Jesse Ducker

1 week ago | albumism.com | Jesse Ducker

[As an Amazon affiliate partner, Albumism earns commissions from qualifying purchases.] Happy 25th Anniversary to Tony Touch’s debut studio album The Piece Maker, originally released April 18, 2000. During the mid-1990s, there were few things more “hip-hop” than the mixtape. Beyond what the term “mixtape” has come to mean during the last 20 or so years, the mixtapes of the ’90s were central to the promotion of hip-hop music during its golden era.

2 weeks ago | albumism.com | Jesse Ducker

[As an Amazon affiliate partner, Albumism earns commissions from qualifying purchases.] Happy 25th Anniversary to Del the Funky Homosapien’s fourth studio album Both Sides of the Brain, originally released April 11, 2000. Both Sides of the Brain signified the beginning of the second phase of Teren “Del the Funky Homosapien” Jones’ career.

2 weeks ago | albumism.com | Jesse Ducker

[As an Amazon affiliate partner, Albumism earns commissions from qualifying purchases.] Happy 30th Anniversary to the Friday Soundtrack, originally released April 11, 1995. Editor’s Note: Only select songs featured on the ‘Friday’ Soundtrack are available in authorized form via major streaming platforms. Generally the sign of very good movie soundtrack is if you can successfully picture the characters in the film while listening to it.

2 weeks ago | albumism.com | Jesse Ducker

[As an Amazon affiliate partner, Albumism earns commissions from qualifying purchases.] Happy 35th Anniversary to Public Enemy’s third studio album Fear of a Black Planet, originally released April 10, 1990. Thirty-five years ago, while controversy cast Public Enemy’s future in doubt, the group released one of the strongest albums in their catalogue, Fear of a Black Planet. Fear of a Black Planet emerged from a swirling cauldron of uncertainty and animosity.

1 month ago | albumism.com | Jesse Ducker

[As an Amazon affiliate partner, Albumism earns commissions from qualifying purchases.] Happy 20th Anniversary to Edan’s second studio album Beauty And The Beat, originally released March 29, 2005. Edan’s Beauty And The Beat is a truly unique piece of art. It bursts with creativity, imagination and intellect in a way few albums have before or since. Like many of the best types of albums, it honors its influences while still being forward-thinking. It’s eclectic without being impenetrable.