…artist adapting to compositional structure. Naysayers might be inclined to hear it as the masters resting on their laurels, but don’t fool simplicity for complacency, as the formulaic work present…
…“no, no, see, you can be a rapper but can’t be a gangster. You don’t want to be a gangster”. The next scene is in media res and shows Kool…
…such as Dizaster, Arsonal, Hollow Da Don, Conceited, Loaded Lux and many more notable figures in the culture. Battle rap has come a long way from the days of “8…
“The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” is a 1997 hit song recorded by Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHcyJPTTn9w “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” was written and composed by Don Bryant, Bernard “Bernie”…
…Salaam Remi, contains a sample of “If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don’t Want To Be Right” by Ramsey Lewis, and its chorus is based on “Ooo La La La”…
“La Schmoove” is a song by Fu-Schnickens. The song, which features A Tribe Called Quest member Phife Dawg, was recorded for the group’s debut album F.U. Don’t Take It Personal…
…up with his girlfriend. Cube also references his role in Boyz n the Hood “Oh boy, I make dough, but don’t call me Doughboy, this ain’t no f****** motion picture”….
…got me goin’/You got me so I don’t know what I’m doin’.” The whispered “Push it” is sampled from a 1977 recording called “Keep on Pushin’” by the band Coal…
…into Mexico and stops at a filling station where he is again pursued by the Luciano family. He is able to kill his pursuers, including Don Luciano, and escapes. Complex…
“Guess Who’s Back” is a single from The 18th Letter, the debut solo album of Rakim, released November 4, 1997 on Universal Records in the United States. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpU6FRYpKAk The 18th…
…Crushed by Buildings”, which charted at a lower position (#96 Pop, #34 R&B). The song was sampled in Monica’s 1995 song “Don’t Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days).”…
…out of court. Nas later related the making of the song and the subsequent incident: “It was a track D-Moet Produced for Foxy Brown, and she didn’t want the record,…
