Earlier we published an article listing 29 Essential 1980s Hip Hop Songs. In this piece, we have selected 29 essential tracks from the 1990s. We had a hard time leaving…
…path to global Hip Hop superstardom. Here is their story, told for the first time in the words of the band. Adam “ADROCK” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond offer…
The Bay. Overlooked and underappreciated in Hip Hop’s golden era and even today. In a region that is traditionally known for pimped out rhymes, parachute pants and the hyphy movement,…
…created some classic songs and today, that’s what we are here to discuss. We will look at and rank their 5 greatest collaborations together. For anyone asking, you won’t see…
Brooklyn-bred Hip Hop duo Smif-N-Wessun – consisting of partners in rhyme, Steele and Tek – illuminated the Tiny Desk with their signature, 80-proof poetry: straight, no chaser. Their music, inspired…
…one of the most commercially successful albums in modern music, and labeled as a true classic among Hip Hop aficionados, – and the follow-up The Eminem Show, hit almost as…
…true Hip Hop legend – one of the most brilliant lyricists and storytellers to ever exist in Hip Hop. We salute I Am… Happy twentieth anniversary. Lift your glasses! https://open.spotify.com/album/4UhEjfIRx4tE1XRY21vwNa…
“Doomsday” by MF Doom feat. Pebbles the Invisible Girl From Operation: Doomsday (1999) A Reincarnation https://youtu.be/CRHyBwNtkLA Few in Hip Hop are as mysterious as MF DOOM (remember all caps when…
…guest appearances from Run DMC and EPMD. A classic New York radio show from the golden era of Hip Hop – straight from my archives, and strictly for the heads!…
…was lost in the overflow of classic s*** that was coming out. Years after its release when I play the album for people who don’t know about Onyx, this track…
…While 50 Cent’s classic sophomore album does make our Top 40 Hip Hop Albums Of 2003 (scroll down to see at which spot it lands), we feel there were a…
DJ Red Alert on 98.7 Kiss FM (January 1986) A classic Master Mix by the legendary Hip Hop DJ Red Alert, hosted by Jerry Young – straight from my archives,…
