Slick Rick
The Notorious B.I.G., Slick Rick Enter National Recording Registry
Hip-Hop was well represented on the 2024 list of inductees for the National Recording Registry, with music from The Notorious B.I.G. and Slick Rick making the list.
Vice President Kamala Harris Hosts Hip-Hop 50 Concert In D.C.
Vice President Kamala Harris hosted an Hip-Hop 50 celebration for the ages at Vice President's residence.
The Ruler: Slick Rick Crowned Hip-Hop’s Greatest Storyteller On Twitter
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 20 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Masta Ace
Name Masta Ace Best known for Sittin’ On Chrome! Current city Northern New Jersey. Really want to be in Any place less racist than here! Excited about This hip-hop musical I’m writing and my next album with Marco Polo! My current music collection has a lot of ‘70s and ‘80s disco and soul. And a little bit of Hip hop. Don’t judge me for “Barbie Girl” by Aqua. Preferred format Streaming the last few years, because it’s convenient. [embedded content] 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without 1 Off the WallMichael Jackson CREDIT:CBS It reminds me of simpler times in my life, before Michael had pop success. 2 The Great Adventures of Slick RickSlick Rick 1988 is, in my opinion, the best year for hip-hop releases. This album beginning to end personifies that era! 3 Spirit and That’s the Way of the WorldEarth...
I Fought the Law: Our 1991 Slick Rick Feature
This article was originally published in the August 1991 issue of SPIN. AT 5:28 P.M. on Tuesday, July 3, 1990, officers Rodriguez and Wong of the 47th Precinct in the Bronx got the call. “MB shots . . . six rounds . . . in black Toyota Camry . . . possibly fled on Parkway . . . 241 and White near OTB.” A black male (MB) had fired six rounds at East 241st Street and White Plains Road, near the Off-Track Betting outlet, before fleeing in a Toyota toward the Bronx River Parkway. It wasn’t a Toyota, but otherwise the radio alert matched the testimony given later by the gunman, one Ricky Walters, following his arrest. “I was driving a rent-a-car Dodge Shadow at East 241st Street and White Plains Road when I saw my cousin Mark,” Walters told the cops. “I drove home with my girlfriend, Lisa ...
