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If you read TimeIsIllmatic with in regularity you already know how much I’m in love with A Tribe Called Quest. They are easily my favorite hip-hop group of all time. But even with my deepest devotion to ATCQ, my ears weren’t … Continue reading →

    *You can file this one after Redhead Kingpin’s The Album With No Name* I first became acquainted with Rappin’ Is Fundamental aka RIF, after hearing a song called “The Doo-Bop Song”, which was a collabo with Miles Davis. As … Continue reading →

  We last left the Chris duo, known to the world as Kid N Play, riding high on the release of their sophomore effort Funhouse, which was strategically released the same week as their first starring movie role in House Party. The movie did … Continue reading →

  Act Like You Know is MC Lyte’s third studio album. I came upon it a few years ago in the dollar bin at a Pawn America around my way, and picked it up on the strength of a few of … Continue reading →

(For those keeping track at home, insert this one after Step In The Arena) While, thumbing through an old copy of The Source I stumbled on the “Record Report” which is the section that one of the staff writers would … Continue reading →

We last heard from Jeffrey Fortson two years prior releasing his debut album Just a Poet With Soul. The critics praised the album and some even went as far to hail it as a lost hip-hop classic (at least that’s what Wikipedia would lead … Continue reading →

In 1989 Queen Latifah hit the scene with her debut album All Hail the Queen, which would move enough units to earn the female emcee a gold plaque and heaps of critical acclaim with her positive messages on women’s rights, black … Continue reading →

Today’s review serves as another reminder of the many holes I have in my hip-hop collection. Ain’t a Damn Thing Changed is the second album from the New York duo Nice & Smooth. I’ve never heard their debut album (although I recently stumbled … Continue reading →

Many may remember today’s album as the debut for the native New Jersey trio Naughty By Nature. Technically, this is correct. Treach, Vin Rock, and Kay Gee originally went under the name New Style and had a brief stint on … Continue reading →

Over the years hip-hop has produced a lot of characters. Flava Flav. Kool Keith. Redman. Old Dirty Bastard (RIP). Many animated personalities have graced us with their presence, but not many have been as colorful and charismatic as The Diabolical Biz … Continue reading →