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When it comes to commercial success, Too Short might have the most understated commercially successful run in hip-hop history. After selling God knows how many copies of numerous underground tapes and his first three albums (Don’t Stop Rappin’, Players, and … Continue reading →

1996 is coming to an end here at TimeIsIllmatic. The next three reviews are ‘96 album releases that I added to my collection just in the past few months. Hope you enjoy the read! Kris Kross became a pop phenomenon … Continue reading →

I’ve been covering a whole lot of Christian rap this past month that I’m sure most of you could care less about. Thanks for sticking with me through it regardless, and rest assured that more secular reviews are right around … Continue reading →

By 1996, T-Bone was probably the biggest name in the Christian hip-hop subculture. He was kind of the Lecrae of his era, only on a much smaller scale, monetarily, commercially, and notoriety-wise. So, really, he was no Lecrae at all. … Continue reading →

The Tunnel Rats were a Southern California-based Christian collective of emcees and producers, whose crew name is cleverly derived from the special unit of American and allied soldiers who performed underground search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War. Led … Continue reading →

After making a few colorfully impressive cameos on a couple of different EPMD records, Redman would sign a solo deal with Rush/Chaos, dropping his debut album, Whut? Thee Album, in September of 1992. The album would become a critical darling … Continue reading →

After releasing their 1994 dud of a debut album, Blunted On Reality (which lived up to its title, even if not the way Fugees intended), the Haitian trio would go back to the lab to do some soul-searching and refining. … Continue reading →

Under his government name, Keith Murray made quite the first impression in 1993 with his scene- stealing appearance on Erick Sermon’s “Hostile” single. Using the opportunity to put his murderous poetry in motion, Keith would end the verse with a … Continue reading →

After growing tired of the shady business practices of Eazy-E and Jerry Heller, Dr. Dre would soon follow Ice-Cube’s lead, removing the broomstick from his ass and parting ways with Ruthless Records and the pioneering gangsta rap group, N.W.A. He … Continue reading →

The first time I ever heard Foxy Brown rhyme was on LL Cool J’s “I Shot Ya (Remix)” from the Mr. Smith album. Legend has it that while the production team, Trackmasters, were working on Mr. Smith, they saw Foxy … Continue reading →