…hear the album, and it changed Hip Hop forever. The majority of the story, you already know. The behind the scenes stuff makes this a movie not to be missed….
…The Roots • Run-DMC • Wu-Tang Clan • and twenty-five more Hip Hop immortals It’s a sad fact: Hip Hop album liners have always been reduced to a list of…
…name is Eric B??” “Naw, man. That’s the DJ. The rapper is RAKIM.” And there it was. The strangest Hip Hop moniker I ever heard was permanently etched into my…
…released in 1990, after the critically disappointing Walking with A Panther in 1989. Mama Said Knock You Out is now seen as a Hip Hop classic. The album spawned four…
…as a breakout single for the group. On an episode of Yo! MTV Raps: Classic Cuts, Scarface and his grandmother spoke about how she inspired the track “Mind Playing Tricks…
…Opio, Phesto, and Tajai) and is a subgroup of the Oakland, California hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics. The album was released on September 28, 1993. It also featured singles “That’s When Ya Lost” and “Never No More”…
…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…
What is your favourite Hip Hop slang of all time? Originals or hybrid portmanteaus. I am showcasing my personal favourite, while exploring features and attributes making for great slang terms….
…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!…
…US Billboard 200 and number 22 on R&B/Hip Hop Albums, but did not chart internationally. Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous spawned three singles: “Put It On“, “M.V.P.”, and “No…
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 –…
…1988. It was produced byMarley Marl and established both as premier artists during hip hop’s golden age. Kane displayed his unique rapping technique while covering topics including love (“I’ll Take…
