Reviews
Ultramagnetic MC’s – Critical Beatdown Next Plateau (1988)
Critical Beatdown (Next Plateau, 1988) was the debut album of the Ultramagnetic MCs, one of hip-hop's most underrated groups. Driven...
The Roots – What They Do Video
The Roots' 1996 video for 'What They Do,' from Illadelph Halflife, satirized hip-hop video cliches, using on-screen captions to mock...
Salt ‘N’ Pepa – A Salt With A Deadly Pepa – London Records, 1988
A Salt with a Deadly Pepa (1988) was Salt-N-Pepa's second album, following their breakthrough Hot, Cool & Vicious. As a...
MC Lyte Lyte As A Rock First Priority Music, 1988
Lyte as a Rock (First Priority, 1988) was MC Lyte's debut and a milestone for women in hip-hop. At a...
Ice-T Power Sire/Warner Bros Records/1988
Power (1988) was Ice-T's second album and a defining early West Coast gangsta-rap record. Following his pioneering debut Rhyme Pays,...
Eric B. and Rakim Follow The Leader Uni/MCA, 1988
Follow the Leader (Uni/MCA, 1988) was Eric B. & Rakim's second album and a hip-hop watershed. Eric B. pushed beyond...
