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Heavy D (RIP) & The Boyz put Money earnin’ Mt. Vernon (NY) on the map in the mid eighties. Due to his squeaky clean image and danceable songs Heavy and crew were able to gain quite a bit of commercial success. Hev and Pete Rock … Continue reading →

We last found 3rd Bass releasing their debut The Cactus Album, which brought them modest success as it would earn our caucasian brethren a gold plaque. The next year they released The Cactus Revisited which was an EP that consisted of remixes from … Continue reading →

By 1991 I was fully drenched and heavily indulging in everything hip-hop related. In between me and my crew freestyling over cassette single instrumentals that we boosted from Sam Goody or Musicland (yes kids, there was a time when you … Continue reading →

With the news of Dr. Dre becoming hip-hop’s first billionaire (thanks to the Beats/Apple deal) and the hype surrounding the N.W.A. biopic (which I’m not optimistic about, since Dre and Cube have veto power to edit or remove any/every scene of the up coming movie), its … Continue reading →

We last found our frozen friend Ice-T in 1989 with his 3rd release (as well as 3rd consecutive gold or better selling album) The Iceberg/Freedom Of Speech. Like his previous two efforts (Rhyme Pays and Power), The Iceberg covered the same topics: street … Continue reading →

After their critically acclaimed debut,3 Feet High & Rising, De La Soul was left in an interesting predicament. While most loved and accepted them and their music for what it was, their street cred was still questioned by some and … Continue reading →

Norman Rogers is better known to everyone in the world, other than his mother, as Terminator X, the deejay from the legendary hip-hop collective Public Enemy, during their most prominent years (87′ to 99′). My remembrance of Terminator X during PE’s golden years … Continue reading →

For those keeping score at home, this one should go right after Straight Out The Jungle, kicking off 1989. Remember Young MC? Or better question, remember the crossover rap hit “Bust A Move”?  This one song defined his rap career … Continue reading →

KMD is both an acronym for “Kausing Much Damage” and/or “a positive Kause in a Much Damaged society”, depending on how the group felt on the given day you ask.  The Long Island trio made up of Zev Love X, Onyx The Birthstone Kid (who apparently replaced the original member, … Continue reading →

As the nineties roared on hip-hop continued to grow and expand.  The east coast born genre grew up and begin to venture out of its childhood neighborhood and would eventually not only blow on the west coast but also touch all … Continue reading →