The Hip Hop Chronicle UK

I sat down with Emilio Sparks aka “The Charlie Rose of Hip Hop” to talk about a variety of things from The Daytona 500 to COME FLY WITH ME, which drops JUNE 30TH…

 
Cloudkicker TV: Emilio Sparks interviews The Kid Daytona from CloudKickers on Vimeo.
 

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As we proceed with my Throwback Playlist,  this post will feature UK Hip Hop acts from the 1980’s, 1990’s, up until the present time.
Familarise and do your research on thethe artists and groups below.
I will be showcasing more UK & US artists in the future.
This is all Food For The Brain
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Im just going through some music and trying to broaden my knowledge on Hip Hop so I thought I’d share some of the songs that I am listening to right now from Hip Hop artists and groups from the United States.
This is all Food For The Brain
Diamond D - Best Kept Secret

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This isnt really a Hip Hop post but this post is dedicated to anyone who has broken up with a loved one.
Real talk, Love can be a hard thing to manage and sometimes you lose yourself. In light of what happened with Chris Brown and Rihanna, it can sometimes be violent.
On the other hand, it can [...]

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Liverpool FC are Britain’s most successful football/soccer club. 18 league titles, 5 European Cups, 7 FA Cups and 3 Uefa Cups.
This particular track ‘Anfield Rap’ was recorded in 1988 and was written by midfielder John Barnes (the first guy you see in the video).
This video had it all, fresh clothes, graffti, rappin, chains.

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Eric B. was born Eric Barrier in 1965 in Elmhurst, Queens.
Eric B. was a hugely influential DJ and beatmaker whose taste for hard-hitting James Brown samples touched off a stampede through the Godfather of Soul’s back catalog that continues up to the present day.
Rakim was born William Griffin, Jr., in 1968. He came from Long [...]

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Nowadays in Hip Hop we have the term a ‘conscious rapper or MC’ but over 20 years ago, a group known as Public Enemy revolutionised conscious Hip Hop forever.

Consisting of the lead MC, Chuck D, partner Flavor Flav and fabolous production from the legendary Bomb Squad, PE became one of the most definitive groups of all time. [...]

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Here is a video from 1996, Biggie Smalls performing at Harlem’s Apollo. He performs Warning and Juicy, Me and My B*tch
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Shouts to DJ SWB & Big Murph

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A fitting tribute to those celebrating Mother’s Day today. This week’s edition of ‘Back In The Day’ is a mother’s day special.
Tupac Shakur - Dear Mama
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Props to nasforum.net for this. This is a special edition of ‘Back In The Day’
We are told this is a rare interivew of Tupac Shakur from The Death Row Studios in 1995
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Imagine what Tupac would say over the Sean Bell verdict!

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To celebrate Foxy Brown’s release from jail and for all the Foxy Brown fans of the site, we dedicate this week’s ‘Back In The Day’ to Foxy and her smash ‘I’ll Be ft Jay-Z’
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Leave your comments for Foxy below. We should hopefully hearing from Foxy soon.
Welcome Back Foxy

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Big Daddy Kane (real name: Antonio Hardy) a rapper from Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn was influencial in helping both Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls. Kane was part of the Juice Crew.

Kane has worked with artists like Tupac Shakur, Jay-Z, Big L, Patti Le Belle, Public Enemy and Barry White. 
His debut album ‘Long Live Kane’, which ‘Aint No Half Steppin’ is from was [...]

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This brings back memories. 1994 was a good year for Hip-Hop music.
Warren G and Nate Dogg Regulating.
Trivia for y’all, hes Dr.Dre’s Step-Brother.
Big props to ‘The Godfather’.  He will be bringing you knowlege in the near future.
So keep it locked to ‘The Hip-Hop Chronicle’
Regulate
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B-Side
I Shot The Sherriff
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