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Retrospective Feb 28 2025

“The Message”: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five’s Timeless Cry And A Hip Hop Milestone

At HHGA, we rank Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s “The Message” among the most important songs in Hip Hop history—a track that reshaped the genre with its raw honesty and enduring resonance. Released in July 1982 on Sugar Hill Records, this seven-minute masterpiece, driven by Melle Mel’s searing verses and a minimalist funk beat, […]
Retrospective Feb 23 2025

“Juice Crew Allstars”: A Golden Age Anthem And The Legacy Of Marley Marl’s Juice Crew

In 1987, “Juice Crew Allstars” hit the streets as a seven-minute posse cut, a B-side to “Evolution” on a Cold Chillin’ Records 12-inch, and it still reverberates through Hip Hop’s golden age like a boombox on a Queensbridge stoop. Produced by Marley Marl, the track unites Kool G Rap, Craig G, Glamorous, MC Shan, Roxanne […]
Retrospective Feb 23 2025

“Triumph”: Wu-Tang Clan’s Relentless Victory Cry And The Shaolin Legacy

When Wu-Tang Clan dropped “Triumph” in 1997 as the lead single from Wu-Tang Forever, it landed like a Shaolin fist shattering concrete—raw, forceful, and unforgettable. Produced by RZA, this posse cut stretches past five minutes, uniting all Clan members—Ol’ Dirty Bastard (ODB), Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Cappadonna, U-God, RZA, GZA, Masta Killa, Ghostface Killah, and […]
Review Jan 31 2025

Mike – Showbiz! | Review

MIKE’s Showbiz! is a hazy, free-flowing meditation on movement and memory, built from warm loops and scattered thoughts that linger like smoke. His delivery is unhurried, his voice thick with experience, letting each bar settle into the grainy, off-kilter production. Recorded between tours, the album captures the push and pull between transience and stability, with […]