Although one of the founders of gangster rap, Schoolly D never enjoyed the gold or platinum success of the many gangster rappers who reached the top of the charts in the...
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Philadelphia rapper Schoolly D functions better as an absurdist commentator exploring the netherworld of inner city chaos than as a political philosopher or Afrocentric...
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Philadelphia rapper Schoolly D was among the earliest gangstas to generate censorship threats. This 1988 LP included lewd descriptions of genitalia, vivid commentary on drug...
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Gangster rap is associated primarily with the West Coast, but one of its earliest figures was Philadelphia's Schoolly-D who sent shock waves through hip-hop circles with...
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According to the charts, Schoolly D never had any official hits, but a number of singles were underground sensations during the early '80s. Jive Collection Series compiles...
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Nobody should be shocked at how influential George Clinton was to his '80s- and '90s-era hiphop brethren; Philadelphia's Scholly D is among the many hip-hoppers acknowledgng...
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Gangster's Story functions as an excellent introduction to Schoolly D, one of the first gangsta rappers of the '80s. Although the production on the album has dated poorly...
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Schoolly D returns with a spare, dark attempt to recapture the gangsta audience he helped create back in the 1980s; it helps that the record contains the best music he has...
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If The Best of Schoolly D looks similar to another compilation that was released a few years prior to this one, it's because it is that compilation. The Best of Schoolly D...
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