"Thinkin' of a master plan
'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand
So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent
So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint..." #PaidInFull#EricBandRakim
“How's a worldwide soccer tournament in the U.S. done more for foreign relations than the United Nations?”
“We need to break bread at the same table without politics being somewhere in the middle. We need to embrace humanity when we can. We needed this.”
It’s incredible to see the unity happening across the U.S. right now!! 🔥🙏🏼👇🏼
"I was a fiend, before I became a teen
I melted microphone instead of cones of ice cream
Music orientated, so when hip-hop was originated
Fitted like pieces of puzzles, complicated..." #MicrophoneFiend#EricBandRakim#Rakim
40 years ago today, Raising Hell changed music, fashion and culture forever.
More than a multi-platinum album, it became a movement �� introducing Hip Hop to new heights and cementing one of the most iconic relationships in music history through “My adidas.”
#RAISINGHELL40
36 years ago today, Ice Cube released his debut solo LP, AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted, on Priority Records. famously produced by the Bomb Squad, it’s as loud, noisy, and angry as anything you’ll find on “Fear of a Black Planet”. AMW is one of the first records to change the dynamic of social justice in rap music (thanks to the influence of Public Enemy). 5 Mics in The Source (when it mattered), and one of the best hip-hop records ever.
Run-DMC released their third studio album ‘Raising Hell’ (1986) 40 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @j_ducker here: https://t.co/T4GPU8Zo0K @OfficialRunDMC
De La Soul released their second studio album ‘De La Soul Is Dead’ (1991) 35 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @justin_chadwick here: https://t.co/LQaQrTCIQR @WeAreDeLaSoul
On this date in 1985, Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns went to war in one of the greatest fights ever.
The first round was arguably the best 3 minutes of all time. Enjoy. 🥊