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Otis Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973), known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper. He is widely known for his collaborations with MF DOOM (as Madvillain), J Dilla (as Jaylib), and Freddie Gibbs (as MadGibbs). Madlib has described himself as a “DJ first, producer second, and MC last.” His […]
Expansion Team is the second album from West Coast hip-hop group Dilated Peoples. The release is widely considered the group’s best album, led by the hit rap single “Worst Comes to Worst”, sampled from William Bell’s “I Forgot to Be Your Lover”. Expansion Team features production from Dilated members Evidence and Babu, as well as […]
Bow Down is the debut studio album by American West Coast hip-hop supergroup Westside Connection. It was released on October 22, 1996, through Priority Records. Recording sessions took place at Ice Cube’s house studio, Westsiiiiide Studios, in California, except for the song “Gangstas Make the World Go Round”, which was recorded at Treehouse Studios in […]
I Wish My Brother George Was Here is the debut solo studio album by American hip-hop musician Del the Funky Homosapien. It was released by Elektra Records in 1991. It peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number 48 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It has been incorrectly […]
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre’s debut solo single, “Deep Cover”, and then on Dre’s debut solo album, The Chronic. Broadus has since sold […]
It’s On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa is the second and final EP released by rapper Eazy-E during his lifetime. It was released on October 19, 1993 by Relativity Records, Epic Records, and Eazy-E’s Ruthless Records, largely to answer Dr. Dre’s debut solo album The Chronic, which, massively popular that year, repeatedly attacks Eazy. Eazy’s most […]
The Diary is the third studio album by American rapper Scarface. The album was released on October 18, 1994, by Rap-A-Lot and Noo Trybe. This album is one of the few to receive a perfect rating from both The Source Magazine and XXL. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and […]
Sons of the P is the second album by Digital Underground, released in 1991. The album contained two hit singles, “No Nose Job” and “Kiss You Back,” both of which were written by and featured the lead vocals of Greg Jacobs (a.k.a. Shock G/Humpty Hump). The latter featured multi-layered choruses and background vocals sung by […]
