…RZA, after which the three would travel across New York City and challenge other MCs to battles. After some years of this, GZA was signed to Cold Chillin’ Records as…
…for Lil’ Troy’s Short Stop Records, a local label in Houston. After releasing the 12″ single “Scarface/Another Head Put To Rest” (1989) produced by Bruce “Grim” Rhodes, he would go…
…Bobo, and toured with the fifth Lollapalooza prior to the release of their third album, Temples of Boom. A darker, gloomier affair than their first two records, Temples of Boom…
…of Muslim upbringing. The duo is perhaps best known for their 1997 hit, “Luchini AKA This Is It.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qny3rXIbZB0 Initially signed with Profile Records, Camp Lo made their first appearance…
2Pac‘s debut album. Release date: November 12, 1991. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCEmTaWSPTk 2Pacalypse Now was released on November 12, 1991, by Interscope Records and EastWest Records America. 2Pacalypse Now was 2Pac’s commentary on…
2Pac‘s second album. Release date: February 16, 1993. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW–IGAfeas Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z… is the second studio album by rapper Tupac Shakur, released by T.N.T. Recordings/Interscope Records/EastWest Records America on…
…the “Reveal the Secret” EP in 2007. “Then What Happened?” debuted on BBE Records the following year. He then began to put out his own records and released the “Undivided…
…Latifah, among others. He signed with Stu Fine’s Wild Pitch Records in 1987, and released one album, Ride the Rhythm, on the label. Ride the Rhythm’s tracks alternated between a…
…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…
…to be spoken. Yella remained close to Eazy and stayed on production duties at Ruthless Records after the acrimonious breakup of N.W.A. He produced J.J. Fad’s second album Not Just…
Released 27 years ago today: Ice T “Power” Power is the second studio album by Ice T. The album was released on September 13, 1988, by Sire Records and Warner…
Released 13 years ago today: Nas “The Lost Tapes” The Lost Tapes is a compilation album by Nas. It was released on September 23, 2002, by Ill Will Records and…
