Author Archives: deedub77

    The Beastie Boys are the punk, turn rap trio from Brooklyn, who helped build the empire known as Def Jam. In 1986 they released their debut album Licensed To Ill, which went on to sale a gazillion copies, and … Continue reading →

Back in Black is Whodini’s third release, and happens to be the only Whodini album I own.  Most of you have at least heard of the trio from Brooklyn, made up of emcees Ecstasy and Jalil, and deejay Grandmaster Dee.  … Continue reading →

Raising Hell is the third release (thanks for catching my error, Caliex!) from Run-DMC.  After virtually using three different beats to craft 9 songs (go ahead, listen to it…I’ll wait) on their self titled debut, there was a lot of room … Continue reading →

Radio marks the beginning of the musical career of James Todd Smith, also known to most of the world as LL Cool J (an acronym for Ladies Love Cool James).  If you’ve never heard of this emcee you’re either a monk, … Continue reading →

Let me start out by saying the graphic spelling of the group’s name (and album title) on the album cover has to be the most generic and pathetic graphic I’ve ever seen.  I realize it was done in ’84, but there were several … Continue reading →