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3 days ago · Before Kool Keith re-fashioned himself as hip hop’s ultimate eccentric, he first came to prominence as a member of the group Ultramagnetic MCs. Their debut album Critical Beatdown straddles the end of hip hop’s formative era and the beginning of the Golden Age. Some of the material, in fact, dates back to ‘86, when most rap music still ...
Hell Hath No Fury - Clipse. Hiding Places - Billy Woods. From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots - Dalek. Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star - Black Star. Pray For Paris - Westside Gun. 12.
4 days ago · Hip to Bop: The Essential Jazz Rap Albums. by Brian Zimmerman. Jazz and hip-hop are dialects of the same language. Put them together and the conversation can be sublime. From jazz artists with hip-hop sensibilities to rappers versed in the rhythms of jazz, here are 15 albums that bridge the gap. The Last Poets The Last Poets (Douglas), 1970 The ...
3 days ago · The Notorious B.I.G. — Ready to Die (1994) The Notorious B.I.G. pulled back the curtain on his life with Ready to Die, a project that muses on the pros and cons of a life of crime and hip-hop ...
3 days ago · October 30, 2002, Queens, New York (aged 37) Jam Master Jay (born January 21, 1965, New York, New York, U.S.—died October 30, 2002, Queens, New York) was an American rap musician and producer who was a member of Run-DMC, the first rap group to attract a worldwide audience. The group is credited with bringing hip-hop into the cultural ...
5 days ago · Adding to the turmoil, Bangladesh would later blast Wayne, Birdman, and Cash Money over alleged non-payment. 8. Juicy – Produced by Sean “Diddy” Combs, Poke, and Pete Rock. One of the greatest Hip Hop songs of all time heavily sampled Mtume’s “Juicy Fruit” -- specifically, a “Fruity Instrumental” remix of the R&B cut.
2 days ago · The album was awarded CD of the Year at the next year's BET Hip Hop Awards, while it was nominated for Outstanding Album at the 2011 NAACP Image Awards. [162] [163] The album received a nomination for Top Rap Album at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards , though ultimately lost to fellow rapper Eminem 's Recovery .
