Millennium Mixtape: Patrick Mendoza

My goodness, what a fun challenge it was to look back on 25 years and narrow it down to 25 albums. I’m a firm believer that music gets better every year, and its hard to fit a quarter century into a list of only 25. With that said, my selections are chosen in chronological order rather than the added challenge on myself to rank them in any order. I’m certain that if I was left on a deserted island with any one (two-three) of these records, I’d be just fine. Thanks to the respective artists for making timeless albums, and you the KGNU listener for browsing. Here’s to the next half of a millennium!

Rank Artist Album Label Release Year
1 Beanie Sigel The Truth Roc-A-Fella 2000
2 Deltron 3030 self-titled 75 Ark 2000
3 Jay-Z The Blueprint Roc-A-Fella 2001
4 Scarface The Fix Def Jam South 2002
5 Norah Jones Come Away With Me Blue Note 2002
6 Madlib Shades Of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note Blue Note 2003
7 DJ Muggs & GZA Grandmasters Angeles Records 2005
8 Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium Warner Bros. 2006
9 Various Artists Black Snake Moan Original Soundtrack New West 2006
10 Dr. Dog Fate Park The Van Records 2008
11 Blackroc self-titled Nonesuch 2009
12 El Michels Affair Enter the 37th Chamber Fat Beats 2009
13 John Legend & The Roots Wake Up! GOOD 2010
14 The Roots undun Def Jam 2011
15 Alabama Shakes Boys & Girls ATO Records 2012
16 Kendrick Lamar good kid, M.A.A.D. City TDE/Aftermath 2012
17 Portugal. The Man Evil Friends Atlantic 2013
18 D’Angelo and the Vanguard Black Messiah RCA 2014
19 The Arcs Yours, Dreamily Nonesuch 2015
20 Leon Bridges Coming Home Columbia 2015
21 Janelle Monáe Dirty Computer Bad Boy 2018
22 Karen O & Danger Mouse Lux Prima Lux Prima LLC 2019
23 Jamila Woods LEGACY! LEGACY! Jagjaguwar 2019
24 Lianne La Havas self-titled Warner Records 2020
25 Arlo Parks Collapsed In Sunbeams Transgressive Records 2021
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