When I first heard THE CREATOR by Pete Rock and CL Smooth I was sold on the intelligent blend of jazz, funk and hard core hip hop that wasn't soooo hard. In my mind, you could never seperate the two, so imagine my surprise when Pete Rock stepped out solo with his debut SOUL SURVIVOR. This is, in my opinion, one of the best hip-hop collaboration albums ever recorded. It has everything from smooth, neo-soul styles to hard core, street hip-hop and that is why it has earned the title of today's "album you…Read more

Back in 93' or 94' (if you know me, then you know my memory is awful) I used to get up at about 4:00 AM and hop the Metro to Pentagon City in VA for work. Those mornings were cold and silent. Well, except for the sounds of A Tribe Called Quest's "Midnight Marauders" album BLASTING through the headphones of my little Sony portable CD player. Arguably their greatest work (some are partial to "Low End Theory"), it set the standard for smooth, thoughtful hip-hop music being used by artists like B.O.B and Lupe…Read more

I popped into the "A" back in 2001(from Tallahassee) to re-up on music and hit Earwax. I ran into DJ Jaycee (Ludacris's DJ) and he told me that I HAD to have this joint. I coped it with no listen and I am glad that I did. Very rare Craig Mack joint "Wooden Horse." Craig Mack with a Common type flow...enjoy like I did ;)

Craig Mack - Wooden Horse