Ironic and hard to believe, the only regret on the album, according to Questlove, being “those twenty seconds of “Mellow My Man” when we started playing Jazz because I don’t want people to typecast us as a Jazz group.”

Over time Do You Want More?!!!??! has landed on many critic and individual all-time top 100 lists and is a bonafide classic must buy. For those in the market to make the purchase Questlove has this to say:

“Firstly, if they buy The Roots CD, its important that they listen to it from beginning to end. I’m not gonna hype it up that its the best experience you’re gonna get. We just want to give them something that has been missing, which is good music. I don’t mean literal actual music, whatever. Just good music, that’s all. Take it with a grain of salt; appreciate it a little bit at a time.”

MC Eiht is the heart of Compton’s Most Wanted and a vital artist who revealed the underbelly of the streets like no other. A narrator extraordinaire who rattled off detailed gangster tales enabling the listener to visualize life on the corner, car-jacking, shootings, drug deals and set tripping; Raw situations of truth and consequences with cause and effect; No preaching; No hidden message.

“My thing is don’t be somebody I ain’t. Stick to that sound of drive-by shootings and gangster riffs, and niggas beefing, and loud ass gun shots. Stick to that then the thousand that you sell to here you gonna sell to in Detroit; You gonna sell to in Cleveland; You gonna sell to in New York; and then that style will equal a million.

It don’t matter. I ain’t got to sell three thousand. I ain’t got to sell a million in L.A., a million in New York, a million in Detroit because as long as I hit them ones that’s really true. That’s my thing. I’m not a statistics man. That ain’t me. I’m not a number man. Right now, niggas is telling me Music To Driveby is still selling. I don’t give a fuck. I’m not a statistics man. As long as niggas
know about it it’s cool.”

Singer, Songwriter, Actress and role model, AALIYAH enraptured a generation with her strong uplifting music, message, and unique swagger. Crafting innovative songs, she was always on to something new and ahead of the curve; A trendsetter in every sense of the word; Aaliyah was Aaliyah.

“What I try to do is keep myself fresh. Keep things different, unique, original. Tim (Timbaland) and myself and the whole family we work hard at that. And original. I set myself apart from the masses ‘cause there are a lot of people out right now, and in order to keep people into me I work hard.

Geto Boys are certified icons. Gangster Rap and Horrorcore pioneers who have sold millions of albums while bringing Southern Rap to the forefront.

When Geto Boys signed with Rick Rubin and Def American in 1990, to uplift their career, it illustrated the dichotomy between being with a major label and an independent, as censorship reared its ugly head. Def American distributor Geffen and their manufacturer Sony DADC refused its content and unceremoniously ended its manufacturing and distribution contract with Def American.

Willie D: What went down with Def American? Well, them motherfuckers tried to railroad us, man. It was a conspiracy to stop the Geto Boys. They got us to sign with ‘em and shit, and promised us all this great shit, this, this, this…

Willie D: The reason why we signed with Def American in the first place was to be up- rooted. We wanted to come up, to excel, man. They was hurling us back and shit. Its like they got our damn product and just said fuck, ain’t tried to push it or nothin’.