Artist: slick rick

Keith Edward – New York 90s Finding this mix made my day. Over the next half hour you’ll be taken back to the best of the Big Apple from the golden age of hip hop. There is so much goodness on this one. Enjoy.

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When writing about certain rappers, there are immediate qualities that are difficult not to point to in a description. There's the flow, the way the MC rides (or doesn't ride) the beat, and perhaps the most powerful element: his or her voice. While it's true that you could argue that most rappers have at the very least a "good" voice, there is a select group of MCs on another level entirely. And if you have read enough music magazines, blogs, and the like, you might have seen a writer state that he or she could listen to said rapper recite [...]

Starting the year off with a limited edition 45 Vinyl produced by DJ Spinna available on pre order next week. For now here is the sneak peek. The art of story telling is still alive, taking a page from Slick Rick and Nas, Shabaam Sahdeeq engages in a action packed story with the backdrop provided by DJ Spinna. Digi 123 drops next week also with the B Side 'Do You'.

• Shabaam Sahdeeq - Prod. by DJ Spinna

Smif-N-Wessun at MHOW in 2012 ( more ) Slick Rick is playing Brooklyn Bowl on January 11 with F. Stokes . Tickets for that show are on sale now. Big Daddy Kane is playing with a live band at BB King's on January 24 . Tickets for that show are on sale now. M.O.P., Smif-N-Wessun, and Ka are playing [...]

As great as the WWE DVD documentaries have been over the last couple of years, they still lack a certain charm that the old WWF cassettes had. The old movies [...] The post Gather Around And Listen To The Rock And Slick Rick's 2001 Rap Duet About Pie appeared first on The Smoking Section .

Caribbean Fever Music Festival **The Caribbean Fever Music Festival originally scheduled for November 2 at Barclays Center has been moved to December 17 due to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Ticketholders can use their tickets for the December 17 show. Refunds are available at the point of purchase.** Caribbean Fever Music Festival @ Brooklyn's Barclays Center Featuring Machel Montano , Alison Hinds , Mr. Vegas , Slick Rick , Doug E. Fresh and more This event [...]

It’s Saturday. Most of us aren’t working. But even if you are, use some of your employer’s bandwith, when the boss isn’t looking of course, and enjoy the classic hip-hop [...] The post Saturday Matinee: "The Show" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

The Caribbean Queen Alison Hinds is set to perform at the Caribbean Fever Music Festival inside the brand new Barclays Center in downtown Brooklyn, New York.  The great lineup includes Machel Montano , Mr Vegas , Cham, Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh . Related articles Machel Montano - She Ready (2013 Soca Release) (freshmuziktt.wordpress.com) The Food Of Love - Soca (myvuze.wordpress.com) [...]

Click below for the full tracklist of Little Mix's debut album DNA . 1. Wings 2. DNA 3. Change Your Life 4. Always Be Together 5. Stereo Soldier 6. Pretend It's OK 7. Turn Your Face 8. We Are Who We Are 9. How Ya Doin'? - Little Mix feat. Slick Rick 10. Red Planet - Little Mix feat. T-Boz 11. Going Nowhere 12. Madhouse [...]

The 10 Best Rappers Of Hip-Hops Golden Era Hip hop’s “golden age” or “golden era” is the name given to a period in mainstream hip hop, usually cited as being Hip Hops greatest time period due to its diversity, quality, innovation and influence of the genre. Rakim Big Daddy Kane Slick Rick Ice Cube LL Cool J Ice T Krs-One Mc Hammer [...]

Over the past few months or so, we heard some ridiculously rare freestyles from Nas and Akinyele along with Biz Markie and Rakim . And they have led to the release of the aptly titled  Lunchroom Battles: Desperately Seeking Vanessa mixtape. For nearly an hour's time, you can hear those aforementioned freestyles along with rare recordings of Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, DJ Babu, Fab 5 Freddy, Marley Marl, and more hip-hop legends. Need I say more? You can stream and download Lunchroom Battles below. For more information about the project, head [...]

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When you're sitting at home enjoying an album, do you ever really CONSIDER each aspect of what you're hearing? Are all of your senses inherently connected? We're about to challenge your preconceived notions about how sound and sight should correlate. Because media is so widely accessible we frequently have no trouble associating an artist's voice with their face. Here we introduce six familiar artists who look nothing like they sound. Brace yourselves for this massive discovery. By Lindsay Gartner

Enjoy uninterrupted coverage and front row seating at one of Hip Hop's most memorable on-stage reunions ever as Busta Rhymes is joined by A Tribe Called Quest and Leaders of the New School for the first performance of their seminal classic collaboration "Scenario." In addition, watch Slick Rick rock the seminal "Children's Story," Black Moon's Buckshot enters the stage to perform "How Many Emcees" & "I Gotcha Opin", Smif-N-Wessun blast the indelible "Sound Bwoy Bureill," and M.O.P. drop the all-time street anthem "Ante Up." Earlier that [...]

Do you live in or around New York City? Do you also love Slick Rick and Biz Markie? Well, do you want to see them live at the Gramercy Theater on July 28? If you answered yes to all of those questions, then you're in luck: we are giving away a pair of tickets to the concert. All you have to do is e-mail us at PotholesMusic@gmail.com with a subject line of "I want to see Slick Rick and the Biz" with whatever you want as the body of the e-mail. Good luck!

SLICK RICK With BIZ MARKIE @GramercyTheatre 17 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 Doors 7:30pm 16+ | GET TICKETS The legendary MC Ricky D , better known as Slick Rick , returns to New York to perform an intimate concert of his classics "La Di Da Di" , "Children's Story" and many others. He will be joined by fellow hip-hop pioneer and human beatbox, Biz Markie . Biz Markie is known for his fun-loving [...]

Las estrellas de rock, esos seres incomprendidos con atuendos estrafalarios y gafas extravagantes. Quizá estas últimas, son el recurso estético preferido por los famosos, que han utilizado cualquier cantidad de moelos para crear toda una imagen en torno a ellos. Aquí les dejamos algunas gafas muy populares, chéquenlas a ver si las pueden asociar con la estrella de rock que las utilizó. Las respuestas están al final.

Inspektah Deck with Method Man at Best Buy ( more by Dana (distortion) Yavin ) Summertime and old-school/golden age hip hop go hand in hand. As such there are a plaethora of upcoming shows that will showcase all of your favorite MCs. Tonight (6/6), SOB's will host Wu-Tang member Inspektah Deck with Queens' king of nonsensical rhymes N.O.R.E. . Tickets are still available . Deck recently shared "American Way" from his upcoming "mix album" Cynthia's Son [...]

Whilst revisiting "The Grand Wizard" MC's debut earlier in the week, I remembered this interview was still dormant in the bookmarks waiting to be peeped, and shared. For those who watched the entirety of the last interview we reposted with DOOM, you know what to expect; thoughtful questioning posed in a James Lipton-type set-up sprawling over a near 100

For those of you out there looking for something a bit different than the rock-heavy festivals this summer, look no further than the hip-hop-centric Rock The Bells series. Now in its ninth year, the traveling tour is currently scheduled to hit three cities – with multi-night stands at the NOS Events Center in San Bernadino, Calif. (8/18 - 19), the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, Calif. (8/25 - 26) and the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey (9/1 -2). This year's fest will hosted by RZA and will feature a diverse selection of old [...]