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...
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)
