…years and hasn’t lost relevance. He maintains a level of consistency in his musical output and over the years, he’s been responsible for some of the most iconic moments in…
…reaching #1 on the R&B/HipHop Charts and #8 on the Billboard 200 in 1993. Over twenty years on it’s easy to remember New York’s classics such as Biggie’s Ready to…
…their classic Ill Communication album with the mini-documentary 25 Years of Ill Communication. In 1994 Beastie Boys released their 4th studio album, a musically diverse masterpiece containing classic cuts such…
…from a feeling of optimism to one of resigned disappointment that it would never see the light of day. Finally, on September 8, 2009, fourteen years, one month, and one…
…greatest rappers to ever step foot in Hip Hop and over the years, he’s solidified his legacy more and more. With one of the best discographies in the genre, along…
Released 18 years ago today: Black Star “Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star” The title is a reference to the Black Star Line, a shipping line founded by…
…suicide. Prince Po later would later write “Be Easy”, a song dedicated to him from his album The Slickness. He also designed the cover for Company Flow’s seminal Funcrusher Plus….
Big Buff Love, the Human Beatbox, was a pioneer in beatboxing. He and another contemporary, Doug E. Fresh, popularized beatboxing, inspiring other artists to innovate, including Biz Markie and, later,…
…2003 film Hollywood Homicide, starring Harrison Ford. Two years later he was back on the silver screen with four more films, including Be Cool and Four Brothers. He also joined…
…School of Art and Design began calling him “Monchhichi”, which was later shortened to “Monch”. Monch adopted the “Pharoahe” prefix after meeting future Organized Konfusion partner Prince Po. Monch released…
…“DJ Subroc” Dumile, was fatally hit by a car. Later that very same week the stars seemed to align to do what seemed like torment the older Dumile brother, as…
…back again, repeating this process at least five times before letting the tape play out again. Later that same week, I bought a used copy on compact disc so I…