Be prepared for plenty of scoffing and endless frustration.

Following a Dexys Midnight Runners’ cover, no less.

From A Tribe Called Quest to X, the range of talent being shut out is astonishing.

Radiohead, Grimes, and Childish Gambino all receive recognition, while Arctic Monkeys, Nine Inch Nails, and Foo Fighters are noticeably absent.

The Outkast member returns with “Me&My (To Bury Your Parents)” and “Look Ma No Hands”, a 17-minute instrumental jazz collaboration with James Blake

A collection of seminal studio debuts that proves first time can absolutely be the charm.

A collection of songs that prove first impressions really can last forever.

Bands like Hüsker Dü, The Smiths, and Talking Heads have thrived by leaving the past behind them.

“When I was 25, I said I don’t want to be a 30-year-old rapper. I’m 42 now, and I feel more and more that way. Do I really want to be 50 years old up there doing that?”

In celebration of the 2017 festivities, we crown the best Lolla lineup of them all.

Plus, there are a few Big Boi and Phife tracks that he’s still planning on releasing.

An unexpected performance courtesy of Rivers Cuomo and co.