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1993 was an interesting year for our insect friends, Digable Planets. They were winning Grammy’s, receiving tons of critical acclaim and commercial success, but along with the wins came the criticism from the streets and their peers (*cough* KRS-One) that … Continue reading →

Thug Life was the collective of 2pac, Syke (rip), Macadoshis, Mopreme (Pac’s step brother) and The Rated R.  In other words, Thug Life was Pac’s attempt of putting his crew on and lining their pockets with some money. The group … Continue reading →

Since its inception into the music industry, hip-hop has seen many emcees, rappers and acts come and go, or as Nas once so elegantly put it “pop for a minute, spit a sentence then the game will get rid of … Continue reading →

The Artifacts are the Newark, New Jersey born and bred duo of Tame One and El Da Sensei. Like a lot of kids on the East Coast, Tame and El would first fall in love with hip-hop through graffiti, as … Continue reading →

  The last time we heard from the College Boyz was back in 1992 with the release of their debut album Radio Fusion Radio. The album produced three singles, all which had modest success on the charts, but the album … Continue reading →

How is that for timing? Today’s post is on Common’s sophomore effort, Resurrection, and his 12th studio album, Let Love comes out this Friday! Read this post and then go check out his new album this weekend.    Shortly after … Continue reading →

Prior to the release of their fourth album, Business Never Personal, EPMD was dealing with internal strife. In late 1991, Parrish’s home was broken into and when the culprits were apprehended they claimed Erick Sermon paid them to do the … Continue reading →

No rational thinking hip-hop head will argue with the fact that The Notorious B.I.G. built the Bad Boy label (on Puff Daddy’s dime) that dominated East Coast hip-hop and R&B during the mid-nineties. His platinum selling debut album, Ready To … Continue reading →

  Da Youngsta’s have always been a bit of an enigma to me. When they came on the scene in 1992 with their debut album Somethin 4 Da Youngsta’s, the brother-cousin trio (brothers Taji and Quran Goodman and cousin, Tarik … Continue reading →

From the mid-eighties to early nineties, Big Daddy Kane was the undisputed King of Brooklyn, but by 1994 (some may contest even earlier) it was clear that his reign was coming to an end. The mid-nineties would usher in a … Continue reading →