March 5th – Grand Wizzard Theodore was born Theodore Livingston in The Bronx, New York, on this day in 1963. Theodore was an apprentice under Grandmaster Flash who had a DJ mobile sound for hire with Theodore’s older brother Mean Gene. Flash and Theodore were both forbidden by Gene to allow Theodore to touch the […]

March 3rd – De La Soul release their classic debut album “3 Feet High And Rising” on Tommy Boy Records, on this day in 1989. The album, considered one of the finest in hip-hop history, was praised by fans and critics alike. Along with producer Prince Paul, the group crafted a sonic landscape of sampled […]

March 2nd – DJ Scott La Rock of Boogie Down Productions was born Scott Monroe Sterling in Queens, New York, on this day in 1962. After his parents’ divorce when he was 4 years old, La Rock moved with his mother to the Morrisania and then later Morris Heights district of The Bronx. La Rock […]

March 1st – Common releases the hit single “The Corner” on Geffen Records, on this day in 2005. The gritty track from Common`s sixth album “Be”, was produced by Kanye West and also features West on the chorus, as well as spoken word lyrics by The Last Poets. Kanye West directed the video for “The […]

February 29th – Ja Rule was born Jeffrey Atkins in Queens, New York on this day in 1976. Ja Rule made his debut on wax in 1995 on Mic Geronimo’s track “Time To Build” which also featured Jay-Z and DMX. In 1998 Ja Rule collaborated with Jay-Z and Amil on the smash hit “Can I […]

February 28th – After a nearly two year-long battle with cancer, Guru of Gang Starr suffers a heart attack and goes into a coma following surgery on this day in 2010. Guru would never awaken from his coma and would pass away on April 19th of the same year. Guru who was born Keith Edward […]

February 27th – Silkk The Shocker released his fourth album “My World, My Way” on No Limit Records, on this day in 2001. “My World, My Way” spawned the hit singles; “Pop Lockin’” (Featuring Snoop Dogg & Goldie Loc), “That’s Cool” (Featuring Trina) and “He Did That” (Featuring Mac & Master P). Other guests on […]

February 26th – Toronto MC K’naan releases his sophomore album “Troubadour” on A&M Records on this day in 2009. “Troubadour” spawned the hit singles “I Come Prepared” (Featuring Damian Marley), “ABC’s” (Featuring Chubb Rock) and “If Rap Gets Jealous” (Featuring Kirk Hammett of Metallica). Other guests on the Somalian born rapper’s second set included Mos […]

February 23rd – Naughty By Nature released their third album, the platinum selling “19 Naughty III” on Tommy Boy Records, on this day in 1993. The album spawned the hits “Written On Ya Kitten”, “It’s On” and the classic anthem “Hip-Hop Hooray”, whose video was directed by Spike Lee. The classic set also featured guest […]

February 22nd – TRU released their sixth and final album “The Truth” on No Limit Records, on this day in 2005. TRU an acronym for The Real Untouchables was a Big Easy hip-hop super-group whose original line-up included No Limit founder Master P, his brothers C-Murder and Silkk The Shocker, Big Ed, Cali G, King […]

February 19th – Producer as well as Fat Boys leader Prince Markie Dee was born Mark Anthony Morales in Brooklyn, New York on this day in 1968. Prince Markie Dee recorded seven albums with The Fat Boys from 1984 to 1991. The Fat Boys whose two other members were Kool Rock Ski and the late […]

February 16 – Ice-T was born Tracy Marrow in Newark, New Jersey, on this day in 1958. After the tragic early passing of both his parents just four years apart, Ice-T moved from the affluent neighborhood of Summit, New Jersey to the equally affluent Los Angeles, California area of View Park to live with his […]