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What tracks do you consider PERFECTION?I’m talking beats, rhymes, samples — the whole damn package. 10/10, untouchable.H...
08/09/2025

What tracks do you consider PERFECTION?

I’m talking beats, rhymes, samples — the whole damn package. 10/10, untouchable.

Here are a few that come to mind:

🎧 Nas – NY State of Mind (everything off Illmatic, really)
🎧 Raekwon – Verbal In*******se feat. Nas, Ghostface Killah
🎧 AZ – Rather Unique
🎧 Ras Kass – Remain Anonymous
🎧 Organized Konfusion – Stress (Remix) feat. Large Professor
🎧 ATCQ – Midnight
🎧 O.C. – Time’s Up
🎧 Crooklyn Dodgers – Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers
🎧 Black Moon – I Gotcha Opin (Remix)
🎧 Wu-Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M.
🎧 Redman – Funkorama
🎧 The Notorious B.I.G. – Unbelievable
🎧 GZA – Shadowboxin’ feat. Method Man
🎧 Jeru The Damaja – Come Clean
🎧 Gang Starr – Mass Appeal
🎧 MC Eiht – Streiht Up Menace
🎧 Eric B. & Rakim – Know The Ledge
🎧 LL Cool J – I Shot Ya (Remix)
🎧 Smif-N-Wessun – Bucktown
🎧 Artifacts – Wrong Side of the Tracks
🎧 2Pac – Pain feat. Stretch
🎧 De La Soul – I Am I Be
🎧 The Pharcyde – Runnin’
🎧 Souls of Mischief – ’93 Til Infinity
🎧 Ras Kass – Soul on Ice (Remix)
🎧 Mobb Deep – Shook Ones Pt. II
🎧 Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth – T.R.O.Y.
🎧 Common – I Used to Love H.E.R.
🎧 Jay-Z – Dead Presidents (original)
🎧 Geto Boys – Mind Playin’ Tricks on Me
🎧 Ice Cube – It Was a Good Day
🎧 DJ Quik – Tonite

I could rattle off plenty more, but I want to leave ya’ll some.

What’s on your list of untouchable 10/10 tracks?

• Pick the best album • Pick your favorite album • Pick the weakest album
04/09/2025

• Pick the best album
• Pick your favorite album
• Pick the weakest album

We’re closing out our 1992 Tribute series with the 5th and final installment—and we’re throwing everything at you. This ...
28/08/2025

We’re closing out our 1992 Tribute series with the 5th and final installment—and we’re throwing everything at you. This episode is packed with joints from Kwame, Rough House Survivors, Young Black Teenagers, Home Team, Chi-Ali, Hard Knocks, MC Serch, Mobb Deep, The Brand New Heavies, and Gang Starr. We’re also showing some southern love with tracks from Willie D, Bushwick Bill, Gangsta Nip, and UGK.

At the break, we take it back to The Price Is Right, guessing what everyday items cost in ’92. We talk one-hit wonders, get into a hilarious debate over whether the Geto Boys ever spelled their name with an “H,” and wrap up our B-Side giveaways with the last of the tees. Of course, we salute our Patreon fam and even manage to sneak in some discussion (and disses) about newer releases—because why not?


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If you didn’t have a turntable, then you had to buy CMS, which were singles on steroids. These fu***rs were like $6 a po...
25/08/2025

If you didn’t have a turntable, then you had to buy CMS, which were singles on steroids. These fu***rs were like $6 a pop. Then you had to buy the album when it dropped so that was another $15-20 on CD.

The labels were cleaning up back in the day. And if they put out a remix or an unreleased b-side on single? Even more money out of your pocket.

Episode 169 – 1992 Tribute Pt. 3 is here, and we’re going deep into one of hip-hop’s most important years.We’re talking ...
11/08/2025

Episode 169 – 1992 Tribute Pt. 3 is here, and we’re going deep into one of hip-hop’s most important years.

We’re talking B-sides, remixes, posse cuts & hidden gems from the golden era — the kind of joints that made you pause, rewind, and break the rewind button.


Heavy D – A Buncha Ni**as (feat. Guru, The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, Rob-O & Third Eye)
Showbiz & A.G. – Represent (feat. Big L, DeShawn & Lord Finesse)
Lord Finesse – Yes You May (Remix) (feat. Big L)
MC Serch – Back to the Grill (Remix) (feat. O.C., Red Hot Lover Tone, Nas & Chubb Rock)
Chubb Rock – 3 Men at Chung King (feat. Red Hot Lover Tone & Grand Puba)
Red Hot Lover Tone – D.I.Y.M.
Black Sheep – Gimme Da Finga (Remix)
Black Sheep – Strobelite Honey (Remix)
Black Sheep – Similak Child (Remix)
Chi-Ali – Let the Horns Blow (feat. Al Tariq, Dres, Phife Dawg & Trugoy)
Das EFX – Hard Like a Criminal
Redman – Rated R
Common Sense – Soul By The Pound
Ultramagnetic MC’s – MC Champion
Ultramagnetic MC’s – Pluckin’ Cards
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth – The Basement (feat. Heavy D, Rob-O, Grap Luva & Deda)
Common Sense – A Penny for My Thoughts
Zhigge – Rakin’ in the Dough
Grand Puba – Check It Out (feat. Mary J. Blige)
Mary J. Blige – What’s the 411? (feat. Grand Puba)
Gang Starr – Gotta Get Over
Gang Starr – The Illest Brother
Gang Starr – 2 Deep
Gang Starr – B.Y.S.
Positive K – How Would You Know
Diamond D – A Day in the Life (feat. Sadat X & Lord Finesse)
Showbiz & A.G. – Still Diggin’ (feat. Diamond D)
Showbiz & A.G. – Catchin’ Wreck
Lord Finesse – You Know What I’m About
Eric B. & Rakim – The Punisher
Eric B. & Rakim – Casualties of War
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Crime Pays
X-Clan – Xodus

🎧 Now streaming everywhere — hit the link in bio & turn your speakers UP.

I love how hip-hop brings people together — and it’s even better knowing TIP played a small part in making this moment h...
11/08/2025

I love how hip-hop brings people together — and it’s even better knowing TIP played a small part in making this moment happen.

“Good afternoon TIP, just want to share this quick vid and shirt/short story with you.

Yesterday I attended the 2025 Drew Estate Barnsmoker. Well, I decide to rock my 90’s Marauders t-shirt. I received so many compliments. As I’m waiting in line to get a drink a guy walks up to me and we get into a convo over hip hop. We spoke for about a good 15/20 minutes. He says he wants to take a pic with me and he will be right back.

Now a female then approaches me and says my husband tells me you know your s**t so I want you to finish these couple of lines. Well I passed the test. She then asks me “do you know who you’ve been talking to?” “You’ve been talking to Al of Ill Al Skratch.” I had no idea. We chopped it up for about 90 min in total. It was def a moment for me and it all happened over your TIP shirt.”

Are you an artist looking for honest feedback, a solid strategy, and real industry connections?I’m offering one-on-one m...
09/08/2025

Are you an artist looking for honest feedback, a solid strategy, and real industry connections?

I’m offering one-on-one music consulting to help you sharpen your sound, market yourself effectively, and navigate the music industry with confidence.

With 30+ years in the music industry and radio, I’ve worn many hats — journalist, promoter, rap aficionado, independent artist, and host of a long-running, highly successful radio show. I’ve worked alongside promotional teams that helped create gold and platinum-selling artists, and I know what it takes to stand out.

Here’s what I can help you with:
✅ In-depth critique of your music
✅ Career & marketing strategy
✅ Artist connections & networking
✅ Guidance from concept to release

📩 DM me today to start building your musical legacy. Your breakthrough could be one conversation away.









If you’ve been rocking with 1992 Tribute, this one is our 3rd installment and we still got a few more to go. This episo...
22/07/2025

If you’ve been rocking with 1992 Tribute, this one is our 3rd installment and we still got a few more to go.

This episode is more obscure with b-sides, remixes and deep album cuts. We also announce some of the winners of our B-Side Buttons & Shirts giveaway. If you haven’t entered, there’s still time! Post your favorite single or album from 1992, tell us the reason why and be sure to tag us or if you don’t want to test your luck, head on over to bsidebuttons.com enter promo code TIP25 and save 25% off your entire order.

Big announcement for our Patreon members! Besides having early access to all episodes, including a Patreon exclusive “music only” episode, all members can now stream Take It Personal directly on our Patreon page without any commercial interruptions. Stream directly on the app or even your Carplay or Airplay and experience TIP in a whole new way.

Enjoy part 3.

Back in the day, we would let friends borrow tapes to dub since we were too broke to buy everything that came out. This ...
13/07/2025

Back in the day, we would let friends borrow tapes to dub since we were too broke to buy everything that came out. This one friend was only interested in “gangsta rap” so I convinced him to take Del and let me borrow The Diary by Scarface to record. He was hesitant based on his name and cover. I told him it’s dope and that Del was the cousin of Ice Cube. That sold him!

We traded tapes and the next day he asked for his Scarface back because this s**t was “corny white people rap” 😂

For context, I was sophomore, very much white but had an ear for everything and was easily the most knowledgeable hip-hop dude in school. He was a senior, starting varsity QB and as dark as Wesley Snipes. To say he hated it would have been an understatement but we traded back tapes. I recorded The Diary on one of those high quality Maxell cassette and parlayed one classic into two.

My opinion never wavered on Del or this tape. Aside from Illmatic that year, this may have been my most played cassette tape. I love everything about it. This cover also remain one of my favorites and I strongly believe this is Del’s greatest album.

When Nas started falling off, I turned to Ras Kass for lyricism fix. From 95-97 he was in a league of his own.
10/07/2025

When Nas started falling off, I turned to Ras Kass for lyricism fix. From 95-97 he was in a league of his own.

Returned to all streaming platforms. Each day we’ll be adding back another “lost” episode.
09/07/2025

Returned to all streaming platforms. Each day we’ll be adding back another “lost” episode.

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