Tag: Progressive Rap
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Lauryn Hill ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ (1998)
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill redefined hip-hop and soul music almost immediately after it was released. At the time Lauryn Hill was already a respected member of the Fugees, but following a somewhat tumultuous breakup of the group. she was determined to create something entirely her own. Drawing inspiration from her new experience with motherhood,…
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Kids See Ghosts ‘Kids See Ghosts’ (2018)
When Kanye West and Kid Cudi teamed up to drop Kids See Ghosts in 2018 it was a pretty historic moment in hip hop history. Both MC’s were at the height of their powers commercially and the subject matter they dove into was uniquely introspective. The album broke conventional boundaries in a way only a…
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De La Soul ‘3 Feet High and Rising’ (1989)
De La Soul’s debut album was a complete novelty in 1989. In stark comparison to the overtly political It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy that dropped a year prior, as well as the burgeoning Gangsta Rap scene that was experiencing a meteoric rise towards the end of the…
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