Eric B. & Rakim – Don’t Sweat The Technique

Early Life and Introduction to Hip Hop Born Lamont Coleman in Harlem, New York, on May 30, 1974, Big L grew up in a tough environment that shaped his gritty and raw lyrical style. After his father left, he was raised by his mother, Gilda Terry, the youngest of three children. From an...

📍 Brentwood, New York | 🎤 Golden Era Icons | 💰 Def Squad & Hit Squad Founders Introduction: The Origin of EPMD EPMD is an American hip-hop duo from Brentwood, New York, consisting of Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith. Their name stands for “Erick and Parrish Making Dollars,”...

The Origins of Common: A Journey Through Hip-Hop and Beyond Early Life and Introduction to Hip-Hop Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr.: The Beginnings Born on March 13, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois, Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. would shape the hip-hop world under the stage name Common. Growing up in the Windy...