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In March of 2010, rumors that Keith “Guru” Elam had suffered a heart attack and slipped into coma, flooded the internet and other media sources.  Sadly, on April 19, 2010 the hip-hop community was saddened when the rumors were confirmed and Guru was pronounced dead.  … Continue reading →

Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith were a part of the class of 88′ (i.e. Public Enemy, BDP, Eric B & Rakim, and Big Daddy Kane), which all dropped stellar releases in the same year.  But unlike the other groups in that class who were … Continue reading →

Back in the mid eighties Nathaniel Wilson, an inspiring rapper from Queens, was in search of a deejay to help jump-start his rap career.  One night while out clubbing Nathaniel stopped at a local spot, bumping  into a man carrying a crate full of records … Continue reading →

Time is truly illmatic…and chronology is filled with irony.  During my last review for the Jungle Brothers debut Straight Out The Jungle, I mentioned I first heard of the JB’s on “Buddy”, a classic Native Tongue posse cut on De La Soul’s debut album … Continue reading →

Let me start by saying this: I am a Native Tongue Stan.   A Tribe Called Quest is my favorite hip-hop group of all-time (key word, group) with De La Soul falling somewhere in my top 10.  Black Sheep, Queen Latifah, Monie Love and … Continue reading →

Rick “Slick Rick” Walters met Dougie Fresh back in 1984, while Dougie was judging an emcee contest that Rick was entered in.  Dougie Liked Rick’s style, which led to Rick joining Dougie’s Get Fresh Crew.  In 1985 Dougie and Rick (and the rest … Continue reading →

  Shawn Moltke, better known as M.C. Shan, is best remembered for his battle with KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions back in the late eighties.  Most forget that a few years before that legendary feud begin, Shan was signed to MCA Records back in 1985, … Continue reading →

Cedric “Ced-Gee” Miller and “Kool” Keith Thornton met while attending the same high school in the Bronx back in the early eighties. Both Bronx native emcees had aspirations of becoming solo artists,  but in an effort to save a buck, the two started recording together. They … Continue reading →

In the past few months I’ve noticed I can’t turn on the radio, or watch BET, MTV. or VH1, without hearing or seeing the barbie doll gimmick known as Nicki Minaj.  Seemingly overnight she has become the female equivalent of Busta Rhymes, making cameos … Continue reading →

In 1986 Run-DMC released their 3rd album Raising Hell, which would go on to be the trio’s most commercially successful album, selling over 3 million copies.  The success of Raising Hell can largely be credited to the addition of the former rocker turned … Continue reading →