…could control the mood of the party by mixing two identical records together at the same time to extend the most rhythmic parts of the song. The “break” is the…
…Loud Records and RCA Records. The album was loosely composed to play like a film with Raekwon as the “star,” fellow Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah as the “guest-star,” and producer…
…Bass’ “Gas Face” (featuring KMD) or KMD’s surprise hit single “Peachfuzz” off of Mr. Hood, their debut album on Elektra Records. However, Black Bastards easily qualifies as one of the…
…March 14, 1995, by Interscope Records and Jive Records. Drawing lyrical inspiration from his impending prison sentence, troubles with the police, and poverty, the album is described as being 2Pac’s…
This is a twentieth-anniversary salute to a very important album within the confines of the underground. This album was launched by famed subterranean label Rawkus Records and was a major…
…was released on March 14, 1989, by Tommy Boy Records and Warner Bros. Records. It marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the…
…acting career and two poorly received albums, Mos Def signed with Downtown Records and recorded The Ecstatic primarily at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. He worked with producers such…
…February 4, 2003, by Aftermath Entertainment, under a joint venture with Shady Records, and distributed by Interscope Records. Its initially planned release was pushed seven days ahead due to heavy…
…on Fool’s Gold Records as a free digital download. Their follow-up record, Run The Jewels 2, was released through Mass Appeal Records on October 24, 2014. A light-hearted remix album…
…Records, but only on the condition he lost his original rapper. The label put him in touch with Guru instead, who had chanced upon one of Premier’s demo tapes in…
…1989, by Tommy Boy Records and Warner Bros. Records. It marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the critical and commercial peak of…
…Run-DMC, the Beastie Boys, and Public Enemy. Now, N.W.A’s name will shine bright with other rap legends in a rock and roll hall, and hold a pedestal alongside James Brown,…