Big Punisher's debut album, Capital Punishment, established him as one of the stronger New York natives working hardcore territory toward the end of the '90s. He's a terrific lyricist with microphone technique to spare, and actually rhymes faster than his clear influence, the Notorious B.I.G.. He's also quite versatile, aiming for the dance clubs, ...
Well, WCW Mayhem: The Music certainly couldn't have arrived at a better time. As of November 1999, WCW pretty much ruled among a certain class of adolescent and blue-collar males, so it was time to assemble a soundtrack, with nothing but hardcore hip-hop and metal, both of the traditional and alt variety. Of course, some wrestling rants and songs ...
Ultimate Dance Party 1999 is a collection of urban and pop hits from 1998, including "Walkin' on the Sun" by Smash Mouth, "Still Not a Player" by Big Punisher, "I'm Leavin" by Lisa Stansfield, "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" by Busta Rhymes and "Free" by Ultra Naté, among others. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Terror Squad spends much of their eponymous debut trading in gangsta clichés -- it only seems like there's been a hundred songs called "Pass the Glock" -- but beneath those rehashed themes lay some clever rhymes and music. Fat Joe and Big Punisher lead the group, which contains such promising rappers as Prospect and Cuban Link. The two established ...
Benefiting the T.J. Martell Foundation (which helps fund the fights against cancer, AIDS, and leukemia), Loaded With Hits is a two-disc collection of late-'90s pop/rock, ranging from dance-pop to urban R&B (and a bit of hip-hop) to adult/mainstream alternative rock. Present are the original versions of hits by artists like Mariah Carey, Christina ...
Somewhere between a record label and a management company, Violator assembled its impressive roster of artists -- including LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Q-Tip, Mobb Deep, Big Pun, Noreaga, the Beatnuts and 8Ball -- for a compilation album released in mid-1999. There's no lack of talent here, and the amount of rare material makes it a ...
1999 Grammy Nominees: Rap is a pretty good survey of some of the year's better hip-hop singles, running the gamut through pop, hardcore, and alternative rap offerings. Highlights are difficult to single out due to the consistency of the material, which is supplied by Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel, the Beastie Boys, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe ...
Like all the other entries in the neverending MTV Party to Go series, MTV Party to Go 1999 is a continuous-mix dance album that splices together a variety of club, hip-hop, and dance hits together. Some of these cuts are in their original album versions, some are in single mixes, others are in remixed form. Any way you look at it, it features many ...
A low-priced sampler of Gee Street artists' material, some of it previously unreleased, Year of the Backslap prominently features RZA, Tragedy Khadafi and Afu-Ra, with one track apiece from Yankee B. and QNC. Guest appearances are made by Guru and Masta Killa. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
For the few persons out there still unaware that rap music is an overground force and steadily growing faster than the rock industry, the album version of the television extravaganza known as The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards should dispel any ignorance. And given the wide sway of the mega major-label group PolyGram/Universal -- including under its ...
Somewhere between a record label and a management company, Violator assembled its impressive roster of artists -- including LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Q-Tip, Mobb Deep, Big Pun, Noreaga, the Beatnuts and 8Ball -- for a compilation album released in mid-1999. There's no lack of talent here, and the amount of rare material makes it a ...
Pepsi World is a collection of generally pop-oriented urban R&B and hip-hop, with a little straight-ahead dance-pop thrown in. There's material from SWV, K-Ci and Jo-Jo, R. Kelly, Sylk-E. Fyne, Mary J. Blige, Coolio, Big Punisher, Salt-N-Pepa, the Backstreet Boys, Robyn, and the All Saints, among others. It's an engaging collection in spite of the ...
In California, the term "low rider" refers to young Mexican-Americans who cruise around in cars that they do a great deal of work on while listening to music that they carefully select. The low rider subculture (which War saluted with its 1975 hit "Low Rider") has been passed down from one generation to the next. While the low riders of the '50s ...
The Source Presents Hip-Hop Hits, Vol. 4 doesn't have as many pop crossover hits as its predecessors, though many of these tracks will be familiar to the hip-hop faithful. Nelly's "Country Grammar," Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady," and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's "The Next Episode" are likely already registered in the consciousness of most listeners, ...
Hot Joints Vol. 1 is a seemingly random but generally pretty solid selection of hip-hop tracks, many with a more hardcore sensibility. Included are works by the Wu-Tang Clan, Big Punisher, KRS-One, Ant Banks, Whoridas, the Sunz of Man, Goodie Mobb, Mack 10, Spice 1, and more. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
Though it leans perilously close to the realm of Puff Daddy's trawl through '80s pop for hooks, an N.W.A. tribute album makes sense in 1998, the ten-year anniversary of the bombshell Straight Outta Compton. The album's prominence loomed just as large in 1998 as in 1993, and it's no doubt that many of these rappers grew up listening to it. Most of ...
Louder Than Ever, Vol. 1 is a sampler of the Loud hip-hop label and several affiliates, most prominently Relativity; issued in early 2000, it features cuts from those labels' more recent releases around that time, plus a smattering of rarities. Since it's mostly a promotional tool designed to make consumers curious about hearing more, it doesn't ...
A documentary soundtrack, The Legacy: The Best of Big Pun is also a suitable sampler of the rapper many considered would be the rightful heir to Biggie's throne if a heart attack hadn't ended his life in 2000 at the age of 28. Pun's attraction is akin to Biggie's -- a vicious mouth with economical rhymes and knockout punch lines -- but he adds Fat ...
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