Monthly Archives: May 2015

Rappin Is Fundamental – The Doo -Hop Legacy (April 2, 1991)

    *You can file this one after Redhead Kingpin’s The Album With No Name* I first became acquainted with Rappin’ Is Fundamental aka RIF, after hearing a song called “The Doo-Bop Song”, which was a collabo with Miles Davis. As … Continue reading

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Kid N Play – Face The Nation (September 24, 1991)

  We last left the Chris duo, known to the world as Kid N Play, riding high on the release of their sophomore effort Funhouse, which was strategically released the same week as their first starring movie role in House Party. The movie did … Continue reading

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MC Lyte – Act Like You Know (September 17, 1991)

  Act Like You Know is MC Lyte’s third studio album. I came upon it a few years ago in the dollar bin at a Pawn America around my way, and picked it up on the strength of a few of … Continue reading

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Downtown Science – Downtown Science (January ?? 1991)

(For those keeping track at home, insert this one after Step In The Arena) While, thumbing through an old copy of The Source I stumbled on the “Record Report” which is the section that one of the staff writers would … Continue reading

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Def Jef – Soul Food (September 3, 1991)

We last heard from Jeffrey Fortson two years prior releasing his debut album Just a Poet With Soul. The critics praised the album and some even went as far to hail it as a lost hip-hop classic (at least that’s what Wikipedia would lead … Continue reading

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