LL Cool J and Public Enemy in Stockholm 1987 (SVT)

On November 11th 1987, the second wave of American hip-hop arrived in Oslo, in the form of Def Jam artists LL Cool J and Public Enemy, who were doing a double bill in the city’s main concert arena, Rockefeller Music Hall. This is how the newspaper Aftenposten described the festivities in advance: "Our first meeting with American ‘super rapping’ takes place this Wednesday (…) 19 year old LL Cool J has been 'rapping' since he was six years old, and has been called the 'Fidel Castro of the rap revolution', whatever that means."

LL Cool J was the evening’s star, the tour was in support of his second album Bigger and Deffer, but the evening would later be referred to as the "Public Enemy concert", even though the group were only the support artists, because the group's music, show and powerful image made a huge impact on the young audience. Fortunately for the development of a Norwegian hip-hop scene, the concert also had a free age limit, since most of the capital's budding hip-hoppers were many years away from their 18th birthday. In Sweden, however, many of LL Cool J and Public Enemy's biggest fans weren't allowed to see their heroes, since the Stockholm concerts at the Ritz on November 13th and 14th came with a strict 20 year age limit. 

Rockefeller was only about half full this Wednesday evening, but the night ended up as a gathering of the tribes, for the kids and teenagers that had kept up with the hip-hop scene that emerged in Oslo and the surrounding areas from 1984. The floor was filled with the people who were still doing graffiti, 15-16-year-olds in camouflage pants, battle jackets and Kangol hats, and who clearly stood out amongst an older and more generally music-interested audience.

Public Enemy had just released their debut album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show, and arrived on stage in full: Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, Terminator X, and Security of the First World. LL Cool J toured with his hypeman E-Love and two DJs, Cut Creator and DJ Bobcat, as well as an eight by three meter big “ghetto blaster”. The newspaper Aftenposten also got a short interview with LL Cool J, but spent most of the column space on a kind of review of the concert: "Perhaps we should have been given text sheets at the entrance, because this was not rock as we are used to. In rap, the most fast-talking person rules, and they don't use musicians, this is the arena of the DJ and the ghetto blaster. There were few melody lines, but effective use of contrasts of pumping noise and silence. LL Cool J had a sense of humour, but no further aims other than bragging. In fact, the warm-up act Public Enemy was the best, with their socially conscious, hardcore hip-hop. Seriousness goes the farthest.”

The audiences in Stockholm and Copenhagen were treated with more hip-hop shows in the 1980s, many of them with no age limit, like Public Enemy (again), Run DMC, DJ Cash Money and Marvelous, Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, MC Lyte, and The Jungle Brothers. In Norway, however the LL Cool J gig ended up as the first and last hip-hop concert at Rockefeller in the 1980s. When A Tribe Called Quest played the venue on Saturday November 30th in 1990, the Norwegian group A-Team were the support act. The two members, rapper Jayski and DJ Cut Dominator, were amongst the under-age audience who were knocked to the ground by Public Enemy three years earlier.

The text is based on an extract from the book "B.O.L.T. Warhead: The Re-Enforcement" (2022) by Øyvind Holen.

Related link;

LL Cool J live at The Summit in Houston 1987

 

Copenhagen Archives; LL Cool J and Public Enemy; Def jam Tour Copenhagen 1987 (Danish Documentary)

Copenhagen Archives youtube channel On November 15, 1987, the second Hip Hop concert with US artists took place in Copenhagen, Denmark at Saga on Vesterbrogade, with LL Cool J and Public Enemy (Eric B & Rakim cancelled) on the 87 Def Jam Tour. The concert was documented by Danmarks Radio (Danish national TV) in the program "Rock Fra Gaden" (Rock From the Street) which was broadcast on December 12, 1987. Organized by Danish media personality Hans Otto Bisgaard, with clips from the concert, interviews with concert guests, including Cutfather and Soulshock, and interviews with LL Cool and especially Chuck D, who drop some knowledge. In the Danish book by Copenhagen Archives, "FLYERS HIP HOP I KØBENHAVN 1984-1996" the concert is documented with concert poster, ticket and photo. -instagram; @copenhagen_archives -facebook; @copenhagenarchives

RELATED LINKS; -LL Cool J and Public Enemy in Stockholm 1987 (SVT) and LL Cool J; Def Jam Tour > Live at The Summit, Houston 1987

2 songs, 1 sample... part 11; Grace Jones; My Jamaican Guy

"My Jamaican Guy"
was the lead single to
Grace Jones' 1982 album Living My Life,
her third and last album recorded
in the Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas.
The single was released in January 1983.

The song was released in various remixed
forms and was a sizeable hit.
It was also featured in her
music documentary A One Man Show,
in which Grace kisses her own image.

VIA
WikiPedia

LeShaun; Wild Thang (1988)




LL Cool J; Doin It (1996)




Doin It
is the second single from
LL Cool J's sixth album, Mr. Smith,
and was released on February 20, 1996
for Def Jam Recordings.
Based around a sample of
Grace Jones' "My Jamaican Guy",
it featured production from
Rashad "Ringo" Smith and LL Cool J.

It also featured
LeShaun (who did the OG back in 1988),
but she did not appear in the music video,
as she was pregnant at the time,
so another woman takes her place and lip syncs.
"Doin' It" was yet another success for Cool J,
making it to #9
on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard charts.

VIA
WikiPedia


Gee & Jay; X Rated Lynn (1988)




Fat Pimp; Doin it (2010)




Download;
2 songs, 1 sample... part 11;
Grace Jones; My Jamaican Guy



Related links;
Sites you should keep your eye on part 9; Hip Hop is read
and
2 songs, 1 sample... part 1
(Mike Brant; Mais Dans La Lumière)
and
2 songs, 1 sample... part 2
(The Temptations; Mother Nature)
and
2 songs, 1 sample... part 3
(Suicide is Painless (M.A.S.H Theme)
and
2 songs, 1 sample... part 4
(Horace Andy; Skylarking)
and
2 songs, 1 sample... part 5
(Stalag Riddim)
and
2 songs, 1 sample... part 6
(Michael Jackson; Billie Jean)
and
2 songs, 1 sample... part 7
(Billy Joel; The Stranger)
and
2 songs, 1 sample... part 8
(Quincy Jones; Slum Creeper)
and
2 songs, 1 sample... part 9;
(Diana Ross; Love Hangover)
and
2 songs, 1 sample... part 10;
Freddie Scott "(You) Got What I Need"
and
2 songs, 1 sample... part 11;
Grace Jones; My Jamaican Guy

LL Cool J; Def Jam Tour > Live at The Summit, Houston 1987

PART 2;

RELATED LINKS; -LL Cool J and Public Enemy in Stockholm 1987 (SVT) and LL Cool J and Public Enemy; Def jam Tour Copenhagen 1987 (Danish Documentary

Sites you should keep your eye on part 9; Hip Hop is read

Music nerd or just looking for original samples from your favorite albums?
Hip Hop is read is the spot.
Over 400 Sample Sets Since '07.



Hip Hop Is Read Exclusives Sample Sets

The Samples of the Year 2000
The Samples of the Year 2008
The Samples of the Year 2009
Diggin' in the Crates With... Volume One: The RZA
Diggin' in the Crates With... Volume Two: Dr. Dre
Diggin' in the Crates With... Volume Three: J Dilla
Diggin' in the Crates With... Volume Four: J Dilla

#

2Pac - 2Pacalypse Now (1991)
2Pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
2Pac - The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996)
2Pac - Greatest Hits (1998)
2Pac - Me Against the World (1995)
2Pac - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. (1993)
213 - The Hard Way (2004)
3rd Bass - The Cactus Album (1989)
3rd Bass - Derelicts of Dialect (1991)
50 Cent - Curtis (2007)
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003)
50 Cent - Guess Who's Back (2002)
50 Cent - The Massacre (2005)
88-Keys - The Death of Adam (2008)
9th Wonder - Dream Merchant Vol. 1 (2005)
9th Wonder - The Dream Merchant Vol. 2 (2007)

A

A Tribe Called Quest - The Anthology (1999)
A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes and Life (1996)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement (1998)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990)
Above the Law - Black Mafia Life (1993)
Above the Law - Livin' Like Hustlers (1990)
Above the Law - Uncle Sam's Curse (1994)
Ahmad - Ahmad (1993)
Akinyele - Put It In Your Mouth [EP] (1996)
Akinyele - Vagina Diner (1993)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Artifacts - Between a Rock and a Hard Place (1994)
AZ - 9 Lives (2001)
AZ - A.W.O.L. (2005)
AZ - Aziatic (2002)
AZ - Doe or Die (1995)
AZ - Final Call (2004/2008)
AZ - The Format (2006)
AZ - Pieces of a Man (1998)
AZ - Undeniable (2008)

B

Beanie Sigel - The B. Coming (2005)
Beanie Sigel - The Reason (2001)
Beanie Sigel - The Truth (2000)
Beatnuts, The - A Musical Massacre (1999)
Beatnuts, The - The Beatnuts: Street Level (1994)
Beatnuts, The - Intoxicated Demons [EP] (1993)
Big Daddy Kane - It's a Big Daddy Thing (1989)
Big Daddy Kane - Long Live The Kane (1988)
Big Pun - Capital Punishment (1998)
Biz Markie - Goin' Off (1988)
Biz Markie - I Need a Haircut (1991)
Black Milk - Music from the Color Purple (2008)
Black Milk - Popular Demand (2007)
Black Moon - Enta da Stage (1993)
Black Sheep - A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (1991)
Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kweli) - Black Star (1998)
Blu & Exile- Below the Heavens (2007)
Boogie Down Productions - By All Means Necessary (1988)
Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded (1987)
Boogie Down Productions - Edutainment (1990)
Boogie Down Productions - Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop (1989)
Boogie Down Productions - Sex and Violence (1992)
Brand Nubian - One For All (1990)
Buckshot & 9th Wonder - Chemistry (2005)
Buckshot & 9th Wonder - The Formula (2008)

C

Cam'ron - Come Home with Me (2002)
Cam'ron - Confessions of Fire (1998)
Cam'ron - Purple Haze (2004)
Cam'ron - S.D.E. (Sports, Drugs and Entertainment) (2000)
Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night (1997)
Canibus - Can-I-Bus (1998)
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein (2001)
Capone-N-Noreaga - The War Report (1997)
Cappadonna - The Pillage (1998)
Charles Hamilton - The Pink Lavalamp (2008)
Charles Hamilton - This Perfect Life (2009)
Chaundon - Carnage (2008)
Common - BE (2005)
Common - Can I Borrow A Dollar (1992)
Common - Finding Forever (2007)
Common - Like Water for Chocolate (2000)
Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense (1997)
Common - Resurrection (1994)
Common - Thisisme Then: The Best of Common (2007)
Compton's Most Wanted - Must to Driveby (1992)
Compton's Most Wanted - Straight Checkn 'Em (1995)
Consequence - Don't Quit Your Day Job! (2007)
Cormega - The Realness (2001)
Cormega - The True Meaning (2003)
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (1995)
Craig Mack - Project Funk Da World (1994)
Cypress Hill - Black Sunday (1993)

D

Da Lench Mob - Guerillas in tha Mist (1992)
Das EFX - Dead Serious (1992)
David Banner - The Greatest Story Ever Told (2008)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate (1993)
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
De La Soul - The Grind Date (2004)
De La Soul - Stakes Is High (1996)
Def Squad - El Niño (1998)
Del tha Funkee Homosapien - I Wish My Brother George Was Here (1991)
Del tha Funkee Homosapien - No Need for Alarm (1993)
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 (2000)
Deuce Maxwell - The Plushcat Sessions (2009)
Diamond D (and the Psychotic Neurotics) - Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop (1992)
Digable Planets - Blowout Comb (1994)
Digable Planets - Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) (1993)
Digital Underground - Sex Packets (1990)
Dilated Peoples - Platform (2000)
Diplomats, The - Diplomatic Immunity (2003)
DJ Clue? - The Professional (1998)
DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Return of The Magnificent (2007)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - And in This Corner... (1989)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Code Red (1993)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (1988)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Homebase (1991)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Rock the House (1987)
DJ Quik - Quik Is the Name (1991)
DJ Quik - Safe + Sound (1995)
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing..... (1996)
DMX - It's Dark and Hell Is Hot (1998)
Doug E. Fresh - The World's Greatest Entertainer (1988)
Dr. Dre - 2001 (1999)
Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
Drake - So Far Gone (2009)

E

Eazy-E - Eazy-Duz-It (1988)
Edo G. featuring Pete Rock - My Own Worst Enemy (2004)
El-P - Fantastic Damage (2002)
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
Eminem - Encore (2004)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Eminem - Recovery (2010)
Eminem - Relapse (2009)
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
EPMD - Back in Business (1997)
EPMD - Business As Usual (1990)
EPMD - Business Never Personal (1992)
EPMD - Strictly Business (1988)
EPMD - Unfinished Business (1989)
Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader (1988)
Eric B. & Rakim - Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em (1990)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full (1987)
Erick Sermon - Music (2001)
Erick Sermon - No Pressure (1993)

F

Fat Joe - The Elephant in the Room (2008)
Fat Joe - Jealous One's Envy (1995)
Fat Joe - Me, Myself & I (2006)
Fat Joe - Represent (1993)
Firm, The - The Firm: The Album (1997)
Freeway - Free At Last (2007)
Freeway - Philadelphia Freeway (2003)
Fugees, The - The Score (1996)

G

G-Unit - Beg For Mercy (2003)
The Game - Doctor's Advocate (2006)
Gang Starr - Daily Operation (1992)
Gang Starr - Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr (1999)
Gang Starr - Hard to Earn (1994)
Gang Starr - Moment of Truth (1998)
Gang Starr - No More Mr. Nice Guy (1989)
Gang Starr - The Ownerz (2003)
Gang Starr - Step in the Arena (1991)
Geto Boys - We Can't Be Stopped (1991)
Ghostface Killah - The Big Doe Rehab (2007)
Ghostface Killah - Bulletproof Wallets (2001)
Ghostface Killah - Fishscale (2006)
Ghostface Killah - Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City (2009)
Ghostface Killah - Ironman (1996)
Ghostface Killah - More Fish (2006)
Ghostface Killah - The Pretty Toney Album (2004)
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele (2000)
Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep (1994)
Group Home - Livin' Proof (1995)
GZA/Genius - Liquid Swords (1995)

I

Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990)
Ice Cube - Death Certificate (1991)
Ice Cube - The Predator (1992)
InI - Center of Attention (1995)
Inspectah Deck - Uncontrolled Substance (1999)
Intelligent Hoodlum - Intelligent Hoodlum (1990)

J

J Dilla - Donuts (2006)
J Dilla - The Shining (2006)
Jadakiss - Kiss of Death (2004)
Jadakiss - Kiss tha Game Goodbye (2001)
Jadakiss - The Last Kiss (2009)
Jay-Z - American Gangster (2007)
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
Jay-Z - Black is Back: The 9th Album (Remixed by 9th Wonder) (2003)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse (2002)
Jay-Z - Crooklyn Gangster (Remixed by Small Professor) (2007)
Jay-Z - The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000)
Jay-Z - The Grey Album (Remixed by DJ Danger Mouse) (2004)
Jay-Z - In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997)
Jay-Z - Kingdom Come (2006)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Jay-Z - Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (1998)
Jay-Z - Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (1999)
Jay-Z - The Wright Album (Remixed by Isbjerg) (2008)
Jean Grae & 9th Wonder - Jeanius (2008)
Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent By Design (2000)
Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East (1994)
Jeru the Damaja - Wrath of the Math (1996)
Joe Budden - Halfway House (2008)
Joe Budden - Joe Budden (2003)
Joe Budden - Mood Muzik 2: Can It Get Any Worse? (2005)
Joe Budden - Mood Muzik 3: For Better or for Worse (2007)
Juelz Santana - From Me to U (2003)
Jungle Brothers - Straight Out the Jungle (1988)
Junior M.A.F.I.A. - Conspiracy (1995)
Jurassic 5 - Feedback (2006)
Jurassic 5 - Jurassic 5 (1998)

K

Kam - Neva Again (1993)
Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak (2008)
Kanye West - College Dropout (2004)
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
Keith Murray - The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World (1994)
KiD CuDi - A KiD Named CuDi (2008)
KiD CuDi - Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2010)
Kid 'n Play - 2 Hype (1988)
Killah Priest - Heavy Mental (1998)
King Tee - At Your Own Risk (1990)
KMD - Black Bastards (2001)
Kool G. Rap - 4,5,6 (1995)
Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo - Road to the Riches (1989)
KRS-One - Return of the Boom Bap (1993)
Kurious - A Constipated Monkey (1994)

L

La the Darkman - Heist of the Century (1998)
Large Professor - The LP (1996/2002)
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Leaders of the New School - A Future Without a Past (1991)
Lil Kim - Hard Core (1996)
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter II (2005)
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III (2008)
Lily Allen - Alright, Still (2006)
Little Brother - The Chittlin Circuit 1.5 (2005)
Little Brother - Getback (2007)
Little Brother - The Listening (2003)
Little Brother - The Minstrel Show (2005)
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out (1990)
LL Cool J - Mr. Smith (1995)
LL Cool J - Radio (1985)
Lloyd Banks - The Hunger for More (2004)
Lootpack - Soundpieces: Da Antidote! (1999)
Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Funky Technician (1990)
Lox, The - Money, Power & Respect (1998)
Ludacris - Chicken-n-Beer (2003)
Ludacris - The Red Light District (2004)
Ludacris - Release Therapy (2006)
Ludacris - Theater of the Mind (2008)
Ludacris - Word of Mouf (2001)
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (2006)
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (2007)

M

M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
M.O.P. - Warriorz (2000)
Main Source - Breaking Atoms (1991)
Marley Marl - In Control, Volume 1 (1988)
Ma$e - Harlem World (1997)
Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer (2004)
Masta Ace - Sittin' on Chrome (1995)
Masta Ace - SlaughtaHouse (1993)
Masta Ace - Take a Look Around (1990)
Masta Killa - No Said Date (2004)
MC Lyte - Lyte As A Rock (1988)
Memphis Bleek - 534 (2005)
Memphis Bleek - Coming of Age (1999)
Memphis Bleek - M.A.D.E. (2003)
Memphis Bleek - The Understanding (2000)
Meth, Ghost & Rae - Wu-Massacre (2010)
Method Man - 4:21... The Day After (2006)
Method Man - Tical (1994)
Method Man - Tical 0: The Prequel (2004)
Method Man - Tical 2000: Judgement Day (1998)
Method Man & Redman - Blackout! (1999)
MF DOOM - MM..FOOD? (2004)
MF DOOM - Operation: Doomsday (1999)
Mobb Deep - The Infamous (1995)
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides (1999)
MURS - Murray’s Revenge (2006)
MURS - Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition (2004)
MURS - Murs for President (2008)
MURS & 9th Wonder - Sweet Lord (2008)

N

N.W.A. - 100 Miles and Runnin' (1990)
N.W.A. - efiL4zaggiN (1991)
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
Nas - God's Son (2002)
Nas - God's Stepson (Remixed by 9th Wonder) (2002)
Nas - Greatest Hits (2007)
Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead (2006)
Nas - I Am... (1999)
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
Nas - Illmatic: 10th Anniversary Edition (2004)
Nas - It Was Written (1996)
Nas - The Lost Tapes (2002)
Nas - Nastradamus (1999)
Nas - Stillmatic (2001)
Nas - Street's Disciple (2004)
Nas - Untitled (2008)
Naughty By Nature - 19 Naughty III (1993)
Naughty By Nature - Naughty By Nature (1991)
Naughty By Nature - Poverty's Paradise (1995)
Noreaga - N.O.R.E. (1998)
The Notorious B.I.G. - Born Again (1999)
The Notorious B.I.G. - Duets: The Final Chapter (2005)
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die (1994)
The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death (1997)

O

O.C. - Jewelz (1997)
O.C. - Word...Life (1994)
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (1995)
Onyx - Bacdafucup (1993)
OutKast - Aquemini (1998)
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)
OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994)

P

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - All Souled Out (1992)
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Main Ingredient (1994)
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother (1992)
Pete Rock - Soul Survivor (1998)
Pharcyde, The - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde (1992)
Pharcyde, The - Labcabincalifornia (1995)
Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs (1999)
Pimp C - Pimpalation (2006)
Prodigy - H.N.I.C. (2000)
Prodigy - Return of the Mac (2007)
Public Enemy - Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black (1991)
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet (1990)
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show (1987)
Puff Daddy - No Way Out (1997)

Q

Q-Tip - Amplified (1999)
Q-Tip - The Renaissance (2008)

R

Raekwon - Immobilarity (1999)
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (1995)
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II (2009)
Rakim - The 18th Letter (1997)
Rapper Big Pooh - Sleepers (2004)
Redman - Dare Iz a Darkside (1994)
Redman - Doc's Da Name 2000 (1998)
Redman - Muddy Waters (1996)
Redman - Red Gone Wild... Thee Album (2007)
Redman - Whut? Thee Album (1992)
Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought (2000)
Rhymefest - Blue Collar (2006)
Rick Ross - Trilla (2008)
The Roots - Game Theory (2006)
The Roots - Rising Down (2008)
Royal Flush - Ghetto Millionaire (1997)
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)
Run-D.M.C. - Tougher Than Leather (1988)

S

Scarface - The Fix (2002)
Scarface - Made (2007)
Scarface - Mr. Scarface Is Back (1991)
Showbiz & A.G. - Goodfellas (1995)
Showbiz & A.G. - Runaway Slave (1992)
Shyne - Godfather Buried Alive (2004)
Shyne - Shyne (2000)
Skyzoo - The Salvation (2009)
Skyzoo & 9th Wonder - Cloud 9: The Three Day High (2006)
Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse (2009)
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (1988)
Slum Village - Fan-Tas-Tic Volume 1 (1997)
Slum Village - Fan-Tas-Tic Volume 2 (2000)
Smif-n-Wessun - Dah Shinin' (1995)
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin' (2008)
Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment (2006)
Souls of Mischief - 93 'til Infinity (1993)
Special Ed - Youngest In Charge (1989)
State Property - The Chain Gang, Vol. 2 (2003)
Styles P - A Gangster and a Gentleman (2002)

T

T.I. - King (2005)
T.I. - Paper Trail (2008)
T.I. - Trap Muzik (2003)
Talib Kweli - Ear Drum (2007)
Talib Kweli - Quality (2002)
Terminator X - The Valley of the Jeep Beats (1991)
Tha Alkaholiks - 21 & Over (1993)
Tha Alkaholiks - Coast II Coast (1995)
Turnaround, The - A Long Awaited Drama (1996)

U

UGK - Super Tight (1994)
UGK - Ridin' Dirty (1996)
UGK - Too Hard to Swallow (1992)
UGK - UnderGround Kingz (2007)
Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Beatdown (1988)

W

Wale - Attention Deficit (2009)
Warren G - Regulate... G Funk Era (1994)
WC and the Maad Circle - Curb Servin' (1995)
Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams (2007)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
Wu-Tang Clan - The W (2000)
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever (1997)

X

X-Clan - To the East, Blackwards (1990)

Y

Young Gunz - Brothers From Another (2005)
Young Gunz - Tough Luv (2004)
Young Jeezy - The Inspiration (2006)
Young Jeezy - Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005)
Young Jeezy - The Recession (2008)


Original Soundtracks

Original Soundtrack - Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
Original Soundtrack - State Property (2002)
Original Soundtrack - Streets is Watching (1998)

Check their index here.



Related links;
Sites you should keep your eye on part 1; GreatBates.com
and
Sites you should keep your eye on part 2; Kacao77
and
Sites you should keep your eye on part 3; BraskArt.com
and
Sites you should keep your eye on part 4; Dash167´s Flickr
and
Sites you should keep your eye on part 5; Stay KD´s Flickr
and
Sites you should keep your eye on part 6; Ven´s Flickr
and
Sites you should keep your eye on part 7; Caster GBA´s Flickr
and
Sites you should keep your eye on part 8; Loomit UA´s iLG blog
and
Sites you should keep your eye on part 9; Hip Hop is read
and
Sites you should keep your eye on part 10; Great AIO/SRG
and
Sites you should keep your eye on part 11; Soten SSH´s Flickr
and
Sites you should keep your eye on part 12; Heavy Artillery´s Flickr
and
Sites you should keep your eye on part 13; Poet aka Sear aka Kaos45 (GFA/TC5/TNB) blog
and
Sites you should keep your eye on part 14; Mr. Ewok one
and
Sites you should keep your eye on part 15; Hesoe (STGO/WMD)
and
Sites you should keep your eye on part 16; Phos4 (GFA/RTZ)

Music to Driveby 2025; Top 50 favorites (Apple Music)

Music to Driveby 2025; Top 50 favorites > in alphabetical order. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX MC Ren; The Anthem (ft. Tha Chill, Cold 187um, Jayo Felony, J-Dee, Ras Kass)(Prod. Tha Chill)(2022)

K.A.A.N.; ASC (Aint Shit Changed)

Benny The Butcher, Sule & Fuego Base - B$F [Official Video]

MOUNT WESTMORE (Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, E-40, Too $hort)- Bad MF’s (Official Music Video)

Ice Cube; Before Hip Hop

Xzibit (ft. Jason Martin); Belly Of The Beast

Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice - Chains & Whips (Official Music Video)

Esham ft. Danny Brown - DMT Sessions *DMT Sessions 2011*

Clipse, Pusha T, Malice, Stove God Cooks - F.I.C.O. (Official Music Video)

Kanye West & Dr. Dre; Follow God (Dr.Dre Remix)

Daz; Fucc Yall

Daz; Get Bacc (feat. Prince Ital Joe)

Prince Paul ft. Xzibit, Sadat X; Handle Your Time

Mount Westmore(Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, E-40, Too $hort); Have A Nice Day Fuck You (VIDEO)

Vanderslice; Hazul Story

Rakim; Holy Are You (Extended Version)

Kurupt; I Aint No Killa (Official Video)

IAMGAWD X ILL CITY "Intro (Way too easy) Purple Box Videos

Ice Cube; It's My Ego

Ice Cube remix ft. Scarface; It's My Ego

J-S.A.N.D; JALEELOQUY NO. 2

Mack 10; "King Of Chevys" [Official Music Video]

Snoop Dogg ft. Tom Petty & Jelly Roll (produced by Dr. Dre) ; Last Dance with Mary Jane (Official Music Video)

Six-Two ft Up-Tight & D.O.C. - Mass Confusion (Produced By Jazze Pha)

Lefty Gunplay, JasonMartin & The Game - MENACE (Official Audio)

DAZ DILLINGER; MENTALLY CRAZY OFFICIAL VIDEO a Vision By Richard Stan

COAST CONTRA; NEVER FREESTYLE

Xzibit ft. King Tee, Cold 187um; Notified

Rakim; NOW IS THE TIME

ONYX & L'UZINE "Paris is Burning' (Produced by Tony Toxik)

Kurupt x C-Mob x Gotti Mob - "Players Ball (feat. Snoop Dogg)" [Official Music Video]

B.G. - Retaliation

AYOOLii" Shmackin Town " shot by ‪@HCMGROUP‬

Benny The Butcher - "Rubber Bands & Weight" (prod. by The Alchemist) [Dir. by @iamslimgus]

Coyote, B-Real & Zoe Osama - sLAng (official video)

SLING SHOT - Lil' Flip - Official Music Video

Clipse, Pharrell Williams, Pusha T, Malice - So Far Ahead (Official Lyric Video)

LL COOL J, Snoop Dogg - Spirit of Cyrus (Audio)

Snoop Dogg ft.K.A.A.N. and Cocoa Sarai (produced by Dr. Dre) Sticcy Situation (Official Audio)

Too $hort; Still Mackin

IAMGAWD; Straitjacket Rap

BigXthaPlug - Texas (Official Music Video)

Snoop Dogg - Thank You (produced by Dr. Dre) (Official Audio)

LL Cool J ft. J-S.A.N.D; The Vow

MC Ren; Time (Prod. by Tha Chill) (2022)

Wu-Tang Clan; Warriors Two, Cooley High

Tspokes- Westcoast Matters (Official Video)

Richie Rich | "Wires and Vogues" | (Official Music Video)

billy woods & Kenny Segal (Feat. Danny Brown) - Year Zero (Official Visualizer)

Benny the Butcher - 5 to 50 Ft. India (Prod. Alchemist) [Official Video]

RELATED LINKS; Music to Driveby

Le’Shaun of "Wild Thang» fame is still bitter at Cool J for not including her in the success of "Doin’ it"

Le’Shaun was recently asked by WestCoastStyles if the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop meant something for her, she (still) has some bitterness over the fact that she was not featured in the video for «Doin' it» as she was pregnant at the time the video was filmed, so another woman took her place lip syncing Le’Shaun reused lyrics from her classic «Wild Thang» and on top of that there was another woman performing the lyrics when Cool J toured the «Doin' it» hit in the mid / late 90’s.

"Le’Shaun (Williams) The 50th anniversary of Hip Hop means nothing to me, and I am being completely honest,I was left out of everything. LL Cool J (went) on tour, and I was not given so much as a phone call to see if I wanted to perform, and that answers a few of your other questions at the end, so I’m not going to repeat the same answer…but, no, we do not keep in touch, we don’t speak and, therefore, I don’t see me doing any work with him in the future.»

VIA WestCoastStyles

RELATED; 2 songs, 1 sample... part 11; Grace Jones; My Jamaican Guy

5 Good or bad rap album covers (?) part 6

Classic rap covers adapted with a comic book twist.
By the California-based, rap influenced comic books author Kenny Keil.

Straight Outta Asgard


Straight Outta Compton
is the debut studio album by American rap group N.W.A,
released August 8, 1988 on group member Eazy-E's record label Ruthless Records.
Its title refers to the group's native Compton, California.
Production for the album was handled by Dr. Dre,
with DJ Yella giving co-production.
The album has been viewed as
the pioneering record of gangster rap;
with its ever-present profanity and violent lyrics,
it helped to give birth to this then-new sub-genre of rap.
It has been considered groundbreaking
by music writers and has had an enormous
impact on the evolution of West Coast hip hop.

Straight Outta Compton
redefined the direction of rap,
which resulted in lyricism concerning
the gangster lifestyle becoming the driving force in sales figures.
It also helped to shift the power to the West Coast from the East Coast,
which had enjoyed a period of prominence in rap for most of the 1980s.

VIA
WikiPedia


King of Rock


King of Rock
is the second album by rap trio Run–D.M.C..
Produced in 1985, the album sees the group adopting
a more rock-influenced sound,
with several tracks prominently featuring heavy guitar riffs.

It was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 3, 1985.
It was certified Platinum by the RIAA on February 19, 1987.

VIA
WikiPedia


Mogo fear of a green planet


Fear of a Black Planet
is the third studio album by American rap group Public Enemy,
released April 10, 1990 on Def Jam Recordings in the United States.
Production for the album was handled entirely
by production team The Bomb Squad,
which expanded on the dense,
sample-layered sound of the group's previous album,
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988).
Fear of a Black Planet contains lyrical themes
concerning organization and empowerment
within the African-American community,
while presenting criticism of social issues
affecting African Americans at the time of the album's conception.

The album debuted at number 40
on the US Billboard 200 chart,
elling one million copies in its first week.
It ultimately peaked at number 10 on the chart
and was certified platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America.
Upon its release, Fear of a Black Planet
received general praise from music critics
and has since been recognized as one of
rap´s greatest and most important albums.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 300 on Rolling Stone magazine's
list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
In 2004, it was chosen by the Library of Congress
to be added to the National Recording Registry.

VIA
WikiPedia


Kool Von Doom


How Ya Like Me Now
is the second album by emcee Kool Moe Dee.

Kool Moe Dee was an original member of The Treacherous Three.
He had a long running feud with
LL Cool J releasing various "diss tracks" at his adversary.
On the cover, there is LL Cool J's red Kangol
hat under a front wheel of the car in the backdrop.

In 2004, Ludacris references the album
in Usher's number one hit Yeah!.

In 2008, the title track "How Ya Like Me Now"
was ranked number 31 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs.


VIA
WikiPedia


IPMD; Heroes for hire


Back in Business
is the return album from the rap duo EPMD
which broke up because of personal problems in 1992.
After releasing four successful albums
between 1988 and 1992 (all of them being considered classics),
the duo returned with another successful effort.
The single "Da Joint" became their second Billboard Hot 100 hit in 1997.

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 17, 1997.


VIA
WikiPedia


Dare iz a Darkseid


Dare Iz a Darkside
is the second studio album by
New Jersey rapper Redman released in 1994.
It is almost completely produced by
Redman (credited as Reggie Noble) and Erick Sermon
giving it a highly funky sound.
It is a critical and commercial success,
but it is not nearly as popular
as its predecessor Whut¿ Thee Album.
Two singles, "Rockafella"
and the slightly more successful "Can't Wait",
were released to promote this album.
The cover pays tribute to Funkadelic's album, Maggot Brain.

VIA
WikiPedia


Long live the Kang


Long Live the Kane
is the debut album by emcee Big Daddy Kane,
released by Cold Chillin' Records in 1988.
It was produced by Marley Marl and established
both him and Kane as premier artists during rap's golden age.
Kane displayed his unique rapping technique
while covering topics including love ("I'll Take You There"),
Afrocentricity ("Word to the Mother(Land)")
and his rapping prowess ("Set It Off").
Marley Marl displays a sparse production style
- creating beats with fast-paced drums
and lightly utilized James Brown samples.

Four singles were released in promotion of Kane's first album:
"Raw/Word to the Mother (Land),"
"Ain't No Half-Steppin'/Get Into It,"
"I'll Take You There/Wrath of Kane" and
"Set It Off/Get Into It."
The most commercially successful
of these singles were "Ain't No Half-Steppin',"
which reached #53 on the Hot R&B/rap Singles & Tracks chart
and "I'll Take You There," which reached #73 on the same chart,
but also peaked at #21 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.
The other two singles did not chart,
but "Raw" and "Set It Off" popularized Big Daddy Kane's
high-speed style and abundant use of word play.
"Raw" and "Ain't No Half Steppin'"
are both described as "underground sensation[s]"
and "classic[s]" by Allmusic's Steve Huey.
"Raw" does not appear on Long Live the Kane,
but a remix which utilizes the same beat does.

Big Daddy Kane's debut album contains many tracks
that were later featured on greatest hits compilations.
"Ain't No Half Steppin'" alone is featured
on The Very Best of Big Daddy Kane,
Marley Marl's House of Hits,
two "best of" Cold Chillin' Records compilations
and over five additional rap hit compilations.
No with standing "Ain't No Half Steppin',"
The Very Best of Big Daddy Kane contains
five songs from Kane's debut album.
llmusic's Steve Huey regards
"'Raw,' 'Set It Off,' and 'Ain't No Half-Steppin'
[as] flawless bids for immortality
[that] haven't lost an ounce of energy."

The album is broken down track-by-track by
Big Daddy Kane in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.

VIA
WikiPedia


Ant Man; Shrinkin Thangs


Big Bear's "Doin Thangs"

VIA
Wikipedia


VIA
Kenny Keils flickr


Related links;
5 Good or bad rap album covers (part 1)
and
5 Good or bad rap album covers (part 2)
and
5 Good or bad rap album covers (part 3)
and
5 Good or bad rap album covers (part 4)
and
5 Good or bad rap album covers (part 5)
and
5 Good or bad rap album covers (part 6)
and
5 Good or bad rap album covers (part 7)
and
5 Good or bad rap album covers (part 8)
and
5 Good or bad rap album covers (?) part 9
and
Weekend fun part 22;
Kenny Keil’s; rappers who need to be seen in a comic book

Scarface picks his: Top 5 dead or alive (Extended Edition)

When legends put their Top 5,
Scarface is on there.
What does the man have an affinity for?

Hip Hop has come to mean
different things to different people.
It originated as an authentic form of expression,
one that 'Face has utilized to the fullest.
Through powerful, reflective,
and uplifting lyrics Hip Hop defied
the odds and embraced the years as it
has became a widely appreciated
and celebrated genre of music.
Hip Hop at its best carries our aspirations,
our struggles, our bliss and our betrayals.

In a perfect world we entrust our MCs
to demonstrate a level of awareness of our community.
Candid lyricism in conjunction with tangible
real life experiences is part of
the amalgamation that is Scarface. Scarface,
a man who needs no introduction,
is one of our living lyrical icons.

In an unbridled interview,
he reveals his extended edition of
AllHipHop.com’s
Top 5 Dead Or Alive,
Top 5 Southern MCs and
Top 5 of Right Now.



RAKIM


Scarface:
The way that Rakim put words together is like no other.

AllHipHop.com:
For the younger generation who may be unfamiliar with Rakim;
which track do they really need to listen to?
Do you remember what made you first gravitate towards him?

Scarface:
Listen to [Eric B. & Rakim’s] “Follow The Leader.”
The main said,
“…A furified freestyle,
lyrics of fury/ my third eye makes me shine like jewelry…
[chuckles]
goddam! N****s talk about chains;
the man said his third eye makes him shine like jewelry!



KRS-ONE


AllHipHop.com:
What about KRS makes him stand out amongst others?

Scarface:
“Criminal Minded.”
To me KRS-ONE had that pause—it picks back
up—he had a swagger from that “Criminal Minded” album.
You know, that was really our star.



KOOL G RAP


AllHipHop.com:
What about Kool G Rap earned your respect?

Scarface:
…He had a song called “Truly Yours”—
and that’s really the best girl diss that I ever heard.


AllHipHop.com:
[laughs]

Scarface:
He dissed somebody and I was like, damn.
[starts emceeing]
“This I dedicate to the girl I hate…”
[mimics the DJ Polo beat, uh uh uh uh uh uh]
“This I dedicate to the girl I hate…”
Man, that is a fantastic come line—


AllHipHop.com:
You think it’s been timeless?

Scarface:
It’s timeless. Yes, “Truly Yours”


ICE CUBE


AllHipHop.com:
What made you become an Ice Cube fan?

Scarface:
[starts reciting a verse from Cube’s “A Bird in the Hand”]
“Fresh out of school I was a high school grad/
had to get a job because I was a high school dad…/
but there was no SC for this youngster/
I didn’t have no money/
so I had to punch the clock…”
That boy Cube is cold;
that boy Ice Cube is sick!


AllHipHop.com:
Which MC is your last pick?

Scarface:
I really have to think about that last one.
S***, of all time, you got to say LL Cool J, dawg.



AllHipHop.com:
LL?


LL COOL J




Scarface:
Yep!
Top five of all time,
you got to put LL in that top five of all time.


AllHipHop.com:
Now, if there were a top 6:



NAS


Scarface:
Nas.
I think Nas is a bad motherf***er.


AllHipHop.com:
What do you think about his evolution as an MC?
Does he still possess the same hunger he had with Illmatic?
Is he more lyrically potent now or
has he grown complacent as his wealth has increased?



Scarface:
I like Nas as an MC.
I like Nas period.
It don’t matter.



AllHipHop.com:
You know I have to go here;
it’s interesting that you didn’t name any Southern MCs.
Why didn’t any of those make the list?



Scarface:
Of all time,
there’s not a greatest Southern MC
of all time that could be in there, in my opinion.



AllHipHop.com:
I love you’re being real even
though you’re from the South.



Scarface:
I mean of all time
—If I did one for [the] South MCs
I would say — Top five of all time, it’s 3000



ANDRE 3000


Scarface:
I really like Andre 300, right now.
Because his word usage, his word play.



JUVENILE


Scarface:
Let’s see, Juvie said,
“The District Attorney don’t give a fuck about y’all/
she got to run again for office again in the fall…”
That boy Juvenile was a damn fool!



BUN B


Scarface:
…Did I say Bun B?
S**t, Bun, Juvie,
Who am I forgetting?


AllHipHop.com:
It’s hard. I’m thinking.
Z-RO got lyrics; but, to consider him at the top.
I dunno.
That’s a big distinction.



Scarface:
Cee-Lo Green



AllHipHop.com:
Check you out.
So, we’re traveling to Georgia with that Dungeon Family.
Do you like Cee-Lo with Goodie Mob or with Gnarls Barkley?


Scarface:
Both.

Scarface:
[snatches Cee-Lo’s voice]
“You got to get up, get out/
cut that bulls*** out/
ain’t you sick and tired or have to get up and get out..”
That boy is cold.



DEVIN THE DUDE



AllHipHop.com:
Devin, I love Devin.
But why is he so slept on;
what about Mr. Copeland is overlooked?


Scarface:
That’s the fucking Bill Withers of Southern Hip-Hop.
Devin can put a wash in a n**** from our day.


AllHipHop.com:
What I love about Devin is
the ease that he can go from a party song like
“Don’t Get Me Wrong” with the Coughee Brothaz
to crazy lyricism like on “Write & Wrong.”
I absolutely love Devin as
a lyricist and as a man;
he’s good people.


Scarface:
That motherfucker says,
“When you’re wrong/
motherfuckers want to talk about you/
when you’re wrong/
motherfuckers want to criticize you…”


AllHipHop.com:
Any more lists?

Scarface:
My top five of Right Now
(Rappers presently active, in no particular order).


JAY-Z


Scarface:
I like Jay-Z right now

AllHipHop.com:
Do you think that
the Blueprint 3 is going to live up to the hype?


Scarface:
I dunno, man.
You said, ‘will the Blueprint 3 live up to the hype,’
I think it will to answer your question.
I need to talk to him.
I just want to talk to him and
let him know where we’re at [MCs in the game] right now.
You know what I mean?
Jay-Z is serious though.
I like Jay-Z.
Now the Blueprint 3—I need to talk to him bad, man.



AllHipHop.com:
Let him know if he’s still looking
for features he can holla at me.
Or you can call him on three way.


Scarface:
[laughs]


YOUNG JEEZY


AllHipHop.com:
What about Young Jeezy do you like?


Scarface:
I like Young Jeezy, man.
I like him a lot.


AllHipHop.com:
What do you say to the critics
who question his dope boy motif?
How long can you rhyme about work?


Scarface:
They’re just critics, man.
They can’t rap a f***ing lick.
They don’t know the game at all.
They don’t know s*** about it.


AllHipHop.com:
So you feel as long as people can
identify with Jeezy he’ll be appreciated?



Scarface:
S***, I appreciate him.
I love Young Jeezy.
[adopts Jeezy’s cadence]
“I’m young by the way…”
[starts singing hook from “Get Allot”]
“I get a lot of that/
put your hands in the air if you get a lot of that…”


AllHipHop.com:
That says a lot coming from you.
That beat by Nicco is incredible.


Scarface:
Yeah I like it.


LIL WAYNE


AllHipHop.com:
What about Lil Wayne;
is it just his word play?


Scarface:
Wayne can play.
Young Moula [laughs].
His rhyming is very nice.


AllHipHop.com:
What do you think about him
challenging the boundaries of Hip-Hop?


Scarface:
I like it; I like that s***, man.
He went there.



BEANIE SIGEL


Scarface:
I like Beanie Sigel; he’s nice.
Who else is bad?



EMINEM


Scarface:
Yeah, Elvis, put Elvis in there.
Elvis has left the building, f****ing Elvis, man.
That goddam Elvis [whistles], whoa.
Eminem is awesome; he’s outside of the box.
We’ve never collaborated; but, I like that dude, man.
You know, we’ve kicked it a few times.
Eminem sent me a few beats.



The Sidebar

A malevolent force is possessing Hip Hop.
Afflicted by parasitic corporate greed,
an art form that was once celebrated
and galvanized by community spirit,
has been abducted by killer clowns from outer space.
These malignant jesters offer mere pence as
they greedily extract Hip Hop’s incredible essence.
A catastrophic rouge paints the mouth of these callous clowns;
creativity drips from the edges of its disposal.
The constant pillaging of Hip Hop has it on life support.
Hip Hop lay in ruins;
it’s a putrid abyss of what it once was.
What do we do when our most respected MCs grow
so disheartened that they prematurely resign?


VIA
AllHipHop.com


Related links;
Scarface; Dopeman Music
and
ThisIsFaceMob (Scarface´s official site)
and
Just Blaze picks his: Top 10 dead or alive (producers)
and
Spice-1 picks his: Top 5 dead or alive
and
DJ KaySlay AKA Dezzy Dez picks his: Top 5 dead or alive
and
Pharaohe Monch picks his: Top 5 dead or alive
and
9th Wonder picks his: Top 5 dead or alive (Rappers & Producers)
and
E-40 picks his: Top 5 dead or alive
and
The D.O.C picks his: Top 5 dead or alive
and
Large Professor picks his: Top 5 dead or alive (producers)
and
Ice Cube picks his: Top 5 dead or alive (films)
and
Jeff Yankey picks his: Top 10 dead or alive (Star Wars fan films)
and
Devin The Dude (of Odd Squad/FaceMob) picks his: Top 5 dead or alive
and
Lloyd Banks picks his: Top 5 dead or alive (producers)
and
Top 5 dead or alive; Kendrick Lamar’s Top 5 Dr. Dre Beats