95. Carl Hancock Rux - Good Bread Alley (2006)
A great novelist. An inspiring poet. An edgy playwright. A top-notch essayist. Is there anything this man can't do? No. Hancock Rux's music mixes soul, funk, gospel, blues, rock and hip-hop with his penchant for monologues to craft a politically charged resonance that melts in the mouth. All of his records are worth hearing, but 'Good Bread Alley' is the most rounded of these. Hailing from Harlem, the artist wears his African-American identity proud on his sleeve and carries the literary conviction of Langston Hughes, but in a very modern capacity. The themes of gender, race and - more pertinently isolation - are themes we can all explore when listening to this crucial voice.
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