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Bahamadia rose to prominence on the hip-hop scene as the female protégée of Gang Starr's Guru, and lent her smooth-flowing raps to a variety of projects during the late '90s, including several electronica and acid jazz artists. Born Antonia Reed in Philadelphia, Bahamadia started out DJing at local house parties in the early to mid-'80s, and ...
Illadelph Halflife is the third studio album by American hip hop band The Roots. It was released on September 24, 1996 under Geffen Records. Recording sessions took place at Battery Studios in New York City, DARP Studios in Atlanta and at Nebula Studios, Lotheflex's Dungeon, Halfwayhouse, ?uestion's Soup Kitchen and Sonic Studios in Philadelphia from July 1995 to May 1996. Production was ...
Illadelph Halflife was the album released before their breakthrough album Things Fall Apart, one of the most acclaimed albums in the history of the genre, but before that record, The Roots had already released a classic with this album. While this album’s nearly 80-minute length makes it bound to be a bit exhausting and bloated at points.
Sep 24, 1996 · It ain't no pity in this inner city, niggas, fuck it. Exquisite I exhibit to shine, now, check it out. [Chorus: Black Thought] Yeah, to all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' they mind. All my ...
In the meantime, she made a string of musically adventurous guest appearances that solidified her underground reputation: the Roots (Illadelph Halflife's "Push up Ya Lighter"), Sweetback (Sade's backing band), drum'n'bass auteur Roni Size (the title track of the landmark New Forms), Towa Tei, acid jazzers the Brand New Heavies, the Herbaliser ...
Bahamadia rose to prominence on the hip-hop scene as the female protégée of Gang Starr 's Guru, and lent her smooth-flowing raps to a variety of projects during the late '90s, including several electronica and acid jazz artists. Bahamadia is an innovative talent acknowledged in various musical genres as a forerunner of tomorrow’s music.
Sep 22, 2021 · Illadelph Halflife is The Roots’ lengthiest endeavor, clocking in at nearly 80 minutes. And that’s with 20 tracks of solid music, with no dead space to hide bonus tracks. But Illadelph isn’t as sprawling as its runtime suggests. It’s a focused project that’s unified in tone, and results in one of the best albums of 1996.
