2000 B.C. (400) Artist: Canibus Last time, he was mad at LL Cool J. This time Canibus is just mad, and his animalistic lyrics prove it throughout the 14 tracks that make up 2000 B.C. . 'In bare knuckle boxing speed is the ... read more
3 Feet High and Rising (310) Artist: De La Soul De La's debut represented a new path for hip-hop, a reaction to conventions that had turned into clichés. It was friendly and playful enough to cross over to a pop audience (thanks to ... read more
Amethyst Rock Star (350) Artist: Saul Williams Performed by a raucous sextet made up of beats, bass, guitar, cello, viola, and griot, Saul Williams hip-hop sounds like modern chamber music. It's music informed as much by Hendrix's ... read more
Anthology (500) Artist: A Tribe Called Quest In their decade of existence, A Tribe Called Quest weren't rap's biggest hit makers, but their signature numbers indeed fill this CD with style, eclecticism, and laid-back but deliberate ... read more
Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump (500) Artist: De La Soul The first of their three-album Art Official Intelligence series, Mosaic Thump is a likable album, full of inspired moments. It's also the closest thing De La Soul have ever come to making ... read more
Beats Rhymes & Life (500) Artist: Tribe Called Quest Tribe's fourth album, Beats, Rhymes, and Life , should be the awkward one, the album on which the group, growing up, falters a little as it figures out what it's going to do next. It isn't. ... read more
