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It’s been 22 years since Blaq Poet first entered the rap game in 1987 when he infamously dissed KRS-One during the battle between the Bronx and Queens. Subsequently, he was relatively quiet up until the year 2000 when he linked with three of his fellow New York City rappers to form the Queensbridge collective Screwball. Eventually branching out on his own in 2006, BP is set the map out the game in his likeness with his sophomore effort Tha Blaqprint.

The predominately East Coast project is fifteen tracks deep with thirteen produced by the incomparable DJ Premier, which gives it an immediate boost in credibility for most rap fans even if they had never heard of the Queens native. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s the remix of Blaq’s “Ain’t Nuttin’ Changed,” featuring the West Coast stylings Read the rest of this entry »