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The Most Memorable Albums of 1999 (Part 1)

The Most Memorable Albums of 1999 (Part 1)

PopMatters is 20 this year -- until October when we are 21 -- and a 2009 special section celebrates the popular music that defined the year of our birth. Today we kick things off with albums from January through March, highlighted by Eminem's debut and stellar pop from XTC and Blur.

De La Soul: Smell the Da.I.S.Y.

De La Soul: Smell the Da.I.S.Y.

It’s a blast to hear Posdnous whispering the chorus to “The Magic Number” – but what this ad hoc remix approach really does is get you to focus on Dilla’s beats. And they’re tremendous.

Counterbalance No. 77: De La Soul – ‘3 Feet High and Rising’

It Ain’t No Joke

Prince Paul: Hip Hop Gold Dust

Prince Paul: Politics of the Business