From 1993 Album: “Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.”….. Tupac Amaru Shakur born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac, Makaveli, and Pac, was an American rapper and actor. As of 2007, Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide. His double disc albums All Eyez on
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From 1990 Album: “Wanted Dead Or Alive”…[Artist info below]….. Queens-based Kool G Rap & DJ Polo left one of the most impressive rap discographies in their wake. Though Kool G Rap’s growth as an MC from their first single in 1986 to their final album in 1992 was considerable, the duo started off running and
From 1987 Album: “Kool & Deadly (Justicizms)”…[Artist info below]….. Get Just-Ice’s Music: & http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/just-ice/id192741357 A former bouncer at punk clubs, Joseph Williams, Jr. was the first of the New York rappers to embrace gangsta rap, and when he burst out of Ft. Greene, Brooklyn as Just-Ice, he gained instant notoriety. Muscle-bound, tattooed, aggressive — he
From 1993 Album: “Here Come The Lords”…[Artist info below]….. The Lords of the Underground (L.O.T.U.G.) are a hip-hop trio based in Newark, New Jersey. MCs Mr. Funke and DoItAll Dupré met DJ Lord Jazz (a native of Cleveland) when all three were undergraduates at Shaw University. The three are perhaps best remembered for the singles
From 1992 Album: “Business Never Personal”….. EPMD’s Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/therealepmd Get EPMD’s music: & http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/epmd/id384304 EPMD is an American hip hop group from Brentwood, New York. The group’s name is a concatenation of the members’ name “E” and “PMD” or an acronym for “Erick and Parrish Making Dollars” (later “Erick and Parrish Millennium Ducats”), referencing its
From 1998 Album: “The Moment Of Truth”….. Gang Starr’s Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/gangstarr DJ Premier’s Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/djpremier Guru’s Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/djpremier Get Gang Starr’s Music: & http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=112111 The group was founded in 1986 by Guru (then known as Keithy E. The Guru) and DJ 1,2 B-Down (also known as Mike Dee) with various producers, such as Donald D,
From 1993 Album: “The Four Horsemen”….. Ultramagnetic MCs Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ultramagneticmcs Get Ultramagnetic MCs Music: & http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=145935593 The Ultramagnetic MCs is a hip hop group made up of Kool Keith, Ced Gee, TR Love, and Moe Love. Tim Dog became an unofficial member in 1989. In 1990, DJ Jaycee was added as Roadmanager and backup DJ.
From 1996 Single: “Dead Presidents”… Jay-Z’s Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/jayz Get Jay-Z’s Music: & http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=112080 “Dead Presidents” is the debut single released in promotion by rapper Jay-Z’s from his debut album Reasonable Doubt. Its lyrics about the drug dealing underworld have made it a hip hop classic and a staple in Jay-Z’s collection of tracks. The song’s
From 1994 Album: “Ambushed”….. Get Da Bush Babees Music: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Da+Bush+Babees & Da Bush Babees is a group of underground hip-hop artists loosely affiliated with the Native Tongues. The members of the group are Babe-B-Face Kaos (later Lee Majors), Mister Man (later Mr. Khaliyl) and Y-Tee. The three grew up in Jamaica and Trinidad, and hence