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12 Days of Early 90's Hip Hop - Day 12

A sad day is upon us as we say goodbye to Christmas and 12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop but not before we hear from Gravediggaz… N****mortis/ 6 Feet Deep – Gravediggaz (1994) Produced by Prince Paul, RZA, & others Taking the final spot in the early 90’s countdown is an album I love with …

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SATURDAY MATINÉE: Stray Phrases - J Dilla's Donuts

New York trio Stray Phrases perform J Dilla’s Donuts live in its entirety on this week’s Saturday Matinée. Covers of hip hop tracks are commonplace in music and jazz covers of hip hop are getting more popular but this one may have a special place in the hearts of Dilla fans (maybe even alongside Suite …

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12 Days of Early 90's Hip Hop - Day 11

We’re nearly finished with our 12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop and on Day 11, we gaze into the horizon as The Sun Rises In The East in 1994… The Sun Rises in The East – Jeru The Damaja (1994) Produced by DJ Premier This is Premier’s first solo-produced LP outside of Gang Starr. …

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12 Days of Early 90's Hip Hop - Day 10

The antepenultimate Day 10 of 12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop and we’ve finally leaped into the future. Well, 1994 anyway… NAS – Illmatic (1994) Produced by DJ Premier, Large Professor, Q-Tip, Pete Rock and others I previously proclaimed that Enter the Wu: 36 Chambers was the greatest Hip Hop album of all time, …

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12 Days of Early 90's Hip Hop - Day 9

So, it’s Day 9 of 12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop and we’re on a Quest in 1993… Midnight Marauders – A Tribe Called Quest (1993) Produced by A Tribe Called Quest, Large Professor and Skeff Anselm You couldn’t have a definitive list of early 90’s Hip Hop without including Q-Tip and crew. This …

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12 Days of Early 90's Hip Hop - Day 8

We’re onto Day 8 of 12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop and we’re entering the 36 Chambers tonight… Enter The Wu Tang: 36 Chambers – Wu Tang Clan Produced by RZA, ODB, Method Man and Ghostface Killah We live in an age where superlatives are passed around like corporate bribes at the annual Tory …

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BoomBaptist - Jazz Hands

They say the stars at night are big and bright deep in the heart of Texas. If you’re Austin, TX native BoomBaptist, you have to be feeling like your about to go supernova at any given moment.

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12 Days of Early 90's Hip Hop - Day 7

Happy new year on Day 7 of 12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop and The Oynx is here… Bacdafucup – Onyx (1993) Produced by Chyskillz, Kool Tee, Jam Master Jay and Jeff Harris This debut album from Onyx made the sort of impact one more readily associates with a heavy-duty post-apocalyptic street assault. It’s …

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VIDEO: RKZ - Superstars feat. Sian Sanderson

Sampleface favourite RKZ’s starts the new year off with a superb video for his track Superstars featuring the delectable Sian Sanderson. Happy new year to you all! We couldn’t think of anything better to kick 2013 off than the new video from RKZ. While his mixtape Words of Adrenaline is picking up steam, he dropped …