…of the soon-to-be-martyred rap legend Notorious B.I.G. As Jay-Z later remembered his childhood in one of his songs (“December 4th”): “I went to school, got good grades, could behave when…
Internal Affairs Entertainment and Planit Hank present The Omen Featuring Canibus, Kool G Rap, DJ Evil Dee and Chris Rivers. The idea behind this song was to give Hip Hop…
…Rhymes, Ice Cube, and more who took influence from that song. In a time where there were literally only a couple rap records on wax, what The Sequence did was…
…York’s historic Carnegie Hall and the FIRST female rapper to ever receive a gold single. MC LYTE’s inspiring 1993 classic anthem, “Ruffneck,” was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap…
…DJ Qbert, plays like an alien invasion of rap. The haunting production, filled with ominous loops and eerie scratches, provides the perfect canvas for Keith’s surreal lyrics. Then, in First…
…taking over the landscape. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (as well as MC Hammer) kept party raps in rotation, but the tide was rapidly switching to hardcore. Even EPMD’s…
…not even a GZA song to me—it’s a Wu-Tang song. And Ghost’s verse is just incredible to me. He delivered so well. I don’t know if you saw the video,…
…microphone. Setting out on the New York City rap circuit, the teenaged rapper began performing locally at school contests, on park benches and inside local hole-in-the-walls. It wasn’t long before…
…music, but his raps were quick-tongued enough that he avoided the accusations of selling out that dogged many other crossover successes of his era. Moreover, he was an all-around talent…
…his or her game simply by being himself and doing his own thing. And that thing is being able to perfectly balance the street with the spiritual, the heartfelt with…
…presumably from lashings, in the shape of an “N.” Turning the CD over in my hands, I notice the name on the side: Nas. I skim the tracklist written in…
…Midwest! As a native of Detroit, my Midwest pride is strong. So strong that my hometown pride for local rap groups like AWOL and Detroit Most Wanted made me, for…
