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Posted in Busy Bee

Busy Bee – “Making Cash Money”: Party Rhymes and the Art of Early Hip-Hop Swagger

schill October 18, 2025
Posted in Funky 4 + 1

Funky Four Plus One – “Do You Want to Rock (Before I Let Go)”: The Groove Before the Golden Age

schill October 18, 2025
Posted in Fearless Four

Fearless Four – “Rockin’ It”: The Precision and Poetry of Early Rap’s Unsung Architects

schill October 18, 2025
Posted in Treacherous Three

The Treacherous Three – “Yes We Can-Can”: Hip-Hop’s Early Rallying Cry of Brilliance and Bravado

schill October 18, 2025
Posted in Busy Bee Kool Moe Dee

Clashing Titans: The Legendary Kool Moe Dee vs. Busy Bee Rap Battle at Harlem World, 1981

schill October 6, 2025
Posted in Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde

The Genius of “Genius Rap”: Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde’s Timeless Classic

schill September 22, 2025
Posted in The D.O.C.

The D.O.C.’s “It’s Funky Enough”: A Game-Changer in Hip-Hop History

schill September 22, 2025
Posted in Eazy-E

“Cruisin’ Down the Street in My Six-Four: Eazy-E’s ‘Boyz-n-the-Hood’ and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap”

schill September 22, 2025
Posted in Ice-T

“Colors of the Streets: Ice-T’s ‘Colors’ and the Birth of West Coast Reality Rap”

schill September 22, 2025
Posted in Sir Mix-A-Lot

“Rolling Deep in Seattle: The Enduring Street Swagger of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s ‘Posse on Broadway’”

schill September 22, 2025
Posted in JJ Fad

“Rhyme at the Speed of Sound: The Lasting Impact of J.J. Fad’s ‘Supersonic’ on Hip-Hop and Pop Culture”

schill September 22, 2025
Posted in LL Cool J

“Smooth Return to the Spotlight: LL Cool J’s Timeless Swagger in ‘Going Back to Cali’”

schill September 22, 2025
Posted in Tone Loc

“Pour Another Round of Funk: Tone-Lōc’s ‘Funky Cold Medina’ and the Nightclub Concoction That Shook Hip-Hop”

schill September 22, 2025
Posted in Kool Moe Dee

“Riding Into Hip-Hop History: Kool Moe Dee’s ‘Wild Wild West’ and the Sound of Urban Frontiers”

schill September 22, 2025
Posted in Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three

Let the Motherf*er Burn: The Lasting Legacy of Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three’s ‘The Roof Is on Fire’

schill September 22, 2025