The 50 Favorite Albums of A Black, Gay Music Critic

Recently, Rolling Stone queried 300 artists, producers, music industry executives, and journalists about their 50 favorite albums in order to compile a list of the “500 Greatest Albums.” They ain’t ask my Black, gay ass, so I decided to create my own ranking based on a lifetime of listening to R&B, Soul, Hip-Hop, Funk, Club Music, and Jazz and more than two decades of writing about these genres professionally. (Check tha resume.)

Craig Seymour’s 50 Favorite Albums

1. Mary J. Blige — My Life

2. Nina Simone — The Great Show Live in Paris