“My Chick Bad” is a song by American rapper Ludacris. The song features American recording artist Nicki Minaj, who co-wrote the song with Ludacris, Samuel Lindley and Derrelle Davidson. The track was produced by The Legendary Traxster and serves as the second single from Ludacris’s seventh album, Battle of the Sexes. An official remix to the song was also released, […]
Reported Speech and Vocabulary with Eve
Eve is an American Grammy Award winning rapper-songwriter, record producer and actress. Her first three albums have sold over 8 million copies worldwide. Her debut album, Let There Be Eve€¦Ruff Ryders’ First Lady, was released September 14, 1999 on Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records. It sold 213,000 copies in the first week and is now certified Double Platinum. The album features singles such […]
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Das EFX is an American hip hop duo consisting of emcees Dray and Skoob. They named themselves “Das” standing for “Drayz and Skoob” and “EFX” meaning “effects”. They rose to popularity in the early 1990s due to their affiliation with EPMD‘s Hit Squad and the duo’s stream of consciousness lyrical delivery, which became one of the most influential lyrical styles in hip hop music during the early 1990s. Their […]
Learn English Grammar: Negative Questions with Gang Starr
Hard to Earn is the fourth album from the hip hop duo Gang Starr. It was released in March 1994 and featured the singles “Mass Appeal”, “DWYCK” and “Code of the Streets”. Musically, the album is constructed around a harder, more stripped-down sound that is distinctively less melodic than the duo’s previous work. Guest appearances on the album come from Group […]
Learn English Grammar: Possessive Pronouns with Nas
“The World Is Yours” is the third single from Nas‘s debut album Illmatic, released a month after the album. It is considered by some music critics one of the greatest hip-hop songs ever recorded. The song was produced by Pete Rock€”who also sings the song’s chorus€”and samples “I Love Music” by Ahmad Jamal and “It’s Yours” by T La Rock. A remix of […]
The Verb ‘Think’ with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg
“Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang” is a song by gangsta rapper Dr. Dre from his debut solo album, The Chronic. It features rapper Snoop Dogg and is the first single from the album. This track reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, outperforming The Chronic’s other singles, “Fuck wit Dre Day (and Everybody’s Celebratin’)“, which peaked at #8, and “Let Me Ride“, which peaked […]
Learn Grammar with Common
“I Used to Love H.E.R.” is a hip hop song by the Chicago-born rapper Common. Released on the 1994 album Resurrection, “I Used to Love H.E.R.” has since become one of Common’s best known songs. The song speaks on the direction that hip hop music was taking during the late 1980s and early 1990s. It specifically refers to the fall ofconscious […]
Learn Pronunciation and Vocabulary with N.W.A
“Straight Outta Compton” is the lead single from N.W.A‘s debut full length album of the same name. It was released in 1988 and also appears on N.W.A’s Greatest Hits with an extended mix and The Best of N.W.A. It was voted number 19 on About.com‘s Top 100 Rap Songs,and is ranked number 6 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. The opening verse […]
Learn English Grammar with Mobb Deep: by & until
“Survival of the Fittest” is the second single from Mobb Deep‘s The Infamous album. The song was the duo’s second hit single from the album, following “Shook Ones Pt. II“. The track peaked at #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and hit the Top 10 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. The song is similar to “Shook Ones Pt. II” in […]
Hip-Hop for Beginners: Morning Routines with Slick Rick
“La Di Da Di” is a hit rap song performed by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick. It was originally released in 1985 as the B-side to “The Show“. The song has since gained a reputation as an early hip hop classic, and has been sampled or referenced in numerous other hip hop songs since its release. The song describes an eventful day in the life of […]
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