On this day in 1996, Brooklyn’s own Lil’ Kim dropped her groundbreaking debut album, Hard Core, a project that would forever redefine the image and power of women in hip hop. Before the era of ...

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"If challenging power is a core tenet of hip-hop," he continues, "few album covers encapsulate that as stylishly as Hard Core." The full list is now available at Billboard.com.