…brought to Hip Hop is spreading like an oil spill. The gloomy, gritty, ominous, stripped-down, atmospheric beats and soundscapes used on all of their projects are the best in the…
…here to tell ya right or wrong I don’t know which side of the law you belong With Ice, it is never a dazzling one-liner, but the context of the…
…woods’ post-2010 projects, including collaborations and group efforts—plus a 270-song Spotify playlist compiling every album since History Will Absolve Me. Dive in, but don’t expect to resurface the same. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2YiUZiG3rqEovk1mdUZ0zw?si=2e80f0a44650460e…
…time on Yo! MTV Raps in 1989. After selling millions of records with his own Roc-a-Fella label, Jay-Z created his own clothing line. He wed popular singer and actress Beyoncé…
…D.M.C. During the 1980s, Run-D.M.C. became the biggest Hip Hop group and are credited with breaking Hip Hop into mainstream music. For his skill re-working riffs from classic guitar records,…
…unsigned. He released his second album Revolutionary Vol. 2 in 2003. In 2004, Viper Records and, in 2005, Babygrande Records re-released Immortal Technique’s debut, Revolutionary Vol. 1, to make it…
…and signed the group to Wu-Tang Records. Priest released his first solo album, “Heavy Mental” in 1998 under Geffen Records. This album is still helmed today as a Hip Hop…
…consistently active in the recording industry since her introduction in 1996, she has (amazingly) only two solo album releases to her credit. First was the now “classic” EMI Records release…
Big L’s debut album. Release date: March 28, 1995. Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous is the debut album by Big L, released March 28, 1995 on Columbia Records. Recording…
Big Daddy Kane‘s debut album. Release date: June 28, 1988. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CikybHxxOB0 Long Live the Kane is the debut album by MC Big Daddy Kane, released by Cold Chillin’ Records in…
…musical, cultural, and historical link between Hip Hop and jazz. The album was considered an instant classic with a 5 mics rating in The Source. Reviewer Reef lauded their “progressive…
…Next Plateau Records. Production for the album was handled primarily by the group’s rapper and producer Ced-Gee, who employed an E-mu SP-1200 sampler as the album’s main instrument. Music journalists…
