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 …
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 …
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 …
Day 6 of 12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop and we haven’t moved from 1993 yet. Here Come the Lords – Lords of The Underground (1993) Produced by Marley Marl, K-Def and DJ Lord Jazz The debut album from LOTUG, with the last full-length production job from Marley Marl, this album was a huge …
We don’t have five gold rings for Day 5 of 12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop but and we’re still in 1993. Black Sunday – Cypress Hill (1993) Produced by DJ Muggs and T-Ray It was a close call with this slot. I almost plumped for Guru’s Jazzmatazz Volume 1, which might just edge it …
Day 4 of 12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop and we’re onto 1993. Menace II Society Soundtrack – Various Artists (1993) Produced by Various Producers I start with the first of the albums released in hip hop’s most golden of years: 1993. I was 14 and knocking about with inappropriate boys. I was too young …
Day 3 of our 12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop and we’re journeying back to 1992. The Chronic – Dr Dre Released December 1992 Produced by Dr Dre and Suge Knight Whichever way you slice the pie, this is an important record. I’m from Manchester and I barely give a fuck about the geographical …
Onto Day 2 of our 12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop and we look at another classic, this time from 1992. Mecca and the Soul Brother – Pete Rock and C. L. Smooth (1992) Produced by Pete Rock, C. L. Smooth and Large Professor The debut album from Pete Rock and C. L. Smooth …
We kick off our 12 Days of Early 90’s Hip Hop with a look at a 1991 classic. The early 90’s was a golden era for hip hop. Some of the most impressive music of all time was created within a three or four year period (1993 in particular yielded an unprecedented body of work). …