De La Soul

Artis Leon Ivey Jr. / Coolio (1963 - 2022 ✝︎)

Beyoncé on the cover of Blast magazine, a now defunct Japanese magazine. March 2001 issue.

So.

Met this stranger today . Ended up talking for about an hour . He reckons I should start posting music I've worked on & extending myself to other artists.

Who knows , may have been God speaking through him to me.

Time will tell.

Nevertheless. Here it is.

Whoever wants to co-create. Hit me up.

Smack that💯

The new school of hip hop was the second wave of hip hop music, originating in 1983–84 with the early records of Run-D.M.C. and LL Cool J. As with the hip hop preceding it (which subsequently became known as old-school hip hop), the new school came predominantly from New York City. The new school was initially characterized in form by drum machine-led minimalism, with influences from rock music, a hip hop "metal music for the 80s–a hard-edge ugly/beauty trance as desperate and stimulating as New York itself." It was notable for taunts and boasts about rapping, and socio-political commentary, both delivered in an aggressive, self-assertive style. In image as in song its artists projected a tough, cool, street b-boy attitude.

These elements contrasted sharply with much of the previous funk- and disco-influenced hip hop groups, whose music was often characterized by novelty hits, live bands, synthesizers, and "party rhymes" (not all artists prior to 1983–84 had these styles). New-school artists made shorter songs that could more easily gain radio play, and they produced more cohesive LP albums than their old-school counterparts. By 1986, their releases began to establish the hip-hop album as a fixture of mainstream music. Hip hop music became commercially successful, as exemplified by the Beastie Boys' 1986 album Licensed to Ill, which was the first rap album to hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts.

Goodnight 🌙✨🦋

Real Music For Real People 💯

#OnThisDay July 3, 2000

Aaliyah attends the “Big Pimpin’ Party and Barbecue,” held in East Hampton. It was a weekend long BBQ celebration held by both PDiddy and Jay Z.

During one of her last interviews, with journalist Touré at Jay’s Hamptons mansion just two weeks before her untimely passing in August 2001, Aaliyah said this about her close friend:

“He is the sweetest person. I have so much fun when I’m with him. I admire him because he’s an amazing talent, and on top of that he’s a beautiful person. He’s really good people.” - Aaliyah on JayZ

OutKast having a Blast!

pink

❤

Dear Hip Hop

Your the big cousin with the fly clothes and all the hook ups. The coolest kid in school you always want to be around. The insightful but ratchet homie you always learn something from! Here’s to 50 years!

Love Mo