Soul Survivor is the debut studio album of hip-hop producer and emcee Pete Rock, formerly of the acclaimed duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth. Rock contributes to all the production on the release, as well as a number of verses while leaving a large part of the rhyming to several guest artists; such as Kurupt […]
“Believe Me” A critical eye changes you, believe you me. What once could be praised as experience is now perceived and feels like… like crow’s feet? Yo, I’m tired of the dialogue and simply exhausted at attempts to convince a beautiful Bird to fly when she doesn’t believe. While flights might potentially shorten the distance […]
Midnight Marauders is the third studio album by American hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released on November 9, 1993, by Jive Records. Recording sessions for the album occurred at Battery Studios, Platinum Island Studios, and Sorcerer Sound in New York City. Its production was mainly handled by Q-Tip, with contributions from Skeff Anselm, Large […]
Bradley Terrence Jordan (born November 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Scarface, is an American rapper and record producer best known as a member of the Geto Boys, a hip-hop group from Houston, Texas. He grew up in Houston and is originally from the city’s South Acres (Crestmont Park) neighborhood. In 2012, The […]
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is the debut studio album by the American hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released on November 9, 1993, by Loud Records. Recording sessions took place from late 1992 to early 1993 at Firehouse Studio in New York City, and the album was produced by the group’s de facto leader RZA. Its […]
Dwight Arrington Myers (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), known professionally as Heavy D, was a Jamaican-born American rapper, record producer, and actor. Myers was the leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a group that included dancers/hype men G-Whiz (Glen Parrish) and “Trouble” T. Roy (Troy Dixon), as well as DJ and producer […]
Straight out the Jungle is the debut album from the hip-hop group Jungle Brothers. The album marked the beginning of the Native Tongues collective, which later featured popular artists such as De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, and Black Sheep. The album’s masters have a lower quality than other hip-hop albums of its kind, […]
The Main Ingredient is the second album by Pete Rock & CL Smooth, released on November 8, 1994. It is the duo’s last studio album to date. Characterized by sultry soul and jazz samples, The Main Ingredient saw a more polished sound than the duo’s debut, building on the praise that they had already garnered. […]
Liquid Swords is the second solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan member GZA, released on November 7, 1995, by Geffen Records. Recording sessions for the album began midway through 1995 at producer RZA’s basement studio in the New York City borough of Staten Island. The album heavily samples dialogue from the martial arts film Shogun […]
Soul Food is the debut album from the Atlanta hip-hop group Goodie Mob, released by LaFace Records. Its title track was a hit single and the album included the first use of the term ‘dirty south’ (originated by Cool Breeze), on the track of the same name. The Goodie Mob quartet includes Cee-Lo Green, Big […]
