…so for Souls of Mischief’s seminal classic ’93 ’til Infinity, which has remained popular for a 20-year run and counting. 50-somethings all the way down to tweens know every word…
…member of Gravediggaz had experienced tough times with Tommy Boy Records, with Prince Paul, Frukwan, and Stetsasonic having issues with the label in the early 1990s and being dropped from…
…consistently active in the recording industry since her introduction in 1996, she has (amazingly) only two solo album releases to her credit. First was the now “classic” EMI Records release…
…August 1, 1989 by Ruthless Records and Atlantic Records. It reached number-one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for two weeks, while peaking in the Top 20 on the…
…unsigned. He released his second album Revolutionary Vol. 2 in 2003. In 2004, Viper Records and, in 2005, Babygrande Records re-released Immortal Technique’s debut, Revolutionary Vol. 1, to make it…
…Next Plateau Records. Production for the album was handled primarily by the group’s rapper and producer Ced-Gee, who employed an E-mu SP-1200 sampler as the album’s main instrument. Music journalists…
…time on Yo! MTV Raps in 1989. After selling millions of records with his own Roc-a-Fella label, Jay-Z created his own clothing line. He wed popular singer and actress Beyoncé…
…musical, cultural, and historical link between Hip Hop and jazz. The album was considered an instant classic with a 5 mics rating in The Source. Reviewer Reef lauded their “progressive…
…Plateau Records. Production for the album was handled primarily by the group’s rapper and producer Ced-Gee, who employed an E-mu SP-1200 sampler as the album’s main instrument. Music journalists have…
…awards in New York City, animosity between East- and West Coast Hip Hop reached a boiling point – more specifically between Deathrow Records and Bad Boy Records – which would…
Big Daddy Kane‘s debut album. Release date: June 28, 1988. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CikybHxxOB0 Long Live the Kane is the debut album by MC Big Daddy Kane, released by Cold Chillin’ Records in…
…and signed the group to Wu-Tang Records. Priest released his first solo album, “Heavy Mental” in 1998 under Geffen Records. This album is still helmed today as a Hip Hop…