Classic Material: Mobb Deep – The Infamous [1995] SBK·July 21, 2009Just as H2O mentioned in his Classic Material write up for De La Soul’s classic De La Soul...
Classic Material: De La Soul – De La Soul Is Dead [1991] H20·July 17, 2009I noticed that none of De La Soul’s records have made in our Classic Material page, and I...
Classic Material: Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version [1995] H20·June 19, 2009I was listening to this album as I was preparing for my final exams coming up this week,...
Classic Material: Makaveli – The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory [1996] B-Easy·June 16, 2009Back in the day, I would do all I could to not co-sign any music by 2Pac. Let...
Classic Material: Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP [2000] B-Easy·June 9, 2009The other day I realized something. After all the hype over Eminem’s latest album Relapse, I’m still not...
Classic Material: Warren G – Regulate…G Funk Era [1994] B-Easy·May 25, 2009In the 90’s, when the West Coast was dominant in rap music, I think the majority people only...
Classic Material: Blackalicious – Nia [1999] Kareem Abdul Jamar·April 3, 2009Nia. It’s been you the whole time. Nia is the girl in high school who was the complete...
Classic Material: Outkast – ATLiens [1996] B-Easy·February 27, 2009Have you ever listened to an album that was so good that every time you listened to the...
Classic Material: Ice Cube – AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted [1990] H20·February 27, 2009This is one of those albums that will grab your attention just with the title: What better way...
Classic Material: Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill [1998] Saule Wright·February 27, 2009I was in college in Atlanta when the semester of Ms. Hill began. You could not turn on...
Classic Material: J Dilla – Donuts [2006] SBK·February 26, 2009When speaking about the word classic, terms such as timeless, unforgettable, and lasting come to mind. Just after...
Classic Material: Jay-Z – The Black Album [2003] B-Easy·February 26, 2009When talking about whether The Black Album is a classic or not, allow me to answer that question:...
Classic Material: Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… [1995] King Jerm·February 25, 2009People overuse the word “classic” when talking about albums these days. When 14 years can go by and...
Classic Material: 2Pac – Me Against The World [1995] H20·February 24, 2009I was thinking about which album to choose for Classic Week, when it hit me: Pac STILL wasn’t...
Classic Material: Boogie Down Productions – By All Means Necessary [1988] Saule Wright·February 24, 2009The Golden Age in Hip-Hop was essentially a Harlem Renaissance of the Hip-Hop community. Hip-Hop wasn’t even 20...
Classic Material: Common Sense – Resurrection [1994] SBK·February 23, 2009Okay do me a favor and just forget about Common’s latest album Universal Mind Control for a moment....
Classic Week Begins! B-Easy·February 23, 2009If you been riding with us for a minute, you’ll notice that the nappyafro crew loves to show...
Classic Material: Dr. Dre – The Chronic [1992] King Jerm·October 13, 2008The year was 1992 and I was a freshman in high school. Little did I know that this...
Classic Material: Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back [1988] Guy Fawkes·September 9, 2008Before Lupe Fiasco & Kanye West, before The Coup & Immortal Technique, and even before Common & Nas,...
Classic Material: N.W.A. – Straight Outta Compton [1988] Saule Wright·August 24, 2008Outside of the very first rap album ever released, this is the most important album in the history...
Classic Material: Nas – Illmatic [1994] H20·July 11, 2008Nas first came into the rap game on his debut single, “Halftime”, which lyrically still blows me away...
Classic Material: Jay-Z – The Blueprint [2001] H20·July 6, 2008Reasonable Doubt was Jay’s first classic album, coincidentally his debut, just like Nas, Biggie, and Outkast. But after...
Classic Material: Wu-Tang Clan – Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers [1993] King Jerm·June 25, 2008Released in 1993 during the East Coast Renaissance, a time which we saw Das EFX, Black Moon, Nas,...
Classic Material: A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory [1991] SBK·April 29, 2008Since real Hip-Hop music and culture is currently being appreciated with special showings of Yo! MTV Raps episodes,...
Classic Material: Group Home – Livin’ Proof [1995] SBK·April 21, 2008You take one of the all-time greatest music producers in Hip-Hop and add a gritty, street Hip-Hop duo...