we’re asking an artist what album was influential to them growing up. Too often in hip-hop we focus on the brand new material without taking a step back to realize that without the foundation built by countless legends, we wouldn’t have what we do today. This week Wordsmith breaks down the Redman's classic Whut Thee Album.

Each week we’re asking an artist what album was influential to them growing up. Too often in hip-hop we focus on the brand new material without taking a step back to realize that without the foundation built by countless legends, we wouldn’t have what we do today. This week Junclassic breaks down the MF Doom's classic Operation Doomsday.