Outkast|ATLiens [1996]
Have you ever listened to an album that was so good that every time you listened to the album your favorite song from the album would change? Okay, let me explain better: One day it’s this song and then the next day it’s another?
Ice Cube|AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted [1990]
This is one of those albums that will grab your attention just with the title: What better way to say America is racist than this? Back 1990, Ice Cube was fresh off of N.W.A., and let me tell you, this brother was hungry.
Lauryn Hill|The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill [1998]
I was in college in Atlanta when the semester of Ms. Hill began. You could not turn on the radio, walk outside or go anywhere without hearing something from this album. It owned the airwaves. I worked in a record store
J Dilla|Donuts [2006]
When speaking about the word classic, terms such as timeless, unforgettable, and lasting come to mind. Just after the 3-year anniversary of the passing of the legendary James Yancey, better known to the Hip-Hop community as Jay Dee
Jay-Z|The Black Album [2003]
When talking about whether The Black Album is a classic or not. Allow me to answer that question: Yes. The Black Album is classic. “Michael Jordan hitting the final shot over Byron Russell during the 1998 NBA Finals “ classic.
2Pac|Me Against The World [1995]
I was thinking about which album to choose for Classic Week, when it hit me: Pac STILL wasn’t under our Classic Material! What?!? Like Biggie, even though he was cut down in his prime at the young age of 24, 2Pac’s music is still played today.
Boogie Down Productions|By All Means Necessary [1988]
The Golden Age in Hip-Hop was essentially a Harlem Renaissance of the Hip-Hop community. Hip-Hop wasn’t even 20 years old when we it reached the mastery and embrace of the Golden Age. Creativity, expression, and various
Common Sense|Resurrection [1994]
Okay do me a favor and just forget about Common’s latest album Universal Mind Control for a moment. Just act like that album was never released and tell me what you have…one of the best conscious rappers of all-time.
Classic Week Begins!
If you been riding with us for a minute, you’ll notice that the nappyafro crew loves to show respect to things classic. Sometimes with all the new music that comes out daily in this “internet” age, we forget to pay homage to
