Monthly Archives: October 2024

Lecrae is easily the most successful Christian hip-hop artist of all time. The Houston-born and bred emcee, to date, has eleven albums under his belt, two of which have earned him gold plaques to go along with his handful of … Continue reading →

Sometime during the late eighties, hip-hop music started to transform from being a good-spirited, fun, party-fueled genre to more of a thugged-out gangsta art form. With the emergence of artists like Ice-T and groups like N.W.A. finding commercial success and … Continue reading →

The last time we checked in on our New Jersey friends Artifacts was on their 1994 debut album Between A Rock And A Hard Place. The album produced three underground hits and despite its unimpressive sales numbers, received mostly positive … Continue reading →

On Sunday, March 9, 1997, I turned on MTV, looking to catch a couple of early morning music videos (yes, kids, once upon a time, years before it would become a whore house for Reality TV, the Music Television Network … Continue reading →

The last time we heard from Scarface here at TimeisIllmatic was on his partially self-titled group, Facemob’s debut album, The Other Side Of The Law, which we barely heard from Face on. Instead, the generous leader let his apprentices (Devin … Continue reading →