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Respect Due: De La Soul

Greatest group in hip-hop history? Well, an argument can be made against that.

Most consistent group in hip-hop history? Well, let’s see. Run-DMC peaked early and had fallen off completely by their fifth album. A Tribe Called Quest suffered a complete quality collapse with “Beats, Rhymes & Life”, made a slight comeback with “The Love Movement”, and then parted ways. Public Enemy has been decidedly average since “Apocalypse ’91”. The only other hip-hop groups who deserve […]

By Money Mike|November 6th, 2008|People|15 Comments

VH-1 Hip Hop Honors ’08 – Quick Thoughts

Unless I’m mistaken, I don’t think anyone on this site talked about the Hip Hop Honors show from earlier in the week. I know that Money Mike was possibly not even going to be able to watch the show until later in the week. I wasn’t able to live blog it, but did get to catch most of it.

I love this concept, this show, and everything about why VH-1 does this show. You wonder […]

By GG|October 9th, 2008|Award Shows|14 Comments

The Sunday Shuffle: Trying People

Who knew sitting on your ass could be so exhausting? After a day at the beach, I’m maxin’ and relaxin’ and ready for another edition of the Sunday Shuffle. Let’s get started!!

Track 1: “Room To Breathe” by Downtown Science
Downtown Science was a rap group consisting of Sam Sever (who at that point was best known as one of 3rd Bass’s producers) and Bosco Money (who had one of the most unfortunate rap handles ever invented). […]

By Money Mike|August 17th, 2008|Music|14 Comments