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For all ya young bucks who think they know this thing called Hip Hop here is a history lesson. Students of the game stay in school. :yeshrug:

The following "oral history" is actually a compilation of statements made by DJ Belal (of Groove B Chill), Freddie "DJ Kaos" Cox (of Too Poetic), Sid "S.I.D." Reynolds (of Sid & B-Tonn and Crimedanch Cartel) and John "Oxygen" Everette. The majority of these were taken from interviews conducted...

Especially the 2nd verse at 1:20 :banderas: Does this song remind you of anything? I can see why they used to call him Baby G Rap :lawd:

For me: Rakim: Casualties of War Know the ledge Mahogony What’s On Your Mind In the Ghetto (for the imagery) Kool G rap (GOAT STORYTELLER): Thug Love Story (Chapter 1,2,3) On the run It’s A Shame Hitman’s Diary One Dark Night Mobstas Train Robbery Straight Jacket Ill Street Blues Edge of...

Racism remains the fulcrum for the controversial shooting deaths of Black citizens by police across the country. Hip Hop fans and social media activists have been reactionary with split-second immediacy on what they have witnessed and shared on platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat...

Damn this album is supremely underrated. Probably in my top 3 favourite Rakim albums, and that includes the first four with Eric B. Hearing Rakim over more refreshed beats is a glorious listening experience. 7 albums and only one of them was meh, Rakim truly mastered the 80s and 90s...

Who bodied this DJ Premier beat more....

I was a fiend before I became a teen I melted microphone instead of cones of ice cream how he jammed all those syllables in this time signature was ridiculous.

they all flow like jazz artists. they cadence they meter they assonance they music theory etc

Big L (Da Graveyard):“I got drug spots from new york to canada. Cause big l be fukkin' with more keys than a janitor” Big L – “No Endz No Skinz” “They wanna know, why big L is so fly? A girl asked me for a ring, and i put one around her whole eye” Big L - “I jumped out the Lincoln, Left him...

Not sure what #1 was :manny:

Ok so some of y'all will be familiar with a project I'm deciding to run. I made this thread: The Official 'Classic Album' Discussion Thread, trying to reach a conclusion as to what defines a classic album. After much discussion, I am running with this definition personally, so take it as you...

Let's be clear, Ra's place in hip-hop ain't on trial. So, I mean no disrespect. His legacy is certified. He's released classics and created a style for a lot of nikkas' favorite rappers to run with. He's quite simply one of the greatest and most influential rappers ever. BUT... And there's a...

In the mid 90's , Bobbito of Bobbito and Strech fame used to have a column called "Soundcheck" where he used to play songs for celebs and get their feedback. Well, Bobbito plays MJ a Rakim song and...:

My first recollection of Hip Hop was listening to Biggie in '94 In 2006, Nas came out with Hip Hop is Dead, and made me go back and look at all the old school artists, from the 70s till now Rakim's "Ain't no Joke" was the first rap song that I ever memorized word for word, bar for bar. Paid in...