…were pursuing the case based on their own financial interest. Later that same year, the members of OutKast were dropped as co-defendants, and Parks’ lawyers continued to seek action against…
…was to be released from Universal Republic and G-Unit Records. But on May 31, 2011 Sigel cancelled the album & retired from the music industry. Two weeks later, he returned…
…the time and residing in East Point, Atlanta, Georgia would later form the hugely successful rap group OutKast. Signed with LaFace records, the rap duos first single, “Player’s Ball” from…
“Arrest The President” is a single from Intelligent Hoodlum, the debut album from Queensbridge emcee Intelligent Hoodlum, later known as Tragedy Khadafi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUPTSd2B6WU…
…the public. Soon after, the song leaked onto the internet, however was not officially released through iTunes and Amazon until August 24, 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clo0U1BMR5I On March 21, 2011, Thornton released…
…had become a new phenomenon in largely urban neighborhoods. This phenomenon later came to be known as the Crack Epidemic. Other rap artists who rallied against the spread of crack…
“On the Run” is the second single from Kool G Rap & DJ Polo’s third album Live and Let Die. Released with “Straight Jacket” as a B-side, it was later…
…his own right. After the release of his critically acclaimed debut The Realness in 2001, he released his sophomore effort a year later on his own independent label Legal Hustle…
…in ’85 that Dave produced “Transformation” for Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde. A year later, Dave teamed up with Spyder-D, another native of Hollis, to produce “Don’t Make Me Laugh”…
…deals with the violence, death, and social problems of the inner city neighborhoods and is essentially a dedication to all those killed through urban violence. The song was praised later…
“Doowutchyalike” is the debut single of Digital Underground. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31A6RjOxE74 The song was released independently by the group in 1989 and later included on their debut studio album Sex Packets. Produced…
…was later also featured on the compilation albums Killer Kuts (1994), The Best of Cold Chillin’ (2000) and Greatest Hits (2002). “Ill Street Blues” sees Kool G Rap tell the…