Posts Tagged ‘ Gang Starr ’

Quick Darts: Aziz – The 1990s (One Love x Dead Presidents x Full Clip)

February 29, 2012
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As he preps his new tape Twenty One Aziz drops off his latest set of visuals where he flips both flows and his voice over a medley of classic beats from the 90s. Be sure to pick up his previous effort Daydreams of a Spaceshot and check out www.azizmusic.com for more. Twitter: @LeaveMeAziz

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Rest in Power, Guru

July 19, 2011
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com A little over a year ago hip hop lost a legend, Keith Elam, better known as Guru. While controversy clouded his passing, in life he gave us years of incredible music with and without his Gang Starr partner DJ Premier. Whether lacing Premo’s beats with his signature voice or working...

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Bahamadia – Kollage

May 18, 2011
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Bahamadia – Kollage

As seen on The T.R.O.Y. Blog In the small pond of female MCs, an artist like Bahamadia who has not had to resort to selling  sex appeal, is a rarity. Her unique, soft-spoken yet eloquent words made her debut Kollage an album that is both relaxing and challenging. With a backdrop of all-star production from...

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Nothing Compares To Vinyl

May 3, 2011
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com In honor of DJ Appreciation Month I wanted to address something I’ve been noticing recently in “mixtapes” that these new DJs have been attempting to do, scratch records. While the sound hasn’t been used as much as it previously was, DJs are still cutting back tracks and chopping up lines...

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What’s Your Ratio?

July 26, 2010
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com Anyone who’s spent a significant amount of years as a fan of hip hop has no doubt archived hundreds of albums that to them are special. Whatever your style is, you got modern classics, and you got old school classics. You got them tracks that you ride out to every...

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The Future of Hip Hop

May 15, 2010
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com In hip hop we have always had the uncanny ability to look at the past, whether it be for important reasons such as pulling samples to create beats or cut hooks, or for the overdone debates of who was the best MC in 1987 and what the best album from...

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