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Essay Oct 11 2024

Authenticity In Hip Hop: What It Means To Be A “Real” Emcee In The Age Of Commercialization

…(1990), became a cultural and political manifesto, providing a voice for marginalized groups. With tracks like “Fight the Power” and “Don’t Believe the Hype,” Public Enemy combined radical political thought…
artist Jul 27 2015

Wu-Tang Clan

…Records in November 1995. In February 1996, Ghostface Killah’s first solo track, “Winter Warz,” appeared on the Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While You’re Drinking Your Juice in…
artist Feb 2 2016

Lupe Fiasco

…was told he would not have any ownership of the songs. He explained, “I don’t think the label cares about an album…People just want their number-one record.” For six months,…
artist Oct 28 2015

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

…in 1989 for “Parents Just Don’t Understand”, though their most successful single was “Summertime” which earned the group their second Grammy and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot…
artist Feb 4 2016

Hopsin

…was signed to Ruthless Records, and has since founded his own record label, Funk Volume, in 2009. Hopsin has released four studio albums, Gazing at the Moonlight through Ruthless Records,…
News Jan 6 2023

De La Soul’s Classic Albums Coming To Streaming Services

…As part of this momentous release, the group will also be issuing exclusive merchandise, vinyl, CDs, and cassettes via their label AOI and distributed by Chrysalis Records. After decades of…
Daily Video Jan 3 2017

Public Enemy “Don’t Believe The Hype” (1988)

“Don’t Believe the Hype” is the second single to be released from Public Enemy‘s second album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vQaVIoEjOM The song’s lyrics…
Advertorial Feb 5 2016

Boogie Down Productions: Criminal Minded

…to present Criminal Minded, presented in a double-LP pressing. Release Date: Feb 5, 2016 Record Labels: Traffic Entertainment & B-Boy Records Color: Black Vinyl Also available: Boogie Down Productions: Criminal…
Article May 12 2017

Legacy Of A Legend: Sean Price

…case with this piece, and in a way I still don’t think there is a way to possibly give Sean the total respect he deserves. Regardless, I’m gonna do my…
Article Aug 16 2019

Battle Of The Posse Cuts: We Made It vs. Life’s A Bit**

…a friend who swears Jay has so many SoundCloud or other online tracks, that he has already put out the album in his own unique way. Mmmmaaannnn, I don’t know…
Article Apr 24 2019

Introduction To Fixed Penalty: Teenage Griots

…why don’t you come over to my house’? I think he lived in Chorley. We used to drive over, get a bit of recording done and we were just starting…
Article Jan 23 2017

Classic Hip Hop: Mobb Deep’s Hell On Earth

…soon as you came through Shot through, don’t even know the half of my crew“ My initial reaction is “what the heck was Prodigy thinking?”, but I get it though,…