Author Archives: deedub77

I love it when the stars align. This past weekend I, ironically had the awesome pleasure of seeing today’s artist of discussion perform live.  North Minneapolis puts on an arts showcase each year which promotes the arts and gives local artists (visual, … Continue reading →

I was first introduced to Monie Love thru a few cameos she made in 89′: one, on the remix to De La Soul’s classic posse cut “Buddy”, the other on Queen Latifah’s “Ladies First”. These collabos would work in Monie’s favor, since both songs were released as singles, … Continue reading →

Hailing from San Fransisco, California, Oscar Jackson Jr, better known to the hip-hop world as Paris, came on the hip-hop scene in 1990. Following the likes of Public Enemy, Paris’ music was heavily influenced with a pro-black message. In fact, Paris would  later … Continue reading →

While rummaging through the used cd bins at one of the used cd shops that I frequent, I came across an album cover with two young brothers in suits standing behind a pulpit as if tag team preaching. After flipping the … Continue reading →

Since I’ve decided not to cover any compilation or best of albums on this blog, I almost did not review today’s subject. My reason being that Cactus Revisited is a collection of six songs remixed from 3rd Bass’ debut The Cactus Album(or The Cactus Cee-Dee, depending on which media … Continue reading →

Another one that I’ve had in my collection forever, but it somehow managed to disappear from my spreadsheet.  Insert this one after Holy Intellect. We last left our friends Salt N Pepa in 1988 with their gold-selling, sophomore effort, A Salt With a Deadly … Continue reading →

Candell Manson, who’s rap moniker Candyman is derived from a combination of his first and last name (how clever) is a west coast rapper who experienced his 15 minutes of fame back in 1990. Candell was introduced to Dr. Dre by … Continue reading →

For those keeping order at home, this one should go after We’re In This Together. This one has been in my collection for a while but for some unforseen reason got left off my spreadsheet when I was chronicling my collection by release date.  … Continue reading →

The Cold Chillin’ imprint was a prominent label during the golden era of hip-hop. Home to many of the emcees who made up the legendary Juice Crew (which should come as no surprise since Marly Marl was the founder of the … Continue reading →

This is the fourth adventure in the LL Cool J series. Speaking of adventures, his previous effort (Walking With a Panther) was quite the rollercoaster ride, as Cool James attempted to satisfy everyone, which more so than not will end with mixed, if not underwhelming results, … Continue reading →