In honor of truly one of the best to ever do it and whose true potential unfortunately got to be realized...

The greatest hip hop love song of all time. No debate needed.

In honor of the memory of one of the greatest of all time, Big Pun. Terror Squad!!

From the second of his incredible Jazzmatazz series, Feel The Music is the perfect blend of Guru’s legendary voice and smoothed out jazz infused beats. RIP Guru, one of the greatest ever! Tweet

It should do any hip hop lover’s heart good to see The Message being performed on a major network. Word to probably the greatest song in hip hop history in my view. Tweet

This video, song and concept is so dope. Check out the visuals from Elzhi’s cover of Nas’s classic record “It Ain’t Hard To Tell”. Download “Elmatic” here =>> www.elzhi.com

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In honor of my being in Houston for the weekend, here is a classic Scarface video that never gets old. Scarface is on my top 10 list of greatest MCs of all time and he should be on yours as well. Tweet

This is one of my favorite story telling tracks of all time. The beat is a monster and Mr. Cheeks’ flow is bonkers. Classic material all around Tweet

In honor of Guru. RIP one of the greatest ever! Tweet

Truth be told, I was always more of a De La fan than a Tribe fan. Here’s one of many reasons why. Tweet

This was my shit back in high school! Just straight up ill goodness. Tweet

The Teacher at his absolute finest. It actually pains me that so much of this new generation has no knowledge of the pioneers nor a desire to even know. Damn, I’m sounding old! Tweet

Mic Geronimo’s first album is classic with ridiculous mid-90′s NYC production and a features from Jay-Z and Ja Rule before they blew up. Enjoy this trip down memory lane. Tweet

Spice 1 was and is more gangster and a better rapper than most cats out these days. This should remind everyone why. Tweet

This Mobb Deep in their absolute prime. This has always been one of my favorite joints of theirs and Havoc’s production is amazing. Dark, grimey, and perfect for the winter time laced up in Timbs and North Face jackets. This is from the Sunset Park soundtrack if I recall...

It’s been a minute since I’ve dropped an homage to the classic video. So for my return here is one of my favorite Pete Rock produced joints, Down with King. Everyone rips it on this and the video is pure 90′s era grit and grime. Fantastic...

Its back!! Volume 2 of our Homage to the Classics mix is here! DJ Rush Hour brings the heat once again and represents the real. Enjoy! Capone -N- Noreaga- T.O.N.Y. (Top Of New York) (Feat. Tragedy Khadafi) LL Cool J- Who Shot Ya (remix) feat. Fat Joe, Foxy Brown, K. Murray, Prodigy Big Pun-...

Group Home’s first album is one of my favorite albums of all time. It proves without question the genius of DJ Premier. He laced two mediocre mcs (although I always thought Lil Dap was dope) with disgustingly ill beats and crafted a classic. Supa Star is just such an example. Also,...

Point blank period one of the greatest hip hop videos ever made. It perfectly parodies every stereotypical video convention that exists and proves that The Roots are one of greatest groups of all time. Also Illadelph Halflife is by far their best album. Feel free to debate that but it is a...

Man Aceyalone is dope! I haven’t loved all of his newer stuff but he’s undeniably an amazing MC. This was his first video from his debut album “All Balls Down Bounce.” The calisthenics intro to the video alone makes it amazing but his pure mid-90′s dopeness....

This is the perfect summertime throwback jam and video which reminds us of simpler times before life got complicated. Ahmad was really really dope. I wonder where he is now. Anyone...

Straight up, M.O.P. has been killing it since day one and have never let up. How About Some Hardcore had M.O.P. putting C4 to the door of the game and showing people they are the truth. This video is so raw and perfect for the song. Pure rawness shot in black and white featuring a posse of...

There seems to have been a lot people rocking freestyles over this instrumental but I post this to remind everyone that nothing beats the original! Everything from the beat, the flows, the chemistry between the members (no homo) is just plain dope. I still remember the first time I heard this...

This was THE east coast anthem in 95. There are mad cameos in the video and shit is raw. Oh and shouts out to razorblades in the...

Whoo! If you’re not up on this, you need to be! And I quote: I’m a Black boy, I’m a fat boy/ You lookin’ at me, I got them stacks, boy. Because I’m white and I run about 70 miles a week, can I still sing along? This music just speaks to me in a way music has never spoken to me...

This was an epic posse cut coming from the once legendary D&D studios produced by Preemo. This is actually the remix which is less known than the original so I thought I would give that some shine. Krs-One, Mad Lion, Doug E Fresh, Fat Joe, Smif-N-Wessun & Jeru all rip it in their...

In the fairness of full disclosure I am a complete Cormega “Stan.” He is hands down my favorite MC. “Get Out My Way” is just an utter hype track that makes you want to stomp through the streets disrespectfully. This video is low budget but hot and captures the essence...

Bahamadia was a beast on the mic! This was my personal favorite track from her debut album “Kollage.” Premier laced these ladies with an ill grimey beat. This is about as raw is it gets video wise too. Straight...

Here is some grimey late 90′s NYC underground madness. Ill Bill absolutely kills it with his Star of David glass eye looking straight loco! I miss these...

Seriously, Rakim vs. the Devil is all that really has to be said about...

Redman is one of the greatest MCs ever point, blank, period. There are so many dope Redman videos to choose from but this song and video has always been one of my favorites. “Ruh Ruh like cerabal...

In honor of our man 730′s wedding, I present to you all the illest hip-hop love song ever. Congrats...

Whatcha ya’ll know about this?!? An extremely ill song from the dope soundtrack to a God awful movie; Jean Claude Van Damme’s “Street Fighter.” Shouts to “Bloodsport” though the greatest movie ever! Anyway Ahmad, Rass Kass, and Saafir do their thug thizzle...

The legendary Souls of Mischief crew dropped this banger on the “A Lowdown Dirty Shame” soundtrack. You gotta love soundtrack videos because they are required to have clips of the actual film be included throughout. Anyway, this is classic 90′s era Souls of Mischief. Super...

Awwww snap! This is just straight up a CLASSIC. Everyone kills it but Redman absolutely mutilates the mic and demonstrates why if he’s not in at least your top 10 of all time pack it up and go home. The video is straight grimey and matches the grit and energy of the track...

AZ is one of the nicest hands down period! “Sugar Hill” is a perfect example of AZ at his finest. Smooth, lyrical, and with not a small amount of swagger (real swagger, not phoned in swagger.) Peep the visuals and enjoy a journey with one of the finest there...

This is hands down my favorite hip hop love song. From Pharcyde’s second album Labcabincalifornia, this is perfect summer time hip hop from a classic group. Go get ya pimp on after watching...

Saafir, aka Harold from Menace II Society dropped a slept on debut album in 94 called Boxcar Sessions. Member of the Bay Area crew The Hobo Junction (such an ill name!) and one time freestyle adversary of Hieroglyphic’s Casual, Saafir definitely has his own unique style. If you’re...

Two of the greatest of all time colloborate on one of the realest songs ever made and then up the ante even further by creating on of the best music videos of any genre. Enough talk; watch, listen, and be...

Check out my man Broadway who sounds like he swallows gravel with the same frequency most people use mouthwash. This was a seriously dope song and video though with the perfect usage of a Krs-One sample. The Blastmaster even decided to hop in front of the camera for the video. This is some...

Jamal, one time member of the Def Squad (Yo where’s he at?!?) takes us back to 95 once again with “Keep It Real.” From his rarely mentioned but should be more album Last Chance No Breaks Jamal gets riggidity rugged over some classic Erick Sermon production (one of the most...

More of that old time good boom bap ish! Artifacts where undeniably ill. “The Ultimate” was the first single from their second album That’s Them. Peep out Tame One and El da Sensei rocking the ski googles. That’s some realness right...

Tell me if it gets any better than this? Large Pro GOING IN! and busting a smooth rhyme and chilling with all of his friends. Check for the young NaS (sounds like a rapper of today’s name. “It’s ya boy Young NaS”) cameo in there as well. There is such a feeling and...

This is about as raw and official as it can get. Smoothe and his brother Trigger tha Gambler absolutely Go IN on this classic single. This is pure microphone demolition of the highest degree. This is actually somewhat bitter sweet to watch as it shows how lacking the game is today. Also...

Man, Brother J is the ish! Dark Sun Riders was a group that Brother J of X-Clan formed around 95. This is some spaced out rugged madness right here. They definitely don’t make it like this anymore that’s for sure. Enjoy a little something...

More really dope west coast underground madness from the mid 90′s. Mannish were on the underground L.A. circuit in 95 and dropped a seriously slept on album called “Audio Sedative.” This makes me nostalgic for those days on the real to...

This some hot and obscure west coast underground ish! The Brothers Unda Madness (B.U.M.S.) were a dope crew out of the Bay Area circa 1995. More along the lines of Hieroglyphics than Too Short, they had dope jazzy beats and rugged flows. Enjoy and thank me for giving you the...

Being a Jersey cat I’ve gotta rep for one of my home teams. Channel Live were one time members of Krs-One’s BDP crew and they definitely bring that classic boom-bap sound. This is just straight up hip hop in its uncut rawest forms. For those that don’t know, now you...

Damn, peep out Chino XL before he got super brolic! Chino is generally known for ill punchlines and crazy word play but his narrative story telling is also top notch. “Creep” is a dope joint about stalking, cheating, and other romantic notions. The beat on the video is different...