02/26/2010
Aight, so… I was in my senior year of high school, and the first few months of my year was some ol’ bullshit. I had a lil’ beef with this kid, and for whatever reason, my teachers acted like I was some kinda bully tormentin’ the nigga. On five different occasions between September and December, I was suspended, even havin’ to stay home for two weeks straight at one point. They’d gotten their hands on a tape I made and interpreted the lyrics to be some type of threat on the dude’s life, when it really wasn’t that serious. If I told y’all the extent to which this shit went, you’d be amazed that some people who work for a school could be so dumb.
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02/22/2010
As anyone who knows me can attest, I’m a big fan of comedy. Whether it’s stand-up, movies, or sitcoms, I’m into the funny shit (pause?).
If I had to list my favorite comedy performers, Martin Lawrence would have to at least be in the top 5. His movies of recent years have fallen way short, and he hasn’t really been the same since he started flippin’ out after “smokin’ that ooh-wee”, but I’ve laughed my ass off at that dude too many times to count. The one thing that truly him as one of my faves was his self-titled sitcom, Martin. From ’92 to ’97 on the FOX network, Martin and the cast put on a hell of a damn show.
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02/19/2010
Hope y’all have been enjoying Love Week here on DLT90s thus far. And since it is Love Week and Valentine’s Day just passed us by… lemme tell y’all about some ol’ bullshit I did back in February ’96.
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02/17/2010
Dating back as far as “The Message”, there’s a long list of classic hip-hop songs that the artists were initially resistant to doing. In some cases, the most recognizable singles of those artists’ careers were joints they weren’t all that crazy about. The list is impressive: “Walk This Way”, “Juicy”, “Ruff Ryders Anthem”… and the collaboration of Method Man & Mary J. Blige on “You’re All I Need To Get By”.
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02/15/2010
Yeah y’all… welcome to Love Week on DLT90s. Shoutout to ey’body that celebrated that Pagan holiday Valentine’s Day yesterday, whether it was spent with the one you love or the one you just felt like bein’ around.
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02/12/2010
O-Kay… so we’ve passed the halfway mark of the Winter Six series, and it continues on this week with the year of 1995. For the record, there’s a LOT of songs that coulda made this but didn’t. Breaking it down to the main six, these are the ones I came away with. But before we get to that…
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02/09/2010
Aiiiight, so… way back on September 29 of last year, I did my very own version of Hip-Hop Confessions. I owned up to some things, some of you did some owning up as well, and fun was had by all. Today, I offer a sequel of sorts: R&B Confessions. Read on as I drop some of my ’90s-related, personal, unconventional, unpopular, idiosyncratic opinions as they relate to my second favorite genre. Checkitout…
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02/05/2010
Aight, so it’s Friday on DanjLovesThe90s, which means it’s about time for another Winter Six. This week, I go in on the great 1994. Adjust the Mega Bass on your Walkman and let’s do it…
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02/03/2010
In the earlier part of the ’90s, most hip-hop was still carrying over from the sound of the late-’80s. Although a few producers were starting to come in with new sounds, a lot of ’90 and ’91 still seemed influenced by the work of Marley Marl and the others who made the Golden Age. By the time ’92 arrived, things started taking shape. One of the newest up-and-coming producers was Mount Vernon, NY‘s Pete Rock.
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02/01/2010
Welcome to February on DanjLovesThe90s, where I’ll be continuing the Winter Six, gettin’ mad affectionate during Love Week, and a whole lotta other good shit.
But today, I bring you a gift from February ’97- a classic mixtape by DJ Clue, entitled Show Me The Money. Here, Clue premiers two songs from a lil’ album you mighta heard of called Life After Death, a new single by Mary J. Blige, music by The LOX, Capone-N-Noreaga, Jay-Z, and more. This is an interesting lil’ tracklist here, because it was one of the last eras where the KRS/Buckshot/Large Professor side of hip-hop was still co-existing with the Puffy/Ma$e/Lil’ Kim side, even as the crowd was getting more and more divided. Anyway, this is one of Clue’s most popular tapes, not to mention one that I wore the hell out. Check it out:
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