…albums of the 90’s (or all time even). This year, 20 years later, we look back at one of the seminal Hip Hop releases of 1996, and what I feel…
…of the things he rapped about 20 years ago are still happening today, from police brutality, brothers killing brothers, gang violence, mass poverty, and more. I don’t believe he would’ve…
…forward, five years later, November 1986, just days before Thanksgiving, Trevor Berbick truly had a lot to be thankful for. After all, earlier that year he beat Pinklon Thomas by…
…been forsaken It’s all contractual and about money makin’ Pretend-to-be cats don’t seem to know they limitation Exact replication and false representation” Funny how that still applies 20 years later…
…later learned that he had been readmitted to the hospital. He passed away a few weeks later. Although I didn’t take this picture, I was in attendance for the Rock…
…“Can’t Knock the Hustle,” featuring Mary J. Blige, and “Brooklyn’s Finest,” a collaboration with Notorious B.I.G. Reasonable Doubt established Jay-Z as an emerging star in Hip Hop. Two years later,…
…later postponed to 2015. On October 14, 2013, Fiasco released the first supposed song from the album, “Old School Love”, featuring singer Ed Sheeran. Then on October 21, 2013, Fiasco…
…grainy home movie, someplace in the back of my mind.” Just four years later, his dad also suffered a fatal heart attack. “I was still so young that the experiences…
…released as a single but one of my all-time favorites. Even now, nearly 20 years later, my daughters can recite this song as I have played it so much. ONLY…
…emcees. Eight years later, Nas’ untitled album still finds its way into my rotation every now and then. The tracks mentioned above, in addition to the underappreciated single “Hero,” as…
…was the best rapper alive. https://youtu.be/WeCxxjKwHbw Two years later, LL switched up his sound, hooking up with the L.A. Posse (a collective that included Bobcat and DJ Pooh) and crafting…
…the streets via robbery, which led to several run-ins with the law. He found his saving grace in hip-hop, starting out as a DJ and human beatbox, and later moved…