Jon Owens (born December 19, 1973), known by his stage name Casual, is an American rapper and producer from Oakland, California, and one of the founding members of the alternative hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics. After his debut album Fear Itself garnered both critical and commercial success, Casual went on to become one of the most prominent […]
Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool (commonly referred to as The Cool) is the second studio album by American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released on December 18, 2007, by 1st & 15th Entertainment and Atlantic Records. Recording sessions took place from 2006 to 2007, with Lupe Fiasco himself, alongside Charles Patton (Chilly) serving as the records […]
Business as Usual is the third album by hip hop duo EPMD.[5] It was released on December 18, 1990, and was their first on Def Jam, after being signed (along with Nice & Smooth) from their former label, Fresh Records. It was also the first release under Def Jam’s new Rush subsidiary, which allowed founder […]
Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 – April 9, 2021), known professionally as DMX (short for “Dark Man X”), was an American rapper and actor. He began rapping in the early 1990s and released his debut album It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot in 1998, to both critical acclaim and commercial success, selling 251,000 copies within […]
Stillmatic is the fifth studio album by American rapper Nas, released on December 18, 2001, by Ill Will and Columbia Records. In contrast to his previous work’s gangsta rap themes, the album contains socially conscious and philosophical themes similar to his 1994 debut Illmatic. Nas’ lyrics address topics such as ghetto life, American politics, and […]
SALUD! Even though I live in Tampa Bay, it’s only a matter of time that I’m back home visiting Nashville. This time around, my guy Brian Carter (aka BC) and I had the chance to hit up Fait La Force Brewing. They’re located a few blocks south of downtown in the Wedgewood-Houston area aka “WeHo”. […]
The Professional is the debut studio album by American record producer DJ Clue?. It was released on December 15, 1998, via Roc-A-Fella Records. Recording sessions took place at Alien Flyers, Platinum Island Studios, Desert Storm Studios, Soundtrack Studios, The Hit Factory, Sound On Sound Studios and at D&D Studios in New York City, Krosswire Studios […]
E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front is the third studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes. It was released on December 15, 1998, by Flipmode and Elektra Records in North America. The album follows the apocalyptic theme explored by Rhymes’ first two albums, The Coming (1996) and When Disaster Strikes (1997). Musically, the […]
The Chronic is the debut studio album by the American hip-hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his record label Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in […]
SALUD! So when my wife and I moved to Florida a couple years ago, my brother Hashim (and several others for that matter) highly recommended I hit J.Wakefield Brewing as soon as possible. The pandemic delayed things a bit but, here recently, I was finally headed to check’em out! On my way to Fort Lauderdale […]
