1992West Coast
The Pharcyde
Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
Embarrassment becomes a source of musical invention.
Shared listening threads: Playful.
Open listening guide for Bizarre Ride II the PharcydeRAP REVIEWS DAILY / THE LISTENING LIBRARY
RAP DNA
Find your next album through the sounds, stories and ideas that stay with you.
100albums to explore
1987—2024
1987—2024
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1992West Coast
Dr. Dre
The Chronic
Funk becomes a spacious setting for a cast of distinct voices.
Shared listening threads: Funk.
Open listening guide for The Chronic1995West Coast
DJ Quik
Safe + Sound
West Coast funk with unusually nimble movement inside the arrangements.
Shared listening threads: Funk.
Open listening guide for Safe + Sound1996West Coast
2Pac
All Eyez on Me
Scale, charisma and contradiction drive a sprawling double album.
Shared listening threads: Funk.
Open listening guide for All Eyez on Me1989West Coast
The D.O.C.
No One Can Do It Better
A nimble voice rides unusually spacious early West Coast production.
Shared listening threads: Funk.
Open listening guide for No One Can Do It Better1994South
OutKast
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
An Atlanta identity takes shape through funk and contrasting viewpoints.
Shared listening threads: Funk.
Open listening guide for Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik1994South
UGK
Super Tight...
UGK's contrasting voices operate inside dense, rolling funk.
Shared listening threads: Funk.
Open listening guide for Super Tight...1990New York
A Tribe Called Quest
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A debut that finds adventure in an unhurried conversational voice.
Shared listening threads: Playful.
Open listening guide for People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm1996South
UGK
Ridin' Dirty
Patient grooves leave room for grief as well as bravado.
Shared listening threads: Funk.
Open listening guide for Ridin' Dirty1989New York
De La Soul
3 Feet High and Rising
A sample collage with room for jokes, tenderness and odd detours.
Shared listening threads: Playful.
Open listening guide for 3 Feet High and Rising1988New York
Big Daddy Kane
Long Live the Kane
Technical precision delivered with a showman's warmth.
Shared listening threads: Playful.
Open listening guide for Long Live the Kane1988New York
Slick Rick
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
Characters come alive through changes of voice, timing and perspective.
Shared listening threads: Playful.
Open listening guide for The Great Adventures of Slick Rick1999Detroit
Eminem
The Slim Shady LP
A comic alter ego turns frustration into grotesque short scenes.
Shared listening threads: Playful.
Open listening guide for The Slim Shady LP2000South
OutKast
Stankonia
OutKast turn rhythmic speed and stylistic collision into a whole atmosphere.
Shared listening threads: Funk.
Open listening guide for Stankonia2004Underground
MF DOOM
MM..FOOD
A food motif becomes a flexible frame for rhyme, humour and collage.
Shared listening threads: Playful.
Open listening guide for MM..FOODA listening map, with the reasoning visible.
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