Kanye West Speaks Kanye West has become more famous for his off mic antics than his on mic ability. His run ins with paparazzi have become legendary and troublesome. So much so that a recent encounter with a photographer at LAX landed him in court facing assault charges. Following the incident, we’ve seen a softer …
October 17, 1990 – The Geto Boys released their self titled LP The Geto Boys on the Def American/Warner Bros. Label. The album boasted thirteen cuts, some remixed tracks from the trio’s previous albums Grip It! On That Other Level and Making Trouble, and some new material, and featured cover art reminiscent of the Beatles’ …
Artist/Song Styles P – Good Times OutKast – So Fresh, So Clean Camp Lo – Luchini Aka This Is It Shyne ft. Barrington Levy – Bad Boyz Biz Markie – Biz Is Goin’ Off Jeru The Damaja – Come Clean Luniz – I Got 5 On It The B.U.M.S. – Elevation (Free My Mind) Makaveli …
Lauryn Hill Released From Prison Former Fugees femcee Lauryn Hill walked free from a Connecticut prison on October 4th. She exited the prison several days ahead of her scheduled release date due to several factors one of which being good behavior. She will now spend the next three months under home confinement as part of …
October 7, 1999 – At the height of her success following the release of her debut album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” four musicians who claimed to have co-written and produced on album filed charges against Lauryn claiming that they were not properly credited for their work on the project. The musical collective New Ark …
Artist/Song De La Soul – The Biziness Eric B. & Rakim – Move the Crowd Scarface ft. Jay-Z, Beanie Siegel – Guess Who’s Back (Clean) The Fugees – Ready Or Not KRS-One – The Bridge Is Over Chi-Ali – Age Ain’t Nothin’ But a # Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg – Nuthin But a G Thang (Remix …
Rah Digga Raising Money for a Newark Dance Project Femcee Rah Digga launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a project in her home town of Newark, New Jersey. The campaign launched last week with a donation goal of $20,000 and all proceeds will go to the New Jersey Dance Network, a facility in …
October 3, 2008 – We lost one of the most influential producers in establishing the West Coast hip-hop movement. Johnny J got his first big break in the hip-hop game when the song he produced for a high school friend landed at the number 9 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 The cut was Knockin’ Da …
September 22, 1992 – Redman released his debut album on the Def Jam Records label. We were first introduced to Redman two years prior when he appeared with his then Hit Squad members on the EPMD hit Hardcore, but we didn’t grasp the full scope of his lyrical prowess until Whut? Thee Album hit shelves …
Artist/Song The Roots ft. Erykah Badu and Eve – You Got Me Jay-Z – Regrets LL Cool J – Doin’ It Again Queen Latifah – Princess of the Posse Goodie Mob – Cell Therapy (Album Clean Edit) Coolio ft. L.V. – Gangsta’s Paradise Dr. Dre – Xxplosive [Explicit] Mystikal – Here I Go DJ Jazzy …