With East Coast rap ruling the hip-hop circuit in the early ’90s, rising New York duo Mobb Deep looked to plant its flag and become a corner for the new generation of MCs. Its second album, 1995’s The ...

On this day in 1995, Compton’s own DJ Quik dropped his third studio album, Safe + Sound, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of West Coast hip-hop. Released through Profile Records, the ...

Part II of The Seven Wonders of the Hip-Hop World highlights seven groundbreaking albums that reshaped rap from the 1990s through the 2010s. Shad Reed goes back down the rabbit hole with seven more ...

On this date in 1995, Hip Hop historian and South Bronx philosopher KRS-One released his second solo album, simply titled KRS-One. The acronym for his name, Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly ...