1994South
UGK
Super Tight...
UGK's contrasting voices operate inside dense, rolling funk.
Shared listening threads: Funk. Selected from our deeper-cut shelf.
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1987—2024
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1995West Coast
DJ Quik
Safe + Sound
West Coast funk with unusually nimble movement inside the arrangements.
Shared listening threads: Funk. Selected from our deeper-cut shelf.
Open listening guide for Safe + Sound1991New York
De La Soul
De La Soul Is Dead
A playful group complicates the cheerful image attached to its debut.
Shared listening threads: Storytelling. Selected from our deeper-cut shelf.
Open listening guide for De La Soul Is Dead1989West 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. Selected from our deeper-cut shelf.
Open listening guide for No One Can Do It Better2016UK
Kano
Made in the Manor
Kano moves between public energy and the private geography of home.
Shared listening threads: Storytelling. Selected from our deeper-cut shelf.
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