1980-1987 – New School
Whodini, Whodini
The beginnings of rap with an Electro synthesizer
1987-1993 – Golden Era Pt. 1
No One Can Do It Better, The D.O.C.
No one could do it better than The DOC at that time
Daily Operation, Gang Starr
The symbiosis of the rapper and the producer on a jazzy and raw boom bap
Critical Beatdown, Ultramagnatic MCs
Surreal and abstract lyrics on samples dissected chirugically
Strictly Business, EPMD
The art of sampling for a killer groove
Naughty By Nature, Naughty By Nature
The art of sampling for contagious and street wise rhythms
Quik Is The Name, DJ Quik
DJ Quik is in the motherfuckin’ house!
187 He Wrote, Spice 1
Once the barrel is empty, we stay on the ground
Reachin’, Digable Planets
A new refutation of time and space
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1993-1998 – Golden Era Pt. 2
The spiritual poetry of Goodie Mob
A sticky and melancholic “Soul Food”
At The Speed Of Life, Xzibit
Raw punchlines for an introspective album
Regulate… G Funk Era, Warren G
A melodious and relaxed G-Funk for a timeless classic
4,5,6, Kool G Rap
Narrative quality in the service of violent mafia stories
legal, drug, money, Lost Boyz
The Jamaican roots of the lost children of Queens
Liquid Swords, GZA
Shaolin cinematography at the service of lyrical intelligence
Lethal Injection, Ice Cube
A lethal injection of funk!
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, Makaveli
What is Tupac’s ultimate message? IM ALIVE.
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1998-2006 – Bling Era
Music & Me, Nate Dogg
Nate’s captivating voice dedicated to his love for music
Lord Willin, Clipse
The Neptunian avant-garde touch for a tough “drug rap”
Deltron 3030, Deltron 3030
Epic adventures in a cyber-punk atmosphere for a powerful social message
It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, DMX
Heaven is love and light. Ruff Ryders Forever ! RIDE AND NEVER DIE !
Rule 3:36, Ja Rule
The balance of a Thug Lover as gangsta as emotional
Black Bastards, KMD
A Holy Grail of Hip Hop that we might have never been able to listen to
Electric Circus, Common
The experimental turn to electric sounds
The Fix, Scarface
After taking this fix proposed by Scarface, we are fixed.
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2006-2014 – Modern Era
808s & Heartbreak, Kanye West
An experimental R&B turn a la Kanye West
good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar
The victory of moral values over the temptations of a corrupt city
2014-2021 – New generation
CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, Tyler The Creator
The mix of a career in double measure
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