DJ Mark The 45 King, born Mark James on October 9, 1961, in the pulsating heart of the Bronx, New York, embarked on a musical journey that would shape the…
…As a solo artist he’s released 4 studio albums, (none of which have ever gone platinum or boasted anything close to a #1 single) yet he still has influences on…
…Janet Jackson. He died at the age of thirty-two, and in his lifetime he never had a pop hit. Yet since his death, J Dilla has become a demigod: revered…
…cerebral bars set the stage for an album that challenges as much as it grooves. The track’s jazzy underpinnings and neck-snapping beat establish a template Tribe explores and expands throughout…
…has recorded eight studio albums. The albums include Brainstorm, Whats The Flavor, Return Of The One Hit Wonder, Aint Goin Out Like That, Engage The Enzyme, Adrenaline Flow and Relentless….
…the water, just drowns us out totally…” Disco King Mario died at the early age of 38, after a long battle with drugs during the ’80s. Many pioneers say that…
…it’s the first thing we hear the day the album drops, and thus sets the table for what’s to come. This is the main reason I listen to albums in…
…holes, at age eight money come first snatch purse, go to church, yo that’s not me, mommy I’m cursed, Iblis glamorous diabolic devilish, this game real, realer than you think,…
…album as teenagers and addressed coming of age topics with the album’s songs. They also incorporated repetitive hooks and Southern slang in their lyrics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFofKGKlWo4 The album peaked at number…
The untimely death at age 54 of De La Soul’s David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of legendary Long Island Hip…
The Light Podcast #TLP Mix Tape Series: De La Soul Posdnuos, Dave, and DJ Maseo ushered in the D.A.I.S.Y. age with no apologies and refused to conform to what was…
…more formidable Hip Hop release anywhere in the streets at this time, and that’s saying a mouthful considering albums such as Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Enta Da Stage, The…