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    Sir Mix-A-Lot Posse on Broadway for Throwback Thursday

    Let’s take a trip back to the 80s and the year 1988 to be exact. The original Golden Age of Hip Hop was 1988 seeing they produced a lot of classics. This is when I became a fan of hip hop due to the like of Eric B & Rakim. EPMD, Public Enemy, Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, KRS-One, Doug E. Fresh and many others made me a fan. Those artists that are mentioned have had a lot of love to this day and deservedly so. There are a lot of rappers that drop music that year and haven’t been shown the same love. One of those rappers is Sir…

  • Jaheim Featuring Keyshia Cole I’ve Changed for Throwback Thursday
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    Jaheim Featuring Keyshia Cole I’ve Changed for Throwback Thursday

    Jaheim was one of the illest singers to come out in the 2000s. He had an old-school voice that resonated with people who love R&B. From 2001 to 2007, Jaheim released four albums and they all went at least gold. Ghetto Love and Still Ghetto were his first two albums and he earned platinum plaques from them. The third album was released almost 3.5 years later, and it was called Ghetto Classics. The following year Jaheim released his fourth album called The Making of a Man. The Makings of a Man was his last album to chart, and it was a great project. This album was one of the many…

  • Scrappy No Problem for Throwback Thursday
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    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…

  • The D.O.C. The Formula for Throwback Thursday
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    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,…

  • Usher U Don’t Have to Call for Throwback Thursday
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    Usher U Don’t Have to Call for Throwback Thursday

    Usher has been in the news a lot for the past year or so. We all remember the stuff with KeKe Palmer about a year ago. Usher was serenading women, and it made a lot of headlines. Usher released his ninth studio album called Coming Home last Friday. Every album Usher has released went on to go at least gold. The only ones to go gold were his self-titled first album in 1994 and the Hard II Love one from 2016. If that wasn’t enough, Usher performed at the Halftime show of last week’s Super Bowl. If that wasn’t enough, it was rumored that Usher married his girlfriend while in…

  • Silk Lose Control for Throwback Thursday
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    Silk Lose Control for Throwback Thursday

    We are moving along seeing we’re already in February of 2024. As always, the tracks featured for Throwback Thursday are songs from albums that made my playlist the past week. Last week, we went back to the 80s and Freddie Jackson and his classic You Are My Lady. We are going back to the 90s with another classic R&B track. Do you remember Silk? Silk was the group discovered by the legendary Keith Sweat in the early 90s. Silk released their debut album Lose Control in late 1992. Lose Control went on to sell over two million copies and they helped usher in a new Golden Age of R&B. Freak…

  • Freddie Jackson You Are My Lady for Throwback Thursday
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    Freddie Jackson You Are My Lady for Throwback Thursday

    Freddie Jackson was one of the biggest R&B singers to hit the scene in the 1980s. Jackson released his debut album, Rock Me Tonight back in April of 1985. Rock Me Tonight sold well over a million records. The first single was the title track and it spent six weeks atop the Billboard Hot Black Singles. You Are My Lady was the next single and it spent a couple of weeks atop the Billboard R&B charts. The Greatest Hits of Freddie Jackson was one of the albums that was in my rotation this week. The greatest hits album featured some of the biggest hits of his career. Freddie Jackson is…

  • Method Man and Redman How High for Throwback Thursday
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    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…

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    Wale LoveHate Thing for Throwback Thursday

    One of the albums that was in my rotation this week was The Gifted by Wale. The Gifted was the follow-up to his gold selling MMG debut project Ambition. To prep for the album, Wale released his 8th mixtape titled Folarin. The Gifted reached the top of the charts as the #1 rap album and it went gold also. Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Juicy J, Jerry Seinfeld, 2 Chainz, Cee Lo Green, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, and others appeared. The Gifted became Wale’s first US number one debut and his second top-ten album. There were four official singles off the album and one of them is my featured track this week.…

  • Ludacris Child of the Night Featuring Nate Dogg
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    Ludacris Child of the Night Featuring Nate Dogg

    Recently, there was a discussion regarding who’s the most underrated rapper of all-time. One name came to my mind after plenty of thought and it was Ludacris. Ludacris can spit, he’s witty, has fun and can hit you with some crazy bars. Ludacris is more known for his roles in the Fast & Furious franchise over the years. Luda haven’t put out an album since 2015. He’s been teasing by putting out random freestyles on his Instagram page. Recently, he was honored with the Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Before that, he was listed as one of the 50 greatest rappers ever by Billboard magazine. This past week, one of…

  • Killer Mike All 4 U for Throwback Thursday
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    Killer Mike All 4 U for Throwback Thursday

    Killer Mike just dropped one of my favorite albums this year in Michael. Michael is his 6th album and it’s a good album. Killer Mike is known more for his political stance and views he’s been sharing over the years. Mike recently teamed with T.I. to reopen a prominent seafood spot in Atlanta. While Mike has flexed his entrepreneurial skills, he’s been in the game for over 20 years now. In March of 2003, Killer Mike released his debut album called Monster. Monster debut at #4 and he boasted some big features on his debut joint. Outkast, T.I and Bun B all made appearances on Monster.  Mike dropped two singles…

  • Lil Wayne Tie My Hands Featuring Robin Thicke
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    Lil Wayne Tie My Hands Featuring Robin Thicke

    Lil Wayne is widely known as one of the greatest rappers to ever touch the mic. We can all agree that his run in the mid-200s was legendary. Lil Wayne has influenced a lot of the newer rappers of this generation. A few days ago, tha Carter III turned 15 years old.  Jay-Z, T-Pain, Fabolous, Robin Thicke, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, Babyface, Bobby V, and Kanye West all made appearances. Tha Carter III debuted atop the Billboard charts by selling over a million records in its first week. From the middle of March to the end of September, Lil Wayne released five singles. In total, Tha Carter III has sold…

  • Brandy Have You Ever? For Throwback Thursday
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    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…

  • 50 Cent Position of Power for Throwback Thursday
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    50 Cent Position of Power for Throwback Thursday

    It’s hard to believe that the Get Rich or Die Trying album turned 20-years-old a few months ago. To celebrate the milestone, 50 Cent announced a new tour called The Final Lap to commemorate the album’s anniversary. You can visit his website to the date and to purchase tickets when he hits your town. 50 Cent hit the scene and took the rap game by storm along with his G-Unit crew. Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, Tony Yayo and even The Game all experienced success under the G-Unit umbrella. Unfortunately, 50 isn’t cool with them anymore except for Tony Yayo because it would be nice to see G-Unit on stage together.…

  • Bun B You’re Everything for Throwback Thursday
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    Bun B You’re Everything for Throwback Thursday

    UGK is one of the most influential groups or duos to ever touch the mic. Unfortunately, Chad Butler aka Pimp C passed away in December of 2007. Bun B dropped his solo debut two years prior called Trill. About five months later, Bun B released his second solo joint called II Trill. II Trill became the #1 album in the country and has sold over 300,000 copies. Lil Wayne, Lupe Fiasco, Juvenile, Pimp C, Young Buck, Slim Thug, Chamillionaire, 8Ball & MJG all made appearances. One of my favorite tracks off the album is called You’re Everything. You’re Everything features southern all-stars Rick Ross, David Banner, 8Ball & MJG. With…

  • Nelly Dilemma Featuring Kelly Rowland for Throwback Thursday
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    Nelly Dilemma Featuring Kelly Rowland for Throwback Thursday

    In the early-2000s, Nelly was one of the biggest rappers in the world. Even Jay-Z shouted him out on Excuse Me Miss. Jay mentioned that only his crew, Eminem and Nelly were moving units during that time. Nelly released his debut album Country Grammar in 2000. Country Grammar sold over 10 million units off the strength of four singles. Nelly also introduced the world to his St. Lunatics crew. Two years later, Nelly released his second joint titled Nellyville. Nellyville was another strong effort from Nelly. In my opinion, the second one is better than the debut project. The album went on to sell over 7 million copies and he…

  • The Roots What They Do for Throwback Thursday
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    The Roots What They Do for Throwback Thursday

    The Roots have been putting it down for almost 30 years now. They hit the scene all the way back in 1994 with their From the Ground Up EP. Black Thought is one of the greatest rappers to ever touch the mic. Black Thought is listed as the 28th greatest rapper of all-time by Billboard magazine. There discography consists of fourteen studio albums, plus three collaborative studio albums, three compilation albums, two extended plays, and two live albums. In addition, that those joints, Black Thought has released three studio and three EPs also. In 1995 is when I became a huge fan of The Roots. The Do You Want More…

  • Come and Talk to Me by Jodeci for Throwback Thursday
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    Come and Talk to Me by Jodeci for Throwback Thursday

    This week was one for memory lane because it was lot of great times in the 90s. My week was filled with a lot of classic R&B music from that era. While listening to the debut joint from KCi & JoJo, it took me back to the Jodeci times. Jodeci is one of the greatest R&B groups of not only the 90s, but of all-time. This month will make 32 years they released their classic, debut joint Forever My Lady. The album went triple platinum and made them major stars during this time. Jodeci marked a new era of R&B and they set the trend for what was to come…