If this was 1991, there would no dispute about A Tribe Called Quest obtaining a 5 Cig rating from TSS for The Low End Theory. The level of innovation spawning from the jazz-infused, Hip-Hop masterpieces — which many have gone on to become standards in the culture, still inspire fans and artists to this day. So much to point where the typical remix or remake is considered adulation whenever the album’s concerned.

Which gradually sets the stage for J. Period’s Tribute 2 Q-Tip. Read the rest of this entry »

A message from Skillz via his OKP blog.

Now I don’t do that many mixtapes, I think I may have like 5 or 6 to my credit. Maybe because I just dont really get inspired to spit over whats hot right now and leak it to the world. I feel like doing something special when I do something, something that will stand out from what else is being at the moment. Picture me rapping over Lollipop right now?? LOL, aint happening homie! So I came up with this idea to do a mixtape series on decades of music. I had to start with the 90′s cuz that music influenced me the most. And when I started pulling songs it was a zillion, I couldn’t decide on which ones that I wanted to do. So these songs are me paying respect Read the rest of this entry »