Author: Daniel Offner

Funk Hip Hop Rap 

Journey Throo The Past: Celebrating 25 Years of Redman’s Sophomore Classic

December 7, 2019December 8, 2019 Daniel Offner 0 Comments 1994, Dare Iz A Darkside, Def Jam, EPMD, Erick Sermon, Method Man, Redman, Rockwilder

In 1994, Reggie Noble embraced his Funkadelic roots on Dare Iz A Darkside

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Hip Hop 

What’s That Shit That They Be Smokin’: Tical at 25

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 Daniel Offner 0 Comments 1994, Bring The Pain, Mary J. Blige, Method Man, Raekwon, Tical, Wu-Tang Clan

Method Man’s moody 1994 solo debut led the Great Wu-Tang Clan Solo Invasion of the mid-90s

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Hip Hop 

ALBUMS: On Brand With Gang Starr

November 7, 2019November 9, 2019 Daniel Offner 0 Comments Big Shug, DJ Premier, Gang Starr, Group Home, GURU, J. Cole, M.O.P. Jeru the Damaja, NYG’z, One of the Best Yet

After a tragic legal tangle, the final studio LP from DJ Premier and the late GURU comes to light

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Hip Hop Soul 

1, 2, 3… How the Best Alliance in Hip-Hop Came to Be

September 28, 2018 Daniel Offner 0 Comments 1998, 20th Anniversary, Black Star, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey

Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star at 20

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Hip Hop 

A Little Bit of Gold and a Pager

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 Daniel Offner 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren, N.W.A, Yella

Celebrating 30 years of N.W.A’s Straight Outta Compton

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Hip Hop 

Follow the Leader at 30

July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 Daniel Offner 0 Comments 1988, Eric B & Rakim, Golden Age hip-hop, Mark the 45 King, Marley Marl, Rap

Looking back at how Eric B. and Rakim changed the game in 1988 with their hottest LP

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Hip Hop Rock Soul 

Face the Nation

June 28, 2018June 28, 2018 Daniel Offner 1 Comment 1988, Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Prophets of Rage, Public Enemy

Celebrating Public Enemy’s Sophomore Masterpiece on its 30th Anniversary

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