Author Archives: deedub77

Teddy Riley and his New Jack swing were in full effect in 1989, and by the early nineties this sound dominated R&B, and it eventually begin to penetrate hip-hop’s walls as well. Even legends like Big Daddy Kane worked with Riley, incorporating this swing into … Continue reading →

Most folks will remember Craig G as the lead off emcee from the classic Juice Crew joint “The Symphony”, a song that if you’re not familiar with and consider yourself a true hip-hop fan, you should immediately youtube, watch, and study. What you … Continue reading →

With the Bronx being hip-hop’s birthplace and New York being the hip-hop Mecca, it was only a matter of time before some of it’s neighboring east coast states would get in the hip-hop game and make a little noise as well. Boston native Edward Anderson … Continue reading →

Four scores and seven years ago, before the Wu-Tang Clan would collectively leave their fingerprints all over our chosen genre, there were three:Prince Rakeem (Rza), Unique Ason (ODB), and today’s subject, Gary “The Genius” Grice. In the late eighties/early nineties the three went … Continue reading →

David Anthony Love Jr. was born in the Bronx in 1967.  At the tender age of 8, he begin deejaying at block parties (I know right? Where the hell were his parents?), and took on the moniker Kid Capri, after … Continue reading →

In 1980 Maxwell Melvins was sentenced to live in prison for murder and would serve his time in the maximum security penitentiary in Rahway, NJ.  In between meals and lifting weights, Melvins had time to reflect on his mistakes and longed … Continue reading →

What better way to kick-off the year of 1991 then with one of the greatest hip-hop groups of all time? Gang Starr released their debut album No More Mr. Nice Guy, in 1989. And while the album was meh at best, … Continue reading →

No, I didn’t forget to put in the month and day of the release, I’m not sure what the actual release date is, but I do know it was released in 1990. If you happen to know this information feel free … Continue reading →

EPMD is one of those groups that just knows how to make good old fashion quality hip-hop. Parrish Smith and Erick Sermon are never mentioned in hip-hop circles when discussing the greatest emcees of all time (and if you listen to either … Continue reading →

The nineties was an interesting and innovative time for hip-hop.  The late eighties saw both the gangsta and pro-black/conscious rap sub genres develop and fully take shape as the new decade begin.  While both the gangsta and conscious movements were in … Continue reading →