The year was 1988, I was about six years old and I had never really heard a rap song before in my life……well not unless you count “Holiday” by Miker G & Deejay Sven, which was really a couple of white dudes from Holland emulating b-boys from Brooklyn. As you can imagine, rap music at [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Straight Outta Compton – NWA
Posted in Hip Hop, Reviews on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Marketplace – Bunny Wailer
Posted in Bunny Wailer, Reggae, Reviews on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I first stumbled upon a copy of this album while browsing through quite a large selection of used reggae LPs. At the time I was somewhat tempted to take it home with me, plus I thought he looked kinda cool on the front cover exhaling da ‘erb smoke……..actually I thought he looked kinda like Huckleberry [...]
Rastaman Vibration – Bob Marley and the Wailers
Posted in Bob Marley, Reggae, Reviews on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This album was originally released in 1976, after the “Natty Dread” album and a live set. From what I understand, Marley and his crew were met with quite a good share of success when they released it in the United States, however, in other parts of the globe, it seemingly didn’t fare too well….or somethin’ [...]
