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Daily Video Dec 22 2025

Pete Rock & CL Smooth “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” (1992)

…staple of classic early 1990s Hip Hop. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6mdRv0ZdR8 Pete Rock in a 2007 interview with Village Voice: “I had a friend of mine that passed away, and it was a…
Hip Hop Books Feb 18 2017

Suggested Reading: Check The Technique

…Wyclef–step to the mic to talk about the influences, environment, equipment, samples, beats, beefs, and surprises that went into making each classic record. Studio craft and street smarts, sonic inspiration…
Article Sep 23 2015

TO THE 18TH LETTER: The Elite Lyricism Of Rakim

…else I had ever heard. How many rhymes am I trying to keep up with in one sentence? Sure, internal rhyming had been done all the way back in the…
Daily Video Apr 7 2023

Public Enemy “Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos” (1988)

…from Public Enemy’s classic second album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. It is built on a high-pitched piano sample from the 1969 Isaac Hayes song…
Article Sep 4 2015

The Depths of “Ether” ~ (Slang Royalty)

…a versatile, and translucent term. It’s part of a classic song, which fueled an unofficial title name, during a historic time in the subject culture. It is a real thing,…
list Oct 17 2020

Top 10 DJ Premier Party Tracks

…man has created so many classic Hip Hop anthems, it’s about time we celebrate his very best party tracks. These joints are guaranteed to make a crowd go wild. Enjoy!…
Daily Video May 20 2017

Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch & Nate Dogg “Oh No” (2000)

Oh No is a classic track from Lyricist Lounge 2 with A+ verses from Mos Def and Pharoahe Monch and with Nate Dogg on the hook. An East Coast –…
Daily Video Feb 6 2017

Craig Mack “Flava In Ya Ear” Remix ft. Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Rampage, Busta Rhymes (1994)

This version of Craig Mack’s classic Flava In Ya Ear may just be one of the best remixes ever done. Biggie‘s verse is just sick, full of Quotables. Check the…
Daily Video Sep 14 2015

Big Pun ft Fat Joe “Twinz (Deep Cover 98)” (1998)

A classic song from Big Pun‘s debut (and only album released during his lifetime) Capital Punishment. With production by Dr Dre, using his own famous Deep Cover, this track goes…
album Sep 14 2015

Big Pun “Capital Punishment” (1998)

…Grammy Awards, but lost to Jay-Z‘s Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life. Capital Punishment would be the only album released in Pun’s lifetime. Capital Punishment is regarded as a classic because…
throwback Sep 22 2015

This Day In Hip Hop: 23 Years Ago

…Recordings. While taking place at Ian London Studios, North Shore Soundworks and Power Play Studios, recording sessions began in 1991 and continued into 1992. The album heavily features production from…
throwback Sep 28 2015

This Day In Hip Hop: 22 Years Ago

…different stylistic approach, musically and lyric-wise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpI9BQwOvoo Definitely slept on at the time, it has stood the test of time and is now deservedly considered a Hip Hop classic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVcesMcLHSA…