[youtube]YCU-qgR_4bM[/youtube] DJ Premier’s jazzy handicraft and his work as one-half of Gangstarr has made him one of hip-hop’s most venerated sonic masters. The combination of his percussive jazz samplings and Guru’s cool but deliberate vocals made them the authors of a New Age blues in hip-hop. Gangstarr’s 6 album outputContinue Reading
[vimeo]45722608[/vimeo] Rakim: The Definition Of A Classic is a short documentary that gives a brief overview of Rakim’s importance to hip-hop. DJ Premier and Bill Adler offer insight into why Paid In Full changed the course of rap music. Related posts: Rakim At The Highline Ballroom-7th Seal Preview 8/13/09 Throwback:Continue Reading
[youtube]qXzWlPL_TKw[/youtube] Twenty-six years ago Run DMC stormed into the museum of rock and put their trademark Stetson fedoras on top of mannequin heads designed to look like The Beatles. The late actor Calvin DeForest tried to shoo them out by yelling, “You don’t belong here†but Darryl and Run refusedContinue Reading
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