…written almost half of Eazy E’s debut album Eazy-Duz-It, he was included in the influential gangsta rap group N.W.A with Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and DJ Yella, which popularized…
…up because it has Kanye on it. Tyler’s rapping on the first verse of this song. Honestly, this album has a lot more rapping than I thought it would. People…
…Q-Tip and L.E.S. chose to work on the album. “Life’s a B****” contains a cornet solo performed by Nas’s father, Olu Dara. The song also features Brooklyn-based rapper AZ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U9bQbRrsV0…
…Prodigy from Mobb Deep, no rapper had a better year verse wise than Nas. His work on a classic song with Mobb Deep was actually notable, but to me, his…
…I’ll just quickly mention “Bloodsport”, which is the track right after and much to the gangster rap style Mobb Deep is known for, this song epitomizes it. The beat has…
…a member of Nas’s supergroup The Firm on “Affirmative Action” off his double-platinum sophomore album, It Was Written. While B.I.G., Jay, and Nas were competing for New York rap supremacy…
…as well. This would serve as the first of two songs aimed at Marley Marl’s Juice Crew. Very true to their “no bullshit” approach, they kept elements of this song…
…back in the day was “Crooklyn Dodgers”. Masta Ace, Buckshot, and Special Ed combined to make what was in my opinion the perfect song. Q-tip’s production on this record was…
…to spend too much time on this one, but it features Raphael Saadiq (credited as Raphael Wiggins here) and is another very socially aware song. With the simple yet meaningful…
…and the near-entirety of classic Memphis cassette tape rap. The most subversive and experimental rap has often presented itself as an “alternative” to conventional sounds, but Clipping respectfully warps them…
Nas’ second album. Release date: July 2, 1996….
…song is laced with encouragement and upliftment. It is right here that the accuracy is felt, it would take a nation of millions to hold them back! I’m one song…
