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  In 1985 Salt N Pepa, under the tutelage of producer Hurby Luvbug, made a name for themselves off the Get Fresh Crew dis record “Showstopper” (which is pretty weak: props to Dougie and Slick Rick for not responding to that mess).  … Continue reading →

Riding high off the commercial and critical success of their debut Paid In Full,  Eric and William returned in 1988 to release their follow-up effort Follow The Leader.  The success of Paid In Full can largely be credited to Rakim, who redefined … Continue reading →

Many consider 1988 to be the finest year for hip-hop album releases,  due largely to Public Enemy’s critically acclaimed It Takes a Nation, BDP’s By All Means Necessary, and debut album’s from Big Daddy Kane and a young duo from Brentwood, NY EPMD. After … Continue reading →

Antonio Hardy, who does business under the alias of Big Daddy Kane, first came on the hip-hop scene under the umbrella of Marley Marl and his legendary Juice Crew back in 1986.  After ghostwriting for Biz Markie, Biz introduced Kane To Marley, … Continue reading →

After the tragic death of deejay Scott LaRock in 1987 (he was murdered just months after the release of Criminal Minded), Krs-One would come back and release his sophomore effort By By All Means Necessary in 1988.  Many remember By All Means Necessaryfor … Continue reading →

After releasing their debut album Yo! Bumrush The Show in 1987, Public Enemy came back in 88′ with their sophomore effort It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (which is a mouthful to say or spell, so I’ll … Continue reading →

  (I just came across this album at a used cd store yesterday. I do like some of Ice-T’s later work, and since it was only a few dollars I figured, why not? Insert this one after Bigger And Deffer) … Continue reading →

  Years before Will Smith would become a bona fide Hollywood/Box Office phenomenon, he was known to the world as The Fresh Prince (not of Bel Air but of Philly), the rapper and one half of the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff … Continue reading →

Hot off the success of his 1985 debut Radio, LL came back two years later with his sophomore effort Bigger and Deffer (also referred to by its acronym BAD, which is the title that actually appears on the album cover).  On BAD we find … Continue reading →

  Paid In Full is the debut album from the legendary duo Eric B & Rakim, hailing from Long Island, NY. As the story goes: In 1985 Eric Barrier, then a deejay at WBLS in NY, was in search of … Continue reading →