Posts Tagged ‘epmd’
Hip-Hop Breakups: The Hit Squad Vs. SkyPager
August 27th, 2010
Back in the day rappers had a pre-Twitter-like service in SkyTel’s, SkyPager (made famous by the Tribe Called Quest song of the same name). Rappers would call an 800 number, dictate their message to an operator in 140 characters or less who in turn would type the correspondence to the recipient’s receiving pager.
Part 2: GB1’s “I Hate the Everything”
January 12th, 2005
This is Part 2 of GB1’s “I Hate the Everything” series; a C-List Celebrity Look at some of hiphop’s most memorable events and topics. Last time, we covered everything from Chunky A to turntablism to EPMD’s breakup. What does Part 2 have in store? Come and check it out…
GB1’s: “I Hate the Everything” Pt. 1
November 11th, 2004
Talking out your ass is an American tradition. We live in a culture where not knowing what the hell you’re talking about is rewarded if you are able to maintain an obnoxiously authoritative tone about it. So the GBs got together and thought, "What if we got a bunch of desperate C-List celebrities together to comment and cap on various pop-culture topics?