…Billboard Hot 100. It was also featured in the 2000 cinematic releases Charlie’s Angels and Boiler Room. Despite its success, the song caused controversy when Monch was later sued for…
…this stylistic trait. Ghostface became well-known for both his up-tempo, seemingly indecipherable stream-of-conscious Hip Hop rap and, later in his career, for his emotionally charged raps and his smooth constant…
…The album features guest appearances from the group Live Squad, 2Pac’s stepbrother The Wycked (later known as “Mopreme”, later a member of 2Pac’s groups Thug Life and The Outlawz), Ice-T,…
…barged into the offices of Nas’ manager Steve Stoute with several bodyguards, and struck Stoute over the head with a champagne bottle. Stoute later sued Puffy, the suit was settled…
…The song was originally recorded during his tenure at Interscope records in 1992 and was produced by Big D The Impossible (Deon Evans). “Changes” was later remixed during 1997-1998. The…
…face of Hip Hop”: “He was five years older than me, and he was already established in the music business. And I had no experience whatsoever.” The first single released…
…of artists such as TLC, Talib Kweli, Eminem, Mos Def, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg, Alicia Keys and many others; with many of these songs later becoming hit singles….
…started tagging to garner attention from a young girl named Cynthia. A few years later a young tagger known as TOP CAT moved to Harlem after some mentorship from CORNBREAD…
…to give me chills — one of my personal favorite albums of all-time. One year later, he released good kid, M.A.A.D city to ubiquitous critical acclaim. Unlike (what seems like)…
…last true MCs left.” Grae returned to doing live performances later that year. On September 18, 2008, Jean Grae posted a Craigslist ad offering her creative services for $800/16 bars….
…year. It later became the first song on the group’s 1988 album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_Jeyif7bB4 The song’s lyrics, most of which are…
…High 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…