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TLC was on the top of the world, and it was assumed that they were making it big. They were critically acclaimed and had much commercial success. Even now, "CrazySexyCool" remains the only album by a female group to receive a diamond certification (in other words, they've gone platinum 11 times).
Competition has always played a big role in hip hop. Battle rhymes, diss songs, trying to outshine someone on his own song, it’s all in the spirit of competition.
But in the mid-90s, the competition in New York was especially heavy. Let’s think about the rappers were coming up at that time – you had Nas and Big both releasing landmark debuts in ’94, Mobb Deep damn bringing all of Queensbridge wherever they went, Raekwon with The Purple Tape and the rest of Wu-Tang by his side. Most of the rappers on our greatest of all time list came on the ’90s East Coast.
Ludacris has fallen off as an elite emcee. There was a time when DTP was an absolutely legitimate force.
In addition to multi-mutli platinum albums from the head honcho himself, DTP had released Chingy's platinum album, "Jackpot" and many more such as Playaz Circle and Bobby Valentino.
If you were a fan of hip hop in the late 90s and early to mid-noughties, then Rocawear will need no introduction. Items from the fashion label, co-founded by rapper Jay-Z, were as common a sight in music videos as groups of scantily-clad ladies popping bottles of Cristal in a hot tub.
Killing Michael Jackson is a 2019 documentary film directed and produced by ZigZag, focusing on the death of singer Michael Jackson. The documentary features Orlando Martinez, Dan Myers and Scott Smith – three detectives who were involved in the initial investigation of Jackson's death.
Hip-hop's first record label was Sugar Hill Records, founded in 1979. The label's first release was the single "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang. This single is credited with helping to popularize hip-hop and rap music and is considered one of the first commercially successful hip-hop songs.
Can there only be one fly girl? In a new episode of 'Here's Why' we dive into the tension between Jennifer Lopez and Rosie Perez that started back in the 90's. The Hip-Hop dancers would end up being co-workers on the set of 'In Living Color', where their beef would begin.
Jagged Edge is an American R&B group from Atlanta, Georgia. The group, initially signed to record producer Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings. Born out of church choirs, Jagged Edge was formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1995.
Jagged Edge parted ways with Columbia Records shortly after the release of their self-titled fifth album and signed back with Dupri. Dupri re-signed the group to So So Def through Island Def Jam, which handles the distribution for So So Def, and where Dupri was president of the urban division.
DJ Quik or Da Quiksta, is an American rapper, songwriter, DJ, and record-producer, known for his production in the G-funk style of West Coast hip-hop.
DJ Quik has collaborated with Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Tupac, Erick Sermon, R.Kelly and Shaquille O'Neal, among others. Blake's stage name reflects his ability to produce songs in a short period of time.
Aretha Franklin was known for her activism as much as she was known for her voice, which garnered her much praise and accolades while she was alive. Now, it has been revealed that the FBI had been tracking the legendary singer for 40 years.
Number 10 – They got engaged the same year JLO's marriage plan to Cris Judd ended
This may sound a bit weird to many people, but to Bennifer, an acronym for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, it's not. The two celebrities actually met each other for the first time in 2001 when they were both casts in the movie "Gigli", which happened to be the same year Jennifer Lopez got married to Cris Judd.
The "Greatest Rapper of All Time" title is one of the most prestigious monikers in the history of hip hop; it's also one of the most debated. In terms of innovation, there's no denying the importance of Rakim.
Ruthless Records was an American record label founded by Eric "Eazy-E" Wright and Jerry Heller in Compton, California in 1986. Suge Knight had a major role in the downfall of Ruthless. He conned Dre,Miche'lle and the DOC to leave Easy E with stories of how Heller was ripping them off.
Bill Bellamy is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Bellamy first gained national notoriety on HBO's Russell Simmons' famous t.v. show Def Comedy Jam, where he is credited for creating or coining the phrase "booty call", described as a late-night call to a potential paramour with the intention of meeting strictly for sex.
The rumors have circulated for decades. Did the CIA flood the inner cities of the US with crack cocaine in the 1980s? Was the American government actually responsible for the crack epidemic?
After four seasons, 'Everybody Hates Chris' was canceled in 2009, and all of the cast members went on to have successful careers in the entertainment industry. The show went into syndication and has since become a classic.
Michael Jordan already established himself as one of the best players in the NBA in his rookie season, showcasing incredible maturity and talent. Michael Jordan was supposedly forze out of the 1985 NBA All-Star Game by Isiah Thomas.
American rapper Albert Johnson, better known by his stage name Prodigy, was born on November 2, 1974 in Hempstead, New York. His greatest professional successes were accomplished as one half of the hip hop duo Mobb Deep.
But almost as much as writing great rhymes, Prodigy loved a good rap beef. His career was filled with battles against many of the greatest rappers of all time, and he usually gave as good as he got.
