Mothership Connection

the take

Because I grew up listening to West Coast Hip-Hop and G-Funk in particular (and loving it, of course), it's only right I listen to one of the most essential albums to not only grace the aforementioned subgenres of hip-hop, but R&B as a whole. Since this came out in 1975, this album does sound dated as all hell, but it's still funky enough to enjoy in the present day. Of course, I could be biased in liking this, but can you blame me when the bass just sucks you in to the world of George Clinton? This album is full of catchy lyrics and feel-good grooves that has the ability to grab ahold of you and never letting go. It might be wild for me to say this album is peak P-Funk, but then again... it's essential to Black culture as a whole, even half a century later.