What would happen if the lyricism of Rakim was combined with the vivid street tales of Kool G. Rap and the style of a young Snoop Doggy Dogg?
The outcome would be one Ricardo Brown, better known to the world as Kurupt.
Tag: Dr. Dre
“Every time I stepped into madness of the crowds, I longed for the wisdom of the loneliness.“
— Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Why don’t you write about rap anymore?”
He was the soul of G-Funk.
“Who had the last verse you was always waitin’ for?”
Every time you heard an Onyx song, you knew it was coming.
Dr. Dre is the king of hip-hop.
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The Reaction to “Relapse” Changed Eminem
A few weeks ago, Marshall Mathers III, known to the world as Eminem, released an eight-minute track titled “Campaign Speech,” in which he takes aim at all sorts of individuals, most especially Donald Trump.
Technically speaking, Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg have never made an album together.
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Classic Non-Album Cuts: Tha Dogg Pound
Tha Dogg Pound are hip-hop legends.
Back in 2009, I wrote a blog post for XXL in which I wondered if mixtapes were becoming better – and more important – than albums. My contention was that there are certain artists – Jadakiss, for example – that are better suited for the mixtape circuit, so they should really be judged on their work therein as much as for their retail releases.
Let us all bow our heads and take a moment to remember the hip-hop soundtrack.
The Passion of Christopher Pierznik 