Author Archives: deedub77

The Houston, TX born and bred rapper Willie James Dennis, better known to the world as Willie D, will forever be remembered as a third (and for a short period of time, half) of the Houston based rap group, the Geto … Continue reading →

As important as the Beastie Boys and LL Cool J were to help build the Def Jam empire, just as much credit should be given to Public Enemy for helping sustain it during the late eighties to mid nineties. While … Continue reading →

This is one of a handful of new adds to my collection that were release prior to 1992. I was planning on posting on these after I finished up the rest of 1992, but since the last post was on I Gotta … Continue reading →

Richard Simpson, better know to the world as Chubb Rock, is a Kingston, Jamaica born emcee who moved to Brooklyn, NY as a kid. Chubb Rock was a pre-med student at Brown University when he received the hip-hop bug and … Continue reading →

What better way to start off the new year than with a New Years Day post. Happy New Year! After two consecutive gold selling albums, trouble begin to rear its ugly head in the 3rd Bass camp. While on tour promoting their sophomore album Derelicts … Continue reading →

This is a new addition to the collection. I had this one on cassette back in the day, until it was eaten by my hungry tape deck. So it was a pleasant surprise to run across this one at one of … Continue reading →

Mark Morales better know to the world as Prince Markie Dee, begin his rap career as a third of the Brooklyn based trio the Fat Boys (originally known as the Disco 3) in the mid eighties. From the jump, the … Continue reading →

This is a recent addition to the collection. File it right after Das EFX’s Dead Serious. A few months ago I was scanning through some old issues of The Source circa 1992, because from time to time that’s what self-proclaimed … Continue reading →

The Brand New Heavies are an acid jazz and funk band hailing from London, England. The group formed in the mid eighties and released their UK self titled debut in 1990. Originally the group had Jay Ella Ruth as the lead vocalist, but … Continue reading →

New York native and California transplant, Erick “Everlast” Schrody came on the scene in the late eighties under the tutelage of Ice-T, as part of his Syndicate Posse. In 1990 he would release his debut solo album Forever Lasting on … Continue reading →