In 1979, Kurtis Blow signed a deal with Mercury Records, making him the first rapper signed by a major label. His debut album Kurtis Blow sold more than 400,000 copies….
…on the streets. He took a portion of his earnings and formed a rap label, called Ruthless Records. The attempt to start his rap empire didn’t prove fruitful until up…
…to record several tracks later featured on The Cenobites LP. After Ultramagnetic broke up for good in 1994, he moved to California and landed a deal with Capitol Records for…
…label, Rap-A-Lot Records struck a deal with producer Rick Rubin, who arranged another distributor for the album, released on his own Def American label. The controversy, which occurred two years…
…Cigarettes, American Gangster, Gospel Hill, Life Is Hot in Cracktown, Ghost Dog, Funny People, Repo Men. About.com named him 3rd on their list of best Hip Hop producers of all…
…RZA, after which the three would travel across New York City and challenge other MCs to battles. After some years of this, GZA was signed to Cold Chillin’ Records as…
…for Lil’ Troy’s Short Stop Records, a local label in Houston. After releasing the 12″ single “Scarface/Another Head Put To Rest” (1989) produced by Bruce “Grim” Rhodes, he would go…
…Bobo, and toured with the fifth Lollapalooza prior to the release of their third album, Temples of Boom. A darker, gloomier affair than their first two records, Temples of Boom…
…of Muslim upbringing. The duo is perhaps best known for their 1997 hit, “Luchini AKA This Is It.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qny3rXIbZB0 Initially signed with Profile Records, Camp Lo made their first appearance…
2Pac‘s debut album. Release date: November 12, 1991. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCEmTaWSPTk 2Pacalypse Now was released on November 12, 1991, by Interscope Records and EastWest Records America. 2Pacalypse Now was 2Pac’s commentary on…
2Pac‘s second album. Release date: February 16, 1993. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW–IGAfeas Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z… is the second studio album by rapper Tupac Shakur, released by T.N.T. Recordings/Interscope Records/EastWest Records America on…
…the “Reveal the Secret” EP in 2007. “Then What Happened?” debuted on BBE Records the following year. He then began to put out his own records and released the “Undivided…
