February 13, 1996 will always be one of the biggest days in hip hop history. 2Pac released his All Eyez On Me joint and the Fugees dropped the Score also. All Eyez On Me has been talked about ever since. The Score from the Fugees went on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide. Unfortunately, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef and Pras never recorded another album again. The Score has appeared on numerous greatest albums lists. The Fugees went on to win a Grammy for the Best Rap album also. Fu-Gee-La was their first single and it was released in December of 1995. Fu-Gee-La went on to go gold and people were…
The Carter II Dropped 15 Years Ago Today
Lil Wayne has been in the rap game for well over 20+ years now. Recently, Wayne dropped his No Ceilings 3 mixtape on us. Wayne was probably his hottest from around 2002-2005. In 2005, he released his classic mixtape, the Dedication with DJ Drama. Later that year, Wayne released the second installment of his Carter series. The Carter II dropped 15 years ago today. Of course, The Carter II is the follow-up to The Carter he released a year before. The Carter II went on to go double platinum after selling over 240,000 copies in the first week. Fireman was his first single and it went on to go platinum.…
The Sound of Revenge by Chamillionaire Turns 15
Chamillionaire was one of the dopest mixtape rappers not only in Texas, but everywhere. His Mixtape Messiah series is legendary and he was damn good at marketing himself. Nowadays, Chamillionaire is deep in investing and no longer puts out music. 15 years ago today, Chamillionaire dropped his major label debut, The Sound of Revenge. Bun B, Scarface, Killer Mike, Lil Wayne, Pastor Troy and Krayzie Bone all appeared on The Sound of Revenge. Turn It Up was his first single and it featured another Texas artist in Lil Flip. Turn It Up was a nice track as both Flip and Chamillionaire are great rappers. The only other single Chamillionaire released…
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Turns 10 Today
Kanye West is one of the most polarizing figures to ever pick up a mic. We know about his recent struggles with depression and even made a bid to run for President. Kanye is one of the better musicians we’ve had ever as his production has always been great. The College Dropout, Late Registration and Graduation are considered classics. Kanye’s first three albums made him a megastar, but 808s & Heartbreak wasn’t for me. Two years later, Kanye released his 5th solo album. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy featured Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Raekwon, Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, John Legend and many others. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy almost went gold…
LL Cool J Mr. Smith Turns 25 Years Old Today
LL Cool J has gone down as one of the greatest rappers of all-time. LL dropped his first album back in 1985. Radio just turned 35 a few days and it put LL Cool J on the map. After going platinum with his debut album, LL went double platinum with his Bigger and Deffer joint. Fast forward almost 10 years after Radio; LL dropped his 6th album Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith was one of my favorite LL albums as he had a mixture of slow and hard joints. Hey Lover was the first single and it went on to win a Grammy for Best Rap Solo. Boyz II Men song…
On Top of the World Dropped 25 Years Ago by 8Ball & MJG
8Ball & MJG are my favorite duo ever in the hip hop. They were introduced to the world with their classic debut, Comin’ Out Hard. The 9 tracks album had the perfect title because the project was hard. After buying Comin’ Out Hard I was instantly a fan of 8Ball & MJG. The following year, 8Ball & MJG dropped their On Tha Outside Lookin’ In joint. On Tha Outside Lookin’ In was a tremendous album and one that I absolutely love. This is one that I’ve always remembered because it was released on my 17th birthday. The next year 8Ball & MJG came back out with their 3rd album under…
Eminem Encore Released 15 Years Ago Today
Eminem is one of the illest rappers to ever touch the mic and have sold the most records. On this day 15 years ago, Eminem released his 5th album, Encore. The first week alone, Encore went on to sell over a million and half records. Encore was the follow-up to The Eminem Show album that eventually went diamond. Encore went on to sell well over five million copies. Just Lose It was the first single that was released about six weeks prior. Whether you like him or not, Eminem records always sell. Just Lose It sold over two millions copies alone. When it comes to an Eminem album, you already…
Listen to My Top 5 Albums from Nas
We kicked things off last week with the late, great 2Pac. This week, we’ll move to my favorite rapper alive and that’s Nas. Nas has been in the game over 25 years as he made his first appearance on a record in 1991. Live at the Barbeque by Main Source was the introduction to Nas. The verse on the track garnered so much attention for Nas and it landed him a record deal. In 1994, Nas dropped his debut album, Illmatic and it has been called one of the best hip hop records of all-time. Nas have released 11 albums, which include a double disc, 2 collaboration and 3 compilations…
Stream 2 Chainz New Album Rap or Go to the League
After a lot of anticipation, 2 Chainz have finally delivered his 5th studio album. Rap or Go to the League pretty much speaks for itself as 2 Chainz has said this is his most personal project. For those who don’t know, it has been said black men have two options to make it out of the projects. You can either rap or go to the league, so this album was anticipated highly by me. To help get the word out about the album, 2 Chainz enlisted Lebron James to do the A&R on the project. 2 Chainz has appeared on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and on the…
Missy Elliott Releases Debut Album 20 Years Ago Today
What can I say about Missy Elliott that haven’t already been said? She’s innovative, creative, got a great ear for talent and just damn talented. 20 years ago today, Missy Elliott released Supa Dupa Fly, which is her debut album. Her unique style combined r&b, hip hop and crazy production from Timbaland and you got an album that still gets much play in the whip. Before blowing up, she wrote for the late, great Aaliyah that lead to her getting her own record label before releasing an album. Two weeks before the album dropped, she released The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) and it was different and dope as hell. The…
Come Home With Me By Cam’Ron Released 15 Years Ago
Killa Cam released Come Home With Me 15 years ago today. It was the only album he released through Roc-A-Fella Records. It featured Jay-Z, DJ Kay Slay, Juelz Santana, Daz Dillinger, Jim Jones, Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek. The album debuted #2 and sold over 225,000 copies in the opening week of its release. It eventually went on to go platinum, meaning it sold over a million copies. The huge single from the album was Oh Boy that featured Juelz Santana and was also remixed by Mariah Carey. Success continued as they released Hey Ma, which was another smash hit as it also featured Juelz Santana along with Freekey Zekey…
Lupe Fiasco Released His Classic 10 Years Ago Today
They say time flies by too fast and I couldn’t agree with that sentiment more, especially when you think about Lupe Fiasco dropping his classic debut, Food and Liquor album ten years ago today. Before he dropped the Food and Liquor album, he killed the track Touch the Sky off of the debut album from Kanye West back in 2004. Some people only remembered Lupe Fiasco on the track with Kanye before his album dropped, but he dropped the first installment of the Fahrenheit 1/15 mixtapes back in 2005 and released the other two in 2006. The Food and Liquor album was well-received by all the critics were calling him…
Jay-Z Dropped His Blueprint Album 15 Years Ago
It’s crazy how time flies by with today being the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that changed America forever. My condolences go out to the ones that lost their lives and the ones affected by such a terrible event. I remember that day like it was yesterday and at that time it just didn’t seem real to me. That very same day I remember picking up the Blueprint album from Jay-Z. The album had so much hype behind it because the rumored diss track towards Nas that was going to be on the album. After it dropped we found out the track was called The Takeover where he…
