The Numbers Game: Mariah Carey Debuts At #3
This week we have eight Hip-Hop/R&B debuts on the charts this week…and six placed below #65. I’m still playing catch up from my little break from the internet I took a few days ago so I’m not gonna get too deep this week (How many weeks have I been saying that?)
Ghostface Killah|Ghostdini: The Wizard Of Poetry In Emerald City
Ghostface Killah doing an R&B theme/inspired album really shouldn’t surprise anybody. Songs like “All That I Got Is You”, “Never Be The Same Again”, “Beauty Jackson”, & “Back Like That” already proved that when it comes to the subject of the love or the opposite sex, Tony Starks provides
iPod Hustle: Big Sean, Ghostface Killah, & Andre 3000
Here we are again. This is where I pick some songs off my ever present iPod and explain to you what I’m currently listening to. Sometimes it’s new stuff; sometimes it’s old stuff, but all the time its good stuff. In this go around
Wu-Tang Clan|Chamber Music
With love comes jealousy. And a strong rise always leaves room for a rough fall. However, I never understood why Wu-Tang caught such strong hate after Wu-Tang Forever. It may have been over saturation of the market between the highly successful classic
The Best 30 Rappers Over 30
A few Tuesday’s ago (May, 19th to be exact) we saw album releases from Busta Rhymes, Method Man/Redman, & of course, Eminem. This was so far the biggest release date of 2009. All three acts that I mentioned are veterans in the game and well respected by their peers. Another thing they have in common: [...]
Song of the Week: Baby Huey & The Babysitters – “Hard Times”
This week we’re going way back. No really. I mean way back to 1970. This week I wanted to do something different and feature a song that has been sampled numerous times in Hip-Hop. “Hard Times” by Baby Huey & the Babysitters.
Raekwon|Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… [1995]
People overuse the word “classic” when talking about albums these days. When 14 years can go by and your album is still fresh to every Hip-Hop head, that my friends, is CLASSIC. When your album is referred as “the Purple Tape” you know that is has to be one of Hip-Hop’s greatest masterpieces. I [...]
Wu-Tang Clan|Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers [1993]
Released in 1993 during the East Coast Renaissance, a time which we saw Das EFX, Black Moon, Nas, Onyx, and many other NY groups were ushering in a new era in Hip-Hop. But no one was prepared for the worldwide impact of the Wu-Tang Clan. Boasting 9 members, RZA, GZA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, [...]
Fest & MJ, Pretty Toney, & 2 Girls 1 Cup
It’s been a while since I did a We Want Easy where I actually tell you what I think is hot right now. I mean, I do an iPod Hustle every so once in a while but today I gonna hit you with stuff I think is hot right now (not just a few [...]
Ghostface Killah|The Big Doe Rehab
Ghostface has been one busy guy the last 21 months. Releasing his third, yes I said THIRD album in that time frame. That shows how his grind is, putting out quality music in a short period of time.
