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todayinhiphophistory · 4 months

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Today in Hip Hop History:

DMX released his second album Flesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood December 22, 1998

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charmac · 1 year

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#iasip #tasp live #i’m so sorry #but this has me #shifting my pants #ruff ryder anthem got me there #look at him.#rob mcelhenney #glenn howerton #charlie day #no source i shamelessly screen recorded some irish guys’ instagram story

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surra-de-bunda · 11 months

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Eve photographed Kwaku Alston (September 1999). Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady is the debut studio album by Eve. It was released by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records on September 14, 1999. All of the songs on the album were written by Eve herself. It sold over 200,000 copies in the first week. The album has sold over 2 million copies and was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album features singles such as "Gotta Man", and "Love Is Blind" with Faith Evans. Eve became the third female hip-hop artist to have her album peak at number-one on the Billboard 200 (Lauryn Hill's debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, being the first to top the chart in 1998 and Foxy Brown's second album, Chyna Doll achieving the feat earlier in 1999). AllMusic editor Theresa E. LaVeck found that "Eve's conviction and passion make her noticeable no matter what the subject, but she truly stands out when the stories become personal, examining the cost of the hard life she champions in other songs. "Love Is Blind" is a painful look at domestic violence. Self-respect and positivity are the moral of "Heaven Only Knows." Both tracks are backed by beautiful arrangements with acoustic guitar and lush vocals. Eve maintains her hardcore image in these tracks, but with a subtle vulnerability that promise lots of interesting things to come from this Philly prodigy."

#Eve #Ruff Ryders #1999 #xo

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I was talking to some friends about old hip hop music and thought I’d play a little game of - If I could only pick 10 Rap Albums to exist forever, what would I pick?

These are a blend of my favorite albums ever. To me it’s the best of the best here. I had some painful cuts like Biggie’s Ready To Die, Nas’ Illmatic, Method Man/Redman - Blackout, Ruff Ryders’ Ryde or Die 1 & 2, Jay-Z’s Vol. 2 and Vol. 3, any album by Big L, N.E.R.D.’s In Search Of.., Dr. Dre’s Chronic & Chronic 2001, The Lox, Jadakiss, Ghostface, Raekwon - Hell any Wu-Tang solo album really. But I had to think strategically and go with my gut. What would be the best variety and which albums do I like pretty much every single song on them. Here they are, in no particular order:

Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers): Wu-Tang Forever and future solo and team-up albums by the individual members also rank very high but nothing beats this original album that is memorized in my brain. Probably THE quintessential 90′s rap album. Generational anthems and a mind blowing amount of talent on display here.

Kanye West - Graduation: I have always loathed the man Kanye West but I can’t deny that for a little while there he had some crazy talent and made some great jams. But yeah FUCK that dude. I have to separate the art from the artist here. This album hit at a time in my life when I really needed it and it’s a foundational part of me forever even if I want to leave Kanye behind forever. I’ve never really been a fan of Kanye’s lyrics or messages and I think this album is him at his LEAST serious and that’s why it works so well. It’s dare I say, a fun record. Just a talented dude doing fun, basic rap shit with great collabs and iconic beats. No dreary slog through whatever fixation the man had that year or watered down pretentious dork message he feels he needs to tell. Sometimes even a circus clown can make you chuckle. I had a hearty guffaw here.

Timbaland - Shock Value: Just like Graduation, this album hit me at a really transitional period in my life and got me through a lot. While a lot of music for me unfortunately becomes attached to specific periods in my life and I end up outgrowing said times and preferring to abandon what I listened to at the time, this one has persevered and I can reminisce as well as live in the current day and enjoy the tracks equally. The collabs on this one are INSANE and so delightful. Timbaland may be the most underrated rap creator ever.

Puff Daddy and the Family - No Way Out: This takes the spot over Biggie’s Ready To Die and as devastated as I am to lose “Gimme The Loot”, this album has all bangers. Ever single song. This is that very small period of time when Bad Boy had The Lox signed on and was super cozy to people like Ginuwine and Foxy Brown. It seemed like they had or collaborated with the best of the best and that’s what you get here. Such a varied mix of tone throughout leads to thoughtful introspective songs mixed with go hard party beats. It’s crazy.

Nujabes - Metaphorical Music: RIP. Real talk, I could fill this whole list with Nujabes albums and mixtapes. Such an eclectic mix of East and West to create an incredible fusion of sound. I absolutely love all of his work. It is legendary and on another level. This album takes the spot as I feel it is the strongest overall package of songs and it contains my fave Nujabes beat - “Latitude Remix”.

2Pac - All Eyez On Me: 2pac will always be one of the greatest rappers and fly as hell guys for me. I’ve listened to all his albums so many godamn times. Even as a little kid and a stupid teen I always fucked with that dude. He just really cultivated that cool as hell aura. This one was actually harder than I thought as this album battled with Makaveli for this spot. In the end this won out due to the sheer volume of content as well as the fact it has my favorite 2pac song, “Picture Me Rollin. Disc 2 is definitely kind of weak but the collabs he has on here are legendary. This is prime Death Row Records bullshit and I am so here for it. Iconic. Sensitive. Hard.

Lil Wayne - Tha Carter 3: Man, I remember just playing this CD on repeat whenever I drove anywhere for like a solid year. Surprisingly, it’s not one I play a lot over the years like the rest of this list, but anytime a song from it comes on I remember how great this one really was. Incredible talent, incredible rhymes, a sense of humor, a message, great collabs, inventive and wildly varied beats, this is the very rare album that honestly has it all.

Mos Def - Black On Both Sides: Let’s start off by giving Mos Def his due. This man may be the most underrated rapper to ever exist. Constantly overshadowed by the big names, the party beat rappers, the clowns, and the pretentious bullshit rappers who think they’re him. A musical genius if I’ve ever heard one. Amazing beats, top tier songwriting, a flow delivery that can be as fast or as slow as the song demands, he possesses just an unparalleled musical talent. I also adore this one because it encapsulates that 1999 y2kcore new millennium era that I miss so much. I had Ms. Fat Booty playing on a Winamp playlist for years and never got tired of it. So good.

Outkast - Stankonia: This is my shakiest pick. Not for Outkast, they are ALWAYS going to make my top music list, but for which album to represent them. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik is fantastic, one of the best debut albums ever, but the intros & interludes drag on you and although it channels that Southern Hip-Hop feel so perfectly, this isn’t them at their full power. ATLiens has them finding new lyrical vistas as they bring some of their strongest rapping skills to the forefront, but you can almost feel the alien theme, the beats and their self-producing trip them up a bit here (Still one of the finest rap albums ever made!). Aquemini, again terrific, but this always felt to me like the duo went to college, threw on some drugrugs, dropped acid and wouldn’t shut up about how amazing their grandmother’s vintage record collection was. Growing pains and a melange of different eras of and styles of music make this one feel disjointed to me. Love the collabs on this one though. Stankonia comes next and to me this is the duo at the absolute height of their power, a prime Shaq and Kobe. Such a wide range of subjects to rap about. Smart, impactful, creative lyrics blend with some of their catchiest beats. The collabs are great as these rap gods sook out basically younger versions of themselves to elevate. Not a fan of the interludes returning but this one is just a perfect example of quite possibly the best to ever do it DOING IT! Probably Stankonia’s biggest competitor for this spot is Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. Two separate packages from Big Boi and Andre, each maximizing their respective strengths. Big Boi absolutely murdering it as he just goes hard like a fullback giving you pure hardcore rapping excellence while Andre cooks up a pop/funk/jazz hybrid masterpiece (what Aquemini tries to be a little too much). It’s phenomenal. The only reason it doesn’t take this spot is simple - you’d rather be watching Shaq and Kobe play together than separately.

Ma$e - Harlem World: Ok let me get this out of the way. Dozens, probably hundreds of rappers are more talented than Ma$e. I know this, you don’t have to tell me. But, do I care? Hell nah! Ma$e is the first rapper I can remember being MY guy. I was 7 or 8 when he first debuted. I have 4 older brothers so I was able to osmosis so much stuff from them just by being around them. I remember just loving this cool young guy hanging out with Puffy rapping over some fun as hell ear worm songs. He was just so cool. I don’t know why but I really identified with him and he was my favorite rapper as a little kid. Harlem World was essentially my first CD. Not a hand me down or whatever but a CD I got for myself. MINE. And look, while in retrospect my man wasn’t the best to ever do it, he did have a literal Dream Team of people producing (Puffy, Steven "Stevie J" Jordan, Jermaine Dupri, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, and The Neptunes), as well as an all star cast of collabs (Jay-Z, Lil' Kim, Busta Rhymes, 8Ball & MJG, The Lox, Total, and DMX). What a massive combination of elite level talent. It’s such a mix of styles and voices that influence every single song to be something creatively different and wonderful. I also think this album’s biggest strength is it just oozes FUN. Every track makes you want to dance, laugh and just have a fun ass time (”Jealous Guy” is playing in my head making me crack up as I write this.) Of all rap albums throughout history, this one is the most “Me” of all of them.

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allmusic · 4 months

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AllMusic Staff Pick: DMX Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood

Released 25 years ago this month, DMX unleashed his dogs again on an album overflowing with raw energy and spiritual catharsis. The irascible Yonkers MC, 27 at the time of this recording, continues the Ruff Ryder legacy on this release. DMX's canine split personality flow is like none other, not only rhyming over tracks, but barking expression over explosive beats.

- M.F. DiBella

#allmusic staff picks #dmx

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dailyrapfacts · 1 year

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Swizz Beatz reveals DMX dropped “Ruff Ryders Anthem” after losing a bet

“Ruff Ryders Anthem” would’ve otherwise not see the light of the day Swizz Beatz explains how DMX ended up adding his classic record “Ruff Ryders Anthem” on his 1998 album, It’s Dark and Hell is Hot, something he wasn’t initially considering. Recently speaking with SiriusXM’s Hip-Hop Nation, Swizz revealed that X only decided to release the iconic song after losing a bet.“X lost a bet or I…

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greatgastby23 · 2 months

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hoodoverhollywood · 2 months

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Grammy Award-Winner Eve to Publish New Memoir: 'Who's That Girl?' (Exclusive)

Eve Jihan Cooper made history when her solo debut album Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders’ First Lady, topped the Billboard 200, the third female rapper to do so. She broke records again when she won the first-ever Grammy Award for Best Rap-Sung Collaboration for her Platinum single “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” with Gwen Stefani. Now, the multi-hyphenate icon will soon add the title of published author to…

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terminusestfan · 6 months

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The theme for the upcoming Performance Showcase

I know if they're starting to record the Showcase, starting today through next Thursday. I get to record mine on Wednesday with Davaughn Morgan.

Here is the theme for the Performance Showcase of July 2024, it is the year of "1998", the PASW first opened, celebrating 26 years.

Here are the list of songs from the year of 1998:

2Pac- Changes

5Five- When The Lights Are Out

Aaliyah- Are You That Somebody?

Aerosmith- I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

All Saints- Never Ever

Backstreet Boys- Everybody (Backstreet's Back)

Barenaked Ladies- One Week

Beastie Boys- Intergalactic

Bewitched- C'est La Vie

Bewitched- Roller Coaster

Boyz II Men- A Song for Mama

Brandy and Monica- The Boy is Mine

Britney Spears- Hit Me Baby (One More Time)

Cake- Never There

Celine Dion- My Heart Will Go On (from the movie "Titanic")

Cher- Believe

Chumbawumba- Tubthumping

DMX- Ruff Ryder's Anthem

Eagle Eye Cherry- Save Tonight

Enrique Iglesias- Bailamos

Faith Hill- This Kiss

Fastball- The Way

Fatboy Slim- Phrase You

Fatboy Slim- The Rockafeller Skank

Goo Goo Dolls- Iris

Goo Goo Dolls- Slide

Janet Jackson- Together Again

Jason Paige- Pokemon Theme Song

Jay-Z- Hard Knock Life

Jennifer Paige- Crush

K-Ci & JoJo- All My Life

Korn- Freak On a Leash

Lauryn Hill- Doo Wop (That Thing)

LeAnn Rimes- How Do I Live?

Lenny Kravitz- American Woman

Lenny Kravitz- Fly Away

Madonna- Ray of Light

Mariah Carey- My All

My Reflection (from Disney's "Mulan")

New Radicals- You Get What You Give

NSYNC- I Want You Back

NSYNC- Tearing Up My Heart

Paula Cole- I Don't Want to Wait

Puff Daddy- Been Around the World

Semisonic- Closing Time

Shaina Twain- From This Moment On

Shaina Twain- You're Still the One

The Spice Girls- 2 Become 1

The Spice Girls- Spice Up Your Life

Third Eye Blind- Jumper

Third Eye Blind- Semi-Charmed Life

Tonic- If You Could Only See

Usher- My Way

Usher- You Make Me Wanna

Vengaboys- Boom Boom Boom

Vengaboys- We Like to Party

Will Smith- Gettin' Jiggy With It

Will Smith- Miami

and more... (More Songs I Could Think of Should Added Soon if I Edit)

#1998 #music #year #performance #showcase

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todayinhiphophistory · 1 year

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Today in Hip hop History:

DMX was born December 18, 1970

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cyarskaren52 · 7 months

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The History You Never Knew About The Hip Hop Hits You Love

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Origin Info For Your Favorite Hip-Hop Hits Of Today

There’s an old saying “There’s nothing new under the sun”, which we often write off as a figure of speech. However, when you recognize something you’re almost certain you’ve seen or heard before, there’s comfort in that familiarity.

While we appreciate the creativity that drives art to influence culture, we also honor the classics and originals that inspire trends today.

Many of the most popular hip-hop tracks on the charts today use samples from old records. According to Tunecore, “Sampling” is best described as reusing a specific portion of another’s sound recording.

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Creepin’ – Metroboomin, 21 Savage, The Weeknd

In 2004, Mario Winans serenaded the masses with a twisted exclamation to his lover, “I Don’t Wanna Know”.

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In the song, Winans pleads to his lady to keep her dirt secret. The smash, which spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in February of 2004, was a sample of The Fugees “Ready Or Not”.

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Even further, The Fugees sampled the 1987 record “Bodaecia” by Irish singer Enya, who is also listed on the credits. Today, The Weeknd and 21 Savage teamed up with Atlanta hitmaker Metroboomin for a modern remake of the song.

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Players – Coi Leray

Coi Leray gave us yet another TikTok sensation with her 2022 song “Players”. What you may not have noticed is the sample of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s “The Message”. Coi’s record was released as the 1982 terminal hit turned 40.

Grandmaster Flash and Leray actually met for a celebratory dinner where Flash blessed the record and Coi’s hard work!

“When I got a call saying this girl wanted to resurrect the beat of a song from my past – I wanted to learn more,” Flash said in a second post. “Then when I spoke with & met @coileray, I TOTALLY got it. Go listen to PLAYERS by Coi Leray now ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️Next time I might sport the hoodie”

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Doja – Central Cee

UK breakout artist Central Cee is another artist with a knack for making viral hits. One of his most notable 2022 records – “Doja” – is derived from a sample of Eve & Gwen Stefani’s 2001 hit “Blow Ya Mind”. You may have heard the often-recited lyrics of “Doja”, “How can I be homophobic? My b—- is gay.” However, you may not have been privy to the fact Eve personally signed off on the Euro Hip Hop track calling it “everything”.

On BBC’s 1EXTRA RAP SHOW, the Ruff Ryder’s First Lady explained the rizz that made her instantly approve the sample.

First of all, knowing and living in London, his name’s already been ringing and I liked him. I was like, ‘Yo, he’s a dope artist.’ And then we got the song and I was like, ‘This song is everything!’”

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P Power – Gunna featuring Drake

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The song samples Donna Summer’s 1976 disco classic “Could It Be Magic”. However, the track was noticeably absent from Gunna’s album, “DS4Ever”, when it dropped on January 7, 2022. In an interview with Complex, Gunna reveals that the song was delayed over clearance issues.

“I originally sampled Donna Summer,” Gunna said. “I don’t even know her, because I’m so young. But she was a legend and her estate couldn’t get back in time for my album.”

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Good Love – Usher, City Girls

If you’ve been out to basically any gathering or event this summer, you’ve probably heard “Good Love” featuring the City Girls. This feel-good dance jam has made waves from social media to the skating rink to family cookouts.

The familiar bump in the bass and repetitive rhythm takes us back to the ’90s and ’00s when denim cut-off shorts and gold door knocker hoops were in their prime. If you (or a mom, grandma, or auntie) attended a Freaknik festival, you may have heard the track before. “Good Love” samples a dance classic – “Freak It” by Lathun.

The 1997 SOSO Def hit is often accompanied by a line dance, perfect for the dance floor. The song quickly became a cultural shift point in Atlanta, bringing communities together through laughter and bounce.

Which song do you think did the best remake?

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doingitdoggiestyle · 9 months

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hiphopraisedmetheblog · 11 months

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Scar Lip Inks Deal With Epic Records, Receives Swizz Beatz Co-Sign

Scar Lip has signed a record deal with Epic Records and received a major co-sign from Swizz Beatz as well. On Friday (June 1), the Ruff Ryders head honcho took to Instagram to celebrate Epic’s newest signee, posting multiple pictures from the day. The carousel of pictures also included a video of Sylvia Rhone, CEO of Epic Records, leading the room in a toast to Scar’s new contract. “It’s very…

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#deal #inks #records #scarlip #swizzbeatz cosigned #with #epic

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keldamuzik-weartamz · 1 year

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What You Don’t Know About Bay Area Music Industry

The Bay Area has remained an important musical center since the rise of the counterculture movement in the 1960s. With the advent of pop music and more commonplace musical experimentation, San Francisco and its neighboring areas have produced some of the most important musical groups in the last few decades.

From music industry leaders to musicians in hip hop, pop, indie, and folk, the Bay Area music scene is fresh and varied. It’s crazy because it seems like many major artists come to the Bay to get money, do concerts, and do press interviews, but none of those people have put any bay area artists on. I mean, look how far we’ve come, and we just now have a famous bay area female rapper, Saweetie. Why didn’t we have a Her during the hyphy movement? Why didn’t we have a Saweetie in the 90s from the Bay?

I mean, come on, let’s be serious; the bay area has A LOT of talent, including Saweetie and many others. But why is it just now coming to the point where they are bringing some bay area artists out? Why didn’t this happen a long time ago? Why isn’t E-40 at the top of the charts when he should be?? He has put out several albums, has great production and excellent lyrics, and his style is unique! And how about Too $hort? He has created his own lane in hip-hop and made the word “bitch” a cool thing to say.. it’s like you would think having legends like them in the Bay, major artists or labels would want to open up a label or production company out here to discover more talent.

While it is slowly happening because we have the bay area’s very own Keyshia Cole and H.E.R. and Kehlani, Kamiyah, it seems that the Bay is still overlooked. In the early 2000s, many family labels came out like young money, cash, bad boy, murder Inc., Ruff Ryders, etc.; they always signed talent within their area. And they would put on for their city. In the Bay, we never had that, and the thing is, we could’ve because we have a lot of talented artists out here and a lot of movers and shakers that put in hard work behind the scenes to promote artists. If you live in the bay area and you’re trying to make it, you have to move out to Atlanta, New York, or even L.A. to create a buzz. Because if you create a buzz out here, it will go unnoticed, but again it seems like things are gradually picking up with some of the artists coming out of the Bay now, and hopefully, we will see more!

And I want to thank all the legends in the Bay and the newer artists that are out right now for Reppin us and showing the world that San Francisco Bay area has what it takes to compete with everyone else. So this is my tribute to all the Bay Area recording artists who have given the world a wealth of great music.

#bay area #music industry #keldamuzik

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jokerface2121 · 1 year

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: XL Black, Gray and White Ruff Ryder So Cal President Run T-Shirt.

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