…Recording Industry Association of America, for shipments of one million copies in the United States. Allmusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine cites the album as “one of the great records of…
…the debut album Queen Latifah, released on November 28, 1989, under Tommy Boy Records. The album was unusually successful for a Hip Hop record at the time and was certified…
…was one of the first BritHop artists to be signed and distributed worldwide by a major record label. Love was born in the Battersea area of London. She is the…
…on October 18, 1994 by Wild Pitch Records. It also helped establish his membership in the legendary Hip Hop crew D.I.T.C., which includes Lord Finesse, Showbiz & A.G., Diamond D,…
Released on this day in 1995: AZ “Doe Or Die” Doe or Die is the debut studio album by AZ, released October 10, 1995 on EMI Records. The album features…
…1999 on Rawkus Records. Prior to the album’s recording, Mos Def had collaborated with rapper Talib Kweli for the duo’s studio album, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star…
…12, 1999 on Rawkus Records. Prior to the album’s recording, Mos Def had collaborated with rapper Talib Kweli for the duo’s studio album, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black…
…Record Plant in Los Angeles from 1988 to 1989, after which the recordings underwent mixing at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. Subsequent remixes were done at the Manhattan-based Record…
…a deal with Delicious Vinyl. The success with DVX allowed Mellow Man Ace to pursue a solo career with Capital records and release his first solo LP Escape From Havana….
…title was ever released, the only album by affiliated act the Legion, titled Theme + Echo = Krill (One Love/Mercury/PolyGram Records 124 029), from 1994. The group’s second album, Non-Fiction,…
…was released on March 23, 2004 on Stones Throw Records to widespread critical acclaim, scoring a 93 out of 100 on Metacritic. The album also achieved moderate commercial success, peaking…
