2017-02-02
On February 29, 2016 the Loeb Music Library at Harvard University, in collaboration with the Hiphop Archive and Research Institute (HARI), began its archive of 200 of the most influential hiphop albums. Curated by Patrick Douthit (9th Wonder) and in collaboration with other hiphop producers, the Classic Crates Collection will begin with four albums. Beginning 2017, ten albums (minimum) will be archived into the collection each year. The 2016 inaugural collection includes:
The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
Illmatic by Nas
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill
To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Read more at HipHopArchive.org.