"The greatest rapper of all time died on March 9th" - Canibus on "2ndRound Knockout. There's not much that can be said that hasn't already been said. We all probably remember where we were and what were doing on March 13th 1997 when we heard the news that Christopher Wallace also known as The Notorious B.I.G. was gunned down. In fact, I'm still hurt about it. Real talk. Continue>

"My rap rhymes is like land mines, one step kaboom, black suits fill the room..." Biggie made this track. Along with Puffy's genius producing, this song always reminds me of when Bad Boy was the best thing since sliced bread. Continue>

We've all heard the sad news regarding Guru and his health but prayers have been answered and he is still with us. Not only is Guru still with us but so his his great and vast body of musical work. Continue>

If I were destined to spend my dying days on a desert island, and told I could only bring with me ten albums, BlackStar's 1998 debut (Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star) would be one of the first ones I'd think of to bring. Respiration is easily the strongest tracks and clearly why it was seen to've been released as a single. Continue>

Old skool Redman is the shit! Funkorama was Red's 1995 single and was produced by him and Erick Sermon for Sermon's Insomnia compilation album. This is probably one of my favourite Redman tracks of all time. Continue>