Hip-Hop Anniversaries, Part III

Serving up Another Round of Hip-Hop Nostalgia

30 Year Anniversary: 

LL Cool J - Radio (1985)

Run DMC - King of Rock (1985)

25 Year Anniversary:

Eric B. & Rakim: Let the Rhythm Hit ‘Em (1990)

 

A Tribe Called Quest: People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990)

 

Brand Nubian: One For All (1990)

Digital Underground: Sex Packets (1990)

Masta Ace: Take a Look Around (1990)

X-Clan: To the East, Blackwards (1990)

Ice Cube: Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)

Kid N' Play: Funhouse (1990)

LL Cool J: Mama Said Knock You Out (1990)

Lord Finesse: Funky Technician (1990)

Boogie Down Productions: Edutainment (1990)

Public Enemy: Fear of a Black Planet (1990)

20 Year Anniversary:

 The Pharcyde: Labcabincalifornia (1995)

 

AZ the Visualiza: Doe or Die (1995)

 

Mobb Deep: The Infamous (1995)

 

GZA: Liquid Swords (1995)

 

Raekwon: Only Built for Cuban Linx (1995)

 

Tupac: Me Against the World (1995)

 

The Roots: Do You Want More ?!!!??! (1995)

 

Naughty by Nature: Poverty's Paradise (1995)

 

Goodie Mob: Soul Food

 

Big L: Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous (1995)

 

Ol' Dirty Bastard: Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version  (1995)

 

 The Alkaholiks: Coast II Coast  (1995)

15 Year Anniversary:

Outkast: Stankonia (2000)

Deltron 3030: Deltron 3030 (2000)

The Pharcyde: Plain Rap (2000)

Slum Village: Fantastic Vol. 2 (2000)

Common: Like Water for Chocolate (2000)

Ghostface Killa: Supreme Clientele (2000)

  

10 Year Anniversary:

Common: Be (2005)

 

Little Brother: The Minstrel Show (2005)

 

Nicolay: The Dutch Masters Vol. 1* (2005)

 

Fatlip: The Loneliest Punk (2005)

 

Big Pooh: Sleepers (2005)

 

Zion I: True & Livin' (2005)

5 Year Anniversary:

The Roots: How I Got Over (2010)

Nas & Damien Marley: Distant Relatives (2010)

*Compilation

Also Check Out:

The Foreign Exchange: Authenticity (2010)



J Cole: Friday Night Lights (2010)

Did I leave any notable artists/albums out? Leave a comment below.