10 Perfect Music Albums That Defined The 2010's

After being introduced to the new age of music, the 2010's saw the music world walking into different territory. Whereas some of the biggest acts of the previous decade seemed larger than life at the best of times, there wasn't anything to hide behind once the age of streaming started taking over every part of the music world. It was time for change, and it was up to the musicians to see how that change would go.

Across every respective genre, you saw different artists either going back to basics or twisting their sounds into something completely different than what you expected from them. As the decade wore on though, these weren't just the heavy hitters wanting a piece of the culture. Out of nowhere, we also got some of the most intense musicians that the world has ever known, blazing through some harsh territory that most other bands may have been too afraid to touch just a few years earlier.

This was a different time though, and music seemed to act less as a fun thing you could shut your brain off to and more as something that you can study the inner workings of for years on end. It was be a little bit complicated for some, but once you get to the end of the line, you have a musical gold mine to sift through.

There's always a bit of stress that revolves around bands making a reunion album. Even if they may have been responsible for writing some of the greatest jams back in the day, there's no guarantee that the same level of talent is going to carry over into the next generation. As the years went on though, a Tribe Called Quest decided to sign off with one last big party on We Got It From Here.

From the opening notes of the Space Program, this just feels like a modern update of the same guys who came up with stuff like Midnight Marauders, only with a slightly more menacing tone. When you take a look at some of these lyrics, you can tell that Q-Tip has been taking a deep look at what his life means as a black man in America, and is using every track to speak his mind.

Aside from keeping the good times rolling, Tribe is tuned in to a lot of rock music this time around as well, especially with people like Jack White showing up on some of the tracks. Along with bringing back Jarobi White for the first time since the '80s, every single cut on here is like Tribe signing off and tying up any loose ends of their career. The party vibes might be flowing, but after this record's over, the future of the hip hop scene is in our hands now.