This is a series where I review 5 essential rap albums from every year from 1987 and onward. I'll probably do an addendum or additional smaller series later on where I review a few albums from ...

Over time he fell off as an artist, but in his prime he was one of the very best and most interesting to pick up the mic.

A selection of hip hop albums from my teenage years and young adulthood. The list consists mostly of albums that I enjoyed at the time as well as some others that I wish had caught more of my ...

2010s west coast enigma. I'm hype from his appearance at The Pop Out and remember I revisited all of his albums earlier this year. Let's check em out

Solo albums only

One of the few hip hop artists that can lay claim to having released legitimately good albums across 3 decades (90s, 00s, 10s) and successfully switched up his sound with the era.

Albums only, no compilations

A timeless rapper/producer duo that would go on to become a pillar of 90s east coast/NY hip hop music.