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Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY Released in 2010, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the fifth studio album of producer/rapper Kanye West. Over his music career so far Kanye has released 8 albums collecting 21 grammys along the way. Packed with incredible production, top tier features and littered with memorable lyrics, this albums is nothing short of a masterpeice. Kanye Omari West was born on the 8th of June 1977, in Atlanta. Kanye was best known for his music producing as it got himself a record deal with Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, in which he produced hit songs for the likes of Jay Z. However, Kanye didn't want to stop here and took it t o the next level as he wanted to become a rap star, so in 2004 he released his debut album "The College Dropout". It was the lead single from this album "Through The Wire" ( Video ) which gained his initially popularity as he was the victim of a terrible car crash which almost kill...
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Frank Ocean - Blonde

Frank Ocean BLONDE Frank Ocean released his second studio album in 2016, titled Blonde. For years Frank was silent in the music scene with rumours that he would never return. However, Frank had a reason for this as he was in a dispute with his music label to win the rights to his own music, in which is often reffered to as a 7 year chess match . Eventually Blonde was released and can only be described as hauntingly beautiful. Christopher Edwin Cooksey was born on the 28th of October 1987, in Long Beach, California. Frank started off his music career as a ghostwriter, then in 2009 managed to secure himself a record deal with Def Jam Recordings. Just months after the release of Franks debut album, he was already tossing around the idea of retiring from music as he was  feeling isolated, uninspired and increasingly wary of major label mechanics.   So in 2013, Frank fled to London to begin recording on the Chanel Orange follow up. He replaced his entire business tea...

Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar GOOD KID, M.A.A.D CITY Good kid, m.A.A.d city, is the second studio album of extremely talented MC from Compton, Kendrick Lamar.  Released in 2012, K-dot subtitled this album "A Short Film By Kendrick Lamar" as he displays glimpses of his personal life growing up in Compton as a teenager. The album is considered a classic in the hip hop community, helping to push the argument of Kendrick Lamar being the best rapper alive. Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born on the 17th of June 1987, in Compton California. From a young age Kendrick has been aware of gang activity in Compton, as even his father Kenny was a member of a street gang ( Video ). As Kendrick Lamar became a teenager he started to get involved in the local gang activity as he witnessed his best friend getting shot and killed. At the age of 16, he released his first mixtape as K.Dot titled Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year ( Audio ) gaining him attention from the music label Top Dawg Entertai...

Nas - Illmatic

Nas ILLMATIC In 1994 Nas released his debut album titled "Illmatic", at the age of 19. Over 20 years later the album stands as an iconic hip hop landmark showcasing the pinnacle of how great rap can be. The album is considered to be a classic with timeless replay value, solidifying Nas as a legend within the rap scene and often being mentioned as the greatest of all time.  Nasir Jones, was born on the 14th of September 1973, in Queens New York. Nas is often reffered to as your favourite rappers, favourtie rapper and is commonly known for his high profile beef with Jay Z ( Video ).  Queensbridge houses is the largest projects in America, which was referred to by Nas as, "a six-block maze clotted with 7000 plus trying to survive". This is where Nas was raised and without it there would be no Illmatic as this album aimed to represent life of the average kid growing up in Queensbridge ( Video ). The cover art feautres a pictur e o...