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A Comprehensive History of Wu-Tang Clan’s Endless Beefs Just as a house divided against itself cannot stand, a Wu-Tang Clan apparently cannot stand each other. Last week, RZA revealed that he and Raekwon hadn’t been speaking and that Raekwon
Kid Cudi - A Kid Named Cudi Mixtape Release Party @ Red Bull Space - July 15, 2008 #FlyerFriday
Ghostface Killah & Kool G. Rap @ BB Kings - December 26, 2001
BACK IN THE DAY |4/25/95| Mobb Deep released their second album, The Infamous, on Loud Records.
Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002)
BACK IN THE DAY |4/25/95| Method Man released his third single, I’ll Be There For You, off of his debut album.
COP YOU SOME | Avi Gold Socks ุ/Pair or 3 for Cop here.
“More conscious of the way we raise our daughters.”
HOV x LYOR X QUESTO (2001)
Nas on Microphone Check (via nprmusic) Two decades after Illmatic, Nas sat down with Microphone Check for a conversation that moved from his love for Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s group, A Tribe Called Quest, to music journalism (“If you’re
The Smoking Section & UpNorthTrips Present: Ghost Stories - Mixed by DJ Trackstar Ghostface Killah is my favorite rapper of all time. Definitively and by far. One of the reasons he’s so great is his ability to weave stories and narratives like
BACK IN THE DAY |4/22/93| The movie, Who’s The Man, was released in theaters.
Bodega Bamz - Glorious
The New Diggers (1992-1994) [Part 1 of 3]
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta Fuck Wit (Live at Jack The Rapper) [1993]
COP YOU ONE | Nike Air Trainer SC “Broken Bats”
PROFILIN’: Joakim Noah PRVSLY: Mike Woodson | Ron Artest | Allen Iverson | 2003 Knicks | Lebron James | Patrick Ewing | JR Smith | Birdman
Adventure Time with Action Bronson - South Africa (Part 2) In this second part of Adventure Time in South Africa we see Bronson critique some of Cape Town’s finest greenery, go quad biking with the Alchemist, scull beers with fans while wearing
Happy 77th, Jack
COVER STORY: RATKING (via thefader)
25 YEARS AGO TODAY |4/22/89| Gang Starr released their debut album, No More Mr. Nice Guy, on Wild Pitch Records.
Corporal Patrick Daniel “Pat” Tillman (November 6, 1976 – April 22, 2004)
Cam'Ron - Oh Boy/Hey Ma - MTV Fashionably Loud (2002)
PROFILIN’: Mike Woodson PRVSLY | Ron Artest | Allen Iverson | 2003 Knicks | Lebron James | Patrick Ewing | JR Smith | Birdman
BACK IN THE DAY |4/21/92| The Beastie Boys release their third album Check Your Head on Capitol Records.
BACK IN THE DAY |4/21/95| The Boston Celtics play their final game in the Boston Garden, losing to the New York Knicks, 98-92. #BostonStrong
BACK IN THE DAY |4/21/98| The soundtrack to the movie, He Got Game, was released on Def Jam Records.
ICYMI | NahRight & UpNorthTrips Present: The #Illmatic20 Tribute Mixtape
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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY |4/20/04| Ghostface released his fourth studio album Pretty Toney on Def Jam Records.
BACK IN THE DAY |4/20/86| Michael Jordan set the single game playoff scoring record (which still stands) of 63 points in a double overtime thriller against the Boston Celtics.
BACK IN THE DAY |4/20/93| On this day in 1993, The Who’s the Man? Soundtrack is released through MCA records.
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Nah Right & UpNorthTrips Present: The #Illmatic20 Tribute Mixtape Twenty years ago today, a 20 year-old kid from the Queensbridge projects released what now stands as one of the most important albums in Hip-Hop history. An instant classic, Illmatic
Keith "Guru" Elam (July 17, 1961 – April 19, 2010)
The Oral History of Rawkus Records (via @myspace) In 1997 two Brown University students started a seminal label that brought lyrical legends like Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Company Flow and Pharoahe Monch to the masses and proved that great underground rap
Its’s almost time… @nahright x @upnorthtrips #illmatic20
The ‘Illmatic’ Influence Infographic (via @grantland33) This is the Illmatic Influence Infographic, a color-coded chart that shows (probably) all of the songs that currently use a sample from Illmatic. Illustrations by @SheaSerrano
Gang Starr & Masta Ace @ SOB’s – December 17, 1990 #FlyerFriday
BACK IN THE DAY 4/18/03| Nas released the single, I Can, off of his sixth album, God’s Son, on Columbia Records.
The Roots @ Irving Plaza - January 23, 1994 #FlyerFriday
DJ M-Rock - Best of Nas this shit is <fire emoji> Tracklist
De La Soul & A Tribe Called Quest @ Ritz - February 16, 1992 #FlyerFriday
Happy 57th, Bambaataa
Mass Appeal Issue #54: Is Cam’ron Still Cape-A-Ble? This is the part where cymbals crash as a voice in the distance chants Killa Cam. Killa! You know who it is, the voice of Harlem, the realest since Kumbaya – Cam’ron Giles. We sat down with the
GRUMPY OLD MEN
Derek Jeter by Ricky Powell (March, 2014) See more: Leave the Guns, Bring The Cannolis (via frank151)
Child of The Ghetto (via dontblameemeka)
15 YEARS AGO TODAY |4/17/99| Mobb Deep released their fourth album, Murda Muzik, on Loud Records.
Happy 43rd, Redman.
25 YEARS AGO TODAY |4/17/89| DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince released their 3rd album, And in This Corner…, on Jive Records.
BACK IN THE DAY |4/17/92| The movie, Deep Cover, is released in theaters.
BACK IN THE DAY |4/17/90| A Tribe Called Quest releases their debut album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, through Jive/RCA Records.
BACK IN THE DAY |4/16/02| Nas released, One Mic, off of his fifth album, Stillmatic on Columbia Records.
Marty & Woody
BACK IN THE DAY |4/16/96| Master P released his fifth album, Ice Cream Man, on No Limit Records.
BOBBY RAYBURN
BACK IN THE DAY |4/16/96| Rage Against The Machine released their second album, Evil Empire on Epic Records.
The Lyrical Portfolios Of Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists (via forbes) From Beats by Dre to Roc Nation Sports, the portfolios of the Forbes Five include a diverse range of investments. Birdman, Jay Z and Diddy have sought profits in liquor while every
SAMO Graffiti: BOOSH-WAH or CIA, Village Voice, (1978)
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