Hip-hop went super-producer and ringtone rich. became the world’s most dangerous storyteller ( The Marshall Mathers LP , 2000). OutKast went intergalactic with Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) — “Hey Ya!” was the last song everyone agreed on. Kanye West broke the producer-turned-rapper mold with The College Dropout (2004), sampling soul records and talking about Jesus and Louis Vuitton. 50 Cent , Lil Wayne , and T.I. turned mixtapes into gold.
And let’s not forget the women who ruled the pop and R&B charts. , Whitney Houston , and Celine Dion belted power ballads that still make wedding receptions weep. TLC and Destiny’s Child brought sass and synchronized choreography. In rock, Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill (1995) gave a middle finger to politeness and sold 33 million copies. Best Music Of The 90--s-00--s
At the pop peak stood , Britney Spears , and Justin Timberlake . Britney’s Oops!... I Did It Again (2000) and Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006) defined sleek, Max Martin-produced perfection. Then came Amy Winehouse with Back to Black (2006)—a dusty, soulful time warp that somehow felt brand new. Hip-hop went super-producer and ringtone rich