Author Archives: deedub77

In 1989 Queen Latifah hit the scene with her debut album All Hail the Queen, which would move enough units to earn the female emcee a gold plaque and heaps of critical acclaim with her positive messages on women’s rights, black … Continue reading →

Today’s review serves as another reminder of the many holes I have in my hip-hop collection. Ain’t a Damn Thing Changed is the second album from the New York duo Nice & Smooth. I’ve never heard their debut album (although I recently stumbled … Continue reading →

Many may remember today’s album as the debut for the native New Jersey trio Naughty By Nature. Technically, this is correct. Treach, Vin Rock, and Kay Gee originally went under the name New Style and had a brief stint on … Continue reading →

Over the years hip-hop has produced a lot of characters. Flava Flav. Kool Keith. Redman. Old Dirty Bastard (RIP). Many animated personalities have graced us with their presence, but not many have been as colorful and charismatic as The Diabolical Biz … Continue reading →

As a kid Lawrence Muggerud moved from Queens, NY to Los Angeles to live with his mother. Although he was born and raised in the hip-hop Mecca, ironically it wasn’t until he moved out west that he got his first turntables and started deejaying. It … Continue reading →

  P.M. Dawn is a Jersey City brother (as in same mamma) duo consisting of lead emcee Attrell “Prince Be” Cordes and deejay Jarrett “DJ Minutemix” Cordes.  PM Dawn was formed in 1988 and would eventually ink a deal with Gee Street (former … Continue reading →

(For those keeping track at home you can coincidently file this one before Salt N Pepa’s Black Magic) Hurby Luv Bug might be the most successful puppeteer in the history of hip-hop. From the mid eighties until the mid nineties he … Continue reading →

I ran across today’s subject at one of my favorite used music shops a few years ago (what up Cheapos?). When I saw the dollar price coupled with the name Professor Griff, it was an easy decision to pick it … Continue reading →

After selling over 3 million copies of He’s the DJ I’m the Rapper, it’s no wonder that DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince’s follow up album And In This Corner…was considered a flop, even though it earned the duo a gold … Continue reading →

When the discussion of greatest hip-hip producers of all time comes up names like Dr. Dre, Premo, Pete Rock, and Kanye West are commonly mentioned. Rarely do you hear Large Professor mentioned in the conversation, but it’s definitely a name that could legitimately … Continue reading →