Author Archives: deedub77

The original cast of Onyx consisted of the threesome of Fredro “Q” Starr, Big DS (rip) and Suave (aka Sonee Seeza). In 1990 the Queens bred trio inked a single deal with Profile to test the waters, and released the … Continue reading →

We last heard from Monie on her 1990 debut album Down To Earth, which created quite a buzz for the London bred emcee, largely due to, not one, but two, Grammy nominated singles. I’m still surprised that even with the … Continue reading →

By 1993, Ice-T had 5 albums under his belt (four solo albums and one with his experimental rock band, Body Count, which I’m not touching with a ten foot pole on this blog) and 5 gold or better selling albums, … Continue reading →

We first heard from the Jersey City brother duo PM Dawn in ’91 with their debut album Of The Heart, Of The Spirit And Of The Cross: The Utopian Experience, which earned the Cordes boys a gold plaque, thanks largely … Continue reading →

By 1993 Queen Latifah and her Flavor Unit crew were a force to be reckoned with. The Queen herself already had two respected albums under her belt, while her fellow New Jersey brethren and Flavor Unit members, Naughty By Nature, … Continue reading →

Sticking with the Flavor Unit theme… After a forgettable debut album, the trio from East Orange, New Jersey would change the group’s name from New Style to Naughty By Nature, and thanks to the monster hit “O.P.P.”, their self titled … Continue reading →

Insert this one right after Brand Nubian’s In God We Trust Anthony Peaks, better known to the world as Apache, was one of the original members of Queen Latifah’s emcee collective known as the Flavor Unit. He got his start ghostwriting … Continue reading →

After the release of his debut album 2pacalypse Now, a lot of things begin to change for 2pac. With one solo album under his belt and a starring role in the 1992 hood classic movie Juice, Pac was quickly becoming a celebrity. … Continue reading →

It can be said that Craig A. Miller, better known to the world as Kam, put the LA neighborhood of Watts on the proverbial hip-hop map. Unlike many of his west coast counterparts, The Nation of Islam member chose to … Continue reading →

After the success of their debut album (both critically and commercially) One For All, Brand Nubian’s chief emcee, Grand Puba Maxwell left the group to pursue his solo career. This left Sadat (Derek) X and Lord Jamar to pick up the pieces … Continue reading →