That was until the arrival of Cypress Hill, and their game-changing 1993 hit Insane In The Brain - a song that bridged the ...

Hip-Hop And You Do Stop is a series chronicling Nathan Rabin’s deep love for (and growing estrangement from) hip-hop through the filter of golden-age and ’90s hip-hop. Each entry documents a year in ...

On this date in 1992, a young Queensbridge lyricist named Nasir Jones, known then as Nasty Nas, released his debut single “Halftime”, marking the beginning of one of the most celebrated careers in Hip ...

1992: On July 21, 1992, hip-hop trio House of Pain unleashed their own brand of mosh mayhem rap on the world with their self-titled debut album. Everlast, Danny Boy and DJ Lethal drew early ...

Twenty years ago, EPMD released their fourth studio Business Never Personal. Eventually it would go on to become their fourth consecutive album to go Gold, but that’s only part of the story. EPMD’s ...

Roxanne Shante Dropped Her Pivotal LP 'The B***h Is Back' 33 Years Ago Roxanne Shante 'The B***h Is Back' 33 Years ...

As it did for so many folks I know, hip-hop changed my life. I don’t mean in the “It saved my life” way, but when I was introduced to hip-hop, I fell hook, line and sinker into the ocean and never ...