Best way to describe Da Lench Mob? Call it “music to scare white people.” The South Central Los Angeles group of J-Dee, T-Bone and Shorty were brought together by all-around bad mofo Ice Cube on his debut solo album, 1990’s AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted, providing vocal appearances on tracks like “What They Hittin’ Foe” and “Turn Off The Radio” as well ... Read More »
The Jungle Brothers are most one of Hip Hop’s most unsung figures. In the late 1980s, the NYC trio of Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee and DJ Sammy B were the catalysts for a new path in Hip Hop, championing Africa with a rejuvenated sense of youthful expression and uniqueness as well as a very positive style of rhyme and ... Read More »
So we’ve made it. December is winding down and barring any apocalypse, 2013 will be arriving soon and I can’t wait. However, looking back, 2012 has been a pretty dope year for Hip Hop with some strong releases so for this special year-end edition of Forgotten Classics, I wanted to tackle a record from the year, which I can’t call ... Read More »
“Travel at your own pace.” Those are most definitely words to live by and Insight and Damu the Fudgemunk (quite the name) definitely take that mantra to heart as the duo of Y-Society. Emcee Insight hails from Boston and has gained a lot of props from the underground for his grounded lyrics across several solo efforts as well as membership ... Read More »
In my eyes, this particular gem isn’t forgotten at all; it’s just a classic. But of course, an old school burner like this definitely needs to be reintroduced for younger heads that aren’t aware so I had to cover this listen. When I started getting into Hip Hop heavily, 3rd Bass was one of my earliest obsessions. Originally known ... Read More »
“When it seems there’s no one to trust, you can always count on Pharcyde to bust…” If you know Hip Hop, you know The Pharcyde; the Los Angeles troop of Fatlip, Bootie Brown, Imani, and Slimkid3. Their rambunctious and downright odd debut, 1992’s Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde, helped put L.A. alternative rap on the map in the early ‘90s ... Read More »
Before we get into this edition of KN’s Forgotten Classics, let me first say that that’s one hell of a denim getup Stezo’s rocking there on the cover of his debut, Crazy Noise. Where can I get one of those jackets? And that hightop fade? Dude’s got style. Coming from Connecticut, Steve Williams caught his Hip Hop break by getting ... Read More »
For this edition of KN’s Forgotten Classics, I’m focusing on a record which is not quite forgotten, but more underappreciated. Life of a Kid in The Ghetto, the debut of Boston emcee Ed O.G. and his group, Da Bulldogs is an old-school classic, one I had to shed some light on. Coming out of the neighborhood of Roxbury, Ed O.G. ... Read More »
The best word to describe Ink Is My Drink, the second album by the underrated group Panacea, is “sincere.” For me, it’s been a treasured record since the first listen; a personal album, which shines brightly with its intelligence and warmth. Panacea is the duo of Philly emcee Raw Poetic and Washington D.C. producer K-Murdock with occasional DJing and scratching ... Read More »
When it comes to Hip Hop groups that use live instruments, most lists begin and end with The Roots. Sure, the revered Philly group is pretty well known for their live sounds, but they weren’t the first group to go that route and before they really started catching attention, a New York outfit known as Justice System was rocking with ... Read More »
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