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The Notorious B.I.G - Hypnotize Life After Death (1997) Good Morning Hip Hop, Peace Morning All Happy Friday. Big was born Christopher Wallace on May 21, 1972 in Brooklyn, NY. Growing up in Bedford-Stuyvesant known as BedStuy. Big grow with the guidance of his mother Voletta Wallace. A strict mom keep Big focused on school and making something of him self. Big was a good student getting good grades, but was attracted to the streets. Most of us as kids can remember what our neighborhoods were like growing up. Remembering who the major players were and who had the nice cars and jewels. I can't lie I thought that was the life for me, but little did we know that would come with a hefty price tag being that guy.  Let's talk about one of the greatest MC ever. Today's Hip Hop Classic is Hypnotize by The Notorious B.I.G. With his birthday being yesterday and Big would have been 48 years old. I wanted to do this blog reflecting on a time when Big was at the highest in the game with ...

Good Morning Hip Hop, Peace Morning All Happy Friday.... Lets Talk About This One Raekwon - Rainy Dayz a classic off the  Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. With one of the most anticipated Wu Albums Rae came with it on this with the Lyrical Darts and Top Notch Production from Rza... With so many hits on this album, it was one of them joints you just left it on Repeat and handled your business. Released August 1, 1995 was the perfect time to drop his Debut album. The End of Summer of '95 was a damn vibe in itself that year. Music was at an all time high, and cats was dropping some classic hits in '95. The album Debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while selling 130,000 copies in its opening week. The album was certified Gold by October of 1995. Raekwon hails from Staten Island, NY, but was born in Brooklyn, NY. Rae's style was for the hood dudes the drug dealers and the stick up dudes. His music was s...

"Find a Way" is a song by ATCQ, the first single from their fifth album The Love Movement. The New York Times' Ben Ratliff wrote that "Find a Way" "innocently wonders about the point at which friendship spills over into sex." This is one of many favorite ATCQ (A Tribe Called Quest) tracks. Produced by Ummah a collective group of producers Q Tip, J. Dilla, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad.  The word "Ummah" is Arabic for "community", "nation", or "brotherhood". Generally, the term refers to the global Muslim population. The track was for the Love Movement Album releases August 25, 1998. The track features samples from "Technova" by Towa Tei.  The Song peaked at #18 on the U.S. Hot Rap Singles.  Peaking at #71 on the U S. Billboards Hot 100. Also #29 on U S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks This video was classic Tribe reminiscence to the old "Bonita Applebum" an...