2025 in 2025: Day 131

A N D - Tricot

Look, iTunes, I see what you were doing here... but it is weird. Just like Tricot can be, some times. Bah gawd, these songs have so much attack - they sound like they are just straight-up beating these songs out of their instruments. I think the kids call this math rock? All the crazy time signatures and whatnot are fun and all, but I kind of prefer when the songs are a bit more straight indie rock. Either way, this is all pretty badassery.

Highlights: Noradrenaline, い～ん (A N D ver.), 食卓, Break

7/10

Nameless Fiction - Hello Sleepwalkers

More Japanese indie math-rock style? This time with a bit more of a RADWIMPS flavour. Having both male and female vocals gives a nice mix.

Highlights: 天地創造, Mr.Dの手記

6.5/10

Native (Deluxe Edition) - OneRepublic

This album often feels like reworkings of other songs. Honestly, I think they should have at least given Kanye and Florence + the Machine songwriting credits. Some of their stuff is pretty average, but certainly when they are copying other people is when they are at their best.

Highlights: Burning Bridges, Life in Color, Counting Stars, If I Lose Myself

6/10

Nature's Best - Various Artists

How do I have YET ANOTHER compilation of New Zealand music? And more than half the songs here are duplicates from the other New Zealand music compilations I have. I do not need ANY Dave Dobbyn in my life. BUT I will take this as a fun excuse to listen to Jesus I Was Evil again...

Highlights: Six Months in a Leaky Boat - Split Enz, Jesus I Was Evil - Darcy Clay, I See Red - Split Enz

7/10

Naveed - Our Lady Peace

Fun story time: I got this album for free when I bought Clumsy on CD, but later decided I did not think much of it and traded it in. A few years later, I realised I was stupid and had to buy it again. Early OLP had so much passion and energy in their songs. The result of having an awesome drummer and a singer that goes hard. Denied is just unhinged!

Highlights: Denied, Naveed, Starseed, Julia

7.5/10

Need You Now - Lady Antebellum

Fairly predictable American country-pop. They sure love their Americana and... drinking alcohol, apparently. I am not saying this is bad, I am just saying this is an hour I could have spent listening to more Our Lady Peace, because Canadian alt. rock is clearly a better option, and after that album I really need a dose of Happiness...

Highlights: Perfect Day, Our Kind of Love

6/10

Neighborhoods - blink-182

The first 'reunion' album... I have not bothered with the second reunion, yet. Mostly because I thought Skiba was an improvement. Especially after this album; there are some great songs that follow on nicely from the self-titled album, but Tom's voice is pretty bad and the recordings do not hide the fact they were not really enjoying this. The fact they recorded their stuff separately is quite apparent. 

Highlights: After Midnight, Snake Charmer, Mh 4.18.2011, Even If She Falls

6.5/10

Nellyville - Nelly

Dissing KRS-One is not cool. The rest of this album, however, is. Which is bizarre, because it is just the epitome of early 00s hip-hop; super slick production, rapping about yachts, blues guitar, The Neptunes and even a cameo Justin Timberlake (before the NSYNC split). But Nelly just has a swagger that works, for me. But, like, the real hip-hop is over there...

Highlights: Hot in Herre, On the Grind, Work It, Say Now, #1

7/10

Nena - Nena

This is only the song 99 Red Balloons. Because I am from the 80s where it is law to enjoy this song. I think I need the Goldfinger cover as well, because that was pretty rad. It was Goldfinger, right? Apparently pop punk covers of 80s pop songs works.

8/10

Neon Ballroom - Silverchair

This album was the first steps in changing my mind about Silverchair; until this, I saw them as purely some stupid kids trying to sound like Nirvana and they sucked. This is very far from that. Big epic songs with manic piano pieces and orchestral arrangements, angry screams about animal liberation, heartfelt ballads and straight decent radio rock numbers. Their follow-up album was even better musically, but for some reason I have never picked it up. I am a weird person to try and understand... And some of this album still sounds like Nirvana wannabes.

Highlights: Anthem for the Year 2000, Miss You Love, Ana's Song (Open Fire), Point of View

7/10

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2025 in 2025: Day 130

My Instant Song [Single] - MONOEYES

Two bonus songs means LOGMAN has to purchase. Especially since they played When I Was King at Fireball Fest, so I needed it to complete the playlist!

Highlights: My Instant Song, When I Was King, What I Left Today

8/10

My Lives - Billy Joel

Things kick off with a few demos from the 60s. They are very poor quality and heavily influenced by The Beatles. They actually end up sounding like a band that is copying a band that is trying to sound like The Beatles. Then Joel goes solo and it gets all 'Paul McCartney meets Ray Charles' - in a good way! Not sure he needed to make a reggae version of any of his songs. And this whole set could be a lot shorter if they did not include so many final album cuts. Then we get some fairly average live cuts, and things close out with Billy Joel trying his hand at classical compositions. I guess.

Highlights: I Go to Extremes (Live), The River of Dreams (Alternate Version), Zanzibar, Christie Lee (Demo), Captain Jack (Live)

6/10

My Own Destruction - ELLEGARDEN

Yes please. 細美さん making silly songs about dating a woman twice his age, and sandwiching it between an angry diss at his ex AND one of the most emo songs in the entire ELLEGARDEN catalogue was a choice. A good one! I am not sure if you realise this, but I quite like this ELLEGARDEN band.

Highlights: 右手, Jamie, Under Control, おやすみ

9/10

My Soul - Coolio

This is only C U When U Get There. I'll C U when I get more Coolio!

8/10

MY STORY - Ayumi Hamasaki

When that first chorus for About You kicks in, it is just massive! Like everything on this album. Every song has so much emotion just pouring out of it - even the instrumentals and the quiet chill-out tracks like HAPPY ENDING. I could be wrong, but this feels like her most guitar rock-centred album; there is some dance pop and some R&B style in here - it is Ayu, so you will always get diversity - but it just feels like 90% of the songs were written on guitar. Which accounts for why this album is just full of the tastiest most perfect guitar solos. And her vocal performance is just perfection. I want to break the marathon just to listen to this album again. M is for Moments Is A Perfect Song? M is for My Favourite Album?

Highlights: Moments, winding road, About You, GAME

9/10

M started with Ayu and ended with Ayu. And the Ayu albums in-between were the friends we made along the way...

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2025 in 2025 Day 129

Music Box - Mariah Carey

This is all pretty standard R&B; the usual safe songs with ridiculous over the top (but awesome) vocals. The singles/hits were singles/hits for a reason.

Highlights: Now That I Know, Dream Lover, Anytime You Need a Friend, Hero

6.5/10

Music for Our Mother Ocean - Various Artists

I bought this album because I was a massive Pearl Jam fan and it had a random Pearl Jam song on it, so that meant I had to have it. These days I would tell you that song is not so great and would likely be better if a better person sang it. And the same goes for 90% of this album because HOLY BALLS this is mostly just crap covers of songs that have something to do with the ocean, but mostly surfing. Except for Helmet covering Bjork's Army of Me. Like... why?!? Soundgarden just contribute My Wave, I guess because it has the word "wave" in the title. And it is probably the best song on the whole thing. Would you believe they made THREE of these compilations. Luckily, Pearl Jam were not on the second and I managed to live with just a download of their song on the third one...

Highlights: I Can't Surf - The Reverend Horton Heat, My Wave - Soundgarden, Waggy - blink-182, Good Times - Sprung Monkey

6/10

Music for the People - Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

Good Vibrations is an absolute JAM and I dare anyone to say otherwise. Marky Mark himself is an absolute POS, and that is a real shame.

9/10

Music from "The Elder" - Kiss

You know, I once read something about how when Ace Frehley was sent a copy of the finished album, he listened to it and then threw it across the room. I would like to do the same.

Highlights: Dark Light, The idea of Ace Frehley throwing the tape while laughing as only Ace can

4/10

Music from Star Trek and Music from The Black Hole - Meco

Meco is at his best doing medleys of themes, so this is what I paid my admission for. I am not familiar with The Black Hole at all, so the second half of this just sounds like variations on the Star Wars themes, to me. Just with some funky slap bass.

Highlights: Star Trek Medley, Meteorites

7/10

Music From the Edge of Heaven - Wham!

Because I am a disgrace to my family and all around me, this is not the full album and only the hit song I'm Your Man. Which is an awesome song. I believe I mentioned this previously, but I really should have all the Wham!

8/10

Music to Crash Your Car To [Volume 1] - Mötley Crüe

I have all the albums on their own, of course, but I kept these collections in here for the bonus songs (after removing the full albums). And in this case, it features the original mix of Too Fast For Love. Which I had never heard until this release. And I gotta say... it is better! Mostly; Vince's voice has either been processed more or re-recorded in parts on the re-release, and there are some musical changes that I prefer (like the intro to Too Fast For Love - I like it just kicking without whatever they had going on here). And I am probably more used to the re-release tracklist/order. So... not really better just different? There are demos and stuff for the next 3 albums as well. Obviously, the demos are not as good as the studio versions. But this instrumental of Wild Side sure does reaffirm for me that it is one of the Crue's best songs.

Highlights: Toast of the Town, Rodeo, Tonight, Piece Of Your Action (Leathur Original Mix), Live Wire (Leathur Original Mix)

7/10

Music to Crash Your Car To [Volume 1] - Mötley Crüe

And we keep the party rolling! The original lyrics of Dr. Feelgood are hilariously bad. And "Ooh! Aah! Kickstart my heart!" is even funnier. I cannot imagine a world where Dr. Feelgood would have been so successful, had they not changed these songs for the better. Especially this gawdawful church organ in Time for Change. Then we get a bunch of random actual songs that are mostly kickass. Especially the ones from Decade of Decadence. 

Highlights: Say Yeah, Hypnotize, Primal Scream, Rock'n Roll Junkie, Angela, Anarchy in the U.K.

7/10

Musicology - Prince

School is in! This just a straight-up no-nonsense album, full of funky cuts, bluesy guitars and sexy jams. About as "classic Prince" as you could ever imagine from the man in 2004.

Highlights: Call My Name, If Eye Was the Man in Your Life, The Marrying Kind, Refletion

8/10

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West

This is the album of a millionty cameos. Oh look - here comes Alicia Keys to just shout "Whoa-whoa" and here is Elton John to sing three words! This is also the only Nicki Minaj rap that was ever any good. Meanwhile, Kanye is just even grosser than usual. And Jay-Z embarrasses him on his own songs, again. Twice, even!

Highlights: Power, All of the Lights, So Appalled, Runaway

7.5/10

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Let's check out what is happening in the MTV studios today...

MTV Unplugged - Alanis Morissette

Peak Alanis, right here. A mix of songs from Jagged Little Pill and Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie - which both rule - but the real highlights here are the rare songs not from those albums. These R the Thoughts is the only that had been previously recorded, but this unplugged version is actually better.

Highlights: These R the Thoughts, Joining You, No Pressure Over Cappuccino, Princes Familiar

8.5/10

MTV Unplugged - Alice in Chains

A very sombre affair. I actually really enjoy the tracks from the self-titled album on here, because it proves what I thought about removing all the dirge and you get good songs. Still dark and nihilistic, but good. Layne Staley really is not in good form here, but then I guess he probably does okay for a dude that was doing so much heroin that he refused to leave his house again after this.

Highlights: No Excuses, Sludge Factory, Angry Chair, Over Now

7/10

MTV Unplugged - Bryan Adams

This is some serious re-working of these songs. Nice for a bit of a change, and he certainly brought in a crazy good team of musicians to do it. And some random new songs as well. It is BA being BA. It never fails.

Highlights: Back to You, Cuts Like a Knife, Heaven, A Little Love

8/10

MTV Unplugged - Kiss

Greatest MTV Unplugged album. Greatest live album. When I am not listening to the CD, I should be watching it on DVD. 

Highlights: 57 minutes of good times

10/10

MTV Unplugged - Jay-Z

Jay-Z teaming up with The Roots to give his songs a real groove. The funniest part is that this is a TV show, so he is censoring himself all through the songs. Which, given how much Jay swears and says rude things, must have been a serious challenge and proves why Hova is the best.

Highlights: Izzo  (H.O.V.A.), Takeover, Heart of the City (Ain't No Love),  Jigga That N****

8/10

MTV Unplugged - Mariah Carey

Have I mentioned Mariah Carey is an awesome singer? Like, if Boyz II Men were just one woman, I am not sure they would be as good as her. I will even allow her to sing a Jackson 5 song.

Highlights: I'll Be There, Emotions, Make It Happen

7.5/10

MTV: Extreme Galacial Beats - Various Artists

Lots of electronic music, but not just a DJ mix like most of those other albums I have. This is just a straight up compilation of big breaks to go do "extreme" things to, I guess? It is pretty great, in parts. 

Highlights: Out of Control - The Chemical Brothers, 138 Trek - DJ Zinc, Stakker Humanoid (Krafty Kuts Remix) - Humanoid, We Are Alive (DJ Icey's Arctic Bass Mix) - Paul Van Dyj

6.5/10

MTV: Extreme Alpine Chills - Various Artists

More of the same, except - as the title suggest - this is all a lot more chill. And features more of your well-known electro names, like Moby and Fatboy Slim. 

Highlights: Relax - Etienne De Crecy, Karmacoma - Massive Attack, Fire in the Middle - Nightmares on Wax, I've Got a Right - Only Child

6/10

Mugenmirai - Perfume

The curse of purchasing J-Pop singles in iTunes is having to deal with romaji in the titles. But I love this song, so I just have to deal with it. I probably need more Perfume in my life.

9/10

The Music - The Music

Early 00s UK dance indie rock? Who cares - the important thing is this is a serverly underrated album. It loses its steam towards the end, for sure, but otherwise it just immediately gets rocking and never stops.

Highlights: Take the Long Road and Walk It, The People, The Dance, Human

7.5/10

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2025 in 2025: Day 127

Mosaic - Wang Chung

Everybody have fun tonight! This is just peak 80s pop in all its glory. And there is a surprising amount of angry swearing at how our capitalist society is destroying our world!

Highlights: Everybody Have Fun Tonight, Let's Go, The World in Which We Live

7/10

Most of All: The Best of - Debbie Harry

Blondie were pretty cool. And Debbie Harry herself is cool. But... her solo work is pretty naff. Outside of a couple of songs, it is all very uninspired and only shows that her voice was pretty average. I am not saying someone like Mariah Carey could have made these songs more worthwhile... actually, her duetting with Iggy Pop would have been wild.

Highlights: I Want That Man, French Kissin' in the USA, Free to Fall, In Love With Love

6/10

Mother Love Bone - Mother Love Bone

These dudes had great riffs. A lot of great riffs. It is just that, in general, the rest of the song did not follow up on said great riff as well as you would want. BUT when they got it right, they really got it right. Despite the hype, I do not think they would have been any bigger had Andrew Wood lived.

Highlights: Stardog Champion, This is Shangrila, Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns, Gentle Groove

7/10

Mötley Crüe - Mötley Crüe

When this came out, I remember people using all sorts of weird genre terms to describe; thrash metal, death metal, grunge... none of them at all accurate. People just looked at images and decided that was the sound. What it DOES sound like, is awesomeness. This is still kinda Mötley Crüe - just with a different singer. And big balls. New (temporary?) singer John Corabi's voice is so different to Vince Neil's, that it always amazes me he was their first choice. It's really a good mix of the heavier/darker songs and a little more radio-friendly rock, plus Droppin' Like Flies is sort of prog? Maybe kinda not really. Smoke the Sky is some sort of ode to marijuana usage - which is odd coming from guys that were supposed to be completely free of alcohol and drugs at this point (I mean, I'm pretty sure I saw Tommy knocking back champagne when I went to his DJ gig a few years back, but whatever). Honestly, when this album came out, I know I bought in to all the negative press around it - being a big fan of the original line-up, it was hard not to. But within a few years, I was able to realise that this album is actually darn awesome. Really darn awesome.

Highlights: Misunderstood, Hooligan's Holiday, Power to the Music, Welcome to the Numb

8/10

Mountain Top [Single] - ELLEGARDEN

When this was first released, it was never going to live up to my expectations; the first single in 16 years, the first piece of recording since their reunion, and just something I never thought would happen in my lifetime. It has since grown on me and definitely appreciate it a lot more. Still sounds kind of generic rock, but at least the lyrics are great. And ELLEGARDEN are back, mofos!

8/10

The Movie - The Shit

This may well be Ryan Adams' best work ever. Certainly his greatest lyrics. A lot of Andy Fiddlesticks, Jo Jo the Parrot and punching in the nuts. KING FUCKING KONG!!!

Highlights: Honky Tonk Ba-Donkey Kong, Jimmy, Blue as a Zoo, Taco Bell in Bed, Problems

9/10

MPLSound - Prince

I only just discovered what the MPLS stands for. I am not American, okay? This is a total solo Prince album and it is just funky pop all the way. By Prince standards, it is... mediocre. Like, he probably just sat down at the computer and pumped this all out in like half a day.

Highlights: No More Candy 4 U, (There'll Never B) Another Like Me, Valentina, Ol' Skool Company

7/10

Mr. Bad Guy - Freddie Mercury

Hard to believe this was his only real solo album. It is almost what you would expect; lots of keyboards, synths and dance beats, but a lot less layered vocals than a Queen album. I get the feeling that is more of a Brian May thing. The songs reworked for Made in Heaven sound better there.

Highlights: Made in Heaven, I Was Born to Love You, Mr. Bad Guy

6.5/10

Mr. T's Commandments - Mr. T

The greatest man ever is here to tell you how to be better. The most important 30 minutes of your life, outside of watching Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool.

Highlights: The Toughest Man in the World, Mr. T Mr. T, You Got to Go Through It, The One and Only Mr. T

7.5/10

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2025 in 2025: Day 126

(miss)understood - Ayumi Hamasaki

Album # 1100, three mornings in a row starting with The Empress, and we return to that peak era. This album is one where I think it is good and then I listen to it and I am like HOLY MACKERAL WILL IT EVER STOP BEING AWESOME?!? Like, try and find a better opening run than these first five songs. Then the middle eases up a bit, but then towards the end we get one of her best ballads ever, one of her best instrumentals ever, and then some great pop to end things off. 

Highlights: HEAVEN, STEP you, Are You Wake Up?, (miss)understood, is this LOVE?

8.5/10

Missing You - K.Will

The next chapter in my random K-Pop song collection. This is a couple of light tracks - a ballad and a bit of a dance number. Not bad. Good voice.

Highlights: Missing You, Hypnosis

6.5/10

The Mix Tape - KRS-One

This is purely The Real Hip-Hop is Over Here. A massive and direct diss at Nelly. Probably one of my favourite diss tracks, because KRS knows how to put some lyrics together. If I were Nelly, I probably would have cried myself to sleep every night for a month, with my face buried in a pile of cash...

9/10

The Mix-Up - Beastie Boys

Instrumental acid jazz fun times from these cats. It is great... but admittedly, a bit disappointing. Only because their instrumentals on all their albums were super awesome, and these are a bit more of a loose jam. Still pretty funky in parts, though.

Highlights: Off the Grid, The Cousin of Death, The Melee, Freaky Hijiki

7/10

The Mix-Up (Bonus Tracks EP) - Beastie Boys

Like the name says, these are leftover tracks they threw online and made suckers like me buy. More of the same, but at least the title track made the cut here!

Highlights: The Mix-Up

6.5/10

Mixed Up - The Cure

There are "extended mix" versions of songs from Disintegration? Imagine adding them to the album. And then doing "extended mix" versions of more songs on the album. Would it ever end? Wait - the "extended dub mix" of Pictures of You is actually shorter than the album version. What a world!

Highlights: Never Enough (Big Mix), Fascination Street (Extended Mix), A Forest (Tree Mix)

7/10

Mixed Up World [Single] - Sophie Ellis-Bextor

A few neat songs by the kitchen disco queen.

Highlights: Mixed Up World, The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand

7/10

Moanin' - Mr. Airplane Man

This is the song Somebody's Baby. This has gotta be somebody else's song, because I have no idea where this came from or what this is or even who this band is.

6/10

Modjo - Modjo

The is purely the song Lady (Hear Me Tonight). I do not know of any other songs by Modjo. Do they have any other songs? Do they need any other songs?

8/10

Monster - R.E.M.

I feel like this album is R.E.M. trying to lean in to that whole 'grunge' thing, when they had been some sort of indie rock band for like 15 years at this point - and actually been doing the major label pop-rock thing for half of that time, anyways. And I know all the grunge bands respected them or whatever... but this just does not work for me at all. Well, the grunge parts; the few parts where they actually produce well-crafted pop-rock songs works nicely.

Highlights: Strange Currencies, What's the Frequency Kenneth?

5/10

Moodring - Mýa

This is purely the Missy produced My Love Is Like...Wo. Because I take Missy in all forms, even if it is just her going "Wo" over a big beat.

9/10

Moondancer - Meco

Meco taking a break from the disco-fied soundtracks to make some of his own disco music. Dracula's coming!

Highlights: Love Me Dracula, Spooky, Devil Delight, Living in the Night

7/10

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2025 in 2025: Day 125

mimosa - Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayu's most recent single. Nothing groundbreaking, but very good. Still Ayu.

8/10

Mind Games - John Lennon

This albums is very low key, but lyrically still very protesty and freedom for the people. Just less angsty than Sometime in New York City. Almost like Lennon is tired and his energy a bit drained since the last album flopped. And he was drinking and partying a lot. Probably that. 

Highlights: Mind Games, I Know (I Know), Meat City, Out of the Blue

7/10

Minor Earth Major Sky - a-ha

Interesting how these guys always seemed to grow and adapt their sound to be more in step with what was happening in pop music; this certainly sounds like something from around 2000, without sounding too terrible. 

Highlights: Velvet, The Sun Never Shone That Day, Barely Hanging On

6.5/10

Holy moly we are just following up yesterday hilariously well!

Minutes to Midnight - Linkin Park

Not a lot of Mike Shinoda on this one. And the album is boring. Coincidence? Musically, it does have good moments. It is just having it all rely on Chester Bennington do his thing just does not give the songs any dynamics. The proof is in the only two songs that feature Shinoda doing his thing, too, and they are easily the best songs on the album.

Highlights: Bleed It Out, Shadow of the Day, What I've Done

6/10

The Miracle - Queen

This album has it all; dance bops, simple pop, ballads, synth bass, computer drums... and in there are two of their biggest straight rock songs ever. Brian May's tone on this album is absolute perfection. I do have the box set and am looking forward to listening to the various outtakes and what not - I have already heard the version of Breakthru on there with the real drums and bass and it sounds awesome - but I still have like 900 albums in here to get through... so maybe in 2026...

Highlights: I Want It All, Was It All Worth It, Breakthru, The Miracle

8.5/10

Miracle Driving - JUDY AND MARY

Fairly standard JAM offering, though much less punk than usual. But still enjoyable.

Highlights: Miracle Night Driving, Kyoto, Platinum, ステレオぜんかい

7/10

A Mirage in the Sun - MONOEYES

I was going to say something about this being their weakest album, but it really is not. Or all their albums are great and I just sometimes pretend otherwise? The end three songs here are absolute perfection - like the ending of a PASSPO☆ album. These dudes actually released a new album a couple of weeks ago. Shame I will have to wait three more months to check it out...

Highlights: 明日公園で, Wish it Was Snowing Out, Remember Me, グラニート

8/10

MIRROR - SCANDAL

While I do miss the angsty punk vibes from their previous couple of albums, the newfound creativity on display throughout this album more than makes up for it. I should learn some of these riffs for the next time I get to demo Mami's signature strat. That thing is art!

Highlights: MIRROR, eternal, 彼女はWave, アイボリー

8/10

Mirrorball - Sarah McLachlan

For those keeping score at home, this makes THREE live albums from Sarah McLachlan in my collection. Insert a gif of Tim Robinson saying "What the hell?" from I Think You Should Leave here. In fairness, the previous two were EPs and this is a full on long album. And it is long. And it is very good. The songs generally have a bit of an extra kick going on, although I am not sure any of them needed shredding guitar solos.

Highlights: Sweet Surrender, Ice Cream, Wait, Do What You Have to Do

7/10

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill

Ms. Hill gets a lot of flack, but she also gets away with a lot. A LOT. People give her more leeway than she probably deserves, but the reason for that is this album is a gawdam masterpiece. Two parts hip-hop, two parts R&B, one part reggae, one part gospel, three parts soul. All parts brilliant.

Highlights: Ex-Factor, Zion, Doo Wop (That Thing), Can't Take My Eyes Off of You

9/10

Miss-E... So Addictive - Missy Elliott

Oooh yeah we are just hitting all my hip-hop bumps today! This may not be Missy's best work, but there are still some killer tracks. This is her and Timberland starting to find their groove between between making artsy creative hip-hop and getting some hooks. Missy's rhymes are badass, though. And she sure does not have patience for fools. 

Highlights: Get Ur Freak On, One Minute Man (Remix), Dog in Heat, Old School Joint, Step Off

7/10

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