Archive for the ‘Tha 101’ Category
Tha 101: Quasimoto – Low Class Conspiracy
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Madlib’s high-pitched alter eqo on a rampage off his Lord Quas’ Classic 2000 album ‘The Unseen’.
Tha 101: Black Sheep – The Choice Is Yours
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This one was a houseparty classic all over the country the second it dropped… MC Dres on the mic as we take you back for some 101.
Tha 101 – LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out
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We’re rocking our favorite Muhammad Ali T-Shirt today. Have some weekend 101:
Tha 101: J-Live – Wax Paper
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Class is in sesh! Prince Paul on the beats, J-Live with the razor-sharp pen. Take notes:
Tha 101: (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay
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It’s just absolute picture prefect day in the Chi. Vibes that conjure up this classic by Otis Redding, so lets take it wayyy back for todays 101. No matter if you’re sharing the same weather or not, this joint should take you there, at least for 2:42… burn a little with us and enjoy…
THA 101: ICE-T – NEW JACK HUSTLER
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We’re bringing it to you gritty today on Tha 101. Ice-T delivering sharp street-flow coupled with on-point political commentary. Oh yea, and a heavy dose of that New Jack Swing. Have some:
Tha 101: The D.O.C – It’s Funky Enough
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Almost a forgotten member of the hiphop era that N.W.A. owned with the introduction of harder-edged content to a what was until then a pretty feel-good hiphop vibe. The genre was never the same, as proved by the multi-platinum success that was seen both on the N.W.A related releases, and later down the road with [...]
THA 101: NAS – IT AIN’T HARD TO TELL
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We were reading an interview recently in ‘Stop Smiling’ featuring a Q+A with Nas. The read was kinda weak… but it reminded us how hard Nas shook up the game with this classic:
THA 101: KMD
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Before donning a mask and adopting the M.F. Doom Supervillan steez , he was known by hiphop heads as Zev Love X of the fun, knowledge-kicking group KMD. (Don’t believe me? Ask wiki) Probably their most well known track from that era was this little gem.. listen close and you might hear hints in the [...]
THA 101: ERIC B + RAKIM – PAID IN FULL (COLDCUT REMIX)
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What can you say about this one? Gritty rhymes- check. Classic breakbeat- check. Sick vocal sample- check (Ofra Haza – Im Nin’Alu for some more 101). Starpower on the remix- oh yea… this cut has it all. Just the perfect storm at the time, it really doesn’t get much better in the golden age of [...]
