Don’t sleep on my throwback Cardinals (???) long-sleeve T. I was this total baseball history nerd in second grade, so maybe I got this for like the Stan Musial factor but my guess is it was more like, on clearance at ‘The Sports Authority’ and my dumb-assed grandma knew I liked old baseball and picked the shit up. Oh yeah- this “Favorite Album From Each Year of My Life” thing…everybody’s doing it, so here’s mine. With a bonus rap-only list.
ALBUMS
1984: Husker Du ‘Zen Arcade’
1985: New Order ‘Low Life’
1986: Arthur Russell ‘World of Echo’
1987: Saint Vitus ‘Born Too Late’
1988: My Bloody Valentine ‘Isn’t Anything’
1989: Beastie Boys ‘Paul’s Boutique’
1990: Bathory ‘Hammer Heart’
1991: Talk Talk ‘Laughing Stock’
1992: Pharcyde ‘Bizarre Ride II’
1993: Sleep ‘Holy Mountain’
1994: Common ‘Resurrection’
1995: Goodie Mob ‘Soul Food’
1996: UGK ‘Ridin Dirty’
1997: Wu Tang Clan ‘Forever’
1998: Outkast ‘Aquemini’
1999: Jim O’Rourke ‘Eureka’
2000: D’Angelo ‘Voodoo’
2001: The Microphones ‘The Glow Pt. 2′
2002: Cody Chesnutt ‘The Headphone Masterpiece’
2003: Kevin Drumm ‘Land of Lurches’
2004: Kanye West ‘The College Dropout’
2005: Horse the Band ‘The Mechanical Hand’
2006: J Dilla ‘Donuts’
2007: Jesu ‘Conqueror’
RAP ALBUMS
1984: Run DMC ‘Self-Titled’
1985: Mantronix ‘The Album’
1986: 2 Live Crew ‘Is What We Are’
1987: Eric B & Rakim ‘Paid In Full’
1988: Slick Rick ‘The Great Adventures Of…’
1989: Beastie Boys ‘Paul’s Boutique’
1990: King Tee ‘At Your Own Risk’
1991: Nice & Smooth ‘Ain’t a Damn Thing Changed’
1992: Pharcyde ‘Bizarre Ride II’
1993: De La Soul ‘Buhloone Mindstate’
1994: Common ‘Resurrection’
1995: Goodie Mob ‘Soul Food’
1996: UGK ‘Ridin Dirty’
1997: Wu Tang Clan ‘Forever’
1998: Outkast ‘Aquemini’
1999: MF Doom ‘Operation Doomsday’
2000: 8ball & MJG ‘Space Age 4 Eva’
2001: Dungeon Family ‘Even in Darkness’
2002: GZA ‘Legend of the Liquid Sword’
2003: Jay-Z ‘The Black Album’
2004: Kanye West ‘The College Dropout’
2005: Three-Six Mafia ‘Most Known Unknowns’
2006: J Dilla ‘Donuts’
2007: Kanye West ‘Graduation’
Are You A Serious Comic Book Reader?
First off congrats on your blog, its the reason I’ve been unwilling to get up and go to work (its 11:22 AM). Just recently got into JDilla with the Donuts album and as I was perusing the site reading the awesome Donuts track by track posts in your archive I came across your liking of Husker Du… Now Im just starting to learn about hip-hop in general but already I can happily say you’ve gained a reader not just because I love Husker Du as well but because your writing is worth coming back. Keep up the good work man!
-Al
Al
11 May 10 at 3:19 pm