In 1985, the American hip-hop/rapping band known as Public Enemy first got its official formation by Carlton “Chuck D” Ridenhour and William “Flavor Flav” Drayton, Jr. out of Long Island, New York in 1985. Through their band, the two artists are known for their political opinions that have been put into their musical material that…
MercyMe is a Christian music band founded in 1994 in Edmond, Oklahoma. The band members include lead vocalist Bart Millard, bassist Nathan Cochran, percussionist Robby Shaffer, and guitarists Barry Graul and Michael Scheuchzer. Prior to signing with a label, the band released six independent albums. Since then, MercyMe has released ten studio albums, three compilation…
Back in the 1980s, pop acts didn’t get much bigger than Hall and Oates. With their radio-friendly brand of blue-eyed soul, they dominated the charts, releasing one mega-selling album after the other. Today, they rank as the most successful duo of all time, with six US number-one singles and seven platinum and six gold albums…
As far as hip hop duos from New York go, Mobb Deep are up there. As we rank all the Mobb Deep studio albums, we will look at the eight albums that the rap duo released. Hailing from Queensbridge New York, Mobb Deep are considered to be among the pioneers of East Coast hip hop…
Up until 2010, Yelawolf was an underground rapper from the south with a small but dedicated following. And then he dropped his first major-label release, Trunk Muzik 0-60, and suddenly, the name on everyone’s lips was Yelawolf. Since then, he’s switched labels to Eminem’s record label Shady Records, released several more massive albums, and become…
They may have spent their entire career shrugging off accusations of being Nirvana ripoffs, but even if the critics never jumped on board with Bush’s brand of grunge rock, millions of fans certainly have. Although they’ve never made themselves at home in the charts in their native UK, their success in the US made them…
By the time they formed in 1978, the majority of Toto were already seasoned studio musicians, having played extensively for the likes of Steely Dan, Cher, Boz Scaggs, Seals & Crofts, and Michael Jackson. With so much talent on the table, it was no surprise that they were a hit from the start, scoring their…
Even now, 2Pac remains very well-known. In short, his conscious hip hop made him one of the most notable names in the West Coast hip hop of the 1990s, with the result that he has influenced a huge number of subsequent artists. That influence is matched by 2Pac’s more than 75 million records sold, which…
From Yonkers, New York, Jason Phillips elevated his interest in the hip-hop genre through freestyle rapping at the street corners of the city after observing how it was done by those he watched. It would be during this time period he would meet fellow rap artists, Sheek Louch, and Styles P. From 1994 until 2001,…