2008...it's been 20 years since 1988. What does that mean? The golden year of Hip Hop is now 20 years in the past and all the classic albums that came out during that year are going to be celebrating their 20th anniversary. What albums exactly? Well, let's see...
EPMD - Strictly Business
Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader
NWA - Straight Outta Compton
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Slick Rick - The Adventures Of Slick Rick
Stetsasonic - In Full Gear
Run DMC - Tougher Than Leather
Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown
Boogie Down Productions - By All Means Necessary
Big Daddy Kane - Long Live the Kane
Eazy-E - Eazy-Duz-It
Doug E. Fresh - The World's Greatest Entertainer
MC Lyte - Lyte As A Rock
Ice T - Power
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper
Too $hort - Life Is...Too Short
Biz Markie - Goin Off
That's 17 absolute classic albums in one year. ONE CLASSIC, 5 STAR, HIP HOP ALBUM RELEASED EACH MONTH!
Let's not forget that one of my top five favorite albums of all time came out in 88 as well...
DAYDREAM NATION BY SONIC YOUTH!Other albums that came out in 88 which I really like are:
They Might Be Giants - Lincoln
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Dinosaur Jr. - Bug
Morrissey - Viva Hate
Weird Al Yankovic - Even Worse
Soul Asylum - Hang Time
Slayer - South Of Heaven
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Huey Lewis and the News - Small World
AND OF COURSE!!!
RICK ASTLEY - HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS!!!! (Rick Astley=Pimp)
Gawd, what a great music year that was.
