…deal with the effects of crack cocaine on African-Americans during the 1980 scrack epidemic, referring to the slang for cocaine “base”. The song uses more samples than any other song…
…There” and in spite of all the effusive feelings I have for the album, I recognized that song as a filler. If this was the only song you ever heard…
…the song at number 71 on the list of the “Greatest Songs of the 90s” and is listed as one of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll by…
Black Moon (backronymed as Brothers who Lyrically Act and Combine Kickin Music Out On Nations) debuted in 1992, with the release of the single “Who Got Da Props?”. The song…
…It was the first Hip Hop song to feature the “Synthetic Substitution” drum break sample, composed by Melvin Bliss and one of the most sampled songs of all time. The…
…was used in the movie 8 Mile, starring rapper Eminem, in a rap battle scene. The song was a scathing accusation, pointed at thug-posturers who were flooding the Hip Hop…
“Microphone Fiend” was the second single released from Eric B. & Rakim‘s second album Follow the Leader. The song became something of a signature song for rapper Rakim, and AllMusic’s…
…Here to Stay” by The Intruders and “Allustrious” by Mobb Deep. The chorus also features singing by neo-soul artist Bilal. The song’s lyrics discuss The song’s lyrics discuss afrocentricity, Hip…
…album’s most chilling song, which explores the mind of a psychopath. Scarface’s storytelling ability is on full display as he raps from the perspective of the killer, detailing his descent…
“No Sleep Till Brooklyn” is a song by the Beastie Boys, and the sixth single from their debut studio album Licensed to Ill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Y0cy-nvAg Among other references to then-popular metal,…
…people”, the song is featured on the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on the West Coast hip hop radio station Radio Los Santos. The song reached #42…
…produced 4 of the 13 tracks on the album, including the song “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” and the controversial track which included diss lyrics aimed at rappers Nas and Prodigy, “Takeover” while…