{"product_id":"ode-to-hip-hop-50-albums-that-define-50-years-of-trailblazing-music","title":"Ode to Hip-Hop: 50 Albums That Define 50 Years of Trailblazing Music","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCelebrate the music that has shaped the culture and given us some of the greatest hits of all time with this vibrantly illustrated anthology, featuring 50 of the most lauded, controversial, and iconic hip-hop albums!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom underground roots to mainstream popularity, hip-hop's influence on music and entertainment around the world has been nothing short of extraordinary. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOde to Hip-Hop \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003echronicles the journey with profiles of fifty albums that have defined, expanded, and ultimately transformed the genre into what it is today. From 2 Live Crew's groundbreaking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAs Nasty As They Wanna Be\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1989 to Cardi B's similarly provocative \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInvasion of Privacy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e almost thirty years later, and more, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOde to Hip-Hop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e covers hip-hop from coast to coast. Organized by decade and with sidebars on fashion, mixtapes, and key players throughout, the result is a comprehensive homage to hip-hop, published just in time for the fiftieth anniversary. Enjoyed in the club, at a party, through speakers or headphones--the albums in this book deserve to be listened to again and again, for the next fifty years and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbums featured: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKurtis Blow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (self-titled, 1980); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Message\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, 1982); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRun-D.M.C\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (self-titled, 1984), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHot, Cool \u0026amp; Vicious\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Salt-N-Pepa, 1986); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePaid in Full\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Eric B. \u0026amp; Rakim, 1987); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStraight Outta Compton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (N.W.A, 1988); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLyte as a Rock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (MC Lyte, 1988); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAs Nasty as They Wanna Be\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2 Live Crew, 1989); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMama Said Knock You Out\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(LL Cool J, 1990); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePeople's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (A Tribe Called Quest, 1990); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Chronic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Dr. Dre, 1992);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEnter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Wu-Tang Clan, 1993); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlack Reign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Queen Latifah, 1993); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDoggystyle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Snoop Dogg, 1993); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIllmatic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Nas, 1994); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eReady to Die\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (The Notorious B.I.G., 1994); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Diary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Scarface, 1994); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFunkdafied\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Da Brat, 1994); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMystic Stylez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Three 6 Mafia, 1995); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHard Core\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Lil' Kim, 1996); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRidin' Dirty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (UGK, 1996); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAll Eyez On Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2Pac, 1996); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSupa Dupa Fly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Missy Elliott, 1997); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAquemini\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Outkast, 1998); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Miseducation of Lauryn Hill\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Lauryn Hill, 1998); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIt's Dark and Hell Is Hot\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(DMX, 1998); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (The Roots, 1999);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDa Baddest B***h\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Trina, 2000); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Marshall Mathers LP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Eminem, 2000); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Blueprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (JAY-Z, 2001); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLord Willin'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Clipse, 2002); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGet Rich or Die Tryin'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (50 Cent, 2003); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe College Dropout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Kanye West, 2004); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLet's Get It: Thug Motivation 101\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Young Jeezy, 2005); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(T.I., 2006); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLupe Fiasco's the Cool\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Lupe Fiasco, 2007); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Carter III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Lil Wayne, 2008); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe State vs. Radric Davis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Gucci Mane, 2009); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePink Friday\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Nicki Minaj, 2010); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWatch the Throne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (JAY-Z \u0026amp; Kanye West, 2011); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNothing Was the Same\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Drake, 2013); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTo Pimp a Butterfly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Kendrick Lamar, 2015); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDS2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Future, 2015); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCulture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Migos, 2017); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInvasion of Privacy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Cardi B., 2018); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhack World\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Tierra Whack, 2018); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Rapsody, 2019); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCity on Lock\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(City Girls, 2020); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMontero\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Lil Nas X, 2021); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTraumazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Megan Thee Stallion, 2022)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kiana Fitzgerald","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45497273843888,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/91AT05KwsDL._SL1500.jpg?v=1785597124","url":"https:\/\/www.umojabooks.com\/products\/ode-to-hip-hop-50-albums-that-define-50-years-of-trailblazing-music","provider":"Umoja House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}