With East Coast rap ruling the hip-hop circuit in the early ’90s, rising New York duo Mobb Deep looked to plant its flag and become a corner for the new generation of MCs. Its second album, 1995’s The ...

On this day in 1995, Compton’s own DJ Quik dropped his third studio album, Safe + Sound, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of West Coast hip-hop. Released through Profile Records, the ...

If 1994 was among the greatest years in rock and roll history, then 1995 should undoubtedly take the mantle for rap music. The decade welcomed the emergence and canonizations of alt-metal, ambient, ...

On this date in 1995, Hip Hop historian and South Bronx philosopher KRS-One released his second solo album, simply titled KRS-One. The acronym for his name, Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly ...