Monthly Archives: February 2016

When it comes to the Port Arthur, Texas-based duo of UGK (which is an acronym for Underground Kingz, and consisted of Pimp C and Bun B) I’m pretty unfamiliar with their body of work. The first song I ever heard … Continue reading →

Every genre of music has had it’s share of one hit wonders. There was Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”, Jane Child’s “I Don’t Wanna Fall In Love” (which I still play from time to time on the IPod), … Continue reading →

In late 1990, Brand Nubian made a great first impression on the hip-hop community with their debut album All For One. Grand Puba Maxwell, Lord Jamar, and Sadat (or sometimes Derek) X’s, combination of solid rhymes, black consciousness, 5 percent … Continue reading →

We first heard from the Newark, New Jersey native Reginald “Redman” Noble on EPMD’s Business As Usual album, as he would make a solid first impression on “Hardcore” and “Brothers On My Jock”. But both of those cameos would pale … Continue reading →

While Lonnie “Common” Lynn wasn’t the first rapper out of Chicago to make noise on a national level (Twista [then known as Tung Twista] would do it a year or so prior), he is definitely one of the early pioneers of … Continue reading →

We last heard from CMW on their 1991 severely overlooked sophomore effort, Straight Checkn ‘Em. They would return in ’92, with their third release, Music to Driveby. Like the saying goes, if it aint broke don’t fix it; Eiht, DJ’s Slip, Mike T, … Continue reading →

Through the years, hip-hop has seen many heralded collectives come through and leave their imprint on the game. There was the Juice Crew with all of their talented lyricists. The Native Tongue made their impact with their hippy sensibilities and … Continue reading →