Author Archives: deedub77

Greetings! I hope you all enjoyed your summer and are doing well. Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and my official return to this labor of love that I call TimeisIllmatic (I’m considering changing the name. Hit me … Continue reading →

Sir Mix-A-Lot will forever be remembered as the rapper who created one of the biggest pop hits of all time, “Baby Got Back.” The song was such a smash that it would overshadow his previous works, which included two RIAA-certified … Continue reading →

Robbie and Noel Arthurton (aka Dynamic Twins) are no strangers to TimeIsIllmatic. I first wrote about the identical twin Christian rap duo when I reviewed their debut album, Word 2 The Wize, almost nine years ago (damn, time flies!). Their … Continue reading →

Before we start this post, I’d be remiss if I didn’t send a rest in peace to Lichelle Marie Laws, better known to the world as Boss. Rest easy, Queen. It seems like just yesterday, we were discussing Spice 1 … Continue reading →

The Dove Shack was a three-man group out of Long Beach, California, consisting of C-Knight, Bo Roc, and 2Scoops. My introduction to The Dove Shack was on Warren G’s Regulate album, where he was gracious enough to give the trio … Continue reading →

Bushwick Bill will forever be remembered as part of the legendary Houston-based group Geto Boys. In the late eighties and throughout the nineties, the GBs helped lay the groundwork for southern hip-hop, producing two gold-selling albums and a platinum album … Continue reading →

The last time we discussed Funkdoobiest was for their 1993 debut album, Which Doobie U B? The three-man crew made up of Son Doobie, Tomahawk Funk, and DJ Ralph M (formerly known as DJ Ralph The Mexican) were a part … Continue reading →

Hailing from East Orange, New Jersey, Rottin Razkals was a three-man team composed of Fam, Diesel, and Chap. With Treach being Diesel’s older brother, it only made sense that Naughty By Nature would embrace the trio and help them get … Continue reading →

The last time we checked in on Slick Rick was with his 1991 sophomore effort, The Ruler’s Back. As the story goes, Rick was facing attempted murder charges (you can read my review of The Ruler’s Back for all the … Continue reading →

It has been said that Snoop Dogg is the most recognizable human on the planet. He became famous during his successful rap career dating back to the early nineties, but in the last ten to fifteen years, he’s become an … Continue reading →