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. It was at Adelphi University in Long Island where Chuck had been DJing and Read More ...
Here is a video from 1996, Biggie Smalls performing at Harlem’s Apollo. He performs Warning and Juicy, Me and My B*tch [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyuLMPCcsHk] Shouts to DJ SWB & Big Murph
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 [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lk0rqfNId0I]
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 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqzh31p0EZY] Imagine what Tupac would say over the Sean Bell verdict!
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’ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekSuZ1Xi738] Leave your comments for Foxy below. We should hopefully hearing from Foxy soon. Welcome Back Foxy
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 heavily sampled by later artists. Aint No Half Steppin – Produced by Marley Read More ...
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 [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=6x5Olen_1co] B-Side I Shot The Sherriff [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=41gvI3XH_zI]
