• slick rick children story

    Slick Rick, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick – DefJam 1988

    Track Listing1.     Treat Her Like A Prostitute2.     The Ruler’s Back3.     Children’s Story4.     The Moment I Feared5.     Let’s Get Crazy6.     Indian Girl(An Adult Story)7.     Teenage Love8.     Mona Lisa9.     Kit(What’s The Scoop)10.   Hey Young World11.   Teacher, Teacher12.   Lick The Balls “Hark, who goes yonder?It is I, Sire, Richard of Nottingham.Well, speak up...
  • critical beatdown ultra magnetic mc

    Ultramagnetic MC’s – Critical Beatdown Next Plateau (1988)

               Track Listing “Watch Me Now” “Ease Back” “Ego Trippin’ (MC’s Ultra Remix)” “Moe Luv’s Theme” “Kool Keith Housin’ Things” “Travelling at the Speed of Thought”  “Feelin’ It (Remix)” “One Minute Less” “Ain’t It Good to You” “Funky (Remix)” “Give the Drummer Some” “Break North” “Critical Beatdown” “When I Burn”...
  • the roots black thought quest love

    The Roots – What They Do Video

    During the eighties, Hip Hop artists were given a platform to provide visual images for their songs with the music video. Some artists used this stage for mini-performances while it became a means to deliver messages for others. The Roots chose the latter with the release of their video,  “What They Do” from their...
  • Salt ‘N’ Pepa - A Salt With A Deadly Pepa - London Records, 1988

    Salt ‘N’ Pepa – A Salt With A Deadly Pepa – London Records, 1988

    Hot of the success of their album Hot Cool &Viscious, Salt ‘N’ Pepa released their follow up Salt With A Deadly Pepa, hoping to recapture the magic of their unforgettable debut. What made Salt ‘N’ Pepa so fresh and unique was the fact they were a complete female rap...
  • MC Lyte Lyte As A Rock First Priority Music, 1988

    MC Lyte Lyte As A Rock First Priority Music, 1988

    There is no question that Hip Hop has always been a culture dominated by male energy. From the dee-jaying to the emceeing, the female mystic was often times overshadowed by the strong presence of the b-boys. We witnessed some female force with the emergence of Lady B, Sha-Rock and...
  • Ice-T 
Power 
Sire/Warner Bros Records/1988

    Ice-T 
Power 
Sire/Warner Bros Records/1988

    As one of the first to push the West coast to the forefront, Ice-T shook up the rap game in the early eighties. He released his debut Rhyme Pays in 1987, which was the first Hip Hop album to have a parental advisory label. His first effort contributed to...
  • Eric B. and Rakim 
 Follow The Leader 
 Uni/MCA, 1988

    Eric B. and Rakim 
 Follow The Leader 
 Uni/MCA, 1988

    To say Eric B. and Rakim were just pioneers on their second album Follow The Leader, would be unjust and would not represent what their true contributions hold. Both were at their prime in the revolutionary way they completely altered the story of Hip Hop. Eric B. served as...
  • EPMD Strictly Business 
 Priority, 1988

    EPMD – Strictly Business 
 Priority, 1988

    The year 1988 unleashed a barrage of classic albums like no other. Ground breaking records like Follow The Leader,Long Live The Kane and the controversial Straight Outta Compton, made Hip Hop fans proud to be a part of the culture. Nevertheless, the true Cinderella story came from a group...
  • DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince He’s The DJ, I’m The Rapper Jive, 1988

    DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince He’s The DJ, I’m The Rapper Jive, 1988

    Two decades ago, the Hip Hop world was turned on its ear when the West Philadelphia tandem of DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince and beat-boxing Ready Roc C gave us the respectable double vinyl album, He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper. The Philly natives were a lot...