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Off The Wall – Michael Jackson – Released August 10th 1979, Epic / CBS Off The Wall is the fifth studio album by child star turned pop superstar Michael Jackson and the first album of his post-Motown era. It’s also the first of three albums produced by the great Quincy Jones. That special partnership resulted … Read more
It’s A Bitch – Olympic Runners – Released May 1979, Polydor Records It’s A Bitch is the final album by the British funk, soul and disco band Olympic Runners. The band already had six albums under their belt when they released this gem, which has just turned 45 this May. Their seventh album kicks off … Read more
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik – Outkast – Released April 26th 1994, Arista/La Face Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik is the 1994 debut album from Atlanta hiphop duo Outkast, the album widely credited with putting Southern hiphop on the map. Outkast consists of Big Boi and André 3000, two dope boys from jawjah who started the group back in the early 90s. Their … Read more
Give Out But Don’t Give Up – Primal Scream – Released March 28th March 1999, Creation/Sire Give Out But Don’t Give Up is the fourth studio album by Scottish rockers Primal Scream. While their previous album, 1991’s Screamadelica, borrowed heavily from the era’s acid house scene, this 12 track album sees the band go back … Read more
There’s a line in Sure Shot, the opening track of 1994’s Ill Communication, that’s stuck with me for almost 30 years. Right near the very beginning MCA proclaims; “I’ve got more rhymes than I got grey hairs, and that’s a lot because I got my shares.” As a teenager it was incongruous to imagine that … Read more