about this album all this year. Most creative body of work I have heard in a while. I don’t even know how to classify it. The thing is though that a large share of it is great. She is in a league of her own with this one, and might have opened the doors for a lot more diversity in music for the next generation.
1)D’Angelo Voodoo
The one album I would take with me anywhere, anytime, anyplace. This was and will be forever one of the greatest works ever made. He was somehow able to draw from the soul of old and embrace the sound of new and make something that sounded fresh. Devils Pie, Send It On, Left & Right, Africa, and so many other songs connect with each other beautifully at that point. This was the rebirth of soul right here. Might be the closet we get to a 70’s Marvin, Stevie, or Mayfield for a while.
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