…monument and a tried and true classic. The follow-up, Hell On Earth, was even more macabre and even more venomous. With two near platinum albums on deck, and their name…
…become Black Star and to drop their undisputed classic self titled debut album in ’98. This left the door wide open for speculation and anticipation for a solo debut. The…
…their classic Ill Communication album with the mini-documentary 25 Years of Ill Communication. In 1994 Beastie Boys released their 4th studio album, a musically diverse masterpiece containing classic cuts such…
…classic debut album of Ultramagnetic MCs, Critical Beatdown, appropriately named, “Ced-Gee (Delta Force One)”. I’m going to make an executive decision and award Big Daddy Kane the title of incumbent…
…found out he made this beat. I was dumbfounded because it just didn’t remind me of anything he had done that I heard. The other beat that year that Primo…
…she did just that though. The word (instant) classic gets thrown around much too much, and it remains to be seen how an album that seems to be something special…
It’s been nearly a quarter-century since Soul of Ice and they still can’t handle the truth. In fact, the intervening decades since Ras Kass dropped his classic debut have only…
Gang Starr Is Resurrected With New Video, “Family and Loyalty” Featuring J. Cole Fab 5 Freddy Directed Video Now Available! Gang Starr is undoubtedly one of the most revered, beloved…
…Snoop, Mac Miller, The Game, Ludacris, Maroon 5, Common, Mos Def, Rakim, KRS-One, Janet Jackson, D’Angelo, DJ Khaled, Joey Bada$$, Royce 5’9, Twenty One Pilots, and Miley Cyrus; all of…
…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…
…The album received favorable reviews from critics and fans alike even earning a 4 out of 5 mic rating from The Source magazine. With the success of fellow Queens MC’s…
…our MVPs of the decade include Run The Jewels, billy woods, Rapsody, CunninLynguists, Apollo Brown, Skyzoo, Danny Brown, Quelle Chris, and Kendrick Lamar. Some of the albums listed here have…