Rakim’s second solo album The Master was released in 1999 and it was seven years after his last album with Eric B. DJ Premier produced “When I B On Tha Mic” and Rakim rapped winding word streams over the piano-heavy beat. Rakim gave a salute to street hustlers, women inContinue Reading
DJ Premier’s Hip Hop 50: Volume 1 EP is the first of 10 to kick off Mass Appeal’s celebration of the genre’s 50th year anniversary which is August 11, 2023. There is a different producer at the helm of each EP DJ Premier is the first one. Subsequent EPs willContinue Reading
Gang Starr’s “Mass Appeal” was inspired by the duo’s disenchantment with the sounds of mainstream radio. The song was an attempt to mock what they perceived to be the politics of the music industry. They surpassed their intentions when “Mass Appeal” entered the Billboard 100. But the biggest achievementContinue Reading
[youtube id=”Sff7Kc77QAY”] Run The Jewels see a new world without class restraints in their video for “Ooh LA LA” featuring Greg Nice and DJ Premier. The people shed their currency and dance in the streets as Killer Mike and El-P walk through the crowds. “Ooh LA LA” debuted on theContinue Reading