Similar to eskay, the Lost Boyz were never my favorite Hip-Hop group. Havoc and P always held the top spot when it came to Queens rhyming partners. So, yeah, that was that. Even still, it is good to see the group (or what’s left of it with Freaky Tah having passed away 11 years ago and DJ Spigg Nice incarcerated) continuing to make music well over two decades in the game. Read the rest of this entry »

I think this album was when I really began and stopped listening to the Lost Boyz. I fault Canibus’ onslaught on “Beasts From The East,” because as a general rule of thumb your album should not contain another lyricist’s magnum opus.

As a matter of fact, it’s safe to say that situations just like this were at the helm of the demise of the Hip-Hop group as we knew it. “Beasts From The East” encompasses all the major factors attributed to that downfall: the rise of the solo star, the possibility of large collaborations and the lack of financial viability.

While the disintegration process as we know it was somewhat systemic, it’s hard to say what happened first.

Was it the egos that got in the way when the lead MC began getting solo fame?

Was it the decline in the sales of group efforts? Read the rest of this entry »