From the Record Crate
From the Record Crate: Eric B. & Rakim – “Don’t Sweat the Technique” (1992)

It’s both fitting and hauntingly ironic how I get to talk about this Eric B. & Rakim album from 1992 when the legendary rapper Prodigy from the duo Mobb Deep recently died a few days ago.  Both of these rap…

From the Record Crate
From the Record Crate: Notorious B.I.G.- “Life After Death” (1997)

The genre of hip hop in the 1990s was all about storytelling.  No one was better at that then Notorious B.I.G.  With only two studio albums under his belt, Biggie Smalls is still considered to be one of the most…