Orlando Anderson – “the man who shot Tupac”
Orlando 'Baby Lane' Anderson was a 21-year-old Compton Crip widely identified by law enforcement, and later by his uncle Keefe ...
The Hip Hop Class of 1988
1988 is widely hailed as hip-hop's greatest single year, a 'class' that produced an extraordinary run of classic albums. From ...
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 ...
