The 1001 Albums Challenge # 139: Mike Ladd - “Welcome To The Afterfuture”

Mike Ladd is a rapper I’ve been aware of for a while – yet I never heard this. It’s fantastic. Everything I’ve heard him do – or heard him on – has been great. I love his albums with jazz pianist Vijay Iyer. He’s one of the people you can point to as furthering hip-hop, taking it beyond anger – and obviously it’s only a casual listener or a full-time de…