hip-hop

Song of the Day: Stezo (1969-2020) “It’s My Turn”

This Stezo b-side is still a great banger from rap’s golden era. The backup dancer turned MC always delivered the goods.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, In Memoriam, Song of the Day Tags: Classic Hip Hop, EPMD, hip-hop, In Memoriam, song of the day, Stezo

“The Bud” is an all-time Go-Go classic from the Huck-A-Bucks. This is locally grown music at its most mesmeric.

Categories: Blog, go-go, music, R&B, Song of the Day Tags: go-go, hip-hop, Huck-a-bucks, music, R&B, song of the day

The p-funk influenced Zapp Band‘s “More Bounce to the Ounce” makes clear why the group is one of the most widely sampled acts.

Categories: Blog, funk, hip-hop, music, R&B Tags: Bootsy Collins, funk, hip-hop, music, R&B, Roger Troutman, song of the day, zapp

J Dilla teamed up with Common and D’Angelo for his supremely chill but still bumping 2006 radio hit, “So Far To Go”.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, music, Song of the Day Tags: Common, d'angelo, hip-hop, J. Dilla, music, song of the day

Boogie Down Productions‘ “Illegal Business” was an early entrée in KRS-One‘s shift from gangsta to socially conscious hip-hop.

MC ADE samples the main theme from John Carpenter‘s seasonal horror classic, Halloween, for this bumping early Miami bass hip-hop track.

Pioneering rap trio Whodini throw a Halloween party that was wild even by ’80s standards.

“Hihache” is a funk onslaught from Lafayette Afro Rock Band that had a second life as one of the most heavily-sampled songs in ’90s hip-hop.

Categories: Blog, funk, hip-hop, music, R&B, Song of the Day Tags: breaks, funk, hip-hop, Lafayette Afro Rock Band, music, R&B, song of the day

Little Brother reunites with a sound at once familiar and improved. North Carolina’s most important rap group has long time fans rejoicing.

Neneh Cherry‘s big breakthrough came with “Buffalo Stance” which established her as an important feminist voice in the late ’80s rap scene.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, music, Song of the Day Tags: hip-hop, music, Rap, rap Neneh Cherry, song of the day