The Most Important Albums of All Time

Marvin Gaye- What’s Goin On

Gaye reshaped the image of Motown and soul, changing its perspective from personal sadness and intimate performance to something that can be danced to at a party. What’s Goin On shaped a new era of black performers that, because of Gaye, were unafraid to show their true colors in the studio (Erykah Badu, Nas, Outkast, Lauryn Hill).

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