Rappers these days just don’t seem to revel in words and rhythms like the old school guys did. Everybody on this track just flows! The…
Tag: Golden Age Hip Hop
30/11/2020: “Flava In Ya Ear” by Craig Mack
As with many hip hop classics, this song is underpinned by a smooth beat. Terrible rapping ruins great instrumentals, and great rapping is wasted on…
12/11/2020: “Brooklyn’s Finest” by Jay Z & Notorious BIG
What to say about this… two of East Coast Hip Hop’s best, as the name implies, together on a beat like this. They actually went…
23/09/2020: “Push Up Ya Lighter” by The Roots
Illadelph Halflife, released in 1996, is up there with the best hip hop albums ever. It’s easy to see why, when a nugget like this graces…
20/10/2019: “Heaven & Hell” by Raekwon featuring Ghostface Killah
This is one of the finest hip hop songs ever penned. The lyrics and flow are on point, and the production is awe inspiringly brilliant….
31/08/2019: “Mama Said Knock You Out” by LL Cool J
This is easily one of the best hip hop tracks ever. From the moment it starts, you know what song it is. When the “funky…
05/06/2019: “Catch A Bad One” by Del The Funky Homosapien
The title of this artist is often styled as Del Tha Funkee Homosapien. But make no mistake, there aren’t many rappers sharper than him. Apart…
17/02/2019: “Shaolin Style” by Shyheim featuring Squig
Shyheim started impressively young, with his debut album being released when he was 14, in 1994. That means that this song, from the 1996 album The…
25/10/2018: “Mad Skillz” by The Lords Of The Underground
Hip Hop groups can sometimes be a bit cringey, or maybe there will be a couple of members that aren’t up on the level of…