“Gold Digger” was the lead single from EPMD’s third album, Business as Usual. It was produced by EPMD with scratches provided by fellow group member DJ Scratch and was the duo’s first of two singles to make it to #1 on the Hot Rap Singles. The popularity of EPMD’s “Gold Digger” also served to popularize the term “gold digger” — defined as a woman who engages in a romantic or sexual relationship with a man for the sole purpose of obtaining his money, which the song did indeed elaborate on in great detail. @DjMikeSessions
(Classic Video) Eric B & Rakim “Juice (Know The Ledge)”
“Know the Ledge“, originally released on the soundtrack for the film Juice under the title “Juice (Know the Ledge)“, is a 1992 single released from hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim. It was the theme song for the film and a single released from the duo’s 1992 album Don’t Sweat the Technique. The song became one of Eric B. & Rakim’s final hits together and featured a distinctive sample from Nat Adderley’s 1968 hit “Rise, Sally, Rise.” The song was one of the most successful singles released from the Juice Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. It is one of the most well-known showcases of Rakim’s storytelling ability, as he shares a first-person narrative of a neighborhood thug and drug dealer who is forced to come to grips with his violent and reckless lifestyle. Rakim also played lived drums on the track (If you have a favorite classic video let us know) @DJMIKESESSIONS (Check the video after the jump)
(Classic Video) Kurtis Blow “Basketball”
NBA Playoff’s Is about to start figured this would be the perfect classic video to post (Lets Go Knicks) “Basketball” is off of (Ego Trip album) Released in 1984 (If you have a favorite classic video let us know)Â @DJMIKESESSIONS (Check the video after the jump)
(Classic Video) Goodie Mob “Cell Therapy”
Goodie Mob, based in Atlanta, Georgia, is widely considered one of the founding hip hop acts of the Dirty South movement. Members Cee-Lo (Thomas Callaway), Khujo Goodie (Willie Knighton, Jr.), T-Mo Goodie (Robert Barnett), and Big Gipp (Cameron Gipp) make up the group, which has been functioning since 1995. Â (If you have a favorite classic video let us know)Â @DJMIKESESSIONS (Check the video after the jump)
(Classic Video) Heavy D & The Boyz “Mr. Big Stuff”
Mr. Big Stuff single from ”Living Large” debut album by rap group, Heavy D & the Boyz. The album was released in 1987 for Uptown Records The album was a success for the group making it to #92 on the Billboard 200 and #10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Though not a commercial success when it first was released, Living Large is today considered to be a classic. Three singles were released, “Mr. Big Stuff”, “The Overweight Lover’s In The House” and “Don’t You Know”. In 1998, the albums was listed as a part of The Source’s 100 Best Rap Albums (If you have a favorite classic video let us know) @DJMIKESESSIONS (Check the video after the jump)
(Classic Video) Raekwon ”Ice Cream”
“Ice Cream“, released in 1995, is the third solo single by Wu-Tang Clan rapper Raekwon, from his debut studio album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… (1995). The song features Method Man in the intro, chorus and outro, Ghostface Killah in the first verse, and Cappadonna in the third, though none of them are officially credited on the single. The B-side of the single is “Incarcerated Scarfaces” and was featured in the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005). Both songs were included on the compilation album The RZA Hits (1999) (If you have a favorite classic video let us know) @DJMIKESESSIONS (Check the video after the jump)
