Still cold?

Think back to A Long Hot Summer in 2004 and run out to grab this by Masta Ace. The highly acclaimed concept/ follow up album to 2001’s Disposable Arts. Pump this under your hat and instead of walking through a snow storm you’ll be following Ace and Fats Belvedere through Brooklyn in the heat.
Or you can stay in where it’s warm and buy it here.
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The A Tribe Called Quest’s third album, “Midnight Mauraders” was a huge success for the hip-hop group. Released November 9, 1993 the album received huge acclaim from review boards all over the world. Including #2 “Hip Hop’s 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980-1998” in Ego Trip Magazine.

Check out the track “Midnight” from YouTube after the jump. The only music video made from the album was “Awards Tour.”
The group also partnered with Air Jordan I and released a few T-shirts that are now being re-released as Air Jordan I “A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Mauraders” retro.

Remember Coolio’s single "Gangsta’s Paradise" from the Dangerous Minds soundtrack?  EVERYONE knew this song and Coolio became a household name. 
Looking back at this video, though, cracked me up because it’s so cheesy and over-the-top.  Having Michelle Pfeiffer sit in front of Coolio while he overacts almost seems mean.  I would be on the floor laughing if I was her.  Oh well.  It worked at the time…

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Time for a flashback! This week’s Flashback Friday is featuring the Beastie Boys hit “Sabotage” which is off of their album: “III Communication.” It’s a great song with a mixture of rap and rock, making it so unique. Rolling Stone ranked this song #475 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and Q Magazine ranked it as #46 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. Enjoy your flashback!
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Beastie Boys – Sabotageby hushhush112

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Time for a flashback! This week’s Flashback Friday is of Public Enemy’s hit song “911 is a Joke.” The song peaked at #1 on the U.S Hot Rap Singles chart and the album “Fear of a Black Planet” peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the top R&B/Hip Hop albums in 1990. Enjoy you flashback!
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Public Enemy – 911 Is A Jokeby Elikya

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This week’s Flashback Friday features Lauryn Hill’s song “Doo Wop (That Thing)” which was released off of her album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” It was a crowd pleaser and spent two weeks at the #1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100. Personally, it is one of my favorite Lauryn Hill songs. Enjoy your flashback!
Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop (That Thing)

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Time for a flashback! This week’s pick for Flashback Friday is MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This” video. Who doesn’t love it? I know y’all just want to get up and put your Hammer Pants on. With the sampled beat of Rick James‘ hit “Super Freak” and the fun dance moves, it was simply irresistible. I had to put the video up. People loved this song so much that MC’s album “Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em” sold over 10 million copies. Enjoy your flashback!
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I saw Boyz II Men on Don’t Forget the Lyrics the other day and it got me thinking about the “East Coast Family.”  Yeah… remember that?  Boyz II Men, Another Bad Creation and Bell Biv Devoe – gotta love the early 90s.  Anyway, in honor of that, I’m putting up BBD’s “Do Me.” 

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Well, I wasn’t going to put this up but considering the fact that Vanilla Ice was arrested (and released).  What was the erstwhile Robert Van Winkle arrested for?  Domestic battery.  So, now he can’t have any contact with his wife, Laura, except over the phone. 
Oh well.  In the meantime, here’s his big hit “Ice Ice Baby“

Just for fun, here’s the clip of Jim Carrey pretending to be Vanilla Ice in that In Living Color skit “White, White Baby.”  I still crack up.

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It’s Flashback Friday time again and I’m putting up one of my favorite songs from the 80s.  I think it is one of the best hip-hop songs of all time.  Here’s Rob Base and DJ Easy Rock with 1988’s “It Takes Two.”
Have a great weekend!

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