If the first “Definitive 100” article was a look at the Hip Hop records I return to over and over—the records that shaped my taste and stayed in constant rotation—this…
…Griselda, filled with that nineties NY feel, with sinister production by the aforementioned Daringer, Camouflage Monk, Apollo Brown, Statik Selektah, Fahim, and the legendary Alchemist and containing brutal rhymes about…
…so exciting anticipating the diss records. We got the Power 105 interview/rant and the Hot 97 Funk Flex interview which were classic. This was the time right when Stillmatic hit…
…work. Some records become classics because they define a particular moment. Others become classics because they help create what comes next. Breaking Atoms does both. It captures the energy of…
…– 16″ x 20″ Charcoal on Paper – (signed by Chuck D – “I don’t rhyme for the sake of riddlin’ – Chuck D – Don’t Believe the Hype”) Over…
…as a surprise though. I don’t know… I don’t think I’m gonna be coming back to this track. Raekwon’s verse was pretty much the only thing I liked about it,…
…but it serves its purpose. I don’t really have any major gripes with this track, which is why I don’t have much to say. It’s just two very lyrically aggressive…
…Sylvia Robinson and SugarHill Records, Bobby Robinson and Enjoy Records, and Harlem’s Mike & Dave Records & Promotions who were all forces in the early stages and growth of hip…
…in 2004, when Arista Records’s urban artists were absorbed its sister label Jive Records as part of a larger merger between Sony Music Entertainment and BMG. Due to contractual requirements,…
…small section of the records titled “Rap”. I didn’t know who anyone was, so I picked up a lot of K-Tel records and cassettes that had multiple artists. Many of…
…Kool G Rap “Return Of The Don” World Tour Dates: 5-12-17- Philadelphia, PA – Voltage Lounge 5-13-17- Manchester, NH – Shaskeen Pub 5-25-17- New York, NY – BB Kings 6-10-17-…
…the incredible “don’t give a f***” attitude, as well as it being a contributor to ending MC Shan’s career as a rapper. Nothing like this had ever been done before…
