#221 Rage Against the Machine, 'Rage Against the Machine' (1992)

An album as relevant in 2021 as it was almost 20 years ago in 1992, Rage Against The Machine’s debut record is one of the finest modern examples of politics in music. The band seamlessly fused rap with metal, in the least cheesy way possible (while that is the definition of Nu-Metal, it is far from it). The freestylings of political activist, Zac de la Rocha combined with the virtuosic guitar of Political Science Harvard graduate, Tom Morello, was the perfect pairing.