Author Archives: deedub77

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 →

For those of you following (chronologically) at home, insert this one after Ice-T’s The Iceberg/Freedom Of Speech album. Seminar is the second and only album from Seattle bred rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot that I own.  I’ve never heard this album in its entirety, but … Continue reading →

West coast hip-hop dates back to as far as 1981. Their were many left coast pioneers who helped advance hip-hop, giving the west a voice in the genre. While there have been many pioneers, there are only a few who can truly be … Continue reading →

For those who have not read my previous posts (or who are just unfamiliar with the drama) I’ll start with a quick recap on the N.W.A. saga at this point in the timeline: In December of 1989, Ice Cube left N.W.A, released his … Continue reading →

Sticking with the recent Juice Crew theme, today’s review is on Kool G Rap & DJ Polo’s sophomore album Wanted: Dead Or Alive. If you haven’t already, check out my opinion of their debutRoad To The Riches; but for those of you too … Continue reading →

This cd is part of my collection for two reason: One, I remember the Afros making a cameo on a Run-DMC song (“Pause”), which alone must give them an inkling of street cred. Second and more importantly, it was only 99 cents at … Continue reading →

I remember once many moons ago, a friend and I were discussing the many underrated emcees in hip-hop.  Q-Tip, Postonous, Black Thought, and several other names were brought up.  One name my buddy mentioned, and a name he also believes to be the “epitome of b-boy” is today’s subject … Continue reading →

At the tender age of 16 Edward Archer (better known as Special Ed) recorded his debut album Youngest In Charge, which made a ton of noise upon its release in 1989.  On the strength of the lead single “Got It Made” and the youngwhipper … Continue reading →