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To understand the island of Ireland in 1987 let me paint you a monochromatic picture. Unemployment was at 18%, the country was still officially classified as a third-world shithole, the Catholic Taliban was firmly in control, it was easier for young people to score heroin than to buy condoms, gangs of capricious nuns roamed with … Read more
Black Sunday – Cypress Hill – Ruffhouse/Columbia Records – Released July 20th 1993 Black Sunday is the multi-platinum selling second album from LA hiphop trio Cypress Hill. The group was formed in the late 80s and released their eponymous debut in 1991. This first album was well received in the hiphop community, with the single … Read more
There’s a line in Sure Shot, the opening track of 1994’s Ill Communication, that’s stuck with me for almost 30 years. Right near the very beginning MCA proclaims; “I’ve got more rhymes than I got grey hairs, and that’s a lot because I got my shares.” As a teenager it was incongruous to imagine that … Read more