(R.I.P) Nathaniel Dwayne Hale A.K.A Nate Dogg (August 19, 1969 – March 15, 2011) @DJMIKESESSIONS (Check the video after the jump)
(Classic Video) Wu Tang Clan ”M.E.T.H.O.D. Man”
“Method Man” is the B-side to the single “Protect Ya Neck” from critically acclaimed debut album by the Wu-Tang Clan titled Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). It was a solo track for the first successful solo star of the Wu-Tang Clan, Method Man. The song was chosen for The Source magazine 100 best rap singles. The refrain of the song (M-E-T-H-O-D) draws from the 1984 Hall & Oates hit “Method of Modern Love” from Big Bam Boom. It is featured on The RZA Hits compilation. The remix is featured on Method Man’s debut album, Tical. Everyday at 5pm we post a classic video that meant something in hip hop.. (If you have a favorite classic video let us know) @DJMIKESESSIONS (Check the video after the jump)
(Classic Video) Smooth Da Hustler ”Broken Language”
“Broken Language” was released in 1996 through Profile Records Produced by DR Period. Broken Language contains a sample from “Build Me Up Buttercup” by The Foundations Everyday at 5pm we post a classic video that meant something in hip hop.. (If you have a favorite classic video let us know) @DJMIKESESSIONS (Check the video after the jump)
(Tribute Video) Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles & More ”We are the World” (Pray For Japan)
“We Are the World” is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World. With sales in excess of 20 million copies, it is one of the fewer than thirty all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) copies worldwide. @DJMIKESESSIONS (Check the video after the jump)
(Classic Video) Common ”Resurrection”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY COMMON!!! Resurrection” is the second single from rapper Common’s 1994 album Resurrection. Its piano-led beat, produced by No I.D., contains samples from “The Signs Pt. II” by David Axelrod, “Dolphin Dance” by Ahmad Jamal, “Sorcerer of Isis” by Power of Zeus, “Ice” by Spirit and both “Why Can’t People Be Colors Too?” and “Help Is on the Way” by The Whatnauts. The song contains free-associative lyrics by Common and scratches by DJ Sinister that “blend harmoniously with the jazzy melody. @DJMIKESESSIONS (Check the video after the jump)
(Classic Video) Grand Puba ”360 (What Goes Around)
Reel to Reel is the debut album by Grand Puba. It was Puba’s first solo venture, following group projects with the likes of the short lived group Masters of Ceremony and Brand Nubian. Both of the group’s albums were critically acclaimed but failed to duplicate that success in terms of album sales. The album was largely produced by Puba himself, with help from the Stimulated Dummies, Kid Capri and others. Reel to Reel includes the number one Rap hit “360 Degrees (What Goes Around)”, as well as the singles “Check it Out” (featuring a young Mary J. Blige), and “Ya Know How it Goes.” Everyday at 5pm we post a classic video that meant something in hip hop.. (If you have a favorite classic video let us know) @DJMIKESESSIONS (Check the video after the jump) .
