Author: Mister Anderson
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Critical Beatdown is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Ultramagnetic MCs, released on October 4, 1988, by Next Plateau Records. The album’s rapper and producer Ced-Gee handled production primarily by the group, who employed an E-mu SP-1200 sampler as the album’s primary instrument. Music journalists have noted the album for its innovative […]
Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur and record executive. He co-founded the hip-hop label Def Jam Recordings, and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Tantris. Simmons’ net worth was estimated at $340 million in 2011. After producing or managing artists such as Kurtis Blow, Run DMC, Whodini, […]
Curb Servin’ is the second and final studio album from the hip-hop group WC and the Maad Circle. The group disbanded the following year. Former member Coolio, who had embarked on a successful solo career, appeared on one track. Curb Servin’ peaked at #85 on the Billboard 200, and #15 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. … […]
Talib Kweli Greene is an American rapper from New York. He earned recognition early on through his collaboration with fellow Brooklyn rapper Mos Def in 1997 when they formed the group Black Star. Kweli’s musical career continued with solo success including collaborations with producers and rappers Kanye West, Just Blaze, and Pharrell Williams. His most […]
Tarik Luqmaan Trotter (born October 3, 1973), better known as Black Thought, is an American rapper, actor, and the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group the Roots, which he co-founded with drummer Questlove (Ahmir Thompson). Regarded as “one of the most skilled, incisive, and prolific rappers of his time”, he is widely lauded […]
The Last of a Dying Breed is the sixth studio album by American rapper Scarface. The album was released on October 3, 2000, by Rap-A-Lot Records and Virgin Records. The album was less successful commercially than his last few efforts, but more successful critically. It debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling […]
Coolio died Wednesday in Los Angeles. The rapper who achieved enormous success in the 90s was visiting a friend late Wednesday afternoon when he passed away. Coolio’s longtime manager, Jarez, says Coolio went to the bathroom at his friend’s house, but when he didn’t come out after a while … the friend kept calling for […]
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released on October 1, 1991, by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records.[1][4] The album received critical acclaim, ranking at No. 2 in The Village Voice‘s 1991 Pazz & Jop critics’ poll. The album was released on September […]
