…as The RZArector, who would later become famous as a member of the Wu-Tang Clan, and the late Too Poetic, also known as The Grym Reaper, an underground rapper. Each…
…‘Jazz Thing’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8g9KZYjAEk I’m not sure if any of their later work – and would certainly say this for Guru’s star collabs on the Jazzmattaz series of albums – quite…
…“It’s My Thing”: Years later, I learned this was their first single. Back in ’88, it was my favorite track on the album. What I now know as flow, back…
Jason William Mizell (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002), better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was a musician and DJ. He was the DJ of Run…
…the artists’ lips remained in sync with the soundtrack, an effect that would later become a mainstay of music videos. The sky has a photo negative effect, a direct allusion…
…It was later re-released on September 24, 2002, remastered and containing four bonus tracks. An extended version of the album was released on December 4, 2007, honoring the 20th anniversary…
…It’s a Big Daddy Thing branches out into different styles, from battle rhymes to love ballads and more. His later posturing as a self-proclaimed ladies’ man is somewhat foreshadowed by…
…soon went gold. The song helped the album reach gold status a month later. The song’s message was similar to “Gas Face”, voicing criticism towards the many mainstream commercial rap…
…in 3rd Bass doing radio shows for promotion, he forayed into a career in radio by hosting a weekly Hip Hop show on New York’s WKTU-FM (103.5), later moving to…
…others before, later and in between – music has always been an important way to express discontent about police misconduct. When Hip Hop emerged as a major musical and cultural…
…to make Hip Hop unique. These beats might look easy to create, but in reality, it takes years to master. Thus, to help you understand the process, here are some…
…Inspectah Deck, as well as several affiliates who would later appear on future group projects. The album’s title “Tical” is a slang term for a blunt that has been laced…