Posts tagged "MF Doom"

The Top 40 Emcees of All Time: 35-31

Check out #40-36 here , and let’s get right into the next five on the list. 35. Ludacris Representing: Atlanta Luda is the only emcee on this entire list that made his debut after 2000. With a booming baritone, and a knack for comedic material, Chris Bridges has been given the tag of a “pop rapper”.  However, just because the man knows what it takes to get onto the radio (he was an air personality before signing to Def Jam) doesn’t […]

Hump Day Flashback: “The Gas Face”

What do we think about Hammer? MC Hammer’s ascendancy (however brief) to hip-hop’s commercial apex had plenty of detractors. Not only did “Let’s Get it Started”, one of his first hits, call out Doug E. Fresh (who he later signed), LL Cool J AND Run-DMC, but his lack of lyrical skills and his reliance on dancing did not go over well with most “legit” hip-hoppers, and he was widely labeled as a sellout. The first widely-circulated Hammer diss came courtesy […]