Rick Ross has had an impressive run ever since he entered the rap game. Ross was on the independent scene for a minute and was even signed to Suave House Records. After that didn’t work out, he inked a deal with Slip-N-Slide Records. For those who aren’t familiar with Slip-N-Slide Records, they are the home to Trick Daddy and Trina. In 2006, Rick Ross released his debut album called Port of Miami. Port of Miami featured his smash hit, Hustlin’ and it was arguably the biggest hit of the summer. Two years later, he followed that up with a gold selling album called Trilla. The following year he dropped his…
2 Chainz Rap or Go to the League Released 5 Years Ago
2 Chainz is one of the more accomplished rappers of this generation. Chainz got his start as Tity Boi, and he was signed with Ludacris as part of the Playaz Circle. In 2011, he decided to change his stage name to 2 Chainz seeing it as more family friendly. In 2012, 2 Chainz released his debut solo album titled Based on a T.R.U. Story. The album went platinum, and he became another big star in the Atlanta rap scene. Fast forward about seven years later and 2 Chainz released my favorite album from him. Rap or Go to the League was the name of the album and you can stream…
Scrappy No Problem for Throwback Thursday
Lil Scrappy first hit the rap scene about 20 years ago under the tutelage of Lil Jon. A little over 20 years ago, Scrappy & the group Trillville released their debut album. The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy was released on February 24th of 2004. They both had great tracks and the album would go gold. Trillville would go on to have moderate success after the album. They released three more albums, but not as successful as their debut with the final project dropping in 2018. Lil Scrappy had a little more successful run after his debut album. Scrappy discovered Crime Mob and signed…
8 Items We Took on Our Road Trip to Visit Our Daughter for the Weekend
My daughter is getting close to finishing up her freshman year in college. She’s about 3.5 to 4 hours away from home and it feels different at home without her. Despite our hectic schedule, my wife and I still visit her quite often. As a matter of fact, we recently made a trip to see our daughter for the weekend. We decided to take a road trip to visit our daughter and spend the weekend with her. We tend to not take too much whenever we go on these road trips. Below are 8 items we took on our road trip to visit our daughter for the weekend. Snacks There…
The D.O.C. The Formula for Throwback Thursday
In hip hop, there are a lot of “what ifs” that come to mind. What if Big L didn’t get killed early into his career? What would the rap game be like if 2Pac & Biggie didn’t pass away? How great Big Pun would’ve been if he didn’t pass away? One of the first ones that come to mind is the D.O.C. The D.O.C. released his debut album in 1989 called No One Can Do It Better. The album was released on Ruthless Records, and they were running the game at the time. Before Death Row, we had Ruthless and the D.O.C. album would go platinum. Months after its release,…
Kanye West The College Dropout Dropped 20 Years Ago
Kanye West is one of the most controversial musicians of all time. It feels like not a day goes by we don’t see or hear something crazy about Kanye. This is when people started saying we want the old Kanye back. Before all the madness and craziness with him, Kanye worked his way into the good graces of Roc-A-Fella Records. After producing some of Jay-Z’s classic Blueprint album he focused on his solo debut. The College Dropout was the name of his debut album, and it was released 20 years ago today. The College Dropout went on to win several awards for Album of the Year. The album went on…
Method Man and Redman How High for Throwback Thursday
One of the albums that was on my playlist this week was the Best of Method Man. The mixtape featured a lot of classic tracks and features from the legendary MC. These days you can find Method Man on your TV screen than a microphone. Meth is most notable on the series Power Book II: Ghost, which is one of 50 Cent many shows. As we all know, Method Man is a part of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. The debut from the Wu Tang Clan is looked at as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. The following year, Method Man became the first of the Clan…
The Iconic Long Live the Kane Album Released 35 Years Ago Today
Big Daddy Kane is one of the most influential rappers of all-time. Kane was a part of the legendary Juice Crew. Marley Marl, MC Shan, Masta Ace, Craig G and Roxanne Shante were a part of the crew with Kane. The Juice Crew was a legendary group that Nas talked about how influential to him. In 1988, Big Daddy Kane released his debut album called Long Live the Kane. Long Live the Kane dropped 35 years ago today and it was one of the highlights of the original Golden Era. 1988 is considered one of the greatest years of hip hop. Eric B & Rakim, Slick Rick, EPMD, Big Daddy…
Brandy Have You Ever? For Throwback Thursday
Brandy was one of the biggest artists in the 90s. She released her first album in the fall of 1994. At the time of her self-titled debut album, she was only 15 years old. The album won a Soul Train Music for best new artist in 1995. I Wanna Be Down was her big single as it went platinum. The track was so popular that she got Queen Latifah and MC Lyte for the hip hop remix. The album went 4X platinum and Brandy was an overnight sensation. In 1996, Brandy starred in her own sitcom called Moesha. Moesha was a great show, but she returned to the music scene…
MP Da Last Don From Master P Released 25 Years Ago Today
Master P is known to the younger generation as this entrepreneur who has his hands in everything. Back in the 90s, we knew him as the colonel of the Tank. Master P was the owner of No Limit Records. No Limit Records is my second favorite rap label ever and Master P was dropping albums every month. 25 years ago today, Master P released his seventh album called MP Da Last Don. MP Da Last Don was billed as the retirement album from Master P. Master P enjoyed a crazy run starting with the Ice Cream Man album that put him on the map. Ghetto D made him one of…
Eightball Dropped His Lost Album 25 Years Ago Today
If you followed southern hip hop in the 90s, then you are all too familiar with Eightball and MJG. Comin’ Out Hard was their Suave House Records debut album. They dropped that album in the summer of 1993, and it was an instant classic. The following spring, they dropped On Tha Outside Lookin’ In. On Tha Outside Lookin’ In was another instant classic and my personal favorite album of theirs. In the fall of 1995, they reached gold status with their On Top of the World album. On Top of the World was their most successful album and it produced Space Age Pimpin. Eightball and MJG would be a part…
Fiend There’s One In Every Family Released 25 Years Ago Today
In 1998, No Limit Records was the hottest hip hop label in the world. Silkk the Shocker, C-Murder, Young Bleed, and the I Got the Hook Up Soundtrack all dropped at the start of 1998. All those joints dropped before the end of April. You know that Master P was dropping a new album damn near every other week. There’s One in Every Family dropped 25 years ago from Fiend. This was Fiend’s debut album on No Limit Records and it’s one of my favorite No Limit albums. Fiend made a name for himself by appearing on Ghetto D, Life or Death, Charge It 2 Da Game and other No…
Big Pun Capital Punishment Turns 25 Years Old
Big Pun has been regarded as one of the best rappers of all-time. Pun got his start alongside Fat Joe after signing with the Terror Squad. He appeared on some tracks here and there and he outshined anyone he got on a track with. In 1998, Big Pun finally released his first project called Capital Punishment. Capital Punishment was released 25 years ago today. Unfortunately, Big Pun isn’t here to celebrate its success because he passed away. Pun died on February 7th of 2000 due to health problems. His second album was released posthumously in April of 2000. As far as Capital Punishment, it was the first record from a…
Lauryn Hill Ex-Factor for Throwback Thursday
The Fugees were one of the highest selling acts in hip hop in the mid-1990s. Blunted on Reality was their first album that hit the store in 1994. Despite being a good album, it didn’t sell too well after its release. In 1996, they released their second album called The Score. The project was released on the same day as All Eyez on Me by 2Pac. The Score went on to win the Grammy for Best Rap Album. The album went on to sell over 7 million copies and Lauryn Hill was one of the hottest artists in the world. Lauryn Hill also was featured on the classic If I…
Dogg Pound Let’s Play House for Throwback Thursday
The Dogg Pound is one legendary hip hop group that never gets mentioned as one of the greatest duos ever. They appeared on the legendary Death Row albums like the Chronic and Doggystyle. The pair also had classic tracks on the Above the Rim and Murder Was the Case Soundtracks. The Dogg Pound released their debut joint Dogg Food back in 1995. Kurupt and Daz have also put out some great solo records over the years. Daz is one of the more underrated producers as he’s blessed some dope work on several Death Row releases. Many have talked about him giving beats and songs for 2Pac and the classic All…
Goodie Mob Beautiful Skin for Throwback Thursday
Goodie Mob is one of the most underrated rap groups to ever touch the mic. Of course, they are a part of the legendary Dungeon Family with Outkast. They were first introduced to the world on the classic Git Up, Git Out from Outkast’s debut Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. The following year they released their classic debut album, Soul Food. Soul Food has been mentioned by many as one of the most influential albums ever in hip hop. Two and a half years later, Goodie Mob released their second album called Still Standing. Still Standing went gold just like their debut album and it was another great project. They released two singles from…
Natural Born Killaz by Dr. Dre & Ice Cube for Throwback Thursday
Let’s go back to my favorite time of hip hop and that’s the 90s. For this one, we will adventure over to Death Row Records. As many of you know, Death Row Records is my all-time favorite label. I’ve told you about the classic Death Row Records projects you should have in your collection. The Chronic by Dr. Dre started things off and it was followed by Doggystyle from Snoop Dogg. Doggystyle was such a huge album that Snoop made a short film surrounding the Murder Was the Case track. It also came with its own music soundtrack. I’ve stated for the longest it’s one of my favorite rap soundtracks…
Classic Q-Tip Move for Throwback Thursday
A Tribe Called Quest is one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time. They released their first album People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm in 1990. The following year, they dropped their classic Low End Theory. The platinum selling project has been listed as one of the greatest albums ever in many publications. A Tribe Called Quest went on to drop three more albums before calling it quits as a group. In 1998, they dropped their final album The Love Movement. The following year, Q-Tip released his first solo album. The album was called Amplified, and it went gold. Despite the album being a success, Q-Tip…
