Through the 90's, I aggressively avoided rap music, preferring instead folk and bluegrass. Little did I know that I was living through a high water mark for the art form, similar to the late 60's and early 70's for rock and roll. It's awesome to discover this music now, since time and perspective have clarified who the greats are. One of the greats is the duo OutKast, consisting of Big Boi and Andre 3000. This month a fascinating retrospective article on OutKast was published on Pitchfork. I've been listening to OutKast a lot over the past couple of weeks. Here's a Spotify playlist of their first 4 albums, all of which are considered classics.
Another album that I'm playing a bunch lately is Arcade Fire's new one, Reflektor. It's gotten great reviews and really holds up to repeated listening. Highly recommended.
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