The six hundred and ninety-seventh album: #697 A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
While coming from a same position as Ice T's album a week ago, this album feels like it works better. The clear lyrics make their points a lot better, the glorification isn't there all the time in favour of a more nuanced approach and critique. The music, focused on enhancing the lyrics, help as well - while not hiding in the background, there's a lot of thought put into when it steps up instead of throwing all sorts of samples at it constantly. The combination is one that works, balanced well enough to bring its message across.