In terms of lyrical ability, a 20 year old Nas was light years ahead of his time on “It Ain’t Hard to Tell.” The “Human Nature” beat from Michael Jackson was sampled perfectly by Large Professor making this nearly a flawless song. I...
“You Used to Love Me” was the first single by Faith Evans back in 1995. The video features her then husband the Notorious B.I.G. posing as a DJ. Since her album “The First Lady” in 2005, Faith has not released any material and there is...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ7DBSzpaSY Queens rappers The Lost Boyz scored their biggest hit with “Renee” off their “Legal Drug Money” album in 1996. The song was a refrain from the group’s usually hardcore style as it tells the sad...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2cnmq3Wi9M Before her untimely passing in 2001, Aaliyah was set to take over the world and pretty much be Beyonce before Beyonce was Beyonce. With a starring role in the Matrix set to put her completely into the mainstream, preceded by...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfXwmDGJAB8 Although the late 2Pac was widely known as a gangster rapper, he did have his share of political and motivational songs, and “Keep Ya Head Up” is one of them. The song, which urges us to respect our women, really...
