![]() ![]() I wanted to know what these artists hear in their work that makes them want to bury their heads in the sand. Which brought me back to that Jay-Z ranking and rappers in general. The project’s done when the artist is told that they have to stop working on it. And I realized that a book, like an album, isn’t done when the artist is finished. ![]() The things that nobody else noticed but kept me up at night. The phrasing that could have been better. When it came out, all I could see was its flaws. But I always wondered what made him put out albums he knows aren’t as great as those? Shouldn’t we always strive to make our latest work our best? Why even drop an album that is middle of the pack? Jay-Z had undeniable classics like The Blueprint and Reasonable Doubt at the top of his list, of course. Magna Carta was smack-dab in the middle at No. ![]() A few months later, he posted a ranking of his albums on his website, Life+Times. In 2013, Jay-Z dropped Magna Carta Holy Grail, his 12th studio album. The idea started forming in my head a decade ago. During the show - which is out now - I interview rappers about one of my favorite albums in their discographies, getting backstories and digging into their mindsets when they were creating their projects. It’s Black Music Month, and to celebrate it and the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, Andscape has launched a podcast called Rap Stories. Hip Hop at 50 is our year-long look at the people, sound, art, and impact of hip-hop culture on the world. ![]()
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