Coolio was one of the first rappers to balance pop accessibility with gritty, street-level subject matter and language. Clearly more happy-go-lucky at heart than some of his contemporaries; he shared the West Coast scene’s love of laid-back ’70s funk, and that attitude translated to his music, from his exuberant, good-time party anthems (”Fantastic Voyage”) and [...]
Sugar Hill Gang
Hip-hop legends Sugar Hill Gang exploded with the first ever hip-hop song, ‘Rappers Delight‘. Check our Sugar Hill Gang’s classic backed up by our ‘house’ band Notorious. Contact us to put together your dream band with the Notorious All-Stars.
Digital Underground
Digital Underground sneaked out of Oakland with their fun, spirited and positive hip-hop, highlighted by Shock-G‘s outrageous costumes and the whole band’s parade of alter egos during the early 90s. Of all these alter egos, Shock-G’s Humpty Hump – a ridiculous comical figure with a Groucho Marx nose and glasses and a goofy, stuttering voice — was the most famous, as remembered [...]
De La Soul
De La Soul made rap history as one of the first groups to go against the hip-hop grain of macho braggadocio, hectoring social comment and mammoth beats, all while winning respect and acclaim from inside and outside of the hip-hop community. With its middle-class suburban Long Island roots, light rhythms, laid-back raps, thoughtfully irreverent lyrics, [...]
