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Will stick with the Queens theme for this one. If you ask most folks about Akinyele, they’ll probably respond with “who?” And those that do recognize the Queens, New York native’s name, immediately remember him for his soft porn hit “Put … Continue reading →

We last heard from the Intelligent Hoodlum in 1990 with his self-titled debut album. While the album didn’t move a ton of units some of it singles (“Back To Reality” and “Arrest The President”) made enough noise for A&M/Polygram Records … Continue reading →

“This is protected, by the red, the black, and the green, with a key…sisseeeeeeeeee!”. Anybody who has listening to hip-hop since the nineties should be familiar with that signature song closing statement. In fact, in an era when a lot of … Continue reading →

1990’s Mama Said Knock You Out was both a commercial and critical success for LL Cool J, as he was able to appeal to the heads and the ladies to the tune of over 2 million records sold. He was … Continue reading →

Through the years hip-hop has seen many acts come into the game blazing hot and shining bright, only to fade away like the traces of smoke left in the air after a firework’s explosion. Not many have shined as bright, … Continue reading →

New addition to the collection. Man, May 4 1993 was a busy release day for hip-hop! Place this one right after Total Devastation. I consider myself to be a true hip-hop head and somewhat of a hip-hop historian as well. … Continue reading →

No need in beating around the bush. Big Daddy Kane’s Prince Of Darkness was a hot mess. The mighty Kane seemed to have surrendered his crown and forsaken his core following in an attempt to increase his panty count. And based on … Continue reading →

Over the years hip-hop has given the world a bunch or really dope groups: De La Soul, EPMD, Brand Nubian, Gang Starr, and Outkast, just to name a few. I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned several times while doing this blog … Continue reading →

After writing up my last post on Guru’s Jazzmatazz: Vol. 1 and beginning my assumed next post on The Roots debut album, Organix, all this jazz influenced hip-hop made me think about the subject of today’s post (Well, listening to … Continue reading →

It’s safe to say that with three solid albums under their belts (well, at least two solid albums…No More Mr. Nice Guy was questionable) and another one to come the following year, that by 1993 Gang Starr was peaking (shout … Continue reading →